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1. Current Affairs World 2021
2. Pakistan Affairs 2021
3. International organizations
4. Parliaments
5. News Agencies
6. Books and Authors
7. Sindh GK
8. Pakistan Global Index Ranking 2021
9. World Geography, Straits, Rivers, Deserts,
Mountains
10. Selected World GK
11. World Famous Places
12. Most Repeated Questions with GK Tricks
13. Old Names - New Names
Countries, Cities in the world.
14. What's Happening in the World 2021.
15. Largest things of Nature in the world General
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🔴 Pakistan joined the UNO on 30 September,

1947.
🔴 Pakistan joined ILO in 1947.
🔴 Pakistan joined FAO in 1947.
🔴 Pakistan joined UNESCO in 1949.
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🔴Pakistan joined the World Bank in 1950.
🔴Pakistan joined the IMF in 1950.
🔴Pakistan joined SEATO in 1954
🔴Pakistan left SEATO in 1973.
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🔴Pakistan joined CENTO in 1955.
🔴Pakistan left CENTO in 1979.
🔴 Pakistan joined OIC in 1969.
🔴Pakistan joined NAM in 1979.
🔴Pakistan joined SAARC in 1985.
🔴Pakistan joined the WTO in 1995.
🔴Pakistan joined SCO in 2017.
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The Financial Action Task Force :

The Financial Action Task Force, also known by

its French name, Groupe d'action financière, is an
intergovernmental organisation founded in 1989
on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to
combat money laundering.

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President: Marcus Pleyer
Headquarters: Paris
Founded: 1989

Purpose: Combat money laundering and terrorism

financing
Membership: 39

The FATF placed Pakistan on the gray list in June

2018.

2021 : The FATF also decided to put Turkey,

Jordan and Mali on its ‘Grey List’, officially a list of
“jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in its
legal regime to check money laundering and

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terrorist financing”. Mauritius and Botswana were
removed from the Grey List.

🔵 The current FATF blacklist includes two

countries:
North Korea and Iran

🔴 Recently in the FATF meeting, Which

countries are on the grey list for October 2021?

A. Turkey
B. Jordan
C. Mali
D. All of these✓

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🔵 The current FATF blacklist includes two
countries:
North Korea and Iran

🔴 The FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list in

June 2018.

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Current Affairs 2021.

WHO recognises Medina as the healthiest city in

the world.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is the 46th current

president of the United States.

He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Joe Biden is basically from Pennsylvania.

Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th

President.
Date January 20, 2021

Who is the vice president of the USA ?

Kamala Harris.

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Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black ,
vice president in the history of the United States.

What political party is Kamala Harris a member of

?
Democratic Party

Barack Obama is a member of the Democratic

Party.

Donald Trump is a member of the Republican

party.

How many total votes of the Electoral College are

there for the US Presidential Election. ?
538

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How many electoral votes are necessary to win the
presidential election?
270

Biden made the USA victory over Trump, 306-232

electoral votes.
Biden ends Trump’s travel ban on
majority-Muslim countries with a new executive
order.

He signed an executive order beginning the

process of rejoining the 2015 Paris climate
agreement, from which Mr Trump formally
withdrew the US last year.

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On coronavirus, a series of measures will be
enacted to tackle the pandemic which has claimed
more than 400,000 lives in the US.
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Pakistan appointed recently retired Army General,

Bilal Akbar, as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

A 10-member Nepali climbing team became the

first to scale K2 in the winter season.
Time magazine named Tesla Company chief and
space entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the
year 2021.
Oman shares a maritime border with Pakistan
Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman

Pakistan won the T20 world cup in 2009

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Number of letters in Urdu is 37.
Harappa is in the bank of Ravi.
Moen Jo Daro was discovered in 1922.

Sindh separated from Bombay in 1936.

Manchar lake is in Jamshoro district.

Haleji lake of Sindh is called paradise of birds.

How many members are in the Senate of Pakistan?

Senate consists of 104 members

Which social media platform permanently

banned President Trump's account on 8th January,
2021?
Twitter

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Which country’s plane crashed into the sea, killing
62 passengers on 10the Jan, 2021 ?
Indonesia

PM Imran Khan on 11th January, 2021 unveiled

RAAST's first instant payment system.

What is the new height of Mount Everest?

8848.86 m
37. Which country seized PIA Boeing 777 at their
airport over a $14 million lease dispute?
Malaysia

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The Pakistan Democratic Movement, or PDM, is a
political movement of political parties in Pakistan
against the government of Imran Khan.

There are 27 members in the European Union. 19

countries use Euro Currency

Dinar and Dirham currencies were used during

the Holy Prophet's Era.

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The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental
organization consisting of Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and
the United States.

Capital of Kazakhstan is Nur Sultan.

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Planet with the maximum number of moons is
Saturn.

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FIRST IN PAKISTAN

First Chief Justice of Pakistan was Abdur Rasheed.

Zahid Hussain was the first Governor of the state
Bank of Pakistan.
First commander in chief of the Pakistan army was
Frank Walter Messervy .
First female governor of Pakistan :
Begum Rana Liaquat Ali.
First Foreign minister of Pakistan :
Zafarullah Khan
First President of Pakistan was Iskandar Mirza.

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First finance minister of Pakistan
Ghulam Muhammad
First education minister of Pakistan :
Fazlur Rahman
Nur ul Amin was the first vice President of
Pakistan.
First interior minister :Fazlur Rahman
First chairman of senate:Habibullah
First tv station was established in Lahore.
First Muslim commander in chief of Pakistan air
force : Asghar Khan
First female Pakistani to climb Mount Everest was
Samina Khayal Baig.

First session all India Muslim League presided

over by Adamjee Pir Bhai.

First president of Muslim League was

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Agha khan
Rehbar was the first rocket launched by Pakistan.

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France hosted One Planet Summit 2021 aimed at

protecting global biodiversity.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), political and
economic alliance of six Middle Eastern
countries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
HEADQUARTERS : MADE EASY IN ORDERLY
FORM
Revised and updated knowledge.
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UNO : New York

UNICEF: New York
NAM : New York
UNFPA: New York
FAO : Rome
Red Cross : Geneva
ILO : Geneva
WHO : Geneva

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UNHCR : Geneva
WTO : Geneva
WMO : Geneva
World Economic Forum :
Geneva
UNCTAD : Geneva
OECD : Paris
UNESCO : Paris UNIDO : Vienna
OPEC : Vienna
IAEA : Vienna
EU : Brussels
APEC: Singapore
ASEAN : Jakarta
OIC : Jeddah
SAARC : Kathmandu SCO : Beijing
BRICS : Shanghai
ADB : Manila
Twitter: San Francisco

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Facebook : California
Google: California
IMF : Washington D.C
World Bank : Washington D.C
ECO: Tehran
SEATO : Bangkok
CENTO :Ankara
FIFA : Zurich, Switzerland
NATO : Brussels, Belgium
Commonwealth of Nations: London
International Maritime Organization: London
Amnesty International : London,
INTERPOL: Lyon, France

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UNO AGENCIES :

ILO : Geneva
WMO : Geneva
WIPO: Geneva
UNHCR :Geneva
ITU : Geneva
IAEA : Vienna
FAO : Rome
IFAD: Rome
UNESCO : Paris
World Bank : Washington DC
IDA : Washington DC
IFC: Washington DC
IMF : Washington DC
IMO : London
UNICEF : New York
UNDP: New York

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UNFPA : New York
UPU: Bern
ESCAP: Bangkok

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ORGANIZATIONS : FOUNDATION YEARS IN

ORDERLY FORM.

Because Wikipedia data is not authentic, I have

reviewed, revised and updated it by verified official
sources . GK Books are also outdated.

Red Cross :1863✔✔

FIFA : 1904✔✔
ILO : 1919 ✔

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WORLD BANK : 1944✔✔ officially
IMF:1945✔
UNO -24 October, 1945 ✔
FAO : 1945✔
Arab League :1945✔
UNESCO :1945✔ officially
WHO : 1948✔ officially
NATO :1949✔
SEATO: created in 1954 , dissolved in 1977 ✔
CENTO : created in 1955, dissolved in 1979✔
IAEA :1957✔
OPEC : 1960✔
ADB : 1966✔
ASEAN :1967✔
OIC :1969✔
SAARC :1985✔
ECO: 1985✔
EU: 1993✔

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The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty,
which entered into force on November 1, 1993.
Date founded: November 1, 1993

SCO: 1996, set up again in 2001✔

BRICS :2006✔

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The GCC is headquartered in Riyadh, the capital

of Saudi Arabia.

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), political and
economic alliance of six Middle Eastern
countries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
Trick : SOBQUK
Headquarter : Riyadh

SAARC members 8.
Trick : MBBS is PAIN.
Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal.

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Interview Question :
Who gave the idea of SAARC?
The idea of SAARC was proposed by Bangladeshi
ruler, Zia ul Rehman.

Capital of Tanzania is Dodoma.

Capital of Switzerland is Bern

Capital of Australia is Canberra. Don't confuse it

with Sydney, that's the largest city of Australia,
not the capital.

Manchar Lake is situated in District Jamshoro

officially . Don't confuse it with Dadu.

Sindh separated from Bombay in 1936 officially .

Don't confuse it with 1935.

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Shakoor Lake is located on the border between
the Indian state of Gujarat and Sindh, Pakistan.

The biggest importer of arms from the United

States from 2015 to 2019 was Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan is the 5th most populous country in the

world.

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Pakistan Ranking Index in the world

The 5th most populous country in the world is

Pakistan. Pakistan has the world's 2nd Muslim
population. It is the 33rd-largest country by area.

Pakistan was ranked 154th among 189 countries

on UN's Human Development Index (HDI) 2020
rankings.
Pakistan ranks 8th on the global climate risk
index.

Pakistan is the 11th largest arms importer in the

world.

Pakistan ranked 124 out of 180 countries on the

Corruption Perceptions Index.

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Current policy rate of SBP is 7%.

88th is the rank of Pakistan in Global Hunger

Index 2020.

66th /156 the Rank of Pakistan in World

Happiness Report 2020.

Pakistan Ranking for Ease of Doing Business

Index is 108/190.

According to the Pakistan Forest Institute, the

country only has 5.01% forest cover.

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The League of Nations was founded in1920.
Founder: Woodrow Wilson Headquarters: Geneva
Ceased operations: 1946

GCC was founded in 1981.

201. Pakistan is the 33rd largest country by area.

202. Pakistan is 5th most populous in the world.

203. K2 is the second highest peak in the world.

Height : 28251 feet.
204. Pakistan Ranking for Ease of Doing Business
Index is 108/190.

205. Pakistan for Surgical instrument

manufacturing is the 1st in the World.

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206. Pakistan’s Hand-sewn footballs production
is the 1st in the World.

207. Pakistan Ranking in Democracy Index is

108/167.

208. Pakistan Army ranks 10th most powerful in

the world out of 133 countries on the Global Fire
power index 2021.

209. The largest island in the world is Greenland.

210. The IMF was conceived at a UN conference

in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States,
in July 1944. Its formation took place on
December 27, 1945.

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211. The Arab Spring started in Tunisia in 2010.

213. There are 30 districts in Sindh.

214. Pakistan is 5th most populous in the world.

215. What does CERN stand for?

CSS Interview
The name CERN is derived from the acronym for
the French "Conseil Européen pour la Recherche
Nucléaire".

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216. The Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership is a free trade agreement between the
Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei,
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,
and Vietnam.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) is made up of Southeast Asian
countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand.

217. India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru,

took oath on 15 August 1947.

218. The first president of India was Rajendra

Prasad.

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219. Antonio Guterres is the current secretary
general of the United Nations.

220. There are currently six barrages on the Indus

River. Guddu Barrage, Sukkur Barrage, Kotri
Barrage, Taunsa Barrage, Chashma Barrage and
Jinnah Barrage. Another new barrage called
"Sindh Barrage" is planned.

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January 29,2021.

221. Pakistan ranks 124 out of 180 countries on

the Corruption Perceptions Index 2020

222. Mozambique is the top country in the Global

Climate Risk Index 2021, for being the worst-hit
country by climate change.
223. The WHO has collaborated with Pfizer
Company to distribute Covid vaccines under the
Covax alliance.

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224. Pakistan has dropped to 8th place from 5th
on the Long-Term Global Climate Risk Index
(GCRI) 2021

225. MI5, Military Intelligence Section 5, is

responsible for protecting the UK, its citizens and
interests, at home and overseas, against threats to
national security.

226. MI 6 (SIS) the Secret Intelligence Service)

MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is
responsible for gathering intelligence outside the
UK in support of the government's security,
defense, foreign and economic policies.
227. Which country has the longest coastline in
the world?
Canada

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228. RAW, The Research and Analysis Wing is the
foreign intelligence agency of India.

229. Mossad is the national intelligence agency of

Israel.

230. ISI, The Inter-Services Intelligence is the

intelligence agency of Pakistan.

231. CIA, The Central Intelligence Agency is a

civilian foreign intelligence service of the United
States.

232. FIR stands for First Information Report

233. NC stands for Non cognizable offense.

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234. Muhammad Ayub Khuhro was the the first
Chief Minister of Sindh after independence of
Pakistan.
235. Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah was the first
Governor of Sindh after the creation of Pakistan.

236. The headquarters of UNESCO is in Paris.

237.The office of the UN General Assembly is

inNew York.
238. Which of the following countries is not a
member of SAARC?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Afghanistan
D. Myanmar ✔️
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239. WAFA, is the news agency of Palestine.

240. (SANA) is the national official news agency in

Syria.

241. SABA is the news agency of Yemen.

242. ANTARA is the news agency of Indonesia.

243. APP is the news agency of Pakistan.
244. AFP is the news agency of France. PTI is the
news agency of India. Reuters is the news agency
of the United Kingdom.

245. The Parliament of Iran is Majles-e Showrā-ye

Eslāmī.
246. The Parliament of Afghanistan is Shura-e
Milli.

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247. The Parliament of Bangladesh is The Jatiya
Sangsad.
248. The Parliament of India is Bhāratīya Sansad.
249. The Parliament of Pakistan is
Majlis-e-Shoora.
250. The Parliament of the United States is
Congress.
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251. The Parliament of the United Kingdom is
Parliament.
252. The Parliament of Japan is the Diet.
253. The Parliament of Russia is Duma.
254. The Parliament of Sweden is Riksdag.
255. The Parliament of Israel is the Knesset.
256. The Parliament of Iceland is Althing.

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257. The Parliament of Denmark is Folketing.
The Parliament of Spain is The Cortes Generales.
The Parliament of Germany is Bundestag. Qantas
is the airline of Australia.

258. Biman is the airline of Bangladesh.

259. Cathay Pacific is the airline of Hong Kong.

260. The Highest military award of Bangladesh is:

Bir Sreshtho.

261. The Highest military award of Russia is:

Order of the Patriotic War.

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262. The US highest military award is: Medal of
Honor.

263. The Highest military award of Italy is : Medal

for Valor.

264. Pakistan’s highest military award is :

Nishan-i-Haider.
265. The highest civil award of Pakistan is
Nishan-e-Pakistan.

266. Japan’s highest military award is: Order of

the Rising Sun.

267. India’s highest military award is: Param Vir

Chakra.

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268. Britain’s highest military award is: Victoria
Cross

269. The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the

world in terms of area.

270. The Gulf of Mexico is the world's largest gulf.

271. Maoris is the term used for the

aboriginal people of New Zealand.

272. The largest population of Uyghurs live in

China’s autonomous Xinjiang region. There has
also been a marked rise of Islamophobia across
China.

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273. Kurds live in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Kurds are fighting for the establishment of their
own homeland.

274. The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group

native to Mongolia and to China's Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region. They also live as minorities
in other regions of China, as well as in Russia.

275. Mongols invaded Baghdad in 1258 AD.

276. The term Moor used by Christian Europeans

to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the
Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta
during the Middle Ages. The Moors initially were
the indigenous Maghrebine Berbers.

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277. Berbers are an ethnic group native to North
Africa and West Africa, specifically Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, northern
Mali, northern Niger, and the Canary Islands.

278. Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines reached

Pakistan on February 1,2021 gifted by China.

279. Russia is the largest country in the world in

terms of area.

280. China is the most populous country in the

world.

281. The smallest country in the world is Vatican

City.

282. Moen Jo Daro was discovered in 1922.

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283. The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is
the deepest location on Earth.

284. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian

Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

285. Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman.

286.The British government sold Kashmir for a

sum of 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees to Gulab
Singh in 1846.

287. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and

Pacific Oceans

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288. The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul connects
Europe and Asia.

289. McMahon Line is the border between: India

and China

290. Bishkek is the capital of:

Kyrgyzstan

291. Songs of Blood and Sword is written by

Fatima Bhutto.

292. Writer Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul,

Afghanistan.

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293. In Pakistan, on February 5 every year,
Kashmir Day is observed to convey a message of
solidarity and support to Kashmiris.

294. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an
intergovernmental military alliance based on the
North Atlantic Treaty. In the treaty, NATO
members agreed on a system of collective defense,
that is, an armed attack against any member state
would be considered an attack against them all.
This treaty was signed on April 04, 1949 in
Washington D.C. United States.

NATO headquarters

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The headquarters of NATO is located in Brussels,
Belgium.

NATO members
Currently NATO has 30 members.

295. NATO is an Alliance that consists of 30

independent member countries.

296. European Union (EU)

The European Union (EU) is an economic and

political union of European countries. The EU’s
working capital is Brussels, Belgium.

European Union Capital : Brussels, Belgium

Members: 27

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Eurozone: 19

EU members
Currently the European Union has 27 member
states, and the Euro currency is used by 19 out of
27 EU members. The motto of the union is “In
Varietate Concordia” which means “United in
Diversity”.
In a referendum held on 23 June 2016 in the
United Kingdom (UK), 52% of the votes cast were
in favor of leaving the European Union. Finally,
the UK left the European Union on 31 January
2020.

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297. United Nations Organization (UNO)

After the end of World War I (WWI) which lasted

from 1914 to 1918, The League of Nations (LN)
was formed on January 10, 1920.
Its mission was to maintain world peace. But the
League of Nations failed in preventing World War
II (WWII) which lasted from 1939 to 1945. After
the end of World War II the United Nations
Organization (UNO) was founded on October 24,
1945 to replace the flawed League of Nations. Its
principal mission is to maintain world peace, and
to provide a platform for dialogue.

Secretary General: Antonio Guterres, Portugal

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Founded on: 24 October 1945

Motto: It's your world!

Headquarter: New York, USA

Members: 193

United Nations principal organs

The United Nations have five principal organs:

1 General Assembly
2 Security Council
3 Secretariat
4 Economic and Social Council
5 International Court of Justice

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The 6th organ, “Trusteeship Council” suspended
operation.

United Nations Languages:

UNO has 6 official languages: Arabic, Chinese,

English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Trick : CEFRAS

298. UNO has 6 official languages.

UN Members

There are 193 member states of the United

Nations.

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Currently there are only two observer states:

1. Holy See 2. Palestine

299. Haleji Lake of Sindh, is known as Paradise of

Birds.

300. First Muslim Nobel Laureate was: Anwar

Sadat

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301. The total coal resources of Pakistan are
approximately 185 Billion tons and Thar desert in
Sindh province contains 175 Billion tons of
lignite coal.

302. Norway is known as the land of the midnight

sun.

303. Finland's nickname is “The Land of the

Thousand Lakes ”.

304. Which city is called “The City of Conferences

”?
Geneva.
305. The largest landlocked country in the world is
Kazakhstan.

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306 . In which country FIFA 2022 will be held?
Qatar.

307. Pakistan is set to begin its COVID- 19

vaccination campaign, as it has received the first
batch of "Sinopharm", a novel coronavirus vaccine
developed by China on 01 February 2021.

308. Myanmar's military seized power on February

1,2021 in a coup against the democratically
elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San
Suu Kyi.

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301. The Quran was translated into Sindhi
language in South Asia for the first time.

302. The earliest mosque in Sub-continent is

situated in Banbhore

303. Finland's nickname is “The Land of the

Thousand Lakes ”.
304. Which city is called “The City of Conferences
”?

Geneva.

305. The largest landlocked country in the world is

Kazakhstan.

306 . In which country FIFA 2022 will be held?

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Qatar.

307. Shah Jahan mosque is in Thatta, Sindh.

308. Aror was the capital of Sindh during Raja

Dahir's rule.

309. Matiari is the cultural capital of Sindh.

310. Mohenjo Daro is located in Taluka Dokri.

311. The largest natural lake of Pakistan is

Manchar lake in Jamshoro district.

312. The largest man made lake of Pakistan is

Keenjhar in Thatta.

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313. Cairo city of Egypt is called the city of 1000
minarets.

314. Zahid Husain was the first governor of State

Bank of Pakistan

315. Chotiari Dam is located in Sanghar.

316. Darawat Dam is in Jamshoro.

317. Hub Dam is on the Sindh - Balochistan

border near Karachi.

318. Moen Jo Daro and Makli are internationally

world heritage sites recognized by UNESCO.

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319. Ranikot is in Sann, Jamshoro, Faiz Mahal in
Khairpur, Kotdiji is also in Khairpur.

320. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum complex in

Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India

321. France has the maximum(12) time zones in

the world.

322. Pakistan is set to begin its COVID- 19

vaccination campaign, as it has received the first
batch of "Sinopharm", a novel coronavirus vaccine
developed by China on 01 February 2021.

323. Myanmar's military seized power on February

1,2021 in a coup against the democratically
elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San
Suu Kyi.

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324. Malakhra is a traditional game of Sindh.

325. Which city of Sindh is popular for the

woodwork industry?

Hala

326. Mohenjo Daro is located at the bank of the

Indus in the:

Upper Sindh, on the West Bank and the right

bank of the Indus River ✔️
327. The Thar desert is called :
Friendly Desert

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328. Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called :
Kotri Barrage
329. The largest Fort of Pakistan is :
Ranikot

330. Which mountain peak is called Killer

Mountain?

Nanga Parbat

331. Which mountain range is located in Sindh?

Kirthar Range.

332. First Commissioner of Sindh : Charles Napier

333. Author of Jinnah of Pakistan : Stanley

Wolpert

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334. Daughter of East : Benazir Bhutto

335. Great tragedy : Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

336. Myth of independence : Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

337.Friends not masters : Ayub Khan

338. My Brother : Fatima Jinnah

339. Songs of Blood and Sword : Fatima Bhutto

340. With the Quaid-i-Azam During His Last Days

: by Ilahi Bakhsh.

341. The first Foreign Minister of Pakistan was

Zafarullah Khan.

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342. First Martial Law was imposed in October,
1958.

343. First natural gas reserves were discovered in

1952 at Sui.

344. First Muslim Nobel Laureate was Anwar

Sadat, President of Egypt received Peace Nobel
Prize in 1978 because of peace treaty with Israel.

The First Pakistani who received the Nobel Prize

in Physics in 1979 was Abdus Salam.

345. Name of the first Chief Justice of Pakistan is :

Abdul Rasheed

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346. The first Vice President of Pakistan : Nurul
Amin

347. Who was the first Captain of Pakistan Cricket

Team :Abdul Hafeez Kardar

348. The first Chairman of Senate :Habibullah

Khan

349. The first Muslim Chief of Air Force of

Pakistan : Air Marshal Asghar Khan

350. Who is the first Muslim woman to win a

Nobel Prize?

Dr Shirin Ebadi

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351. In October 2014, Malala, along with Indian
children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, was
named a Nobel Peace Prize winner. At age 17, she
became the youngest person to receive this prize.

352. Foundation of Muslim League at Dhaka :

30th December, 1906

353. Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali was

executed : 4th April, 1979

354. The bodyguard of the Earth is Jupiter which

saves the Earth from many Comets and Asteroids.

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355. The Biggest moon in the Solar system is
Ganymede.

356. Saturn has the maximum number of moons in

the Solar system.

357. Muhammad Iqbal

Born: November 9, 1877, Sialkot
Died: April 21, 1938, Lahore

358. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Former Governor-General of Pakistan

Born: December 25, 1876, Karachi
Died: September 11, 1948, Karachi

359. Country became the last

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member of SAARC: Afghanistan

360. Three century old heritage site

(Mosque) KHUDABAD is present in
city of Sindh: Dadu

361. Al Jazeera TV channel belongs to

country : Qatar

362. Silicon Valley is famous for

reason : Computer Business

363. The world's famous bridge, Golden Gate, is

located in : San Francisco

364. The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th century

mosque located in the city of Lahore.

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365. Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the
Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era mosque located
in Istanbul, Turkey.

366. Through which strait around 40 percent

world oil is transported : Strait of Hormuz

367. London is located on the bank of the Thames

River.

368. Paris is located on the Bank of the Seine

River.

369. The Irrawaddy River flows in Myanmar.

370. The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e

Lut, is a large salt desert located in Iran.

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371. The Taklamakan Desert is in China.

372. The Statue of Liberty was given to the United

States by France, as a symbol of the two countries'
friendship.

373. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France. It is

named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose
company designed and built the tower.

374. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a building in

Pisa, Italy.

375. KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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376. The COVID-19 disease is caused by the virus
SARS-CoV-2.

377. The World Health Organization(WHO) on

March 11, 2020 declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

378. First human heart transplant operation

conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis
Washkansky, was conducted in :1967

379. Epsom (England) is the place associated with -

Horse racing

380. Wimbledon” known for tennis, is in: London

381. “Bethlehem” is associated with:Jesus Christ

382 “Tiananmen Square” is located in: China.

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383. The Élysée Palace is the official residence of
the President of the French Republic.

384. “Golan Heights” belongs to:Syria

385. The International Committee of the Red

Cross received the prize three times. Nobel Peace
Prize (1917, 1944, 1963)

386. Marie Curie received the prize twice. Nobel

Prize in Physics (1903) and Nobel Prize in
Chemistry (1911)

387. The Wall Street in New York, US is associated

with activities : Banking and Finance.

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388. The official residence of the Pope is in:
Vatican City.

389. The Hagia Sophia is an enormous

architectural marvel in Istanbul, Turkey.

390. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901.

391. Jean-Paul Sartre, awarded the 1964 Nobel

Prize in Literature, declined the prize because he
had consistently declined all official honors.

392. First Awards Nobel Prize 1901 :

The Peace Prize for that year was shared between

the Frenchman Frédéric Passy and the Swiss Jean
Henry Dunant.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 was awarded to
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen for discovery of X-RAY.

393. Oldest person to receive a Nobel Prize:

John B. Goodenough; at the age of 97, received the

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019).

394.Youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize:

Malala Yousafzai; at the age of 17, received the

Nobel Peace Prize (2014).

395. National anthems of Bangladesh and India

were written by Rabindranath Tagore.

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396. Rabindranath Tagore, was the first Asian
Nobel Laureate in Literature in 1913.

397. Gitanjali is a book of poems written by

Rabindranath Tagore.

398.The Shahnameh is a long epic poem written by

the Persian poet Ferdowsi.
399. SUPARCO: The Space & Upper Atmosphere
Research Commission is the national space agency
of Pakistan.
400. What is the space agency of Japan?
JAXA : Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

401.What is the name of the Indian space agency?

Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO)

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402.What is the Chinese space agency called?

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

403. The National Aeronautics and Space

Administration(NASA) is an independent agency
of the U.S. federal government responsible for the
civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and
space research.

404. The Richest Person in the world (2021) is

Elon Musk.

405. On Venus Planet, day is longer than year.

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406. Norway is known as " The Land of the
Midnight Sun".

407. Big Ben is a tower clock known for its

accuracy and for its massive hour bell in London.

408. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania.

409. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai : 1689-1752

410. The area of Sindh is :

140,914sq.km

411. The D-8 Organization for Economic

Cooperation, is also known as the organization of

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Developing-8, : Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia,
Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.
Headquarters: İstanbul, Turkey

412. The Last Battle joined by the Holy Prophet

was Tabuk.

413. Indus Waters Treaty was signed on September

19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and
brokered by the World Bank - Jawaharlal Nehru
and Ayub Khan signed.

414. With the Indus Water Treaty, the World Bank

divided the whole reservoirs into two parts. Beas,

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Ravi and Sutlej rivers were assigned to India while
the rivers Chenab Jhelum and Indus were granted
to Pakistan.

415. First Sindhi translation of the Quran was by

Aakhund Azizullah.

416. Pakistan launched its first satellite Badr-A

(Urdu: ۱-‫بدر‬‎, meaning Full Moon-A) was the first
artificial and the first digital communications
satellite launched by Pakistan's supreme national
space authority — the SUPARCO — in 1990 was
Badr-I.

417. First secretary General of the UN was Trygve

Lie (Norway).

418. What was the old name of Sri Lanka?

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419. Nelson Mandela International Day: 18 July

420. The Headquarters of the International Court
of Justice is in Hague, Netherlands.

421. Pakistan’s National Anthem was composed by

Ahmad G. Chagla.

422. India is the largest democracy in the world.

423. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought was

written byAllama Muhammad Iqbal. Pakistan’s
national anthem is written in the Persian language
and it has only a single word “ka” in its national
language Urdu.

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424. The National Anthem of Pakistan was
approved by the Government in August 1954.

425. Pakistan's national anthem is three-stanza

and 15 lines.

Old Names : New Names

426. Yathrib : Medina
427. Bakkah : Makkah
428. Siam : Thailand
429. East Pakistan :Bangladesh
430. Ceylon : Sri Lanka
431. Burma : Myanmar
432. Kampuchea : Cambodia
433. Peking : Beijing
434. Constantinople: Istanbul
435. Saigon: Ho Chi Minh City
436. Kristania: Oslo

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437. Formosa : Taiwan
438. Nippon : Japan
439.Zambia: Northern Rhodesia
440. Zimbabwe : Southern Rhodesia
441. Mesopotamia: Iraq
442. Persia: Iran
443. Abyssinia: Ethiopia
444. Khangarh : Jacobabad
445. Neronkot : Hyderabad
446. Pepri : Bin Qasim
447. Aror : Rohri
448. Lo- e-Sahiban : Ghotki
449. Lyallpur: Faisalabad
450. Montgomery : Sahiwal
451. Bakhar : Sukkur
452. NawabShah : Benazirabad
453. Salisbury : Harare
454. Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe.

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455. Pushkalavati → Charsadda
456. Rowdayana → Swat
457. Ajodhan → Pakpattan
458. Campbellpur → Attock
459. Fort Sandeman → Zhob
460. Raj Shahi → Islamabad
461. Kalachi → Karachi
462. Shalkot → Quetta
463. Mahmudpur → Lahore
464. Bombay → Mumbai
465. Amarkot : Umerkot
466. Mughul Emperor Akbar was born in
Umerkot, Sindh.

467. Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalayan

mountain range. Mount Everest is located between
Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.

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468. Mount Everest was named after George
Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.

469. The first ever recorded people to climb

Everest were Edmund Hillary (a mountaineer from
New Zealand) and his Tibetan guide Tenzing
Norgay in 1953.

470. Lino Lacedelli, an Italian mountaineer and

Achille Compagnoni, on 31 July 1954 were the
first men to reach the summit of K2.

471. The new agreed height of Mount Everest is

8,848.86 meters (29,031.69 feet)

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472. Nazir Sabir was the first Pakistani who

climbed Mount Everest in 2000.

473. Samina Baig became the first Pakistani

woman to climb Mount Everest on 19 May 2013.

474. K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen,

Chogori, is the world’s second highest peak at
28,251 feet [8,611 meters] . K2 is located in the
Karakoram Range.

475. K2 was given the symbol K2 because it was

the second peak measured in the Karakoram

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Range. The name Mount Godwin Austen is for the
peak's first surveyor, Col. H.H. Godwin Austen, a
19th-century English geographer.

476. Ashraf Aman became the first Pakistani to

reach the summit of K2 in 1977.

477. Tallest Animal in the World — Giraffe

478. Tallest Building in the world—Burj Dubai,
UAE
479. The Indus river is known as Mehran.

480. Largest archipelago in the World—Indonesia

481. Largest Peninsula in the world : Arabian
Peninsula

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482. Largest gulf in the world - Gulf of Mexico
483. Largest Strait in the world : Strait of Malacca
484. Largest City in Population in the World :
Tokyo
485. Largest Creature in the World
Blue whale
486. Largest Delta in the World
Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)
487. Largest Desert in the World
Sahara (Africa)
488. Largest Desert in Asia
Gobi
489. Largest river in Asia : Yangtze River
490 . Largest Irrigation Scheme in the World
Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)

491. Largest Island in the World

Greenland

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492. Largest lake in the world : Caspian
Caspian is Salt Water lake.

493. Largest Lake (Fresh water) in the World :

Superior

494. Deepest lake in the world - Lake Baikal

495. Highest Lake in the world - Lake Titicaca
496. Largest waterfall in the world - Angel Falls
497. Largest Glacier in the world - Lambert-Fisher
Glacier
498. Deepest place in the world : Mariana Trench
499. Largest Fort in the world : Ranikot Sindh .
500. Fastest Bird in the World : Swift
501. Smallest bird in the world : The bee
hummingbird or zunzuncito is the world's
smallest bird. It is native to Cuba.

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502. Aror is the old name of Rohri.

503. ‘The Indus Valley Civilization’ was born

around the Indus River.

504. There are 6 barrages on the Indus River. The

7th Sindh Barrage is planned.

505. Which river is called the Nile of Pakistan?

Indus River

506. Which river is called the Father of Rivers?

Indus Sindhu

507. The Indus River originates near the

Mansarovar Lake in Tibet.

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508. Five rivers of Punjab join the Indus at:
Mithankot

509. The Indus river is the longest river in

Pakistan, originating from the Himalayan region.
It is also the world's 21st largest river in terms of
annual water flow. With a total length of 3,180
kilometers, it is also Pakistan's lifeline.

510. The first mosque constructed on the earth

was Masjid al-Haram and the second Masjid Aqsa.

511. The first mosque constructed during Era of

Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is Quba.

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512. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel
Falls in Venezuela. 513. Ariana is the airline of
Afghanistan.

514. Cathay Pacific Airways is the national airline

of Hong Kong.

515. Maple leaf is the National emblem of:

Canada

516. The number of OIC member states is: 57

517. The number of players in each team of

basketball game is: 5

518. “Spirit of Islam" book is written by Syed

Ameer Ali.

519. The Headquarters of the UN Security

Council is located at: New York

520. Xinhua is the news agency of China.

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521. 12 February, 2021. a 6.4-magnitude
earthquake rocks several cities in Pakistan, India
and Tajikistan.

The earthquake, which struck at a depth of 80

kilometers, originated at 10:02pm, with the
epicenter in Tajikistan.

In Pakistan, the tremors were felt in Islamabad,

Lahore and other areas of Punjab, besides
several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including
Malakand and Hazara divisions.

522. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

declares 2021-2030 decade for : Ecosystem
Restoration

523. Who has been elected as Iran's eighth

president? Ebrahim Raisi.

524. According to Sindh Syllabus Social Studies,

the length of the Indus River is 2700 Km

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525. At Mithankot , five rivers of Punjab join the
Indus River.

Current Governors

532. Current Governor of Sindh is

_______________?

A. Imran Ismail ✔️
B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Siddiqui
D. Muhammad Zubair

533. Who is the Current Governor of Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

✔️
A. Shaukatullah Khan
B. Shah Farman
C. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra

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D. Sardar Mehtab Abbasi

534. Current Governor of Punjab is __________?

A. Muhammad Sarwar ✔️
B. Salman Taseer
C. Shehbaz Sharif
D. Malik Rafiq Rajwana

535.Current Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan

is_____________?

A. Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan

✔️
B. Mr. Muhammad Jaffar
C. Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
D. Mr. Aftab Haider

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536. Who is the governor of The State Bank of
Pakistan?

A. Mr. Riaz Riazuddin

B. Ashraf Mahmood Wathra

✔️
C. Tariq Bajwa
D. Dr Reza Baqir

537. Abiy Ahmed has won the second five-year

term as the Prime Minister of which country?

A. Nigeria

✔️
B. Chile
C. Ethiopia
D. Egypt

538. Aror is the medieval name of the city of

Rohri. Aror once served as the capital of Sindh.

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539.Which one is the biggest island in the
World?

(A) Borneo
(B) Finland
(C) Sumatra
(D) Greenland
Answer: D (Greenland)

540. Which mountain is known as the 'Roof

of the World'?

(A) Andes
(B) Himalaya
(C) Karakoram
(D) Pamir
Answer: D (Pamir)

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541. Which country is also known as the
'Land of Thousand Lakes'

(A) Iceland
(B) Norway
(C) Finland
(D) Switzerland
Answer: C (Finland)

542. In which ocean 'Bermuda Triangle'

region is located?
(A) Atlantic
(B) Indian
(C) Pacific
(D) Arctic
Answer: A (Atlantic)
543. Which continent has the highest number
of countries?
(A) Asia
(B) Europe
(C) North America
(D) Africa

Answer: D (Africa)

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544. Nikol Pashinyan has been elected as the

Prime Minister of which country?

A. Ukraine
B. Georgia
C. Belarus
D. Armenia
Answer: Option D

545. Capital of Armenia : Yerevan

546. Which country has been certified by the

WHO as Malaria-free?

A. India
B. China
C. Thailand
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: Option B

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547. What is the Capital of Australia?
Question for you.
Answer : Canberra

Sydney is famousCity of Australia.The Sydney

Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts
center . It is one of the 20th century's most
famous and distinctive buildings.

548. Old name of Ethiopia : Abyssinia

549. Sher Bahadur Deuba has been re-appointed

as the Prime Minister of which country?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. Bhutan
D. Mongolia
Answer: Option B

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550. Capital of Nepal : Kathmandu

551. First human heart transplant operation

conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis
Washkansky, was conducted in

A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1958
D. 1922
Answer: Option A

552. Bashar Al Assad has been sworn in as

president of which country?

A. Syria
B. Jordan
C. Israel
D. Algeria
Answer: Option A

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553. Mount Everest is in Nepal.

554. Which countries have now been added to

ICC as its new members?

A. Mongolia
B. Tajikistan
C. Switzerland
D. All of the Above
Answer . All of the above

555. Which country will be the host of the 2032

Olympics and Paralympics?

A. India
B. Japan
C. Egypt
D. Australia
Answer: Option D

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556. Ariel Henry has been appointed as the new
Prime Minister of which country?

A. Haiti
B. South Africa
C. West Indies
D. Sweden
Answer: Option A

557. Rural teacher-turned-politician Pedro

Castillo wins the presidential election in which
country?

A. Denmark
B. Canada
C. Chile
D. Peru
Answer: Option D

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558.Don River is located in

A .Australia

✔️
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. Japan

559. The UN secretary General António Guterres

belongs to which country?

A. North Korea

B. South Korea

C. Italy

D. Portugal ✔️
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560.Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American
politician who is the _________ and current
president of the United States.

✔️
A 45th
B 46th
C 47th
D 48th

561. Which city is called “the city of

conferenceS?

A Cairo

✔️
B Paris
C Geneva
D Dhaka

562. Who is the Author of “The Myth of

independence”

✔️
A. I.H. Qureshi
B. Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto
C. Aysha Jalal
D. Shahid Rafi

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563. WHO was founded in

1945
1946

✔️
1947
1948

564. First Muslim to win Nobel Prize

A Abdul Kalam

✔️
B Abdul Salam
C Anwar Sadat
D Shirin Ebadi

565. Najib Mikati has become the new Prime

Minister of which country?
A. Haiti
B. Germany
C. Lebanon
D. Cango
Answer: Option C

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566. Which country's Shehroze Kashif becomes
the world's youngest mountaineer to scale K2?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Pakistan's 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif becomes

the world's youngest mountaineer to scale K2
(8611 m) - the world's 2nd highest peak

567. The first Muslim Nobel Prize Winner was

Anwar Sadat.

568. The first Pakistani Nobel Prize Winner was

Dr Abdus Salam.

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569. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Prize
for peace.

570. Tarbela Dam is the biggest Dam of Pakistan.

Tarbela Dam is located on the Indus River in

Haripur district ,KPK .

571. Mangla dam is located on Jhelum River,

Mirpur District, AJK.

572. Warsak Dam is located on Kabul River in

Peshawar, KPK

573. Diamer Bhasha dam on the Indus River

ne,between Kohistan district in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit
Baltistan.

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574. Mohmand Dam on Swat River in Mohmand
District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .

575. Mirani Dam ,Dasht River, Balochistan.

576. Which country's military has extended the

emergency for two years?

A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. Pakistan
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Myanmar's military has extended the emergency

for two years, after seizing power from the
elected government of Myanmar.

577. Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as the new

president of which country?

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A. Italy
B. Iran
C. Belgium
D. Syria
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Ebrahim Raisi was officially sworn in as the new

president of Iran .

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578. The world's largest hydrogen fuel cell power

plant has been inaugurated at Seo-gu, Incheon in
South Korea.

579. The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit

was held in Rome, Italy.

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580. Germany recorded more than 50,000
coronavirus cases in one day on November 11,
2021, for the first time since the pandemic
began.

581. Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first

Chinese woman to walk in space during her first
extravehicular operation on the Shenzhou-13
mission

582. The Russian military carried out successful

test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.

583. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has

announced that the country is planning to build
the world's first "Bitcoin City".

584. US President Joe Biden has invited more

than 100 countries to a virtual summit on
democracy to be held on December 9-10, 2021.

585. Magdalena Andersson is the first female

Prime Minister of which country?

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[A] Iceland
[B] Sweden
[C] Switzerland
[D] Australia

Social Democratic party leader Magdalena

Andersson has been elected as the first woman
prime minister of Sweden during the
Parliamentary election.

586. The Omicron COVID variant has first been

detected in South Africa and now the nation is
facing a travel ban from several countries
including the US, Canada, UK and many other
European nations.

587. Petr Fiala has been sworn in as the new

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic by
President Milos Zeman.

588. Who is the Current Ambassador of Pakistan

to Afghanistan?

Mansoor Khan

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589.Who has been appointed as Pakistan’s
ambassador to the USA?

Sardar Masood Khan

590. Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?

Fumio Kishida

591. Which country has won the T20 World Cup

2021?
Australia

592. India's Harnaaz Sandhu has crowned the

70th Miss Universe 2021 which was held in Eilat,
Israel

593. German lawmakers officially elected the

Social Democrat, Olaf Scholz, as the new
chancellor, ending 16 years of conservative rule
under Angela Merkel.

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594. Myanmar's ousted civilian leader, Aung San
Suu Kyi, has been sentenced to four years
imprisonment after being found guilty on two
charges, the first verdicts in a raft of criminal
cases that the country's military has brought
against her since seizing power 10 months ago.

595. The United Arab Emirates announced that

all government entities will adopt a new
work-week schedule consisting of
four-and-a-half days with Friday afternoon,
Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend.

596. Syria's Damascus city has ranked as the

world's cheapest city.

597. Former Finance Minister of Sweden, Eva

Magdalena Andersson from the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) won her 2nd election
and became 1st female Prime Minister (PM) of
Sweden.

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598. US President Joe Biden has invited more
than 100 countries to a virtual summit on
democracy to be held on December 9-10, 2021.

599. Who has become the third bowler in Test

cricket history to take 10 wickets in an innings?

Ajaz Patel

600. On which date is Human Rights Day

observed every year?

10 December

601. Nearly 400 years after the country became a

British colony, Barbados has become the world's
newest republic.

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Which country is set to issue the world’s first

sovereign Bitcoin bonds and build Bitcoin City?

El Salvador

Recently, which Islamic country launched the 1st

Women’s Football League?
Saudi Arabia

Indian Chief of Defense staff who died in a

helicopter crash in the southern state of
Tamil-Nadu?

Gen. Bapin Rawat

Who is the Current Secretary General of the

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?

Hissein Ibrahim Taha

When Pakistan reported its first confirmed case

of the Omicron variant of Covid-19?

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Which Country announced a diplomatic boycott

of the Beijing winter Olympics games in
2022?The USA

What is the name of the world’s newest

republic?

Barbados

Which Nation always speaks first at The UN

General Assembly?
Brazil

The Saindak project is located in _________?

Balochistan

The G-20 summit of 2021 was held in which

country?
Rome , Italy

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Which country launched the satellite ‘Shijian-21’
?
China

The new name of Facebook is

Meta

Mount Fuji is located in which country?

Japan

Starlink Internet Services is owned by which

entrepreneur?
[A] Elon Musk
[B] Jeff Bezos
[C] Bill Gates
[D] Mark Zuckerberg

Correct Answer: A

Which country has become the first country in

the world to go paperless?

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A. Iraq
B. America
C. Iran
D. United Arab Emirates
Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Dubai became the first government in the world

to go 100% paperless, this was announced by
the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum.

Which country has formally re-joined the Paris

Climate agreement recently?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] UK
[D] USA

Answer: Option A

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Explanation:

The Belgian government has stated that all of the

country's existing nuclear energy plants will
close by 2025.

Which country has formally re-joined the Paris

Climate agreement recently?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] UK
[D] USA

Correct Answer: D [USA]

‘Fatah-1’, which was successfully tested, is the

indigenous Rocket system of which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Israel

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[C] Pakistan
[D] Afghanistan

Correct Answer: C [Pakistan]

Which country is the first to announce a working

week of 4.5 days?
A. Sweden
B. Australia
C. UAE
D. Austria

Correct Answer: C. UAE

Who is the current chancellor of Germany?

A. Britta Ernst
B. Angela Merkel
C. Olaf Scholz
D. Jens Spahn

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Correct Answer: C. Olaf Scholz

Time magazine named _____ as its `Person of

the Year 2021`.
A. Jeff Bezos
B. Elon Musk
C. Mark Zuckerberg
D. Angela Merkel

Correct Answer: B. Elon Musk

Who has been named ‘Athlete of the Year’ for

2021 by Time Magazine?
A. Aly Raisman
B. Laurie Hernandez
C. Simone Biles
D. Nastia Liukin

Correct Answer: C. Simone Biles

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Which country successfully launched a new
group of satellites Shijian-6 (05) into space for
space exploration?
A. China
B. Japan
C. UAE
D. Russia

Correct Answer: A. China

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit which

country on December 14, 2021?
A. Philippines
B. Singapore
C. Malaysia
D. Indonesia

Correct Answer: D. Indonesia

Which country has been the most affected by

spam calls in 2021?
A. Iran

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B. Argentina
C. Uruguay
D. Brazil

Correct Answer: D. Brazil

Who is the current chancellor of Austria?

A. Karl Nehammer
B. Sebastian Kurz
C. Alexander Bellen
D. Alberto Fernández

Correct Answer: A. Karl Nehammer

In which country 66 million year old dinosaur

embryos were discovered?
A. Costa Rica
B. Egypt
C. Germany
D. China

Answer.

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The fossil was discovered in Ganzhou, southern
China and belonged to a toothless theropod
dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur, which the
researchers dubbed “Baby
Yingliang.”22-Dec-2021. Dawn

Who is the Current Secretary General of the

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
A. Hissein Brahim Taha
B. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
C. Prince Salman
D. Yousef bin Ahmad

Correct Answer: A. Hissein Brahim Taha

World largest and most powerful telescope that

NASA launched in December 2021, Named?
A. Explore Space Telescope
B. Bill Webb Space Telescope
C. James Webb Space Telescope
D. Space Telescope Webb

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Correct Answer: C. James Webb Space
Telescope

What is the name of the new COVID variant

detected in South Africa?
A. Omicron
B. SilKiller
C. Covid-5
D. Cornomi

Correct Answer: A. Omicron

Which country becomes the world’s newest

republic, cuts ties with Queen Elizabeth?
A. Saint Lucia
B. Belize
C. Barbados
D. Aruba

Correct Answer: C. Barbados

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Who resigned as Twitter CEO in Nov 2021?
A. Dick Costolo
B. Steve Jobs
C. Jack Dorsey
D. None of these

Correct Answer: C. Jack Dorsey

The current CEO of Twitter is ____.

A. Parag Agrawal
B. Jack Dorsey
C. Satya Nadella
D. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Parag Agrawal

Which country is going to build the world’s first

floating city?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. Singapore

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Correct Answer: B. South Korea

Who becomes the first-ever footballer to score

800 goals?
A. Neymar
B. Paul Pogba
C. Lionel Messi
D. Cristiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer: D. Cristiano Ronaldo

Which Arab country signed a contract for 80

Rafale Warplanes with France in Dec 2021?
A. UAE
B. Qatar
C. Egypt
D. Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: A. UAE

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CURRENT AFFAIRS PERSONALITIES

UNO Secretary General :

António Guterres, from Portugal is the

Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Pakistan's ambassador to the USA :

Former president of the AJK, Masood Khan is

Pakistan's Ambassador to the USA .

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USA ambassador to Pakistan:

US President Joe Biden nominated Donald

Blome as ambassador to Pakistan.
Current Affairs Notes Shafquat Ali.

Pakistan's ambassador to China:

Moin ul Haque

China's Ambassador to Pakistan:

Nong Rong

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz has been sworn in

as Germany’s new chancellor, ending 16 years of
conservative rule under Angela Merkel.

Current Affairs Notes Shafquat Ali.

Current Presidents and Prime Ministers :

Prime Ministers

Canada : Justin Trudeau

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Japan :Fumio Kishida
United Kingdom:. Boris Johnson
Israel :Naftali Bennett

United States President: Joe Biden

Vice President USA : Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and

attorney who is the 49th and current vice
president of the United States. She is the first
female vice president in USA history.

Presidents

France : Emmanuel Macron

Germany Chancellor :Olaf Scholz ,

The current officeholder is Olaf Scholz , who

was elected in December 2021.

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Current Governors

Sindh : Imran Ismail

Punjab: Chaudhry Sarwar
KPK : Shah Farman
Balochistan : Zahoor Ahmad Agha
Gilgit Baltistan :Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
State Bank of Pakistan : Reza Baqir

Current Chief Ministers

Sindh : Murad Ali Shah

Balochistan: Abdul Quddus Bizenjo
KPK : Mehmood Khan
Punjab: Usman Buzdar
Gilgit Baltistan : Khalid Khurshid

Current Opposition Leader of Sindh Assembly :

Hakeem Aadil Sheikh

Current Defense Minister of Pakistan :

Pervez Khattak

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Current Chairman of Senate :
Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani

Current Deputy Chairman of the senate :

Mirza Muhammad Afridi

Current Chairman of NAB :

Retired justice Javed Iqbal

Current Chairman FBR :

Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed

World Bank President: David Malpass

Managing Director IMF:

Kristalina Georgieva

Nobel Prize 2021

▪️
Economics

▪️
David Card - Canada

▪️
Jashua D. Angrist - USA
Guido W. Imbens - Netherlands

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▪️
Literature
Abdul Razak Gurnah - Tanzania

▪️
Peace

▪️
Maria Ressa - Philippines
Dmitry Muratov - Russia

▪️
Physics

▪️
Syukuro Manabe - Japan

▪️
Klaus Hasselmann - Germany
Giorgio Parisi - Italy

▪️
Chemistry

▪️
Benjamin List - Germany
David W.C MacMillan -UK

▪️
Medicine

▪️
David Julius - USA
Ardem Pataputian - Lebanon

Total = 13 persons.

First Muslim to win the Nobel Prize is

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A. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
B. Mohammad Abdus Salam
C. Anwar Sadat✓
D. Yasir Arafat

Who won the Presidential Elections 2021 in

Chile?

A. Jose Antonio Kast

B. Gabriel Boric✓
C. Sebastian Pinera
D. None of these

Who is elected as youngest-ever President-elect

of Chile?

A. Gabriel Boric✓
B. Sebastine Pinera
C. Michelle Bachelet
D. None of these

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Pakistan’s largest import partner is
(A) China
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States

The answer is: (A) China ☑

Pakistan’s largest export partner is

(A) China
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States

The answer is: (D) United States ☑

As of November 2021, how many amendments

have been passed to the Constitution of
Pakistan?
(A) 25
(B) 26
(C) 27
(D) 28

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The answer is: (B) 26 ☑

Pakistan National Assembly consists of _____

Seats.
(A) 342
(B) 344
(C) 346
(D) None of these

The answer is: (A) 342 ☑

In 1846, Kashmir was under control of Sikh

empire. In that year, the British defeated the
Sikhs and sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh of
Jammu for Rs. 7.5 million under the Treaty of
Amritsar

Which country became a full member of

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in
2021 to join China, Russia, India, Pakistan,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Kazakhstan? -- Iran

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Which country will host the T20 World Cup in
2022? -- Australia

Who has recently been elected as the new

President of Chile? -- Gabriel Boric

Recently Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) became the

third player to take all 10 wickets in an innings.

Which country won the Davis Cup 2021 by

beating Croatia in the final held at Madrid? --
Russia

Who replaced Angela Merkel to become the new

Chancellor of Germany? -- Olaf Scholz

The World Health Organization (WHO) has

classified the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as
Omicron.

•WHO Established: 7 April 1948;

•WHO Director General: Dr Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus;

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•WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

New COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 was first

reported to WHO from South Africa on 24
November 2021. According to WHO, the strain
may spread more quickly than other forms. It has
a large number of mutations. WHO said that
preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk
of reinfection with this variant as compared to
other variants. WHO also said that current PCR
tests continue to successfully detect the variant.

About the Omicron:

The classification puts Omicron into the
most-troubling category of COVID-19 variants,
along with the globally-dominant Delta, plus its
weaker rivals Alpha, Beta and Gamma.
Apart from South Africa, Omicron has been
detected in Israel in a person coming from
Malawi; Botswana; Belgium and Hong Kong

Barbados becomes the World’s newest republic

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•Barbados Capital: Bridgetown;
•Barbados Currency: Barbados Dollar.

Barbados has become the World’s newest

republic, around 400 years after it became a
British colony. Barbados is said to have been
made a ‘slave society by the British. It first
became an English colony in 1625. It gained its
independence in 1966. Barbados, the Caribbean
Island nation, removed Queen Elizabeth II as the
head of the state

Sweden elects 1st Female Prime Minister

Magdalena Andersson

•Sweden Capital: Stockholm

•Sweden Currency: Swedish krona

The former Finance Minister of Sweden, Eva

Magdalena Andersson from the Social

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Democratic Party (SDP) won her 2nd election
and became the 1st female Prime Minister (PM)
of Sweden. On 24 November 2021, she was first
elected as the PM but later resigned after her
coalition partner (Green Party) quit the
government and the budget failed to pass.

•Sweden's Parliament is known as Riksdag.

Olaf Scholz is sworn in as new German

chancellor

•Germany Capital: Berlin;

•Germany Currency: Euro;
•Germany President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

German lawmakers officially elected Social

Democrat, Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor,

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putting an end to 16 years of conservative rule
under Angela Merkel. He will lead a government
composed of his Social Democrat Party, the
business-friendly Free Democrats and the
Greens, a coalition of parties never tried before
at the federal level in Germany.

Dubai 1st in World to go 100% Paperless

•UAE Capital: Abu Dhabi;

•UAE Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham;
•UAE President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Dubai became the world’s first government to

turn 100% paperless, the announcement was
made by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Crown
Prince, Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum. It will save around 3 billion
Dirham (USD 350 million) and 14-million-man
hours. The digitization will provide all the govt.
services to customers & reduce paper
consumption by more than 336 million papers.

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All the exceptional digital services can be
accessed by the Citizens through the “Dubai
Now application’’.

Karl Nehammer sworn in as Chancellor of

Austria

•Austria Capital: Vienna

•Austria Currency: Euro
•Austria President: Alexander Van der Bellen

Karl Nehammer was sworn in as Austria's new

chancellor by Alexander Van der Bellen,
President of Austria in a ceremony in Hofburg
Palace, Vienna, Austria. He is succeeding the
career diplomat Alexander Schallenberg who
took charge as chancellor in October 2021. He is
the 3rd person to hold the role of Austria’s
Chancellor in the last two months. Nehammer,
from the ruling conservative Austrian People’s
Party (ÖVP), was formerly the country’s interior
minister.

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Gabriel Boric elected as youngest-ever
President-elect of Chile

35-year-old, Gabriel Boric, has won Chile

presidential elections, to become the
youngest-ever President-elect of Chile. He
defeated his opposition Jose Antonio Kast in the
elections

•Chile Capital: Santiago

•Chile Currency: Peso

Finally, Germany’s Angela Merkel left office after

16 years at the helm, becoming the first
chancellor in the nation’s history to leave power
on her own terms.

Which military exercise commenced on Monday

13 December
between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia at King
Khalid Military

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City Hafar Al Batin in Saudi Arabia?
A. Al-Kassah-lll
B. Nusrat 2021
C. Zapad
D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Al-Kassah-lll

‘Human Rights Day’ is celebrated every year on:

A. 10 December
B. 11 December
C. 12 December
D. 13 December
Correct Answer: A. 10 December

The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit

hosted by
the:
A. United States
B. China
C. Russia
D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: A. United States

Who is the current chancellor of Germany?

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A. Britta Ernst
B. Angela Merkel
C. Olaf Scholz
D. Jens Spahn
Correct Answer: C. Olaf Scholz

Who is the first Israeli PM to visit the UAE?

A. Jim Bennett
B. Benny Gantz
C. Benjamin Netanyahu
D. Naftali Bennett
Correct Answer: D. Naftali Bennett

Time magazine named _____ as its `Person of

the Year 2021`.
A. Jeff Bezos
B. Elon Musk
C. Mark Zuckerberg
D. Angela Merkel
Correct Answer: B. Elon Musk

Pakistan’s first plastic road inaugurated in which

city?
A. Islamabad

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B. Karachi
C. Lahore
D. Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: A. Islamabad

PM Imran khan on _________ launched the Naya

Pakistan Card
Initiative?
A. 6 December 2021
B. 10 December 2021
C. 8 December 2021
D. 12 December 2021
Correct Answer: C. 8 December 2021

Who is the Current Minister of Minorities Affairs,

Social
Welfare & Prisons in Sindh?
A. Giyan Chand Essarani
B. Seth Hariram Kishorilal
C. Sardar Muhammad Bux Mehar
D. Barrister Murtaza Wahab
Correct Answer: A. Giyan Chand Essarani

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First confirmed case of Omicron reported in
which city of
Pakistan?
A. Islamabad
B. Karachi
C. Peshawar
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B. Karachi

When Pakistan reported its first confirmed case

of the
Omicron variant of Covid-19?
A. December 10, 2021
B. December 11, 2021
C. December 13, 2021
D. December 14, 2021
Correct Answer: C. December 13, 2021

The current CEO of Twitter is ____.

A. Parag Agrawal
B. Jack Dorsey
C. Satya Nadella
D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Parag Agrawal

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Al-Kassah-III Joint Military Counter IED exercise
between:
A. Pakistan & Saudi Arabia
B. Pakistan and Iran
C. China and Russia
D. Turkey and Azerbaijan
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan & Saudi Arabia

Who is the Current Ambassador of Pakistan to

Afghanistan?
A. Qazi.M.KhalilUllah
B. Mansoor Khan
C. Zahid Nasr Khan
D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Mansoor Khan

Xiomara Castro, has been elected as the first

female President
of which country?
A. Norway
B. Germany
C. Honduras
D. Barbados

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Correct Answer: C. Honduras

‘GJ 367 b’, which was discovered recently, is a

____.
A. Black-hole
B. Exo-planet
C. Asteroid
D. Meteor
Correct Answer: B. Exo-planet

Who becomes the first-ever footballer to score

800 goals?
A. Neymar
B. Paul Pogba
C. Lionel Messi
D. Cristiano Ronaldo
Correct Answer: D. Cristiano Ronaldo

Which Arab country signed a contract for 80

Rafale
Warplanes with France in Dec 2021?
A. UAE
B. Qatar
C. Egypt

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D. Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: A. UAE

Magdalena Andersson has been appointed as

the 1st female
Prime Minister of which country?
A. Finland
B. Sweden
C. Switzerland
D. Norway
Correct Answer: B. Sweden

Which space agency has recently launched a

rocket carrying
48 Starlink internet satellites and two BlackSky
satellites?
A. Virgin Galactic
B. NASA
C. SpaceX
D. Blue Origin
Correct Answer: C. SpaceX

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Where is the headquarters of the International
Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO)?
A. New York
B. Canada
C. Rome
D. Paris
Correct Answer: B. Canada
Which is the cheapest city in the ‘Worldwide
Cost of Living
Index 2021’ released by the EIU?
A. Damascus
B. Beijing
C. Rome
D. Beirut
Correct Answer: A. Damascus

Which country has launched the Multi-Beam

‘Scorpius’
Electronic Warfare System?
A. UAE
B. Israel
C. USA
D. Russia

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Correct Answer: B. Israel

Who wins a second term as Gambia’s President?

A. Yahya Jammeh
B. Adama Barrow
C. Sir Dawda Jawara
D. None of these
Correct Answer:B. Adama Barrow

Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, the first

self-paying space
tourists since 2009, are from which country?
A. Japan
B. China
C. UAE
D. Thailand
Correct Answer: A. Japan

The World Health Organization says the Omicron

Variant has
been detected in at least _____ countries around
world on 13
December?

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A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63
Correct Answer: D. 63

Who the Current Secretary General of the

Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
A. Hissein Ibrahim Taha
B. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
C. Prince Salman
D. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen
Correct Answer: A. Hissein Ibrahim Taha

Which Country announced a diplomatic boycott

of the Beijing Winter Olympics games 2022?
A. India
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Taiwan
Correct Answer: C. USA

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COP26 held from 31 October to 12 November
2021 is being hosted by which country?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Italy
(D) China

Correct Option is: B

COP26 climate summit happens on 01 Nov 2021

in?
(A) Glasgow
(B) New York
(C) Beijing
(D) London

Correct Option is: A

Recently in which country Yahoo discontinued

its all services
(A) Japan
(B) China

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(C) Italy
(D) Pakistan

Correct Option is: B

Who is the newly appointed Pakistan

ambassador to the US?
(A) Asad Majeed Khan
(B) Masood Khan
(C) Abdul Hafeez Khan
(D) Ghulam Muhammad Ali

Correct Option is: B

Which country is the worst performer of Climate

Change Performance Index 2022?
(A) Australia
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) UK

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Correct Option is: A

Fumio Kishida re-elected as Prime Minister of?

(A) Japan
(B) Russia
(C) France
(D) Italy

Correct Option is: A

Which team won ICC T20 world cup 2021?

(A) India
(B) England
(C) New Zealand
(D) Australia

Correct Option is: D

Which country launches a new camera satellite

with 5m resolution?
(A) Japan
(B) Russia

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(C) China
(D) India

Correct Option is: C

Currently, how many countries are there in the

European Union?
(A) 24
(B) 25
(C) 26
(D) 27

Correct Option is: D

Which country will host the T20 World Cup

2022?
(A) India
(B) England
(C) South Africa
(D) Australia

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Correct Option is: D

Which country successfully test fired a

Hypersonic Cruise Missile named ‘Zircon’?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) India

Correct Option is: B

Pakistan on 25 Nov 2021 conducts successful

flight of a surface-to-surface missile named?
(A) Shaheen-I
(B) Shaheen-II
(C) Shaheen-1A
(D) Ghauri-2A

Correct Option is: C

New Covid variant omicron is first detected in

which country?

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(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) South Africa
(D) Germany

Correct Option is: C

Which COVID-19 variant is named as Omicron by

the WHO?
(A) B.1.525
(B) B.1.1.7
(C) B.1.1.529
(D) B.1.617.1

Correct Option is: C

Arif Alvi is __ president of Pakistan

10th

11th

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12th

13th

Answer
: 13th

Imran khan elected as ________ Prime Minister

of Pakistan?

A. 20th
B. 21st
C. 22nd
D. 23rd

22nd Answer

🔴 Recently in the FATF meeting, Which

countries are on the grey list for October 2021?

A. Turkey
B. Jordan
C. Mali

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D. All of these✓
Miss Universe 2021 held in which country?

A. India
B. Israel
C. UAE
D. England
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

India's Harnaaz Sandhu has crowned the 70th

Miss Universe 2021 which was held in Eilat,
Israel.

Gabriel Boric, a former student activist, has been

elected as which nation's youngest president?

A. Chile
B. Argentina
C. Brazil
D. Mexico
Answer: Option A

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Explanation:

Gabriel Boric, leftist lawmaker and former

student activist has won Chile's Presidential
Elections 2021.

Karl Nehmer has been sworn in as the new

Chancellor of which country?

A. Denmark
B. Austria
C. Germany
D. Myanmar
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Austrian President Alexander Van der Belen

swore in Karl Nehmer as the new Austrian
Chancellor at a ceremony at the Hofburg Palace
in Vienna,

Which nation has launched the "Ziyuan-1 02E" or

"five-meter optical satellite 02"?

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A. Mongolia
B. South Korea
C. China
D. Indonesia
Answer: Option C

Explanation:

China has launched a new camera satellite with

5m resolution to find resources.

The Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble of

which country has been suspended?

A. Kenya
B. Djibouti
C. Ethiopia
D. Somalia
Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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Somalian Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein
Roble has been suspended

Which country has introduced the world's first

dual-mode vehicle?

A. America
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. Russia
Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Japan has unveiled the world's first dual-mode

vehicle resembling a minibus in its hometown of
Kayo.

The President of which country Mohamed

Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended Prime
Minister Mohamed Hussein Robal from office?

A. USA
B. Maldives

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C. New Zealand
D. Somalia
Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi

Farmajo has suspended Prime Minister
Mohamed Hussein Robal from office.

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