Explanation

Euro Currency

• Launch Date (Electronic/Accounting): 1 January 1999
• Coins & Banknotes Introduced: 1 January 2002
• Reserve Currency Rank: 2nd largest in the world
• Trade Rank: 2nd most traded currency globally
• Number of EU Member States Using Euro: 20

Countries Using Euro (20):

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Cyprus
4. Estonia
5. Finland
6. France
7. Germany
8. Greece
9. Ireland
10. Italy
11. Latvia
12. Lithuania
13. Luxembourg
14. Malta
15. Netherlands
16. Portugal
17. Slovakia
18. Slovenia
19. Spain
20. Croatia

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• Ishaq Dar is the current and 39th Foreign Minister of Pakistan
• Since March 2024.
• He replaced Jalil Abbas Jilani.
• Note: Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is the 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan

Update & verified on 24-04-2026

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• Tarbela Dam is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• The largest earth-filled dam in the world
• It is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.
  
• Its construction began in 1968
  
• It was completed in 1976
• Construction was undertaken by the Italian firm Salini Impregilo.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

Explanation

• Vasco da Gama was a famous explorer and navigator from Portugal.

Additional information:

• Born: 1460, Sines, Portugal
• Died: 1524, Cochin, India
• Famous Achievement: First European to reach India by sea in 1498
• Significance: Opened direct maritime trade between Europe and Asia

Last verified on 15-01-2026

Explanation

• Europe is the only continent without a desert.
• It has a temperate climate with sufficient rainfall.

Additional information:

• Divided by the Ural Mountains
• Second-smallest continent
• Covers 2% of Earth’s surface
• Area: 10.18 million km²

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Venus comes closest to Earth when it is between Earth and the Sun.

• Minimum distance: about 24 million miles (≈ 38 million km).

• This close approach occurs roughly every 584 days.

Additional Information:

• Mercury can be about 33 million miles away when Venus is on the far side of the Sun.

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

• Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam 
•  Bab-ul-Islam  means the gateway of Islam
• Describe as having seen the first spread of Islam into South Asia.
  

Additional information

• Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area
  
• Second-largest province by population after Punjab
• Sindhi language is the oldest
• It has 30 Districts and 7 districts
• There are three Barrages in Sindh
• The mountain range located in Sindh is the Kirthar Range

Last updated by NA on 16-07-2026

Explanation

• Jallianwala Bagh is located in Amritsar, Punjab, India, near the Golden Temple.
• Massacre: Took place on 13 April 1919.
• Commander: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the troops to fire on the gathering.
• Casualties: The official British figure recorded 379 deaths, while Indian estimates were considerably higher.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

Explanation

• Ozone (O₃) is mainly found in the Stratosphere, called the ozone layer.
• It absorbs harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, protecting life on Earth.
• Located roughly 15–35 km above the Earth’s surface.

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

• Location: Near Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
• Established: 1972.
• It contains diverse desert, forest, and wetland ecosystems.
• It is one of the largest national parks in Pakistan.
• It is recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve.

Last verified on 11-08-2026