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Mont Blanc is located on the border of France (Haute-Savoie) and Italy (Aosta Valley).

Highest peak in the Alps and Europe.

Height of 4,808 meters (15,774 ft) above sea level. 

Additional information:

The Alps area is a small segment of a discontinuous mountain chain stretching from:

• Atlas Mountains of North Africa across southern Europe
• Asia beyond the Himalayas.

Last updated 15-03-2026

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An independent clause (also known as a main clause or principal clause) is a clause that can sometimes act as a sentence.

It contains a subject and a predicate, making it grammatically complete.

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 The additional, small, circular, extrachromosomal piece of DNA in a bacterial cell is called a plasmid.

Structure: Small, double-stranded, circular DNA molecules.

Location: Found in the cytoplasm of bacteria (extrachromosomal).

Function: They typically contain non-essential but advantageous genes, such as those for antibiotic resistance.

Last updated 17-02-2026

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حضرت عمر رضہ نے غزوہ تبوک 8 ہجری میں اپنا آدھا سامان اللہ کی راہ میں پیش کیا۔

اس عمل سے حضرت عمر رضہ کی سخاوت اور قربانی کا مظاہرہ ہوا، جسے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے سراہا۔

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• Author: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
• Publication Year: 1858
• Language: Urdu
• Core Purpose: 
• Written shortly after the 1857 War of Independence
• Addressed to the British authorities to explain why Indians rebelled

Last updated 25-07-2026 by NA

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The state of inactivity in animals during summer or dry season is called aestivation (or estivation).

Purpose: To conserve energy and prevent water loss during arid, high-temperature conditions.

Duration: Lasts for the duration of the hot/dry season, ranging from weeks to months, or even years in some cases.

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Double fertilization occurs in angiosperms like Brassica

Where one sperm fertilizes the egg, and another fuses with the central cell to form endosperm.

Bryophytes and gymnosperms (e.g., pine).

Last updated 17-02-2026

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• Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya, and Mazhar-ul-Haq resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council
• Official Name: Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919
• Passed: 18 March 1919
• Location: Delhi, British India
• His resignation was a protest against the Rowlatt Act.
• He termed the Act “a black law” because it curtailed civil liberties.

Last updated 27-07-2026 by NA

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• The commander of the 50 archers at Mount Uhud during the Battle of Uhud was Abdullah ibn Jubayr.
•  Date: 23 March 625 AD (3 AH)
• Location: Near Mount Uhud, Madinah
• Muslims: About 1,000, led by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
• Quraysh: About 3,000, led by Abu Sufyan

Last updated 25-07-2026 by NA

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• He takes after his father.
• Takes after means to look or act like an older family member.
• It shows a shared family trait, habit, or facial shape.