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• The famous August Offer was made by the Viceroy named Lord Linlithgow
• Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
• Purpose: To secure Indian cooperation in World War II.
• Date: August 8, 1940.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

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• Lord Linlithgow put forward the August Offer on August 8, 1940,
• Aiming to secure Indian cooperation in World War II
• On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain,
• The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.

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• The Radcliffe Award was published on August 17, 1947.
• It was the result of the partition plan
• Announced by Lord Mountbatten 
• It outlined the boundary division between India and Pakistan.
• It divided Punjab and Bengal based on religious majorities
• It was named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who chaired the boundary commission.

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• The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.
• It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.
• The movement, started by the Congress party.
• It's demanded an end to British rule in India.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."

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• Chotiari Dam is an artificial water reservoir.
• It situated 35 km away from the Sanghar town in the Sanghar District of the Sindh province of Pakistan.
• Chotiari Dam is another name for Baqar Lake.
• It is also known as the "Jungle of Lakes".
• The reservoir is fed by the Nara Canal.

Last verified on 25-04-2026

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• Syed Ameer Ali authored "The Spirit of Islam".
• It was published in 1891.
• The book provides a comprehensive study of Islam's core principles and beliefs.

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• Multan is a city in the Punjab province
• Known as the "City of Saints" and the "City of Shrines and Tombs."
• Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River
• It is the sixth-largest city
• Settled: 3000 BC
• Government Type: Metropolitan Corporation

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Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

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• Fought between: British East India Company (led by Robert Clive) vs. Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-ud-Daulah) and his French allies.
• The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757.
• It established British dominance in India.
• Location: Palashi (Plassey), Bengal.
• Captured Calcutta

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• Karachi was the first capital of Pakistan 
• From 1947 until 1959, for 12 years
• Selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
• Interim Capital (1959–1967): Rawalpindi.
• Current Capital ( August 14, 1967–Present): Islamabad. 

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• Start Year: 1984
• End Year: 2003
• Operation: Operation Meghdoot
• Location: Siachen Glacier (Karakoram Range)
• Countries involved: Pakistan & India
• Known as highest battlefield in the world
  

Last verified on 23-04-2026