Explanation

Simon's commission was rejected by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

The All India Muslim League divided into two groups.

• Jinnah Group
• Shafi Group

Quaid Group boycotted the Simon Commission but Shafi Group was against boycotting this commission.

Simon Commission was appointed in 1928

It comprises 7 members of the British

It was opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

Explanation

The One Unit was the reorganization of the provinces of Pakistan .

Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra led it on 22 November 1954.

and passed on 30 September 1955

This program merged the four provinces of West Pakistan into a single province to parallel the province of East Pakistan

• West Punjab
• Sind
• NWFP
• Baluchistan

Additional information:

The One Unit scheme was dissolved on July 1, 1970

General Yahya Khan imposed Legal Framework Order No. 1970 to end the program

and reinstate the provisional status of the Four Provinces as of August 1947.

Explanation

The Batura Glacier is the main source of the Hunza River in Gilgit-Baltistan.

It is one of the largest glaciers outside the polar regions.

Explanation

Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Explanation

The idiom “turn into a pumpkin” refers to leaving or going home at a certain time, often from a party.

It originates from the Cinderella story, where the carriage turned back into a pumpkin at midnight.

Explanation

The salaried class contributes most to income tax through payroll deductions.

Other sectors like agriculture and small businesses often have lower tax compliance.

Explanation

• The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948.
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•  United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.
• The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
  

Explanation

The system of market control or price control was introduced by Alauddin Khalji during the Sultanate period.

He was the second ruler of the Khilji Dynasty in India

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Explanation

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

Explanation

• Ural is a mountain range located in Russia.
• Ural mountain range separated Asia from Europe.