Explanation

• Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name "Pakistan"
•  He first used the name in his pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?"
• On January 28, 1933.
• The word means "Land of the Pure" in Persian and Urdu (Pak means pure, and stan means land)
• He first thought of the name in 1932 while on a London bus,
• The name was also designed as an acronym for the Muslim-majority regions of northern British India
• Punjab
• Afghania (North-West Frontier Province)
• Kashmir
• Sindh
• Baluchistan 
  

Explanation

• The Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) performed only one Hajj in his lifetime.
• He performed this Hajj in 10 A.H. (632 CE).
• It was his first and last Hajj.
• It was known as Hujjat-ul-Wada (The Farewell Pilgrimage).

Additional information:

• The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) performed 4 Umrahs in his lifetime.
• His first Umrah after the Hijrah to Madinah was performed in 7 A.H. (629 CE) (Umrah al-Qada).

Last verified on 23-07-2026

Explanation

• Year of Hijrah: 622 CE
• From: Makkah
• To: Madinah
• Reason: Persecution of Muslims by Quraysh
• Islamic Calendar Started: 1 AH (Anno Hegirae)

Additional information:

• Prophet Muhammad stayed in the Cave of Thawr during the migration journey.
• Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) accompanied the Prophet ﷺ during Hijrah.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

Explanation

• Stay in Makkah: 15 days
• Event: Conquest of Makkah (Fatah Makkah)
• Date: 20 Ramadan, 8 AH (630 AD)
• Companions: 10,000
• Camel: Al-Qaswa (Al-Kaswa) with Hazrat Usama bin Zaid (RA) riding behind him.

Last verified on 19-07-2026

Explanation

• The 3rd June Plan was announced by Lord Louis Mountbatten
• Announcement date: 3 June 1947
• Also known as: Mountbatten Plan / Partition Plan
• Result: Creation of Pakistan and India
• Provinces divided: Punjab and Bengal

Last updated NA on 10-09-2026

Explanation

• Aga Khan III was the first president of the All-India Muslim League, founded in 1906.
• He led the Muslim deputation to the British Viceroy the same year to represent Muslim interests.
• Born: 2 November 1877, Karachi
• Died: 11 July 1957, Versoix, Switzerland
• Burial: Aga Khan Mausoleum, Egypt

Founders of All-India Muslim League:

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. Aga Khan III
3. Khwaja Salimullah
4. Hakim Ajmal Khan

Last verified on 16-03-2026

Explanation

• Martial Law imposed: 7 October 1958
• Pakistan’s first Martial Law was imposed under the control of General Ayub Khan.
• President at the time: Iskandar Ali Mirza
• Prime Minister: Feroz Khan Noon

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Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter.
• 5th planet
• 79 known moons (Maximum number of moons)
• The Great Red Spot is a prominent feature
• Giant planet and the fastest-rotating planet 
• Rotates approximately once every 10 hours.
• Age is about 4.603 billion years.

Additional information

• Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system.

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Last updated 07-09-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Punjab means “Land of Five Rivers” (Punj = Five, Aab = Water).
• The five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum.
• All five rivers merge into the Panjnad River before joining the Indus.
• Panjnad is the main river system of southern Punjab.

Last verified on 03-04-2026

Explanation

• A hardcopy output device produces physical copies of data or information.
  • Printer converts digital documents into paper copies.
  • Examples: Plotter, Photocopier, Fax machine, Braille printer

Additional information:

Softcopy vs Hardcopy:

• Softcopy: Screen display, audio (Monitor, Speaker)
• Hardcopy: Physical form (Paper, Card, etc.)

Printers can be inkjet, laser, or dot-matrix.

Last verified on 09-03-2026