Explanation

Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan is the Khyber Pass

Connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar.

Elevation: 1,070 m (3,510 ft)

Traversed by: N-5 National Highway; Khyber Pass Railway

Location: in Landi Kotal and Jamrud

Range: White Mountains (Spin Ghar, Safed Koh)

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA

Explanation

• Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885 
  
• It was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay 
  
• Its Headquarters is located in New Delhi
• It was founded by Allan Octavian Hume.

Explanation

• CPEC stands for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
• Mission statement: Securing Energy Import and Trade Boost for China, Infrastructure Development for Pakistan.
• Established: 20 April 2015 
• Budget: $62 billion

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA 

Explanation

• - Full name: Fariduddin Masud Ganj Shakar.
• - Born: 1188 CE (573 AH).
• - Birthplace: Kothewal, near Multan.
• - Sufi Order: Chishti Order (Chishtiyya).
• - Shrine: Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan.
• - Title: First major Punjabi Sufi poet; often called the first poet of Punjabi literature.

Last updated 08 Nov 2026 by NA

Explanation

• Sindh: Karachi

Additional information:

1. Punjab: Lahore
2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar
3. Balochistan: Quetta
4. Gilgit-Baltistan (region): Gilgit
5. Azad Jammu and Kashmir (region): Muzaffarabad

Last verified on 08-11-2026

Explanation

• Allama Iqbal received the title of Sir in 1922 in Lahore.
• He was knighted by King George V for his contributions to literature.

Note: According to SPSC, 1923 is the correct answer.

Last verified on 09-10-2026

Explanation

• Nanga Parbat is considered the most dangerous peak in Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Due to its high fatality rate and extreme climbing difficulty.
• It is also known as the “Killer Mountain.”
• Height: 8,126 meters
• Range: Himalayas
• First successful climb: 1953 (Hermann Buhl)

Last verified on 13-06-2026

Explanation

• First Introduced: 1933 by Chaudhary Rahmat Ali.
• Pamphlet: Titled "Now or Never" meaning Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

Additional information:

• First Use of Pakistan: Word appeared for the first time in this pamphlet.
• Based On: Two-nation theory of Syed Ahmed Khan.

Regions Represented (Pakistan):

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan

Last verified on 24-03-2026

Explanation

• Madr-e-Millat is the title given to Fatima Jinnah
• Title: My Brother
• Publication Date: 1987
• Publisher: Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi

Last updated by NA on 20-April-2026

Explanation

• Founder: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
• Founded: 1875 (primary), 1877 (college)
• Foundation stone laid by Lord Lytton on 8 January 1878.
• Intermediate Classes: 1878
• B.A. Classes: 1881
• Upgrade to AMU: 1920

Last verified on 01-04-2026