Dogar’s Testmaster 1 General Knowledge

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE NOTES

Structures around the World
Famous Arches of Triumph Cologne Cathedral Domkloster, Germany
Cathedral of Santa Firenze, Italy
around the World Maria del Fiore
Name Location Year of Duomo di Milano Milano, Italy
Completion St. Paul’s Cathedral London, United
Arc De Paris, France 1806-1808 Kingdom
Triomphe Du St. Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, Russia
Carrousel Catedral de Sevilla Sevilla, Spain
Arc De Carabobo, 1921 St. Patrick’s Cathedral New York, United
Triomphe De Venezuela States
Carabobo St. Stephen’s Cathedral Wien, Austria
Patuxai Vientiane, Laos 1957-1968 St. Vitus Cathedral Prague, Czech Republic
Swords of Baghdad, Iraq 1989 Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury, United
Qadisiyah Kingdom
The Arch of Pyongyang, 1982 Cathedral of Brasilia Brazil
Triumph North Korea York Minster York, United Kingdom
Burgos Cathedral Burgos, Spain
Grade I Listed Structures in Westminster Abbey London, United
Kingdom
England Washington National Washington, D. C.
Structures which are categorised as Grade I mean Cathedral United States
that they are historically very significant in Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury, United
England. Kingdom
Name Location Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln, United
Kingdom
Humber Bridge Historic England
Winchester Cathedral Winchester, United
The British Library King’s Cross, London
Kingdom
Lloyd’s Building City of London
Bourges Cathedral Bourges, France
Willis Building Ipswich
Berlin Cathedral Berlin, Germany
Kingsgate Bridge Durham
Durham Cathedral Durham, United
Severn Bridge and Aust South
Kingdom
Viaduct Gloucestershire
St. Isaac’s Cathedral St. Petersburg, Russia
Catterdrale di Pisa Pisa, Italy
Famous Citadels of the World
Name Location
Citadel of Ghazni Afghanistan
Herat Citadel Afghanistan Longest Bridges of the World
Mainz Citadel Germany
Bridge Country Length
Royal Citadel, United Kingdom
Danyang-Kunshan Grand China 102 miles
Plymouth
Bridge
Petersberg Citadel Germany
Changua-Kaohsiung China 98 miles
Warsaw Citadel Poland
Viaduct
Bam Citadel Iran
Tianjin Grand Bridge China 70 miles
Cairo Citadel Egypt
Cangde Grand Bridge China 66 miles
Weinan Weihe Grand China 50 miles
Bridge
Cathedrals of the World Bang Na Expressway Thailand 34 miles
Name Location Beijing Grand Bridge China 30 miles
Notre Dam Paris, France Lake Pontchartrain United 24 miles
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Causeway States Germany

Line 1 (Wehan Metro) China 24 miles Karacaahmet Cemetery Istanbul, Turkey
Manchac Swamp Bridge United 23 miles Rookwood Cemetery Sydney, Australia
States Spring Grove Cemetery Ohio, United
States
World’s Biggest Libraries
Name Country
Number Famous Palaces of the World
of items Palace Location
Washington, 162 Palace of Versailles France
Library of Congress
D. C. million Grand Kremlin Palace Russia
United 150 Schonbrunn Palace Vienna
British Library
Kingdom million Topkapi Palace Turkey
Library and Alhambra Spain
Canada 54 million
Archives Canada Potala Palace China
New York Public 53.1 Winter Palace Russia
Manhattan
Library million Mysore Palace India
Russian State 44.4 Buckingham Palace United Kingdom
Moscow
Library million Summer Palace China
National Diet 41.88 Windsor Castle United Kingdom
Tokyo
Library million
Royal Palace of Madrid Spain
Bibliothèque
Pitti Palace Italy
Nationale De Paris 40 million
Luxembourg Palace France
France
The Royal Palace Sweden
National Library of 36.5
St. Petersburg Royal Palace Netherlands
Russia million
Amsterdam
Royal Danish 35.1
Denmark St James’s Palace United Kingdom
Library million
The National 35.1 Amber Palace India
Beijing
Library of China million
Famous Mosques of World
Mosque Country
Blue Mosque and Istanbul, Turkey
Bosphorus
Sheikh Lotfollah Isfhan, Iran
World’s Longest Sea Crossing Mosque
Bridge Aqsunqur Mosque Cairo, Egypt
● Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially Al Haram Mosque Mecca, Saudi Arabia
opened the world's longest sea crossing Al Aqsa Mosque Jerusalem, Israel
bridge, nine years after construction first Hassan II Mosque Cassabalenca,
began. Morrocco
● Including its access roads, the bridge spans Qiblatain Mosque Madina, Saudi Arabia
55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to
Macau and the mainland Chinese city of
Zhuhai.
Important Sites of Religions
1. Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
(Islam)
Largest Cemeteries of the 2.
3.
Masjid e Nabawi, Madina, Saudi Arabia
Masjid e Aqsa, Jerusalem
World 4. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Name Location (Christianity)
Wadi-us-Salaam (Valley of Najaf, Iraq 6. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India
Peace) (Hinduism)
Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, New 7. Golden Temple, Amritsar, India (Sikhism)
York 8. Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan (Shintoism)
Abraham Lincoln National Chicago, Illinois 9. Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, India
Cemetery (Buddhism)
Ohlsdorf Cemetery Hamburg, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
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(Catholicism) ● The National Library, Tokyo (Japan)

10. Western Wall, Jerusalem (Judaism) ● Imperial Library, Calcutta (India)
11. Angkor Wat - It is located in Cambodia. By ● Punjab Public Library, Lahore (Pakistan)
land area, it is the biggest religious ● Congress Library, New York (USA)
monument (162.6 hectares).
List of World’s Famous Towers
Tower Name Location World’s Oldest Libraries
Eiffel Tower France, Paris
● Library of Ashurbanipal
Burj Khalifa UAE, Dubai ● Library of Alexandria
Pisa Tower Italy, Pisa ● The Library of Pergamum
Big Ben London, England ● The Villa OF Papyri
CN Tower Canada, Toronto ● The Library of Trajan’s Forum
Qutb Minar India, Delhi
Three Pagodas China, Dali
Petronas Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Empire State
Building
USA, New York World’s 20 Tallest
The Shard England, London Buildings According to
Space Needle USA, Washington
Canton Tower China, Guangzhou Height (2020)
Minaret of Jam Afghanistan, Shahrak
One World Trade USA, New York Height
Centre Name of Building in Floors Country
meters
Burj Khalifa, Dubai 828 163 UAE
List of World’s Famous Shanghai Tower,
632 128 China
Squares Shanghai
Abraj Al Bait/
Square Name Country Makkah Royal Saudi
Red Square Russia (Moscow) 601 120
Clock Tower, Arabia
Tiananmen Square China (Beijing) Makkah
St Peter’s Square Vatican City Ping An Finance
Zocalo Mexico (Mexico City) 599.1 115 China
Center, Shanzhen
Times Square USA (New York) Lotte World South
Tahrir Square Egypt (Cairo) 554.5 123
Tower, Seoul Korea
Taksim Square Turkey (Istanbul) One World Trade United
Marjeh Square Syria (Damascus) 541.3 94
Center, NYC States
Shah Square Iran (Isfahan) Guangzhou CTF
Lan Kwai Fong Hong Kong Finance Centre, 530 111 China
Dam Square Netherlands Guangzhou
(Amsterdam) Tianjin CTF
Trafalgar Square UK (London) Finance Center, 530 97 China
Tianjin
CITIC Tower,
527.7 109 China
Beijing
World’s Famous Taipei 101, Taipei 508 101 Taiwan
Shanghai World
Libraries Financial Centre, 492 101 China
● The National Library, Vienna (Austria) Shanghai
● Munich State Library (Germany) International
Hong
● British Museum Library (UK) Commerce Centre 484 108
Kong
● National Library, Paris (France) (ICC), Hong Kong
● State Library, Berlin (Germany) Central Park United
472.4 98
● Vatican Library, Vatican State (Italy) Tower, NYC States
● Punjab Public Library, Lahore (Pakistan) Lakhta Center, St.
462 87 Russia
● Lenin State Library, Moscow (Russia) Petersburg
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Vincom Landmark States

81, Ho Chi Minh 461.2 81 Vietnam Mangla Pakistan Earth
City Garrison United Earth
Changsha IFS States
Tower T1, 452.1 94 China W.A.C Bennett Canada Earth
Changsha Dam
Petronas Twin Gardiner Dam Canada Earth
Tower 1, Kuala 451.9 88 Malaysia Aswan Egypt Earth
Lumpur *World’s largest earth-filled dam.
Petronas Twin One of the most beautiful dams in the world is
Tower 2, Kuala 451.9 88 Malaysia Hoover Dam located in Canada.
Lumpur
Suzhou IFS, World’s Famous Dams
450 95 China Name Country/city
Suzhou
Zifeng Tower, Hoover Dam Nevada/Arizona, United
450 66 China States
Nanjing
Three Gorges Dam Hubei, China
Statue of Liberty The Karun-3 Dam Khuzestan, Iran
It was gifted to mark the friendship and good The Inguri Dam Jvari, Georgia
relations between the two nations at the time of Vajont Erto E Casso, Italy
the American Revolution. The idea was proposed Sand Dams Kenya
by a French political thinker, Edouard de Beaver Dam Wood Buffalo Park,
Laboulaye. He appointed Auguste Bartholdi to Canada
sculpt the statue. Moreover, the man who built
the Eiffel Tower – Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel – List of China's Largest Dams
helped out in carving a steel frame for the statue. Region
The construction was finished, and the statue was , Year of
erected in 1886 and presented to President Storage
Name provin constructi
Grover Cleveland – the President of US at the capacity
ce or on
time. city
At the time the statue was called “Liberty 17,924,000,0
Enlightening the World”, but the word ‘liberty’ Baihetan Sichua
00 meter 2021
had some negative connotations attached to it at Dam n
cube
the time – it meant uprising and revolt. But that is Lower Henan 16,500,000,0
not the message the French wanted to convey, Baoquan Provinc 00 meter 1994
rather they wanted to convey a message of liberty Dam e cube
that is about democracy, justice and Hubei 17,450,000,0
liberty/freedom. Danjiangk
Provinc 00 meter 1973
Sultan Ahmed Mosque/Blue Mosque ou Dam
e cube
Istanbul Jilin 11,460,000,0
Fengman
It is a mosque from the Ottomon time which Provinc 00 meter 1953
Dam
was built in 1609 during Sultan Ahmet I’s e cube
rule. The architect was Sedefkar Mehmed Sichua
Agha. 7,700,000,00
Jinping n
0 meter 2013
Dam-I Provinc
cube
e
World’s Largest Dams Hainan
Longtang
Name Country Type Provinc 2011
Dam
Three Gorges China Gravity e
Tarbela* Pakistan Earth Yunna
21,749,000,0
Fort Peck United Earth Nuozhadu n
00 meter 2014
States Dam Provinc
cube
Oahe United Earth e
States
Oroville United Earth
States
Famous Defunct Airlines of the
San Luis United Earth World
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Lakers Airways Skytrain 1982 England nal Airport Territories China

BraniffTexas,
international
United States 1982 9 Shanghai Pudong, China
Airways Pudong Shanghai
Eastern Air Lines: 1991 United Internatio
States nal Airport
Midway Airlines 1991 United 10 Charles de Roissy-en- France
States Gaulle France, Île-de-
Interflug 1991 East Airport France
Germany 11 Amsterda Haarlemmerme Netherlan
Pan American World 1991 United m Airport er, North ds
Airways States Schiphol Holland
Tower Air 2000 NewYork, 12 Indira Delhi India
United Gandhi
States Internatio
Ansett Australia 2001 Australia nal Airport
Sabena 2001 Belgium 13 Guangzho Baiyun-Huadu, China
SwissAir 2002 Switzerland u Baiyun Guangzhou,
Kingfisher 2005 India Internatio Guangdong
Monarch Airlines 2017 United nal Airport
Kingdom 14 Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
PAN American Airways 1991 United Airport Hesse
States 15 Dallas/Fort Dallas-Fort United
Trans World Airlines 2001 United Worth Worth, Texas States
States Internatio
nal Airport
16 Seoul Incheon South
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS Incheon Korea
Internatio
Busiest Airports in the World nal Airport
Ran Airport Location Country
17 Istanbul Yeşilköy, Turkey
k
Atatürk Istanbul
1 Hartsfield– Atlanta, United Airport
Jackson Georgia States
18 Soekarno– Tangerang, Indonesia
Atlanta
Hatta Banten
Internatio
Internatio
nal Airport
nal Airport
2 Beijing Chaoyang- China
19 Singapore Changi, East Singapore
Capital Shunyi, Beijing
Changi Region
Internatio
Airport
nal Airport
20 Denver Denver, United
3 Dubai Garhoud, Dubai United
Internatio Colorado States
Internatio Arab
nal Airport
nal Airport Emirates
4 Los Los Angeles, United
Angeles California States List of Deadliest Air Crashes
Internatio Flight Date Fatalities
nal Airport Turkish Airlines Flight March 3,
5 Tokyo Ōta, Tokyo Japan 346
981 1974
Haneda KLM Flight 4805 and March 27,
Airport 583
Pan Am Flight 1736 1977
6 O'Hare Chicago, Illinois United American Airlines May 25
Internatio States 272
Flight 191 1979
nal Airport August 19,
7 London Hillingdon, United Saudia Flight 163 301
1980
Heathrow London Kingdom June 23,
Airport Air India Flight 182 329
1985
8 Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, Hong Japan Airlines Flight August 12,
Internatio Islands, New Kong SAR, 520
123 1985
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Iran Air Flight 655 July 3, 1988 290 Name Location

Saudia Flight 763 and Caracol Belize
November
Kazakhstan Airlines 349
12, 1996 Xunantunich Belize
Flight 1907
Tikal Guatemala
Malaysia Airlines Flight March 8,
275 El Mirador Guatemala
370 2014
Copan Honduras
Malaysia Airlines Flight July 17,
298 Chichen Itza Mexico
17 2014
Iranian Air Force February Bonampak Chiapas
275 Palenque Mexico
Ilyushun II-76 19, 2003
Tulum Carribean
Coast
Uxmal Mexico
History’s Most Famous
Walls Famous Cultural and Historical Sites
Walls Location Katas Raj Temples Kalar Kahar, District
Berlin Wall East Germany Chakwal
Great Wall of China Beijing Masjid e Tooba Karachi
Green Monster, Fenway Boston Gurdwara Darbar District Narowal
Park, Boston Sahib Kartarpur
Vietnam Memorial Washington D.C, Shakargarh
U.S Kargah Buddha Nopura, Gilgit
Walls of Jericho Jericho, Palestine Shukogah
Walls of Troy Hills of Hissarlik Shahi Qila Lahore
The Western (Wailing) Wall Jerusalem Badshahi Masjid Lahore
Walls of Kremlin Russia
Forbidden City China
Wall Street U.S WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Alcatraz Prison San Francisco,
California, U.S Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Sistine Chapel Vatican City A Greek author Antipater of Sidon (second century
The Atlantic Wall Coast of BC) was the first to list the greatest monuments
Continental and buildings among the world’s seven wonders.
Europe and Most of these structures are now ruined except
Scandinavia the ‘Pyramids of Egypt’; parts of which have
survived.
Monuments Location Date
● The Berlin Wall was demolished on 9th
Pyramids of Egypt Between
November, 1989. Egypt 2589-2504
BC
List of Famous Pyramids The Colossus of Greek Island 280 BC
Name Location Rhodes of Rhodes
Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco The Hanging South of Conflicted
Pyramid of Cestius Rome Gardens of Modern
Gebel Barkal Sudan Babylon Baghdad
Pyramid of Meidum Egypt The Mausoleum Eastern Side 350 BC
Meroe Nubia (North of of Halicarnassus of the
Khartoum) Aegean Sea
Bent Pyramid Dahshur (Egypt) The Pharos of Port of 280 BC
Red Pyramid Egypt Alexandria or Alexandria
Pyramids of Giza Cairo The Lighthouse
of Alexandria
The Statue of Valley of 435 BC
List of Mayan Ruins Zeus (Jupiter) Olympia,
The Mayan Ruins are renowned as architectural Greece
attractions in Central America and Mexico because The Temple of Ephesus 550 BC
of their complicated structural designs. They are Artemis (Diana)
also a major tourist visiting spot.
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Sagrada Familia Barcelona 1852-1926* 8. Thomas Jefferson (1790-1793)

List of some famous leaders of
New Seven Wonders of the World the world
Monuments Location Leader’s name Country
Taj Mahal Agra, India Mohandas Karamchand India
Colosseum Rome, Italy Gandhi
Great Wall of China Beijing, China Nelson Mandela South Africa
Chichen Itza Mexico Napoleon Bonaparte France
Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Franklin D. Roosevelt United States of
Machu Picchu Peru America
Petra Jordan Vladimir Lenin Soviet Union
Che Guevera Argentina
Rosa Luxemburg Germany
Facts about the Bermuda Hugo Shavez Venezuela
Triangle Mao Zedong China
 Bermuda Triangle is a region of the North Adolf Hitler Germany
Atlantic Ocean Hi Chi Minh Vietnam
 It does not appear on any world maps and Fidel Castro Cuba
the US Board on Geographical Names does Martin Luther King Jr United States
not recognize it as an official region of the Quaid e Azam Pakistan
Atlantic Ocean. Fatima Ali Jinnah Pakistan
 Since long, this has been a source of Abraham Lincoln United States
mystifying occurrences that puzzle people Mother Teresa India
 No official maps exist that delineate the Greta Thunberg Germany
boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle John F Kennedy United States
 At least two mysterious incidents have taken Vladimir Putin Russia
place in the area; first was in March 1918 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Dubai
when the collier USS Cyclops, en route to Maktoum
Baltimore, Maryland, from Brazil, Otto von Bismarck Germany
disappeared inside the Bermuda Triangle. Ferdinand Marcho Philippines
Second occurred 27 years later, when a Pierre Trudeau Canada
squadron of bombers (Flight 19) Dalai Lama Tibet
disappeared in the airspace above the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel India
Bermuda Triangle.
 The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most List of Presidents after Russian
heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world.
Federation was established in
Important Defence Secretaries 1991
Term of Office President
of United States 1991-1999 Boris Yeltsin
st nd
Name Tenure 1999-2008 1 & 2 term) Vladimir Putin
James V. Forrestal 1947-1949 2008-2012 Dmitry Medvedev
rd th
Robert McNamara 1961-1968 2012-present (3 and 4 Vladimir Putin
Donald Rumsfeld 1975-1977, 2001-2006 term)
Caspar "Cap" 1981-1987
Weinberger Names of official residence of
Richard B. Cheney 1989-1993
Famous US Secretaries of State heads of states
Name of Residence Head of State
1. Michael R. Pompeo (2018-2021)
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton (2009-2013) Official residence of the
La Fortaleza
3. Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger (1973- Governor of Puerto Rico
1977) Koninklijk Paleis Official residence of Queen
4. William Rufus Day (1898-1898) Amsterdam Beatrix of Netherlands
5. Henry Clay (1825-1829) Drottningholm Official residence of
6. James Monroe (1811-1817) Palace Swedish royal family
7. James Madison (1801-1809) Hofburg Imperial Official residence of
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Palace president of Austria Angola National People’s Assembly

Tokyo Imperial Official residence of Argentina National Congress
Palace emperor of Japan Australia Federal Parliament
Official residence of king of Austria National Assembly
Palacio Real
Spain Bahrain National Assembly
Official residence of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad
White House
president of USA Bahamas General Assembly (House of
Official residence of the Assembly and Senate)
Moscow Kremlin
president of Russia Belize National Assembly
Benin National Revolutionary
Important Political Figures: Assembly
Bhutan Tshogdu (National Assembly)
Birthdays and Death Bolivia National Congress
Anniversaries Botswana National Assembly
Death Brazil National Congress
Names Birthdays Britain Parliament (House of Commons
anniversaries
11th and House of Lords)
Mohammad 25th December, Bulgaria National Assembly
September,
Ali Jinnah 1876 Burkina Faso National Assembly
1948
Allama Cambodia National Assembly
9th November, 21st April, Canada Parliament (House of Commons
Mohammad
1877 1938 and Senate)
Iqbal
Sir Syed 17th October, 27th March, Chad National Assembly
Ahmed Khan 1817 1898 Chile National Congress
Shah Wali 21st February, 20th August, China, National People’s Congress
Ullah 1703 1762 (Mainland)
Sheikh 10th China, National Assembly
Ahmad 26th June, 1564 December, (National)
Sirhindi 1624 Colombia Congress
Mahatma 2nd October, 30th January, Cuba National Assembly of People’s
Gandhi 1869 1948 Power.
Cyprus House of Representatives
Czechoslovakia Federal Assembly
Denmark Folketing
List of ex-Presidents who died Japan National Diet*
Ecuador National Chamber of
in 2020 Obituaries Representatives
Name Country Egypt People’s Assembly
Jerry Rawlings Ghana Ethiopia National Assembly
Benjamin Mkapa Tanzania Finland Eduskunta/Riksdagen
Pierre Buyoya Burundi France Parliament
Yhombi Opango Congo Germany Bundesrat
Hosni Mubarak Egypt Ghana National Assembly
Valery Giscard d’Estaing France Greece Parliament
Amadou Toumani Toure Mali Guatemala National Congress
Pranab Mukherjee India Guyana National Assembly
Lee Teng-hui Taiwan Hungary National Assembly
Iceland Althing
India Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya
Countries and their Indonesia
Sabha)
People’s Consultative Assembly
Parliaments Iran Majlis
Iraq National Assembly
COUNTRY PARLIAMENT Ireland Oireachtas or National
Afghanistan Shora Parliament (Dail Eireann, House
Albania People Assembly of Representatives and Sea and
Algeria National People’s Assembly Eireann Senate)
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Israel Knesset Sweden Riksdag

Italy Parliament Switzerland Federal Assembly (Nationalist)
Japan Diet Syria People’s Council and Standerat)
Jordan National Assembly Tanzania National Assembly
Kenya National Assembly Thailand National Assembly
Korea (North) Supreme People’s Assembly Tunisia National Assembly
Korea (South) National Assembly Turkey Grand National Assembly
Kuwait National Assembly Uganda National Resistance Council
Laos People’s Supreme Assembly UAE Federal National Assembly
Lebanon National Assembly United Parliament
Libya General People’s Congress Kingdom
Liberia National Assembly U.S.A. Congress (House of
Liechtenstein Diet Representatives and Senate)
Madagascar Popular National Assembly Uruguay Council of States
Malaysia Parliament Venezuela National Congress
Maldives Citizen’s Assembly Vietnam National Assembly
Mali National Assembly Yemen Presidential Council
Malta House of Representatives Zaire National Legislative Council
Mauritania National Assembly Zambia National Assembly
Mauritius National Assembly Zimbabwe Parliament
Mexico National Congress
Mongolia People’s Great Hural
Morocco Majlis-al-Nuwab Major Political Parties
Mozambique People’s Assembly
Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw (People’s of the World
Assembly) Country Political Parties
Namibia National Assembly Afghanistan: Hezb-i-Islami, Harkat-i-Islami,
Nauru Parliament Hezb-i-Wahdat, Daiyer Ittehad-i-
Nepal National Assembly Islami.
Netherlands Staten General Australia: Australian Labour Party, Liberal
New Zealand House of Representatives Party National Party, Australian
Nicaragua National Constituent Assembly Democratic Labour Party.
Niger National Development Council Austria: Socialist Party of Austria, Austrian
Nigeria National Assembly People’s Party, Freedom Party of
Norway Storting Austria, United Greens of Austria,
Oman Consultative Assembly Communist Party.
Pakistan National Assembly, Senate Canada: Liberal Party, Progressive
Panama National Assembly Conservative Party, New
Papua (New National Parliament. Democratic Party, Social Credit
Guinea) Party, Christian Democratic Party,
Peru Congress Radical Party.
Philippines Congress China: Communist Party (1921)
Poland National Assembly Denmark: Social Democratic Party, Liberal
Portugal Assembly of the Republic Party, Radical Liberal Party,
Conservative People's Party,
Qatar Advisory Council
Socialist People’s Party.
Romania Grand National Assembly
Egypt: National Democratic Party,
Russia Supreme Soviet
National Progressive Unionist
Senegal National Assembly Party, Socialist Labour Party,
Singapore Parliament Socialist Liberal Party.
Seychelles People’s Assembly France: Centre of Social Democrats,
Somalia People’s Assembly Communist Party, Democratic
South Africa House of Assembly Social Movement, National Front,
Spain Cortes Union of Democrats for the
Sri Lanka Parliament Republic, Rassemblement Pour La
Sudan National Assembly République, National Federation
Surinam Staten of Independent Republicans,
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Radical Party, Social Party, Union Party.

Pour La Democratic Francaise. Switzerland: Christian Democratic People’s
Germany: Christian Democratic Union, Party of Switzerland,
Christian Social Union, Social Independence Alliances, Radical
Democratic Party, Freedom Democratic Party of Switzerland,
Democratic Party, Party of Social Democratic Party of
Democratic Socialism. Switzerland, Swiss People’s Party.
Greece: New Democracy Party, United Syria: Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party.
Democratic Left, Progressive Turkey: Republican People’s Party, Justice
Party, Communist Party. Party, National Salvation Party,
India: Congress I , Indian National Turkish Socialist Workers’ Party,
Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Motherland Party, National
Communist Party of India, Democratic Party, Social
People’s Party (Lok Dal). Democratic Party.
Indonesia: Development Unity Party, Golkar, United Conservation and Unionist Party,
Indonesian Democracy Party. Kingdom: Labour Party, Liberal Party, Social
Iran: New Iran Party, People’s Party, and Liberal Democrats, Social
Pan-Iran Party, Islamic Republican Democratic Party.
Party, Muslim People’s Republican USA: Democratic, Republican.
Party.
Iraq: Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party.
Italy: Christian Democrat Party, List of a few World Popular
Communist Party, Socialist Party,
Italian Social Democratic Party, Leaders and Political Parties
Republican Party, Italian Social (commonly asked in exams).
Movement, National Democracy.
Japan: Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Sadam Hussein:
Socialist Party, Democratic Sadam Hussein was the President of Iraq from 16
Socialist Party, Japan Communist July 1979 until 9 April 2003. He was an eminent
Party, Clean Government Party, player in the 1968 coup (also known as 17 July
New Liberal Club. Revolution). He was accused of possessing
Korea: Democratic Justice Party, The New Weapons of Mass Destruction by te western
Korea Democratic Party. powers (US and UK mainly) in 2003 as a result a
Netherlands: The Christian Democratic Appeal, coalition led by the US invaded Iraq. Sadam was
Labour Party, People’s Party for captured on 13 December 2003 and later
Freedom and Democracy. convicted of crimes against humanity on 5
Pakistan: Jamat-e-Islami, Awami National November 2006 by Iraqi Courts. He was hanged on
Party, Pakistan Awami Tehrik, 30 December 2006.
MQM, PNP, Jamhoori Watan
Party, Pakistan Muslim League (N), Muhammad Morsi:
Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muhamad Morsi was Egyption President from 30
Tehreek-i-Insaaf Jamiat-a-Ulemai June 2012 to 3 July 2013, he led the Freedom and
Islam. Justice Party in Egypt and was an affiliate of
Azad Muslim Conference, Azad Jamu Muslim Brotherhood. He was ousted by General
Kashmir Kashmir Peoples Party, Jamat-e- Fattah el- Sisi after the June protest. Morsi came
(Pakistan) Islami.PML into power after the resignation of the then
South Africa: National Party, Progressive Egyption President Hosni Mubarak who resigned
Federal Party. after the popular Egyption Revolution 2011. Morsi
Spain: Spanish Socialist Workers Party, was the first democratically elected President of
Democratic Coalition, Popular Egypt. Morsi was convicted of unlawful detention
Alliance, Popular Democratic in April 2015. He died on 17 June 2019 by
Party, Convergence and Union collapsing during a court hearing on espionage
Communist Party, Democratic and charges.
Socialist Centre, Basque
Nationalist Left. Bashar Al Assad:
Sweden: Social Democratic Labour Party, Bashaar has been President of Syria since 17 July
Communist Left Party, Centre 2000. He has been accused of war crimes during
Party, Liberal Party, Moderate
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Syrian civil war as well as for possessing and using These are used to reach the macroeconomic goals
chemical weapons as accused by the US. of a country.
Fiscal Policy is about the revenue collected and
Nelson Mandela: expenditure of a government.
Nelson Mandela served as the first black President Monetary Policy deals with the interest rates that
of South Africa from 1994-1999. He served as the are used by banks for short-term borrowings from
head of the African National Congress from 1991- other banks, managing inflation, supply of money,
1997. He died on 5 December 2013 due to stabilize prices and currency.
respiratory infection. He led the Anti-Apartheid
Movement. He served 27 years in prison, arrested One Belt One Road
and imprisoned in 1962. He was prisoned in One Belt One Road (OBOR) is a Chinese initiative
Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor which aims to increase and expand economic
Verster Prison but for most of the time he stayed development and commercial projects that focus
in Robben Island. on building on the connectivity and cooperation of
countries to promote mutual trade. OBOR spans
Idi Amin: about 78 countries of the world. Italy has become
the first developed economy of the world to sign
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (“”Butcher of Uganda”) - he
was the President of Uganda (1971 - 1979) and OBOR in 2019. There are a total number of six
exiled during the Uganda-Tanzania war. Initially he projects under this initiative.
sought refuge in Libya but later moved on to Saudi
Arabia. He died in Saudi Arabia on 16th August, Modern Slavery Bill 2018
2003. The Modern Slavery Act 2018 requires entities
based, or operating, in Australia, which have an
List of few Impeached World Leaders annual consolidated revenue of more than $100
Name Country million, to report annually on the risks of modern
Donald Trump United States slavery in their operations and supply chains, and
Martín Vizcarra Peru actions to address those risks.
Park Geun-hye South Korea
Dilma Rousseff Brazil Meaning of flags of different
Abdurrahman Wahid
Boris Yeltsin
Indonesia
Russia
countries
Country Flag Meaning
United Union Jack Patron Saints of
Commonly Asked Political Kingdom England, Wales,
Scotland and Ireland
Parties: Nigeria Three green color
Political Party Head of Country equal represents the
Party stripes of nation's lush
Hammas Ismail Palestine white and vegetation, the white
Haniyeh green signifies the
Justice and Tayyip Turkey country’s desire for
Development Party Erdogan peace and unity
Republicans Ronna USA South Taegukgi White color
McDaniel Korea (great represent Korean
Fatah Farouk Palestine polarity) people, the emblem
Kadoumi represent cosmic
Conservative Party Boris UK forces and the four
Johnson black trigrams
Labour Party Jeremy UK represent earth,
Corbyn heaven, water and
Kurdistan Masoud Iraq fire
Democratic Party Barzani United Old Glory 13 stripes
Islamic Dawa Party Nouri al- Iraq States of or the stars representing the
Maliki America and the original 13 colonies,
Liberal Democratic Shinzo Abe Japan stripes 50 stars denote the
Party 50 individual states
of the nation and red
Government Economic Policies color signifies
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hardiness and valor,

the blue represents Capital And Currencies
vigilance and justice Sr Country Capital Currency
Bangladesh red circle The red color Name
on a green denotes the rising 1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
background sun and the sacrifices 2 Albania Tirane Lek
made by the nation’s 3 Algeria Algiers Dinar
people for their 4 Andorra Andorra la Euro
independence and Vella
green color signifies 5 Angola Luanda New
country’s greenery Kwanza
and vitality 6 Antigua and Saint John’s East
Barbuda Caribbean
dollar
Short List of Facts Related Flags 7 Argentina Buenos Aires Peso
and National Emblems 8 Armenia Yerevan Dram
Country Emblem 9 Australia Canberra Australian
Australia Kangaroo dollar
Bangladesh Water Lily 1 Austria Vienna Euro
Barbados Head of a Trident 0 (formerly
Belgium Lion schilling)
Canada White Lily 1 Azerbaijan Baku Manat
Chile Candor and Huemul 1
Denmark Beach 1 The Nassau Bahamian
Dominica Sisserou Parrot 2 Bahamas dollar
France Lily 1 Bahrain Manama Bahrain
Germany Cornflower 3 dinar
Guyana Canje Pheasant 1 Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Hong Kong Bauhinia (Orchid Tree) 4
India The Lion Capital of Ashoka 1 Barbados Bridgetown Barbados
Iran Rose 5 dollar
Ireland Shamrock 1 Belarus Minsk Belorussian
Israel Candelabrum 6 ruble
Italy White Lily 1 Belgium Brussels Euro
Ivory Coast Elephant 7 (formerly
Belgian
Japan Chrysanthemum
franc)
Lebanon Cedar Tree
1 Belize Belmopan Belize dollar
Luxembourg Lion with Crown
8
Mongolia The Soyombo
1 Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc
Netherlands Lion 9
New Zealand Southern Cross, Kiwi, Fern 2 Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
Norway Lion 0
Pakistan Crescent 2 Bolivia La Paz Boliviano
Papua New Bird of paradise 1 (administrative
Guinea );
Senegal Baobab Tree Sucre (judicial)
Sierra Leone Lion 2 Bosnia and Sarajevo Convertible
Spain Eagle 2 Herzegovina Mark
Sri Lanka Lion 2 Botswana Gaborone Pula
Sudan Secretary Bird 3
Syria Eagle 2 Brazil Brasilia Real
Turkey Crescent & Star 4
U.K. Rose 2 Brunei Bandar Seri Brunei
U.S.A. GoldenRod 5 Begawan dollar
2 Bulgaria Sofia Lev
Countries With Their 6
2 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc
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7 3 pound
2 Burundi Gitega Burundi 5 El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S.
8 franc 4 dollar
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel 5 Equatorial Malabo CFA Franc
9 5 Guinea
3 Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc 5 Eritrea Asmara Nakfa
0 6
3 Canada Ottawa Canadian 5 Estonia Tallinn Estonia
1 dollar 7 Kroon; Euro
3 Cape Verde Praia Cape 5 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
2 Verdean 8
escudo 5 Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
3 Central Bangui CFA Franc 9
3 African 6 Finland Helsinki Euro
Republic 0 (formerly
3 Chad N’Djamena CFA Franc markka)
4 6 France Paris Euro
3 Chile Santiago Chilean 1 (formerly
5 Peso French
3 China Beijing Chinese franc)
6 Yuan 6 Gabon Libreville CFA Franc
3 Colombia Bogota Colombian 2
7 Peso 6 The Gambia Banjul Dalasi
3 Comoros Moroni Franc 3
8 6 Georgia Tbilisi Lari
3 Republic of Brazzaville CFA Franc 4
9 the Congo 6 Germany Berlin Euro
4 Zimbabwe Harare United 5 (formerly
0 States dollar Deutsche
4 Costa Rica San Jose Colón mark)
1 6 Ghana Accra Cedi
4 Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro CFA Franc 6
2 (official); 6 Greece Athens Euro
Abidjan (de 7 (formerly
facto) drachma)
4 Croatia Zagreb Croatian 6 Grenada Saint George’s East
3 8 Caribbean
4 Cuba Havana Cuban Peso dollar
4 69 Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal
4 Cyprus Nicosia Euro 70 Guinea Conakry Guinean
5 franc
4 Czech Prague Koruna 71 Guinea- Bissau CFA Franc
6 Republic Bissau
4 Denmark Copenhagen Danish 72 Guyana Georgetown Guyanese
7 Krone dollar
4 Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian 73 Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
8 franc 74 Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira
4 Dominica Roseau East 75 Hungary Budapest Forint
9 Caribbean 76 Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic
dollar króna
5 Dominican Santo Domingo Dominican 77 India New Delhi Indian
0 Republic Peso Rupee
5 East Timor Dili U.S. dollar 78 Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
1 (Timor- 79 Iran Tehran Rial
Leste) 80 Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
5 Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar 81 Ireland Dublin Euro
2 (formerly
5 Egypt Cairo Egyptian
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Irish 11 Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian

pound 3 rupee
[punt]) 11 Mexico Mexico City Mexican
82 Israel Jerusalem* Shekel 4 peso
83 Italy Rome Euro 11 Federated Palikir U.S. Dollar
(formerly 5 States of
lira) Micronesia
84 Jamaica Kingston Jamaican 11 Moldova Chisinau Leu
dollar 6
85 Japan Tokyo Yen 11 Monaco Monte Carlo Euro
86 Jordan Amman Jordanian 7
dinar 11 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog
87 Kazakhstan Nur Sultan Tenge 8
88 Kenya Nairobi Kenya 11 Montenegro Podgorica Euro
shilling 9
89 Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Kiribati 12 Morocco Rabat Dirham
dollar 0
90 North Korea Pyongyang Won 12 Mozambiqu Maputo Metical
91 South Korea Seoul Won 1 e
93 Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti 12 Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Kyat
Dinar 2 (Burma)
94 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som 12 Namibia Windhoek Namibian
95 Laos Vientiane New Kip 3 dollar
96 Latvia Rigaf Lats 12 Nauru no official Australian
97 Lebanon Beirut Lebanese 4 capital; dollar
pound government
98 Lesotho Maseru Maluti offices in Yaren
99 Liberia Monrovia Liberian District
dollar 12 Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese
10 Libya Tripoli Libyan 5 rupee
0 dinar 12 Netherlands Amsterdam; Euro
10 Liechtenstei Vaduz Swiss franc 6 The Hague (formerly
1 n (seat of guilder)
10 Lithuania Vilnius Litas government)
2 12 New Wellington New
10 Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro 7 Zealand Zealand
3 (formerly dollar
Luxembou 12 Nicaragua Managua Gold
rg franc) 8 cordoba
10 Macedonia Skopje Denar 12 Niger Niamey CFA Franc
4 9
10 Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy 13 Nigeria Abuja Naira
5 Ariary 0
10 Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha 13 Norway Oslo Norwegian
6 1 krone
10 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit 13 Oman Muscat Omani rial
7 2
10 Maldives Male Rufiyaa 13 Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani
8 3 rupee
10 Mali Bamako CFA Franc 13 Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar
9 4
11 Malta Valletta Euro 13 Palestine Ramallah, East Palestine
0 5 Jerusalem Pound
11 Marshall Majuro U.S. Dollar 13 Panama Panama City Balboa;
1 Islands 6 U.S. dollar
11 Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya 13 Papua New Port Moresby Kina
2 7 Guinea
13 Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní
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8 3 (administrative)
13 Peru Lima Nuevo sol ; Cape Town
9 (1991) (legislative);
14 Philippines Manila Peso Bloemfontein
0 (judiciary)
14 Poland Warsaw Zloty 16 South Sudan Juba Sudanese
1 4 Pound
14 Portugal Lisbon Euro 16 Spain Madrid Euro
2 (formerly 5 (formerly
escudo) peseta)
14 Qatar Doha Qatari riyal 16 Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Sri Lankan
3 6 Jayewardenepu rupee
14 Romania Bucharest Romanian ra Kotte
4 Rupee (legislative)
14 Russia Moscow Ruble 16 Sudan Khartoum Sudanese
5 7 Pound
14 Rwanda Kigali Rwandan 16 Suriname Paramaribo Surinames
6 franc 8 e dollar
14 Saint Kitts Basseterre East 16 Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni
7 and Nevis Caribbean 9
dollar 17 Sweden Stockholm Krona
14 Saint Lucia Castries East 0
8 Caribbean 17 Switzerland Berne Swiss franc
dollar 1
14 Saint Kingstown East 17 Syria Damascus Syrian
9 Vincent and Caribbean 2 pound
the dollar 17 Taiwan Taipei Taiwan
Grenadines 3 dollar
15 Samoa Apia Tala 17 Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni
0 4
15 San Marino San Marino Euro 17 Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Tanzanian
1 5 Dodoma shilling
15 Sao Tome Sao Tome Dobra (legislative)
2 and Principe 17 Thailand Bangkok Baht
15 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal 6
3 17 Togo Lome CFA Franc
15 Senegal Dakar CFA Franc 7
4 17 Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga
15 Serbia Belgrade Serbian 8
5 Dinar 17 Trinidad and Port-of-Spain Trinidad
15 Seychelles Victoria Seychelles 9 Tobago and
6 rupee Tobago
15 Sierra Leone Freetown Leone dollar
7 18 Tunisia Tunis Tunisian
15 Singapore Singapore Singapore 0 dinar
8 dollar 18 Turkey Ankara Turkish lira
15 Slovakia Bratislava Euro 1 (YTL)
9 18 Turkmenista Ashgabat Manat
16 Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian 2 n
0 tolar; euro 18 Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Tuvaluan
(as of 3 Funafuti Dollar
1/1/07) province
16 Solomon Honiara Solomon 18 Uganda Kampala Ugandan
1 Islands Islands 4 new
dollar shilling
16 Somalia Mogadishu Somali 18 Ukraine Kiev Hryvnia
2 shilling 5
16 South Africa Pretoria Rand 18 United Arab Abu Dhabi U.A.E.
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6 Emirates Dirham se Brazil Africa

18 United London Pound Middle
7 Kingdom sterling South
Arabic East, North Xhosa
18 United Washington Dollar Africa
Africa
8 States of D.C. France,
America Belgium,
18 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Lithuania
French Canada, Lithuania
9 peso n
Switzerlan
19 Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan d
0 i sum Italian Italy Georgian Georgia
19 Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu Indonesi
1 Indonesia Hebrew Israel
an
19 Vatican City Vatican City Euro Java Eastern
2 (Holy See) Javanese Santhali
(Indonesia) India
19 Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Andhra
3 Telgu Pradesh Yi (Lolo) China
19 Vietnam Hanoi Dong (India)
4 Sri Lanka,
19 Yemen Sanaa Rial Minangka Somalia
Tamil Tamilnadu
5 bau (Indonesia)
(India)
19 Zambia Lusaka Kwacha Maharasht
6 Marathi Ilocano Luzon
ra (India)
Somalia
Pakistan,
Urdu Somali (Philippine
India
Principal Languages of the s)
Pakistan, Upper
World Punjabi
India
Mossi
Volta
Areas Areas Korea
Languag
Where Language Where Korean (North and Albanian Albania
e
Spoken Spoken South)
Chinese Ukraine
(Mandari Ukrainia (Russian Mongolia Mongolia
Czechoslov
n and China Slovak n Federation n (China)
akia
Cantones )
e) Vietnam
U.K., Vietnam Miao China
ese
U.S.A., Celebes
Canada, Polish Poland Buginese
(Indonesia)
English Ireland, Armenian Armenia Kashmiri
Australia, Turkish Turkey Kashmir
(India)
New Gujarat Rajasthan Rajasthan
Zealand. Gujarati
(India) i (India)
Russian Kazakhsta Moldavia
Russian Kazak Thai Thailand Moldavia
Federation n n
Spain, Malayala Kerala
Tibet Lao Laos
Spanish Latin Tibetan m (India)
(China)
America Karnataka Sumatra
North Kannada Achinese
Hindi Ulghur Sinkiang (India) (Indonesia)
India Farsi Bali
Japanese Japan Twi Ghana Iran Balinese
(Persian) (Indonesia)
Germany, Orissa Bikolluzo (Philippine
Austria, West Oriya
German Malinke (India) n s)
Switzerlan Africa Romania
d Rumania Ganda Uganda
n
Banglades Lesotho Serbo- Malawi,
Bengali Sotho Yugoslavia Nyanja
h, India (Africa) Croatian Zambia
Portugue Portugal, Zulu South Hausa Nigeria, Mbunda Angola
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Niger Sierra
Chuang China Mende
Mozambiq Leone
Pushto Pakistan Makua Ghana,
ue Tagalog Philippines Ewe
Eastern South Togo
Bhojpuri Afrikans Peru,
India Africa Cuechua Fon Dahomey
Sudanes Mexico, Bolivia
Sudan Mayan West
e Guatemala Danish Denmark Kanuri
Hungaria Africa
Hungary Guarani Paraguay Gabon,
n Flemish Belgium Feng
Netherlan Cameroon
Dutch Latvian Latvia Provenca
ds France Drinka Sudan
Swahili East Africa Stovenian Yugoslavia l
Tartar Tartar Lingla Congo
Visayen Philippines Mordvia Mordavia
Tukey,
Nepali Nepal Chuvash Chuvash Iraq,
Tadzhikista Kurdish Mangbet Congo
Greek Greece Tadzhik Russian
n Federation
Czechoslov Kampuche
Cech Gondi East India
akia a Iran,
Assames Assam Burundi,
Shan Burma Khmer (Russian Rundi
e (India) Congo
Federation
Swedish Sweden Karen Burma )
Bulgaria Sumatra Ruanda,
Bulgaria Batak Ruanda Kamba Kenya
n (Indonesia) Congo
Byelorussi Galla Ethopia Luo Kenya
Byelorus
a, Russian Sidamo Ethiopia Norwegi
sian Norway Sukania Tanzania
Federation an
Sinhales Rajasthan
Sri Lanka Kikuyu Kenya Marwari Tigrinya Ethopia
e (India)
Amharic Ethiopia Kongo Congo Finnish Finland Shona Rhodesia
Yuruba Nigeria Luba Congo Botswana,
Madures Madura Yiddish USA, Israel Tswana South
Bemba Zambia Africa
e (Indonesia)
Ibo Nigeria Bhili
Gujarat
(India)
Old and New Names of
Catalan Spain Berton Britainy Countries
Pakistan, Macedoni Old New Old New
Sindhi Macedonia Abyssini Ethiopia Madagasca Malagasy
India a
Azerbaijan, a r
Azerbaija British Guyana Mesopota Iraq
Russian Estonian Estonia
ni Guiana mia
Federation
Chattigar Bihar Burma Myanmar Nyasaland Malawi
Bashkir Bashkir Cape Cape Nippon Japan
hi (India)
West Canaver Kennedy
Fulani Turkmen Turkmen al
Africa
Bihar Ceylon Sri Lanka Northern Zambia
Magadhi Kirgiz Kirrgiz Rhodesia
(India)
Malagas Pakistan, Congo Zaire Peking Beijing
Malgasy Baluchi Fort Zhob Persia Iran
y Iran
Bihar Borneo Sandma
Maithali Dayak n
(India) (Indonesia)
Uzbekistan Dahome Benin Portuguese Guinea
Karnataka y Guinea Bissau
Uzbek , Russian Tulu
(India) Dutch Indonesia Petrograd Leningr
Federation
Malaya Malaysia, East ad
Wolof Senegal Indies
Singapore
Dutch Surinam Rangoon Yangon
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Guiana
East Banglade Sandwich Hawaiia [

Pakistan sh Islands n National Days of Some

Islands
Egypt United Siam Thailand Countries
Arab
Republic January
Formosa Taiwan South Namibia 1st Sudan Independence Day
West 2nd Cuba Liberation Day
Africa 4th Burma Independence Day
French Guinea Southern Zimbabw 25th Uganda Revolution Day
Guinea Rhodesia e 26th Australia Day (Landing of the First
French Mali Tanganyi Tanzania Fleet)
West ka and 26th India Republic Day
Africa Zanzibar
Gold Ghana The New Vanuatu
February
Coast Hebrides 6th New Zealand New Zealand Day
Greenland Kalaallit Trucial United 22nd Egypt National Day
Nunaat Oman Arab March
Emirates 3rd Morocco National Day
Holland Netherlan West Mauritan 6th Ghana National Day
ds French ia
Africa 11th Denmark King's Birthday
Kampuch Cambodia Zaire Congo- 12th Mauritius Independence Day
ea Kinshasa 17th Ireland National Day
Malaya Malaysia Zanzibar Tanzania 22nd Arab League Foundation Day
23rd Pakistan Pakistan Day
World Cities with Old Names 25th Greece Independence Day
Old Name of New Name of
City/State/Country City/State/Country April
Angora Ankara 4th Hungary Liberation Day
Astano Almaty 4th Senegal Independence Day
Bangalore Bengaluru 21st Britain The Queen's Day
Batavia Jakarta 27th Togo Independence Day
Bechuanaland Botswana 27th Sierra Leone Independence Day
Bombay Mumbai 29th Japan Emperor Birthday
Calcutta Kolkata 30th The Queen's Birthday.
Cape Canaveral Cape Kennedy Netherlands
Central Province Madhya Pradesh
Ceylon Sri Lanka
May
2nd Israel Independence Day--date
Christina Oslo
variable
Lyallpur Faisalabad
9th Czechoslovakia National Day
Constantinople Istanbul
17th Norway National Day
Dacca Dhaka
Dahomey Benin 22nd Sri Lanka National Day
Madras Chennai 22nd Guyana National Day
Persia Iran 23rd FRG Constitution Day
Peking Beijing 25th Sudan National Day
Petrograd Leningrad 25th Jordan National Day
Poona Pune 27th Afghanistan Independence Day
Rangoon Yangon
Saigon Ho Chi Minh City
June
2nd Italy Foundation of
Salisbury Harare Republic Day
Sandwich Island Hawaiian Islands
6th Sweden Flag Day
Simla Shimla
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9th Britain Queen's Official 21st Malta Independence Day

Birthday variable date 22nd Mali Independence Day
12th The Philippines Proclamation of 23rd Saudi Arabia National Day
Independence Day
24th Thailand National Day
26th Malagasy Independence Day October
1st China Foundation of People's
July Republic of China
1st Somalia Independence Day 1st Sam National Day
1st Canada Confederation Day Marino
3rd Algeria Independence Day 1st Nigeria Independence Day
4th Philippines Independence Day 3rd Korea (S) Liberation Day
4th U.S.A. Independence Day 7th E. Liberation Day(GDR)
6th Malawi Independence Day Germany
11th Mongolia People's Revolution 9th Uganda Liberation Day
Day 10th Taiwan National Day
12th Belgium National Day 12th Spain Hispanity Day
14th France Taking of Bastille 21st Somalia Revolution Day
17th Afghanistan National Day 24th U.N.O. Foundation Day
th
18th Spain National Day 24 Zambia National Day
22nd Poland National Day 26th Austria National Day
23rd Egypt National Day 29th Turkey Republic Day
26th Liberia Independence Day November
28th Peru National Day 1st Algeria National Day
August 7th Russian Anniversary of the
1st Switzerland National Day Federation
7th Ivory Coast Republic Day 11th Sweden King's Birthday
9th Singapore National Day 11th Angola Independence Day
14th Pakistan Independence Day 12th Saudi Arabia National Day
15th India Independence Day 18th Morocco Throne pay
15th Korea (S) Independence Day 22nd Lebanon Independence Day
17th Indonesia Independence Day 24th Zaire National Day
23rd Romania Liberation Day 25th Surinam National Day
25th Uruguay National Day 26th Mongolia Independence Day
31st Malaysia Independence Day 29th Yugoslavia Republic Day
31st Trinidad Independence Day 30th Yemen DPRY National Day
31st Tobago Independence Day December
September 1st Cent-African National Day Empire
st
1 Libya National Day 2nd Yemen National Day
nd
2 Vietnam Independence Day 2nd Laos Liberation Day
3rd Qatar National Day 5th Thailand King's Day
6th Switzerland Independence Day 6th Finland Independence Day
7th Brazil National Day 9th Tanzania Independence Day
8th North Korea Liberation Day 11th Upper Volta Republic Day
9th Bulgaria Liberation Day 11th Zanzibar Independence Day
13th Ethiopia National Day 12th Kenya Independence Day
16th Mexico Independence Day 16th Bangladesh Independence Day
16th Papua New Guinea (National 18th Niger Republic Day
Day) 24th Libya Independence Day
18th Chile National Day 29th Nepal King's Birthday
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146
BC
Major Wars in History Russo- 1904 Japan Russia
Name Date Won By Against Japanese -
American 1775 Thirteen Britain War 1905
War of - colonies Seven Years 1756 Britain, Austria,
Independen 1783 War - Prussia France
ce 1763 Hanover Russia,
Austrian 1740 Austria, Poland, Sweden
Succession - Hungary Prussia, Spanish- 1898 U.S. Spain
war 1748 Britain, Sardinia, American
Holland Saxony, War
Spain Spanish 1701 England, Cologne,
Boer War 1899 Britain Boer Succession - Prussia Mantna,
- Republics War 1714 Austria, Savoy
1902 Netherland
Chinese- 1894 Japan China Thirty years 1618 France, The holy
Japanese - Japan China war etc. - Sweden Roman
War 1895 China Japan 1648 Empire &
1931 Spain
- Vietnam 1957 North South
1933 War - Vietnam Vietnam
1937 1975 and U.S.
- War of 1812 1812 U.S. Britain
1945 -
Civil War, 1861 11, Northern 11, 1815
American - States Southern War of 1456 House of House of
1865 States Roses - Lancaster York
Civil War, 1642 Parliament Charles-I 1485
English - World War I 1914 Belgium- Austria,
1651 - Britain Hungary,
Civil War, 1936 Junta de Republica 1918 Bulgaria,
Spanish - Defensa n Germany,
1939 Nacional governme Ottoman
nt empire
Crimean 1853 Britain, France World War II 1939 Austria, Bulgaria,
War, - France - Belgium, Finland,
1856 Sardinia, 1945 Britain, Germany,
Turkey Canada, Hungary,
France, 1870 Prussia and France China, Italy,
Prussian - German Denmark, Japan,
War 1871 States France, Romania
Gulf War 1991 Allied Forces Iraq Netherlands,
Under US Newzealand,
Hundred 1333 France England Norway,
Years War - Poland,
1453 Russia,
Korean War 1950 South Korea North S.Africa,
- and UN Korea and U.S.,
1953 Forces Chinese Yugoslavia
Napoleonic 1792 Austria, France
Wars - Britain, Conquests of Germany in the
1815 Prussia,
Russia etc.
20th century (1939-1942)
Country Year
Peloponnesi 431- Peloponnesi Delian
Poland 1939
an War 404 an League League
BC Denmark 1940
Punic Wars 254- Rome Carthage Norway 1941
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Belgium 1940 the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles

Netherlands 1940 was signed on June 28, 1919.
Luxembourg 1940
France 1940 Significant Armed
Yugoslavia 1941
Greece 1941 Conflicts
Russo-Japanese Dispute Main Warring Parties Year
Sakhalin has been a disputed land between Russia Middle East:
and Japan from 19th to 20th century and is now a
Iran vs. Mujahideen Khalq Organization 1979
part of Russia. In 1855 through the Treaty of
Shimoda, Russia and Japan agreed to share the Iraq vs. Desert Storm Coalition (U.S & 1991
land – Russians would live in the North and U.K.)
Japanese in the South – but later Russia invaded Iraq Government (Sunni) vs. Shia 1991
Sakhalin and took over in 1875. Through the (Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution
Treaty of Saint Petersburg, Russia proclaimed in Iraq)
Sakhalin as Russain land and Japan gave up its Iraq vs. Kurds 1961
claim. Nowadays it is called Sachalin. Israel vs. Palestinian Authority/ Hamas/ 1948
Missile Technology Control Regime Hezbollah/ Palestinian separatists
MTCR is a regime made under the auspices of the Asia:
G-7 nations. It has 35 states as its members. The Afghanistan: U.S., U.K., Northern 2001
main purpose of creating this regime was to limit Alliance, and Coalition Forces vs. al-
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction Qaeda
and other such nuclear, chemical and biological Sri Lanka vs. Tamil Eelam (1978-
weapons that can prove to be deadly for mankind. 2002)
Under this regime, the trade of materials that can Aug 06
be used in such weapons is limited and kept under India vs. Kashmiri separatist groups/ 1948
check. This is a sort of a treaty which is not legally Pakistan
binding on any member state but there is an India vs. Assam insurgents (various) 1979
understanding between these states that such Indonesia vs. Aceh Separatists 1969
harmful weapons and their proliferation needs to Indonesia vs. Irian Jaya separatist 1969
be curbed.
Philippines vs. Mindanaoan separatists 1971
Fratricide: killing one’s own brother
(MILF/ ASG)
The word has its roots in Latin: “frater” means
“brother” and “cide” means “killer”. It is either a Africa:
direct or indirect killing. Algeria vs. Armed Islamic Group (GIA) 1991
Burundi: Tutsi vs. Hutu
Important Treaties Democratic Republic of Congo and allies 1997
● Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 AH) vs. Rwanda, Uganda, and Indigenous
● Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) rebels
● The Peace of Westphalia (1648) Liberia vs. LURD rebels 2000
● The Treaty of Paris (1783) Somalia vs. rival clans 1991
● The Congress of Vienna (1814–15) Sudan vs. Sudanese People’s Liberation 1983
● Treaty of Versailles (1919) Army
● Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 AH)
Uganda vs. Lords’ Resistance Army (LRA) 1986
● The Camp David Accords (1978)
● Izmir Treaty (1977) Europe:
Russia vs. Chechen separatists 1994
Facts about Treaty of Versailles Latin America:
The Treaty of Versailles brought about the end of Colombia vs. National Liberation Army 1978
World War I.The Treaty of Versailles is a document (ELN)
made up of 15 parts and 440 articles that marked Colombia vs. Revolutionary Armed 1978
the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles Forces of Colombia (FARC)
was signed exactly 5 years after the start of World Colombia vs. Autodefensas Unidas de 1990
War I The Treaty of Versailles took territory away Colombia (AUG)
from Germany. In total, the territory and
population of Germany was reduced by 10% after
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Country Total Income in 2018

Recently Suspended USA $10.05bn
Russia $6.4bn
Armed Conflicts France $1.76bn
Germany $1.27bn
Year Spain $1.18bn
Began South Korea $1.08bn
Main Warring Parties Year China $1.04bn
Ceasefire UK $741m
Declared
Israel $707m
Angola vs. UNITA 1975-2002 Italy $611m
Chad vs. Muslim separatists (MDJT) 1998-2002
Sierra Leone vs. RUF 1991-2002
Taliban vs. Northern Alliance 1995-2001 Famous Arms Control
Tajikistan vs. United Tajik Opposition
(UTO)
1992-2000 Agreements
Indonesia vs. East Ti mor 1975-2000 Treaty Purpose Date
Ethiopia vs. Eritrea 1998-2000 Washington Set limitations on 1922–
Fiji vs. Insurgents 2000 Naval Treaty construction of 1939
Nepal vs Mao Nawaz Nov.2006 battleships,
Sri Lanka vs. Tamil Eelam 1978-2009 battlecruisers, and
Armenia vs Azerbaijan (Nagorno- 1988- aircraft carriers as well
Karabakh) present as tonnage quotas on
cruisers, destroyers,
Top Importers of Military and submarines
between the United
Hardware States, the United
According to the Stockholm International Peace Kingdom, Japan,
Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia’s imports France, and Italy.
account for 12% of the total imports and there has Antarctic Prohibited military 1961
been a tremendous rise of 192% over 2009-2013. Treaty conflict in Antarctica
Saudi Arabia received F-15 fighter aircraft, Outer Space prohibited 1967
Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighters, cruise Treaty deployment of
missiles, etc. weapons of mass
destruction, including
Ranking of Top Ten Arms’ nuclear weapons, in
space
Importing Countries – Seabed Arms prohibited 1971
Stockholm International Peace Control Treaty underwater nuclear
tests
Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Biological prohibited production 1972
Country Total Spending in Weapons of biological weapons
2018 Convention
Saudi Arabia $3.81bn Environmental prohibited military use 1978
Australia $1.57bn Modification of environmental
China $1.56bn Convention modification
India $1.53bn techniques
Egypt $1.48bn Chemical prohibited production 1997
Algeria $1.32bn Weapons and stockpiling of
South Korea $1.31bn Convention chemical weapons
United Arab Emirates $1.1bn Open Skies allowed unarmed 2002
(UAE) Treaty reconnaissance flights
Qatar $816m between NATO and
Pakistan $777m Russia
Arms Trade regulates trade of 2013
Treaty conventional weapons
Major Suppliers of Weapons Treaty on the prohibits nuclear 2017
(2014-18) Prohibition of weapons
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Nuclear Guided Multiple

Weapons Launch Rocket
System
Major Arms Deals of USA in Chile – Standard Chile February $85
Missile-2 (Sm-2) 5, 2021 million
2021 Block Iiia Missiles
Deal Country Date Cost Egypt – Rolling Egypt February $197
Korea – Agm-114r Korea 19 $36 Airframe Missiles 16, 2021 million
Hellfire Missiles March, million (Ram) Block 2
2021 Tactical Missiles
Norway – Javelin Norway 16 $36
Fgm-148 Missiles March, million
2021
Finland – Finland February $91.2
Extended Range 17, 2021 million

List of countries sanctioned by US

Country Year Article Summary
introduced
Iran 1979 (lifted United Near total economic embargo on all economic activities, began
1981), States in 1979 as a response to the Iranian Revolution, and rapidly
reintroduced sanctions expanded over recent years due to the Iranian Nuclear Program
1987 against Iran and Iran's poor human rights record. Iran and the US have no
diplomatic relations. Listed as state sponsor of terrorism.
Country listed as Tier 3 on Trafficking in Persons Report which
imposes ban on participating in International Military Education
and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
North 1950 North Severe sanctions justified by extreme human rights abuses by
Korea Korea– North Korea and the North Korean nuclear program. North
United Korea and the US currently have no diplomatic relations.
States Country listed as Tier 3 on Trafficking in Persons Report which
relations imposes ban on participating in International Military Education
and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Syria 1986 Syria–United Reasons cited include Syria's poor human rights record, the
States Civil War, and being listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. Syria
relations and the US have no diplomatic relations since 2012.
Country listed as Tier 3 on Trafficking in Persons Report which
imposes ban on participating in International Military Education
and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Cuba 1958 United Reasons cited for the embargo include Cuba's poor human
States rights record. Since 1992, the UN General Assembly has
embargo regularly passed annual resolutions criticizing the ongoing
against Cuba impact of the embargo imposed by the United States.
Venezuela 2019 International Reasons cited for sanctions include Venezuela's poor human
sanctions rights record, links with illegal drug trade, high levels of state
during the corruption and electoral rigging.
Venezuelan Since 2019, Venezuela and the United States have no
crisis diplomatic relations under Nicolás Maduro but maintain
relations through disputed president Juan Guaidó
Country listed as Tier 3 on Trafficking in Persons Report which
imposes ban on participating in International Military Education
and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and
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Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Turkey 2020 Turkey– The United States has imposed long-anticipated sanctions on
United NATO ally Turkey over Ankara's procurement and testing of a
States Russian-made S-400 air defense system.
relations

List of Countries that Allow Highest Military Awards of Countries

women in front-line combat Highest Military Award Country
roles Medal of Honor USA
1. Denmark Legion d’honneur France
2. Estonia Hero of Russian federation Russia
3. Finland Victoria Cross UK
4. France Order of August First China
5. Germany The Valour Cross Denmark
6. Lithuania
Param Vir chakra India
7. Netherlands
8. Norway Military William Order Netherland
9. Poland Order of Rama Thailand
10. Romania The Cross of Honor for Valor Germany
11. Sweden Order of Bravery Bulgaria
Bir Srestho Bangladesh
List of Largest Naval Bases of The Cross of Liberty Estonia
US Mannerheim Cross of Liberty Finland
Name Location Area Order of Military Merit Brazil
(acres) Nishan-e-Haider Pakistan
Naval Station Norfolk South Eastern 3,400
Virginia ● Druzhba-III is a joint military training
Joint Base Pearl Oahu 27,694 exercise between Pakistan and Russia.
Harbor-Hickam ● The Dokhlam Standoff was a famous military
Naval Air Station Jacksonville 3,400 standoff between China and Bhutan that
Naval Base San Diego California 2,000 lasted between June 16-August 28, 2017.
Naval Base Kitsap Kitsap
Peninsula Armies of Some Countries in the World
Naval Air Station Texas List below includes those army names which are
Corpus Christi commonly asked in exams.
Naval Station Jacksonville 3,409
Mayport Country Army
Diego Garcia Indian Ocean 6720 Afghanistan Afghan National Army
Albania Albanian Land Force
Military Operations in the Near Past
Algeria Algerian People's National
Operation Name Country in which Army
operation is Belgium Belgian Land Component
conducted Colombia Colombian National Army
Operation Enduring Afghanistan Gabon Gabon Army
Freedom Gambia Gambian National Army
Freedom Sentinel Afghanistan Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense
Resolute Support Afghanistan Force
Chammal Syria Jordan Royal Jordanian Army
Timber Sycamore Syria Kazakhstan Kazakh Ground Forces
Olive Branch Syria North Korea Korean People's Army
Operation Shader Syria Ground Force
Iraqi Freedom Iraq South Korea Republic of Korea Army
Inherent Resolute Iraq & Syria Turkey Turkish Land Forces
Neptune Spear Pakistan
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Turkmenistan Turkmen Ground Forces France: Approximately 350 strategic warheads.

Uganda Uganda Army China: As many as 250 strategic warheads and 150
tactical warheads.
Medals of Bravery for Different Britain: About 200 strategic warheads.
Countries India: Between 45 and 95 nuclear warheads.
Pakistan: Between 30 and 50 nuclear warheads.
Medal for Bravery Country Israel: Refuses to confirm it is an nuclear weapons
National bravery Award India state but is generally assumed to have up to 200
Military Medal Britain nuclear warheads.
Distinguished Conduct Medal Britain
Gold Medal of Military Valour Italy
Medal of Bravery Hungary
Queen’s Gallantry Medal United Important Wars and
Kingdom
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Britain Revolutions
Military Merit Medal Vietnam
Nishan-e-Haider Pakistan REVOLUTIONS:
Countries with Nuclear Weapons ● Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution, also known as the April
Capability Revolution was a coup led by Soviet-backed
Acknowledged Nuclear Weapons Capability: People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Britain, France, Pakistan, United States, China, against the rule of Afghan President
India, Russia, North Korea. Mohammed Daoud Khan. The revolution
Unacknowledged Nuclear Weapons Capability: resulted in the murder of Mohammed
Israel. Daoud and his family, and the creation of a
Seeking Nuclear Weapons Capability: Iran. government with Nur Muhammad Taraki as
the President. This became a precursor for
Abandoned Nuclear Weapons the soon-to-happen Soviet invasion in
Development: Afghanistan and the Soviet-Afghan War
South Africa: Constructed but then voluntarily against the Mujahideen.
dismantled 6 uranium bombs.
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine: When Soviet Union ● Russian Revolution
broke up, these former states possessed nuclear Russian revolution includes two revolutions,
warheads that they have since given up. February Revolution 1917 and October
Revolution 1917. The Feb Revolution led to
North Korea Nuclear Tests the fall of the then Emperor Nicholas II and
establishment of a provisional government.
numbers The October revolution led by Vladimir Lenin
Years Tests resulted in the overthrow of the provisional
2006–2017 06 government and establishment of
2006-Oct-9 to 2017-Sep-3 06 communist state. Slogan: All Power to
Russians.
N-Powers’ Arsenal: A snapshot:
A Glance At the world’s nuclear weapons states ● American Revolution (1765-1783)
and their stockpiles, based on estimates compiled The reason for this revolution was American
from different sources: colonies' denial to submit to Great Britain
North Korea: Believed to have enough fissile King and Parliament authority. Revolution
material for about a half-dozen weapons, but ended in the drafting of the US constitution
estimates vary widely and are unverifiable. and later independence of the USA. Slogan:
The United States: More than 5,000 strategic No vacation without representation
warheads, more than 1,000 operational tactical
weapons – meant for the battlefield and less ● French Revolution (1789-1799)
powerful than the strategic arms – and
Roots of this revolution are usually related
approximately 3,000 reserve and tactical
to economic inequality. In the aftermath of
warheads.
this revolution Monarch was replaced with
Russia: Nearly 5,000 strategic warheads, and
democratic republic. Slogan: Liberty,
approximately 3,500 operational tactical
Equality, Fraternity.
warheads. In addition, it has more than 11,000
strategic and tactical warheads in storage.
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● Xinhai Revolution (1911)

The Xinhai Revolution led to the fall of the Facts about Vietnam War
last imperial dynasty, the Qing Dynasty. The U.S. first got involved in Vietnam in 1954. U.S.
Dissatisfaction among the masses due to and South Vietnamese Presidents were shot in
archaic policies of the Qing Dynasty led to 1963. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the catalyst
this revolution. This revolution lasted for 4 for the escalation of American action in Vietnam.
months and imperial rule was replaced with It refers to two incidents in August 1964.
the Provisional Government of the Republic
of China. Motto: Take one province by force Yellow Vest Movement
and inspire the other province to rise up. ● The yellow vests movement or yellow
jackets movement is a populist, grassroots
● Cuban Revolution (26 July 1953-1 protest movement for economic justice that
began in France in October 2018.
January 1959) ● After an online petition posted in May had
Cuban revolution led to the overthrow of attracted nearly a million signatures, mass
Batista led authoritarian regime. Revolution demonstrations began on 17 November.
lasted from 26 July 1953-1 January 1959. ● On 29 November 2018, a list of 42 demands
Cuban population was under heavy was made public and went viral on social
economic stress. It was at that time when media, becoming de facto a structuring basis
Fidel Castro, his brother Raul Castro and Che for the movement, covering a wide range of
Guevara (from Argentina) began sporadic eclectic topics, mostly related to democracy,
attacks against the government and social and fiscal justice.
eventually seized control of the country on
1st January 1959. Slogan: Patria o Muerte List of Famous Freedom
(Homeland or death)
Iranian Revolution (January 1978-February Fighters of the World
1979) Name Country
Iranian revolution was led by agitated Bhagat Singh India
Iranians who were against the US backed Frederick Douglass America
regime of Mohamed Reza Shah Pahlavi. Martin Luther King Jr America
Revolution resulted in the overthrow of Che Guevara Argentina
Pahlavi rule and it was replaced with an Charles de Gaulle France
Islamic state led by Grand Ayatollah William Wallace Scotland
Ruhollah Khomeini. Slogan: Death to Vladimir Lenin Russia
America Trotsky Russia
● Chinese Communist Revolution Stalin Russia
1949: Fidel Castro Cuba
Mao Zedong (leader of Chinese Communist Mao Zedong China
Party) on 1st October 1949 proclaimed the Mahatma Gandhi India
creation of the People’s Republic of China Nelson Mandela South Africa
(PRC). It marked the end of civil war Mangal Pandey India
between the Chinese Communist Party and Kanaklata Barua Assam
the National Party , which initiated soon Usha Mehta India
after WWII. The formation of PRC led to an Pritilata Waddadar Bengal
end of a long governmental crisis in China Rani Lakshmibai Jhansi
which started with the Chinese Revolution in Annie Besant Britain
1911. However, as mainland China fell to the
communists in 1949, the US suspended all
diplomatic relations with the PRC for several
List of countries that
decades. experienced a socialist
● 14 July Revolution/1958 coup d'etat revolution in 20th century
(14 July 1958) Country Leader/Party Year
Revolution led to the overthrow of the Cuba Fidel Castro 1959
Hashemite Monarch established by King Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin 1917
Faisal in 1921. Following the revolution Abd El Salvador Farabundo 1980-1992
al Karim Basit became the Prime Minister of Marti National
Iraq who was later killed in 1963 during the Liberation
Ramadan Revolution.
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Hungary Bela Kun 1919 powers. The League of Nation was also
Germany Rosa 1918-1919 created as an outcome of this treaty.
Luxemburg ● Treaty of Sevres: It was signed on 10 August
Mongolia Baron Ungern 1921 1920 and it led to the breakdown of
China Chinese 1949 Ottoman Empire.
Communist ● World War 2 (1 September 1939 - 2
Party September 1945)
Afghanistan People’s 1978 ● During World war II, two Japanese towns,
Democratic Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were attacked with
Party of a nuclear bomb by the United States.
Afghanistan
Non Alignment Movement
WARS Summit Conferences
● Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)  The Non Alignment Movement is the largest
● Greek War of Independence (1821-1832) grouping of states worldwide after United
● French invasion of Spain (1823) Nations
● Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)  The Non Alignment Movement was
● Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829) established in 1961
● Hungarian Revolution and War of  The purpose of the conference was declared
Independence (1848-1849) by Fidel Castro in his Havana Declaration of
● First Schleswig War (1848-1851) 1979
● Wars of Italian Independence (1848–1866) Summit Venue Year
● First Italian Independence War (1848–1849) th
18 Baku, Azerbaijan 25-26 October,
● The War of 1859 (1859)--Also known as the
2019
Second Italian War of Independence th
● Third Italian War of Independence (1866) 17 Margarita, September, 2019
● Russo–Turkish War (1877–1878) Venezuela
th
● Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885) 16 Tehran, Iran 26-31 August,
● Greco–Turkish War (1897) 2012
th
● Opium Wars were fought between 1839- 15 Sharm-el-Sheikh, 15-16 July, 2009
1842, and the participants were Britain and Egypt
th
China. 14 Havana, Cuba 11-16 September,
● The First Mysore War was fought between 2006
the East India Company and the Sultanate of
Mysore in the duration of 1766-1769. Treaties Regarding Palestine Conflict
● Crimean War (1854–1856): France, Britain Treaty/Agreement Year
and Sardinia joined hands to defend Camp David Summit 2000
Ottoman Empire from Soviet invasion. Most Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty 1994
events of this war took place in Crimea. Oslo Accords 1993
● Second Schleswig War (1864): Austria and Madrid Conference 1991
Prussia colluded against Denmark to take
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 1979
Schleswig and make it a part of Germany.
Camp David Accords 1978
● Austro-Prussian War (1866): In this short
conflict Prussia, forced Austria out of Geneva Conference 1973
German affairs. Rogers Plan 1969
● Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871): It was Allon Plan 1967
the last of the German Unification Wars, this Armistice Agreements 1949
war led to the formation of the German
Empire (The Second Reich), and resulted Muslim States which have
directly in the First World War.
● World War 1 (28 July 1914 - 11November Recognized Israel as a
1918) Sovereign State
Treaty of Versailles: Treaty of Versatile State Year of recognition
officially marked the end of WW1. It is one
Turkey March 28, 1949
of the greatest peace treaties in history.
Egypt March 26, 1979
Treaty was signed on 28 June 1919. Its aim
was to punish Germany by the Allied Jordan October 26, 1994
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Morocco September 1, 1994 Kolyno Toothpaste

Atlas Bicycle
UAE September 15, 2020 s and Brush
Bahrain September 15, 2020 Lactog Baby milk
Avon Bicycle
Turkmenistan October 6, 1993 en food
Chad January 10, 1961 Shoe and
Uzbekistan February 21, 1992 Bata Rubber Lux Soap
Kyrgyzstan March 1992 goods
Tajikistan April 1992 Lambre
Bayer Chemicals Scooter
Kazakhstan April 10, 1992 tta
Scooters and
Bajaj Electrical Lamby Scooter
Muslim countries which do not Appliances
Cotton Landm
Recognize Israel Binny's
Textile aster
Motor Car
Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Black Fountain Lifebuo
Bahrain Brunei Comoros Soap
Birds Pen y
Djibouti Egypt Iran Black and
Whisky Lal imli Woollens
Iraq Kuwait Libya White
Maldives Malaysia Mauritania Brooke
Tea Lipton Tea
Oman Pakistan Palestine Bond
Qatar Saudi Arabia Sahrawi MotorCycle Soaps and
B.S.A. Lever
Somalia Tunisia Yemen and Bicycle Ghee
Max
Brasso Brass Polish Cosmetics
Factor
US missile attack on Syria – 2018 Mangh
On 14th of April 2018, United States in Bry Biscuits
Hair Cream aram
collaboration with the UK and France attacked cream and Sweets
(J.B.)
Syria and stroke them with missiles. Syria was
Antiseptic
having a civil war at that time. The reason they Mause
Borolin skin cream Pistol
gave for this missile attack was that since Syria r
(perfumed)
had carried out chemical attacks in the Douma
Tooth
region just a week before this, they had to stop Bread and Maclea
Britannia brush,
them from proliferating such attacks. The Douma Biscuits ns
Paste
Chemical Attack had killed almost 50 people and
the United States blamed the Syrian Army and May
government for this attack. Bigston Television and Medicine
Baker
Burmah
Morto
Burshane Shell gas for Sweets
n
cooking.
Trade Names & Their Binaca
Tooth Paste
Brush and
Matad
Suitings
or
Associations Powder
Murph
Bournvita Food Drink Radio
y
Associatio
Trade Association Trade Black Germicidal
n Oil Engine Neko
Stone soap
Refrigerator,
Cadbury Chocolate Nelco Radios
Steel Cooking
Allwyn Indane Capstan Cigarettes Nepa News Print
furniture, Gas
Watches Caltex Petroleum Nivea Skin Cream
Agfa Photo goods Kassel Fans Nixode Skin
Coat Tyres
rm Ointment
Austin Motor Car Kiwi Boot Polish
Chelpark Ink Optrex Eye drop
Ambassa Kirlosk Engines,
Car Cherry Ovaltin
dor ar Tractors Boot Polish Food drink
Blossom e
Butter, Ghee Kotoge Vegetable
Amul Chevrolet Car Orient Fans
and Cheese m ghee
Photograp Wrist
Aerolon Hair Spray Kodak Coca Cola Cold Drink Omega
hic goods watches
Dogar’s Testmaster 29 General Knowledge

Tooth Paste, Toilet s pen

Colgate Hair Oil, Pearl's soap, face Tooth Paste,
Powder powder Standa TV and
Forhans Tooth
rd Radio
Face Brushes
powder, Motor Cars,
Colt Revolver Pond's Washing
cream Ford Trucks and Surf
snow powder
Tractors
Toothbrus Refrigerator Silvikri Baldness
Pepsod Gems
Crown T.V. h and s n (hair tonic)
ent
paste Safety razors Sunligh Washing
Toilet Gillette
and blades t soap
soap, Safes, Soaps
Palmoli
Crookes Lenses shaving and Sarido Headache
ve Godrej
brush and Refrigerator n drug
cream s
Motors, Glucose,
Crompto Throat
Fans and Peps Gfaxo Baby food Scindia Shipping
n drug
Light biscuits
Safety Shalim Paints,
Talcum Goldflake Cigarette
Panam razor ar Biscuits
Cuticura Powder,
a blades, Sewing
Soap Goodyear Tyres Singer
cigarettes Machine
Complexion Fountain T.V.
Cinthol Parker Grunding Television Telerad
soap powder pen Transistor
Cobra Shoe Polish Polson Butter Wine,
Vegetable Television, Hall's Tomato Texla T.V.
Dalda Pye
Ghee Radio Ketchup
Electrical True
Tyres, Haig Whisky Hair Dye
goods, Tone
Qunlop Rubber Philips
Radio, Fans,
Goods
Television Hamam Toilet Soap Usha Sewing
Sweets and Machines
Daurala Quink Ink
Sugar Hiltons Hotel Vat 69 Wine
Whitening Sore throat
Dodge Motor Car Ranipal Hercules Cycle Vicks
of Clothes cure
Vanaspati Air-
Eno's Fruit Salt Rath
ghee Hind Cycle Voltas conditionin
Batteries, g
Wrist
Eveready Torches and Romer Gramophon West
watches H.M.V. Time-piece
cells e. Radio clock
Blades and Westo
Erasmic Shaving Rallifan Fans Horlicks Malted milk T.V.
n
Soap Wrist Thermome
Eastern Rajdoo Motor H.M.T. Zeal
Bicycle watches ter, EV.
Star t cycle Hennol Hair dye
Exide Batteries Raleigh Bicycle 1. Trade and Industries
(Royal) Motor
ESSO Petroleum
Enfield Cycle
Flit Insecticide
Reming
Typewriter
Major Industries of the world
ton (Manufacturer Countries)
Fiat Car Rolex Watches Afghanistan Dry and fresh fruits, carpets, wool
Red Australia Wood, dairy products, wheat,
Flex Shoes and Cigarettes meat, lea, zinc
White Austria Machinery, textiles, leathers goods
Blades, Brazil Coffee
Favre 7
Watches safety Belgium Glass, textiles
Leuba O'clock
razors Chile Copper Nitrate
Firestone Tyres Sheffer Fountain Canada Wheat, newsprint, machinery
 Dogar’s Testmaster 30 General Knowledge

China Silk, tea, rice The North American A trilateral trade 3

Congo Copper, uranium, cobalt, ivory Free Trade bloc between
Cuba Sugar, tobacco, cigar Agreement (NAFTA) Canada, Mexico
Denmark Textiles, paper and the United
France Textile, Wine, silk States
Germany Machinery, Chemical, Iron and The World Bank An international 189
steel equipment financial
India Jute, Textiles, sugar, spices, institution that
tobacco, tea, cement, mica provides loans to
Indonesia Sugar, spices, rubber, rice developing
cinchona, petroleum countries for
Iraq Dates, petroleum various programs
Italy Mercury, textiles The European Union An economic and 27
Japan Machinery, textiles, toys silk, political Union
automobiles made up of 27
member states
Kenya Coffee, tea, meat, sisal, hides and
skins, cement, soda ash located primarily
in Europe
Kuwait Petroleum
The Asia Pacific A forum for 21 21
Malaysia Rubber, tin
Economic Pacific Rim
Netherlands Machinery, aircraft, electrical Cooperation (APEC) countries that
Saudi Oil, date seek to promote
Arabia free trade and
Spain Lead economic
Sweden Matches, timber opportunities
Switzerland Watches, chemicals, electrical throughout the
Taiwan Camphor, rice Asia Pacific
UK Textile, medicines, machinery, cars region.
Russia Petroleum, wheat, chemicals, The General A multilateral 128
heavy machinery Agreement on agreement
Vietnam Tin, rice, rubber, teak Tariffs and Trade regulating
Top 5 Countries which participate in (GATT) international
Internationally Genetically Engineered trade
South Asian A body dedicated 8
Machines (IGEM) Association for to economic,
1. United States Regional technological,
2. China Cooperation social and cultural
3. Canada (SAARC) development
4. Japan collectively.
5. Germany
Association of An economic 10
Southeast Asian union to promote
List of International Trade Nations (ASEAN) intergovernment
Organizations and Agreements al cooperation
and facilitate
Trade Organization/ Purpose Mem
economic,
Agreement bers
political, security,
The Export-Import The official export 1
military,
Bank of the United credit agency of
educational and
States the United States
sociocultural
federal
integration
government
The International To promote 190
Monetary Fund international List of Countries which Impose
(IMF) economic Carbon Tax
cooperation,
international
Country Tax imposed
trade and South Africa 75 South African Rands per kg of
exchange rate Co2
stability Zimbabwe 3 cents of US dollar per litre of
 Dogar’s Testmaster 31 General Knowledge

petroleum Syria 17 150

China Iraq 18 152
India 100 Indian rupees per tonne of Yemen 19 153
coal
Japan JPY 289/t-CO2 World Soft Power Index 30
Singapore S$5 per tonne of greenhouse gas
emissions
– Top 5 nations (2018 –
Taiwan US$61.8 per tonne of CO2 2022)
emissions 2016: United States, United Kingdom, Germany,
Australia AUD$23 per tonne on selected Canada, France
fossil fuels 2017: France, UK, US, Germany, Canada
New Zealand NZ$15 per tonne of CO2- 2018: UK, France, Germany, US, Japan
equivalent 2019: France, UK, Germany, Sweden, US
Denmark 100 DKK per tonne of CO2 2020: US, Germany, UK, Japan, China
France 25 US cents per gallon of unleaded
fuel
Germany 25 Euros per tonne of CO2 World Happiness Index - Top
Netherlands 5.16 Dutch guilder per tonne CO2
Norway US$51 per tonne of CO2 10 Cities
Ireland €15 per tonne of CO2 Ranking City Points
Sweden SEK 250 per 1000 kg of 1 Helsinki 7828
greenhouse gas emissions 2 Aarhus 7625
Switzerland US$34.20 per tonne CO2 3 Wellington 7553
4 Zurich 7541
Global Gender Gap Index Ranking 5 Copenhagen 7530
6 Bergen 7527
2020 7 Oslo 7464
South Asia 8 Tel Aviv 7461
Country Regional Global 9 Stockholm 7373
Rank Rank 10 Brisbane 7337
Bangladesh 1 50
Nepal 2 101 Carbon-emitting Nations
Sri Lanka 3 102 In ascending order:
India 4 112 i. China
Maldives 5 123 ii. United States
Bhutan 6 131 iii. India
Pakistan 7 151 iv. Russia
v. Japan
Middle East and North Africa vi. Germany
Country Regional Global vii. Islamic Republic of Iran
Rank Rank viii. South Korea
ix. Saudi Arabia
Israel 1 64
x. Indonesia
UAE 2 120
Kuwait 3 122
Tunisia
Turkey
4
5
124
130
Global Competitive Report
Algeria 6 132 (2021-2022)
Bahrain 7 133 2015 – 2016:
Egypt 8 134 2021:
Qatar 9 135
Jordan 10 138 1. Switzerland
Mauritania 11 141 2. Sweden
Morocco 12 143 3. Denmark
Oman 13 144 4. Netherlands
Lebanon 14 145 5. Singapore
Saudi Arabia 15 146 6. Norway
Iran 16 148 7. Hong Kong
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8. Taiwan, China  Convened by Governor Jerry Brown

th th
9. UAE  Held between 12 -14 September, 2018
10. United States  At the Summit, twenty-nine organizations
committed $4billion to combat climate
change over the coming five years.
2022:  The Summit also provided encouragement
to governments to implement the guidelines
1. Denmark of the Paris Agreement.
2. Switzerland  It also guided them to prepare their national
3. Singapore climate action plans in the upcoming years.
4. Sweden
5. Hong Kong
6. Netherlands Historic Famines of the World
7. Taiwan, China Famine Country/City/Province Year
8. Finland Great Famine Ireland 1845
9. Norway Bengal Famine Bengal 1943
10. United States 1932-
Soviet Famine Soviet Union
33
Irish Famine Ireland 1879
1932-
List of Global Climate Change Holodomor Ukraine
33
Agreements Bangladesh
Bangladesh 1974
Agreement name Signing year Famine
Montreal Protocol 1987 North Korean
North Korea 1994
Famine
UN Framework Convention on 1992
Climate Change Chalisa Famine North India 1783
Kyoto Protocol 2005 1899-
Indian Famine India
Paris Agreement 2015 1900
1944-
Dutch Famine Netherlands
45
1873-
Bihat Famine Bihar
List of Youth Climate Activists 74
Orissa Famine Orissa 1866
from Around the Globe Rajputana
Name Country Rajputana 1868
Famine
Xiye Bastida USA Finnish Famine Finland 1867
Kallan Benson USA Great Famine
Vic Barrett USA Estonia 1694
of Estonia
John Paul Jose India Ethipian
Luisa Neubauer Germany Ethiopia 1983
Famine
Isra Hirsi USA
Holly Gillibrand Scotland
David Wicker Italy Death Anniversaries of Famous
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez USA Scientists:
Lilly Platt The Netherlands Stephen Hawking March 14, 2018
Saoi O’Connor Ireland Abdus Salam November 21, 1996
Jamie Margolin USA Albert Einstein April 18, 1955
Leah Namugerwa Uganda Srinivasa Ramanujan April 26, 1920
Anuna De Wever Belgium Rosalind Franklin April 16, 1958
Jerome Foster II USA
Eyal Weintraub Argentina ● Albert Einstein was born in Germany.
Alexandria Villaseñor USA
Haven Coleman
Greta Thunberg
USA
Sweden
International
Organizations
Global Climate Action Summit United Nations Organization
 Held in San Francisco, United States
Dogar’s Testmaster 33 General Knowledge

The United Nations is an intergovernmental

organization founded on 24 October 1945. The Permanent Members of United Nations
United Nation Charter was signed on 26 June Security Council
1945, in San Francisco at the conclusion of the Countries
United Nations Conference on International 1. United States
Organizations. The term United Nations was first 2. Russia (Formerly USSR)
coined by the then United States President 3. United Kingdom
Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second World 4. France
War. 5. China
*China was the last country to become a
Facts about United Nations permanent member of the Security Council.
UN has 6 major organs, namely: The Presidency of the UN Security Council rotates
● General Assembly (as of August 2019 it has each month among the member States.
193 member states): Each year, in The non-permanent members of the Security
September, the full UN membership meets Council are elected in the following pattern:
in the General Assembly Hall in New York for ● 5 from African and Asian States.
the annual General Assembly session. ● 1 from Eastern European State.
● Security Council: It has 15 members in total, ● 2 from Latin America
5 members are permanent while 10 are non- ● 2 from Western Europe and other states.
permanent. Non-permanent members serve
a term of 2 years. List of Secretary Generals of UN
● China was admitted in the United Nations
Organization in 1971. ❖ António Guterres (Portuguese)
● Economic and Social Council: It comprises 54 Took Office: 2017
Members, elected by the General Assembly ❖ Ban Ki-moon (Korea)
for a three-year term. Term of Office: 2007-2016
● Trusteeship Council ❖ Kofi Annan (Ghana)
● International Court of Justice Term of Office: 1997-2006
● Secretariat ❖ Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
Term of Office: 1992-1996
❖ Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
Related Information Term of Office: 1982-1991
● There are 6 official languages of the UN, ❖ Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
they are: Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian and Spanish.
Term of Office: 1972-1981
● The UN Commission on Human Rights was ❖ U Thant (Myanmar)
replaced with the UN Human Rights Council Term of Office: 1961-1971
in 2006. ❖ Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
● Pakistan has become a non-permanent Term of Office: 1953-1961
member of the Security Council for 7 times, ❖ Trygve Lie (Norway)
most recently in 2012-2013. Term of Office: 1946-1952
Gladwyn Jeb (UK) served as acting
United Nations Observer Status Secretary-Secretary-General from
United Nation Observer Status is provided to October 1945-1 February 1946.
international organizations and non UN member
states. It allows these entities and non-member Structure of the United Nations
states to take part in the work of the UN General
Assembly, though their contribution is subject to Organ Total Members
limitations. General Assembly 193
Security Council 15
Economic and Social 54
To Date Two Countries have Observer Council
Trusteeship Council 5
Status International Court of 15
● Palestine. Palestine got observer state status Justice
on 29 November, 2012 when the UN
Secretariat 193
General Assembly passed resolution 67/19.
● Holy See was granted observer status on 6th
April 1964.
United Nations languages
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United Nations has recognized a total of six

working languages:
 Arabic Brief Notes on Some
 Chinese
 English Commonly Questioned
 French International Organizations
 Russian
 Spanish Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
NAM was established in 1961 in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. The idea of NAM was first discussed
Headquarters of UN during the Asia-Africa conference held in Ban
dung, Indonesia (1955). Its main founding
Specialized Agencies members were Josip Tito the then Yugoslav
UN Specialized Agency Headquarters President and Jawaharlal Nehru the then PM of
United Nations High Geneva, India. First NAM Summit Conference was held in
Commissioner for Refugees Switzerland Belgrade, Yugoslavia in September 1961. To date it
Food and Agriculture Rome, Italy has 120 member states, 17 observer states and 10
Organization (FAO) international organizations. Its coordinating
International Civil Aviation Montreal, Quebec, bureau is situated in New York, USA and its
Organization (ICAO) Canada current chairperson is Nicolas Maduro. Its
International Fund for Rome, Italy summits are held after every three years. It was
Agricultural Development established during the time of the Cold War with
(IFAD) the aim of maintaining neutrality by either
International Labor Geneva, supporting or going against any world power.
Organization (ILO) Switzerland
International Maritime London, United SAARC
Organization (IMO) Kingdom SAARC was established on 8 December 1985 in
International Monetary Washington D.C., Dhaka, headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. It
Fund (IMF) United States of aims to promote socio-economic welfare of the
America people of South Asia. First SAARC summit was held
International Geneva, in Dhaka 6-8 December 1985. Its first Secretary-
Telecommunication Union Switzerland General was Abul Ahsan (Bangladesh) from 16
(ITU) January to 1 October 1989 and its current (14th)
United Nations Educational, Paris, France Secretary-General is Esala Ruwan Weerakoon (Sri
Scientific and Cultural Lanka). Currently it has 8 member states. The
Organization (UNESCO) 19th SAARC summit was scheduled to be held in
United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Pakistan from 15-16 November 2016 but it got
Development Organization cancelled in the aftermath of the Uri attack, India.
(UNIDO) Maldives is a member state of SAARC with the
Universal Postal Union Berne, Switzerland highest literacy rate.
(UPU)
World Bank Group (WBG) Washington D.C., Facts about SAARC Summits
United States of Name City Date
America
First SAARC Dhaka 1985
World Health Organization Geneva, Summit
(WHO) Switzerland
Second SAARC Bangalore 1986
World Intellectual Property Geneva, Summit
Organization (WIPO) Switzerland
Third SAARC Kathmandu, 1987
World Meteorological Geneva, Summit
Organization (WMO) Switzerland
Fourth Islamabad 1988
World Tourism Organization Madrid, Spain Summit
(UNWTO or WTO)
Fifth Summit Male 1990
World Trade Organization Geneva,
Sixth Summit Colombo 1991
(WTO) Switzerland
Seventh Dhaka 1993
International Organization Geneva,
Summit
for Migration (IOM) Switzerland
Eight Summit Male 1997
International Atomic Energy Vienna, Austria
Ninght Islamabad 2016
Agency (IAEA)
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Summit (cancelled) Former member countries of

OPEC
Facts about Economic Country Region Membership Years
Cooperation Organization Ecuador South
America
1973–1992, 2007–
2020
● In 1985, the Economic Cooperation
Organization (ECO) was established by Iran, Indonesia Southeast 1962–2008, Jan–Nov
Pakistan, and Turkey to promote economic, Asia 2016
technical, and cultural cooperation among the Qatar Middle East 1961–2019
member states
● ECO is the successor organization of Member states of OPEC
Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) (Organization of the Petroleum
which remained in existence since 1964 up to Exporting Countries)
1979. In 1992, the Organization was expanded to
Algeria Angola Congo
include seven new members, namely: Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Equatorial
Gabon Iran
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Guinea
● The transport and communications sector, Iraq Kuwait Libya
since the early years of ECO, is on the top of the United Arab
Nigeria Saudi Arabia
agenda. Key documents in this field are: the Emirates
Quetta Plan of Action; the Istanbul Declaration Venezuela
(ECO Long Term Perspectives); the Almaty Outline
Plan for the Development of Transport Sector in Former member countries of
the ECO region; the Ashgabat Declaration of 1997; OPEC
the Programme of Action for ECO Decade of Country Region Membership Years
Transport and Communications; and the Transit Ecuador South 1973–1992, 2007–
Transport Framework Agreement America 2020
Indonesia Southeast 1962–2008, Jan–Nov
Largest Ambulance Service in the World Asia 2016
Established in 1951, Pakistan has the world's Qatar Middle East 1961–2019
largest ambulance service – (Guinness record)
Pakistan's Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in
the Guinness Book of World Records, operates the
world's largest ambulance network.
SEATO
Shanghai Cooperation Organization In 1954, the United States, France, Great Britain,
Creation of SCO was announced on 15 June 2001 New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand
and its charter was formally signed in June 2002 and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty
which entered into force on 19 September 2003. Organization, or SEATO. It was signed in Manila.
Its predecessor organization was Shanghai Five The purpose of the organization was to prevent
Group which was established on 26 April 1996. communism from gaining ground in the region.
Currently it has 8 member states, headquartered
in Beijing, China. Its current Secretary General is
BRICS
Vladimir Norov. Pakistan became the full-member BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India,
of SCO on 9 June 2017 at its summit in Astana, China and South Africa, is an economic,
Kazakhstan. India is also a member of SCO. Its political and regional cooperation
official languages are Russian and Chinese. SCO is organization, with some of the leading
usually referred to as Alliance of the East. economies of the world. Established in 2009,
BRICS has contributed to the economic
OPEC infrastructure of the world with significant
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
is an intergovernmental organization of 13 oil growth and industrialization. This
exporting member States, established in organization is most appreciated for giving
September 1960 at Baghdad, headquartered in birth to a ‘South-South’ cooperation.
Vienna, Austria since 1965. At its inception it
comprised 5 member nations. OPEC aims to Facts about G20 Summit
regulate the petroleum prices. ● The G20, short for "Group of 20", is made up
of 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
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Canada, China, France, Germany, India, It’s an organization which represents Muslims
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, from across the globe and voices their economic,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, political and social concerns on an international
the United Kingdom and the United States, level. It is the largest inter-governmental body –
plus the European Union. second only to the United Nations.
● Together, members account for roughly 85%
of the world economy; that's around three- IDA World Bank
quarters of global trade and two-thirds of International Development Association financial
the world’s population. institution that provides grants and loans to the
● The G20 started in 1999, following the Asian poorest countries of the world that are in the
financial crisis, as a forum for finance developing stage.
ministers and central bank governors from
the major developed and emerging Iran Action Task Group (IAG)
economies to discuss global financial issues. It was formed by the United States Secretary of
● Amid the global financial crisis in 2008, it State, Mike Pompeo in order to coordinate and
grew into the leaders’ summit, a place run State policy towards Iran. It was created on
where presidents and prime ministers could August 16, 2018. The formation of this group was
get together for two days to try to solve the prompted after the US pulled out of the Joint
world’s economic problems. Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was
the nuclear accord made with Iran on July 14,
ASEAN* 2015.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is an
organization that is built on the ground of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
promoting intergovernmental cooperation, such FATF is an intergovernmental organization which
as economic, political, security, military, was founded in 1989 by the G7 nations with the
educational and sociocultural integration. It has a goal to combat money laundering and terrorism
total of 10 members. financing. It is headquartered in Paris, France.
List of East Asia Summits WIPO Facts (World Intellectual Property
Date Host Country
14 December 2005 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Organization)
● WIPO is one of the specialized agencies of
15 January 2007 Philippines, Mandaue
United Nations
21 November 2007 Singapore
● WIPO was established to promote and
25 October 2009 Thailand protect intellectual property across the
30 October 2010 Vietnam, Hanoi globe through cooperation with countries
18–19 November 2011 Indonesia, Bali and international organizations
9–10 October 2013 Brunei ● WIPO initiated its operations on 26th April,
12–13 November 2014 Mayanmar 1970.
21–22 November 2015 Malaysia ● WIPO administers 26 international treaties
6–8 September 2016 Laos regarding intellectual property issues.
13–14 November 2017 Philippines
14–15 November 2018 Singapore List of Secretaries-General of
4 November 2019 Thailand ,Bangkok
14 November 2020 Vietnam Arab League
November 2021 Brunei Name Nationality Term
Abdul Razek Azzam Egypt 1945 -1952
CENTO Abdul Khlek Egypt 1952 - 1972
The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), Hassouna
originally known as the Baghdad Pact or the Mahmoud Riyadh Egypt 1972 - 1979
Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), was a Chedi Klibi Tunisia 1979 - 1990
military alliance of the Cold War. It was formed in Dr. Ahmad Esmat Egypt 1991 - 2001
1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Abd al Meguid
Kingdom and dissolved in 1979.
Amr Moussa Egypt 2001 - 2011
Nabil el-Araby Egypt 2011 –
OIC 2016
Headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Aboul Gheit Egypt 2016 -
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Present
Member states: 57
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International Organizations for Official Languages: Arabic, English,

French and Spanish.
Gender Equality Total Global Staff: 1000+ (police &
Name Year of civilian)
Establishment
United Nations Entity for Gender 2010 Introduction
Equality and the Empowerment Formed in 1956, the INTERPOL is an
of Women (UN Women) international police organization which
Association for Women’s Rights 1982 ensures maximum cooperation between
in Development (AWID) police authorities from its 194 member
Womankind Worldwide 1989 countries across the world. The organization
Center for Reproductive Rights 1992 does not have a formal police force and
Plan International 1937 instead focuses on information sharing.
Women for Women 1993
International
Wherever INTERPOL operates, it remains
Equality Now 1992 politically neutral and acts within the legal
Women’s Environment and 1990 confines of the member countries.
Development Organization
Men Engage Alliance 2004 Background
Global Fund for Women 1987 INTERPOL is a successor to the International
Rise Up 2009 Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) which was
MATCH International Women’s 1976 established in 1923. It acts as a coordinating
Fund center for information on international
Gender at Work 2001 criminal matters. The organization was
European Women’s Lobby 1990 reconstituted in 1956 as INTERPOL.
European Institute for Gender 2006
Equality Focus of INTERPOL
PROMUNDO 1997 The INTERPOL focuses on fighting global
Gender Equality Resource Center 2013 crime across three main areas:
Amnesty International 1961
1. Terrorism
International Alliance of Women 1904
2. Cybercrime
Human Right’s Watch 1978
Abaad Center for Gender 2011
3. Organized Crime
Equality (Abaad MENA)
Bread for the World Institute Functioning of INTERPOL
*Bread for the World is a non-partisan, Christian The General Secretariat of the INTERPOL is
advocacy organization based in the United States the coordinating body for all policing and
that advocates for policy changes to end hunger. administrative activities of INTERPOL.
Bread for the World provides resources to help Each member country has a National Central
individuals advocate to end hunger, which might Bureau, and there are seven regional bureaus
include writing personal letters and emails to worldwide to facilitate the operations of the
members of Congress, meeting with their organization. These are in,
members of Congress, and working in coalition
1. Argentina (Buenos Aires)
with others.
2. Cameroon (Yaoundé)
3. Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan)
International Criminal Police 4. El Salvador (San Salvador)
5. Kenya (Nairobi)
Organization (INTERPOL) 6. Thailand liaison office (Bangkok)
7. Zimbabwe (Harare)
General Information Nineteen police databases are managed by
Formed: September 1923 the INTERPOL, which have information on
General Secretary: Jüugen Stock crimes and criminals regarding their names,
President: Kim Jong Yang fingerprints, documents such as passports
Headquarters: Lyon, France etc. This information is accessible to member
Member Countries: 194 countries to facilitate investigations.
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2013
INTERPOL officials help member countries in 2013 – Mr. Vladimir Nechaev, The Russian
a number of activities ranging from field 2014 Federation
operations and investigative support to 2014 – Mr. Roger Wilkins AO, Australia
training and networking. 2015
Research into international crime and related 2015 – Mr. Je-Yoon Shin, Korea
2016
developments are also focused on within the 2016 – Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, Spain
organization. 2017
2017 – Santiago Otamendi, Argentina
Secretaries-General of 2018
2018 – Marshall Billingslea, United States
Commonwealth of Nations - 2019
changeable 2019 – Xianming Liu, China
Name Country Tenure 2020
Arnold Smith Canada 1965-1975 2020 – Dr Marcus Pleyer, Germany
Sir Shridath Guyana 1975-1990 2021
Chief Emeka Nigeria 1990-2000 2022 Raja Kumar, Singapore
Anyaoku
Don McKinnon New 2000-2008 FATF Member Nations
Zealand 1. Argentina
Kamalesh Sharma India 2008-2016 2. Australia
Patricia Scotland Britain 2016-present 3. Austria
4. Belgium
Origin of the Commonwealth 5. Brazil
The commonwealth was created in 1926 through 6. Canada
the Balfour Declaration of the Imperial Conference 7. China``
where it was recognized that these dominions 8. Denmark
(semi-independent countries) will be given equal 9. European Commission
status – it was an association of 8 sovereign 10. Finland
independent states which later grew to include 11. France
more states. First members included: 12. Germany
● United Kingdom, 13. Greece
● Canada, 14. Gulf Cooperation Council
● Australia, 15. Hong Kong, China
● New Zealand, 16. Iceland
● South Africa, 17. India
● Irish Free State, 18. Ireland
● India 19. Israel
● and Newfoundland. 20. Italy
21. Japan
Organizations in Pakistan 22. South Korea
23. Luxembourg
CHASNUPP Chashma Nuclear Power Plant
24. Malaysia
APSMA All Pakistan Cement
25. Mexico
Manufacturers Association
26. Netherlands
FBS Federal Bureau of Statistics 27. New Zealand
NEPRA National Electric Power 28. Norway
Regulation Authority 29. Portugal
SITE Sindh Industrial Trading Estate 30. Russian Federation
PPHI Sindh People’s Primary Healthcare 31. Saudi Arabia
Initiative 32. Singapore
Presidents of Financial Action 33. South Africa
34. Spain
Task Force (FATF) 35. Sweden
1989- Mr. Denis Samuel Lajeunesse, France 36. Switzerland
1991 (First President) 37. Turkey
2012 – Mr. Bjørn Skogstad Aamo, Norway 38. United Kingdom
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39. United States

International Organizations (Headquarters &

President/General Secretary)
International Organizations Headquarters President/ Purpose
General
Secretary
Asian Infrastructure Beijing, China JinLiqun To support infrastructure development
Investment Bank (AIIB) in Asia-Pacific region.
New Development Bank Shanghai, China Marcas Pardo To help member states, provide
(BRICS Development Bank) TroyJo financial assistance, and support various
projects.
Asian Development Bank Manila, Masatagu To promote social and economic
(ADB) Philippines Asakawa development in Asia
Arab Monetary Fund Abu Dhabi, UAE Dr. A regional organization to balance
Abdulrahman payments and boost regional trade/
A. Al. Hamidy
International Monetary Fund Washington DC, Kristalina ● To provide short-term capital to
(IMF) US Georgieva troubled states.
● Helping national governments in
managing their exchange rates.
● Oversee fix Exchange rate
arrangement between countries.
World Bank Washington DC, David Maplass Provide low interest loans and grants.
US
United Nations Organization New York, US General Maintaining world peace and security.
(UN) Secretary:
Antonio
Guterres
United Nations Children’s New York, US Tore Heattrem Child protection over the globe.
Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Populations New York, US Dr. Natalia To ensure every childbirth is safe, every
Fund (UNFPA) Kanem pregnancy is wanted and every young
child reaches potential.
United Nations Conference Geneva, Isabelle Dirant Dealing with trade and investment
on Trade & Development Switzerland issues.
(UNCTAD)
World Health Organization Geneva, Dr. Tedros Dealing with health problems
(WHO) Switzerland Adhanom worldwide. Protecting against diseases.
World Economic Forum Colongy, Klaus Schwab To discuss global issues
Switzerland
International Geneva, Guy Ryder Monitoring and protecting Labour
LabourOrganisation (ILO) Switzerland rights.
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Roberto Ngozi Enhancement and regulation of world
Switzerland Okonjo trade
World Meteorological Geneva, Petteri Toalas It is involved in international
Organisation Switzerland coordination and cooperation on state
and earth behavior and its interaction
with land and oceans
World Intellectual Property Geneva, Daren Tang Aim to protect and protect intellectual
Organization Switzerland property rights around the globe.
International Committee of Geneva, Peter Maurer Provide humanitarian assistance to the
the Red Cross Switzerland people of war affected nations.
United Nations Education Paris, France Audrey Azoulay To promote peace and stability around
Scientific & Cultural the globe through education and
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Organization (UNESCO) cultural harmony.

Organization for Economic Paris, France Jose Angel Promote world trade
Cooperation & Development Gurria
(OECD)
United Nations Industrial Vienna, Austria Li Yong It aims to advance industrialization in
Development Organisation developing your efforts by acting as a
(UNIDO) liaison between these countries and
other UN organizations devoted to this
purpose.
International Atomic Energy Vienna, Austria Rafael Mariane To help and motivate in research,
Agency Grossi development and practical application
of atomic energy for peaceful uses
Organisation of Petroleum Vienna, Austria Mohammad Regulate oil trade and price.
Exporting Countries (OPEC) Bakrindo
Amnesty International London, UK Agnes Human rights watchdog.
Callamard
International Maritime London, UK Kitack Lim To regulate safety of shipping, involved
Organisation in international trade.
Commonwealth of Nations London, UK Head: Queen
Elizabeth II To the intuition of World Peace
Patricia Promotion of representative democracy
Scotland and individual liberty
(Secretary
General)
South Asian Association for Kathmandu, Amjad Hussain To promote economic, social and
Regional Cooperation Nepal B Sial cultural growth among member states.
(SAARC)
Association of SouthEast Jakarta, Lim Jock Hoi To enhance economic growth, social
Nations (ASEAN) Indonesia progress and cultural development in
the region through joint efforts.
Asia Pacific Economic Singapore Chair-person: To promote economic growth and
Cooperation (APEC) Jacinda Ardern prosperity for the region.
North Atlantic Treaty Brussels, Jens Initial purpose was to protect states
Organisation (NATO) Belgium Stoltenberg from communist countries.
(Secretary-
General)
International Cricket Council Dubai, UAE Greg Barclay To regulate International Cricket.
(ICC)
Food & Agricultural Rome, Italy Qu Dongyu It aims to fight hunger, poverty and
Organisation (FAO) starvation in the world.
International Court of Justice The Hague, Chile Eboe- It has 2 main functions :
Netherlands Osuji to settle legal disputes in accordance
with international law.
To give advice on matters brought to it.
International Olympic Lausanne, Thomas Bach Promote olympics throughout the world
Committee Switzerland and make the world a better place
through sports.
The Fédération Zurich, Gianni Responsible for managing and
Internationale de Football Switzerland Infantino organizing international tournaments.
Association (FIFA)
The Organization for the The Hague, The Fernando Arias To make earth free from chemical
Prohibition of Chemical Netherlands weapons.
Weapons (OPCW)
World Wide Fund for Nature Avenue du Pavan Sukhdev Wildlife protection
(WWF) Mont-Blanc,
Gland, Vaud,
Switzerland
Shanghai Cooperation Beijing, China Vladimir Norov Promote trade, political relations,
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Organization (SCO) economy, science and technology

among member states.

UNESCO ● European Union suspended military

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural assistance to Turkey in 2019 due to Turkey’s
Organization was created in 1954 with a focus on offenses in the Syrian Civil War.
preserving and protecting the heritage of different ● The United Kingdom ceased to be a member
historically and culturally significant sites in the of the European Union after the UK took a
world. This was also done to achieve international vote in 2016 to leave the EU. This event is
cooperation and develop an understanding among known as ‘Brexit’.
people of others’ cultures. ● After Brexit, David Cameron stepped down
Fashion capitals of the world from his post as Prime Minister.
● Milan, Italy ● He was replaced by Theresa May as the
● Paris, France Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
● New York, USA
● London, England List of Heads of International
Deepest Lake of the World Lake Baikal, Siberia
Monetary Fund (IMF)
Non EU European Countries Name Country Tenure
 Bulgaria Kristalina Georgieva Bulgaria 2019-
 Romania present
 Croatia Christine Lagarde France 2011-2019
 Cyprus Dominique Strauss- France 2007-2011
 Ireland Kahn
Rodrigo de Rato Spain 2004-2007
 United Kingdom
Horst Kohler Germany 2000-2004
Michael Camdessus France 1987-2000
Members of the European Jacques de Larosiere France 1978-1987
Union
● Austria
● Italy
● Belgium
● Latvia
● Bulgaria
Mottos of International
● Lithuania Organizations
● Croatia Organisation Motto
● Luxembourg World Bank Working for a World Free
● Cyprus of Poverty
● Malta Amnesty It is better to light a
● Czechia International candle than to curse the
● Netherlands darkness
● Denmark
North Atlantic Animus in consulendo
● Poland
Treaty Organisation liber - A Mind Unfettered
● Estonia
(NATO) in Deliberation
● Portugal
● Finland Association of South One vision, One Identity,
● Romania East Nations One community
● France (ASEAN)
● Slovakia International The World Business
● Germany Chamber of Organization
● Slovenia Commerce
● Greece Internet Corporation One world, One Internet
● Spain for Assigned Names
● Hungary and Numbers
● Sweden (ICANN)
● Ireland World Economic Committed to improving
Forum the state of the world
Facts about European Union International Union Advancing Chemistry
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of Pure and Applied Worldwide German Aerospace Cologne, 1959

Chemistry (IUPAC) Center Germany
Worldwide Fund for Building a future in which China National Space Beijing, China 1993
Nature people and nature thrive Administration
African Union A United and Strong Africa Italian Space Agency Rome, Italy 1988
International Faster, Higher, Stronger UK Space Agency Swindon, 2010
Olympic Committee (Citius, Altius, Fortius) United
Federation For the Game, For the Kingdom
Internationale de World. Brazilian Space Brasilia, 1994
Football Association Agency Distrito
(FIFA) Federal
World Chess Gens una sumus; "We are The Planetary California, 1980
Federation (FIDE) one people" Society United States
International Hockey FairPlay Friendship Israel Space Agency Tel Aviv, 1983
Federation (FIH) Forever Israel
International Cricket Great Sport, Great Spirit SUPARCO Karachi, 1961
Council (ICC) Pakistan
International We are basketball
Basketball
Federation (FIBA) Discoveries by NASA’s
International Inter Arma Caritas (In War, i. Hubble telescope (used to discover
Committee of the Charity) everything else)
Red Cross (ICRC) ii. Hidden cradles of newborn stars
First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova iii. Growing galactic metropolis
She went to space on June 16, 1963. A Russian iv. Largest known ring around Saturn
astronaut she was, and she spent more time in v. Buckyballs in space
space than all the astronauts of US combined i.e., vi. Blackholes
48 orbits and 71 hours. vii. Most distant planet
viii. Map of Milky Way
ix. Seven Earth-size planets around single star

The Orbital Velocities of the Planets

Planet Radius of Length of Orbital
List of Space Organizations / Orbit Year Velocity
Companies / Agencies Relative Relative Relative
Name Headquarters Year of to that of to Earth's to That of
Establish- Earth's Year Earth's
ment Mercury 0.387 0.2409 1.607
NASA Washington, 1958 Venus 0.723 0.616 1.174
D. C. United Earth 1.0 1.0 1.000
States Mars 1.524 1.9 0.802
United Nations Vienna, 1958 Jupiter 5.203 12.0 0.434
Office for Outer Austria Saturn 9.539 29.5 0.323
Space Affairs Uranus 19.18 84 0.228
United Nations Vienna, 1959 Neptune 30.06 165 0.182
Committee on the Austria Pluto 39.52 248 0.159
Peaceful Uses of
Outer Space
Indian Space Bengaluru, 1969
Famous Mobile Phone
Research India Companies in the world
Organization Brand Country Founding Year
Roscosmos Moscow, 1992 Samsung South Korea 1938
Russia Apple USA 1976
JAXA (Japan Tokyo, Japan 2003 Huawei China 1987
Aerospace Xiaomi China 2010
Exploration Agency) Oppo China 2004
Canadian Space Longueuil, 1989 LG South Korea 1947
Agency Quebec
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Motorola US 1928 The

U.K. London
Mobicel South Africa 2007 Economist
Lenovo China 1984 Daily Express U.K. London
Nokia Finland 1865 Sunday
U.K. London
Telegraph
Famous IT companies and their Morning Star U.K. London
Founders Spectator U.K. London
News
Company Founder(s) U.K. London
Statesman
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg The Times U.K. London
Twitter Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Daily
Evan Williams U.K. London
Telegraph
Apple Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald
The Sun U.K. London
Wayne
Instagram Facebook, Kevin Systrom and Mike Observer U.K. London
Krieger Le Monde France Paris
WhatsApp Jan Koum, Brian Acton Le Figaro France Paris
Microsoft Bill Gates, Paul Allen New York
USA New York
Alibaba Jack Ma Times
Amazon Jeff Bezos Baltimore Sun USA Baltimore
Flipkart Binny Bansal, Sachin Bansal Washington
USA Washington
Quora Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever Post
Oracle Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed International
Oates Herald USA Washington
Wikipedia Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger Tribune
The first google home delivery drone service was Washington
USA Washington
launched in Australia in 2019, after years of test Evening Star
flights. Christian
USA Washington
Science
(Russian
Izvestia Moscow
Important Newspapers of Federation)
(Russian
the World Pravada
Federation)
Moscow
Red Flag China Beijing
Name of
Country City People's Daily China Beijing
Newspaper
The News Pakistan Karachi/Lahore Al Ahram Egypt Cairo
Akhbar EL
Jang Pakistan Karachi/Lahore Egypt Cairo
Yom
Express Pakistan Karachi/Lahore AI Gomhouria Egypt Cairo
Dawn Pakistan Karachi/Lahore Yediot
Nawa-e-Waqt Pakistan Karachi/Lahore Israel Tel Aviv
Aharonot
Khabrain Pakistan Karachi/Lahore Nhan Dan Vietnam Hanoi
Pakistan Asahi
Pakistan Lahore Japan Tokyo
Today Shimbun
Ausaf Pakistan Islamabad The Yomiuri Japan Tokyo
Mashriq Pakistan Peshawar Suara Karya Indonesia Jakarta
The Express U.K. London Straits Times Singapore Singapore
The Mirror U.K. London Eastern Sun Singapore Singapore
The Mail U.K. London The Malay
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Manchester Mali
U.K. London Rising Nepal Nepal Kathmandu
Guardian
The Sunday Toronto Star Canada Toronto
U.K. London
Times Montreal Star Canada Montreal
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Australian Australia Canberra AE Agency Europe Brussels

Sydney AFP Agence France- Paris
Morning Australia Sydney Presse
News AIO Agencia Santiago
Ceylon Daily Informativa Orbe Chile
Sri Lanka Colombo De Chile
News
Statesman Sri Lanka Colombo AIP Agence Ivoirienne Abidjan
de Presse
Sangbad Bangladesh Dhaka ALD Agencia Los Buenos Aires
Janakantha Bangladesh Dhaka Diarios
Morning ALI Agencia Lusa de Lisbon
Bangladesh Dhaka
News Informacao
Banglar Bani Bangladesh Dhaka AM Agencia Rio de
Bangladesh Meridional Janeiro
Bangladesh Dhaka ANA Athenagence Athens
Observer
Bangladesh ANP Algemeen The Hague
Bangladesh Dhaka Nederlands
Times
Persbureau
The Peoples Bangladesh Dhaka
ANSA Agenzia Nazionale Rome
Al Hayat Lebanon Beirut Stampa Associate
Al Anwar Lebanon Beirut ANTARA Indonesian Jakarta
Al Nahar Lebanon Beirut National News
Al Howadess Lebanon Beirut Agency
Al Dastour Lebanon Beirut AN Agencia Nacional Brasilia
APA Austria Presse- Vienna
Al Massa Lebanon Beirut Agentur
Bangkok Post Thailand Bangkok APP Agence Parisienne Paris
Kenyan de Presse
Kenya Nairobi
Nation APP Associated Press Islamabad
Frankfurt of Pakistan
W. Germany Frankfurt
Allegiance APS Agence de Presse Dakar
China Times Taiwan Taipeh Sénégalaise
Rudo Pravo Czechoslovakia Prague APS Algeria Presse Algiers
Service
Neues
E. Germany Dresden AP Associated Press New York
Deutschland
ATA Albanian Tirana
Berliner Telegraphic
E. Germany Dresden
Zeitung Agency
Le Europe Italy Rome AUP Australian United Melbourne
L. Unita Italy Rome Press
Al Sha'ab Algeria Rome BELGA Agency Belga Brussels
Al Thawara Syria Rome BERNAMA Malaysia National Kuala Lumpur
News Agency
Akbar-at-
Kuwait Kuwait BOPA Botswana Press Gaborone
Kuwait
Agency
BTA Bulgarska Sofia
Telegrafitscheka
News Agencies of the Agentzia
World CANA Caribbean News Bridgetown
Agency
Press Full Name Location CIP Centre Brussels
Name d’Information de
AAP Australian Sydney Presse
Associated Press CAN Central News Taipei
AASA Agence Arabe Damascus Agency
Syrienne CAN Cyprus News Nicosia
d’Information Agency
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CNS China News Beijing NA Noticias Buenos Aires

Service Argentinas
COLPRENSA Colprensa Bogata NOTIMEX Noticias Mexico City
CP Canadian Press Toronto Mexicanas
CTK Ceskoslovenska Prague NOVOSTI Agentstvo Pechati Moscow
Tiskova Kancelar Novosti
DPA Deutsche Presse- Hamburg NPS Norsk Presse Oslo
Agentur Service
EFE Agencia EFE Madrid NTB Norsk Oslo
ENA Eastern News Dhaka Telegrambyra
Agency NZPA News Zealand Wellington
EXTEL Exchange and London Press Agency
Telegraphy OPA Orbis Press Agency Prague
Company OTT-FNB Oy Suomen Helsinki
FIDES Agenzia Vatican City Tietotoimisto
Internationale Notisbyrån AB
Fides PANA Pan-African News Dakar
GNA Agence Guineenne Conakry Agency
de Presse PAP Polska Agencija Warsaw
GNA Ghana News Accra Praswowa
Agency PA Press Association London
GNA Guyana News George-town PETRA Jordan News Amman
Agency Agency
HHA Hürriyet Haber Istanbul PNA Philippines News Manila
Ajansı Agency
IC Inforpress Guatemala PPI Pakistan Press Karachi
Centroamericana International
INA Iraqi News Agency Baghdad PRELA Prensa Latina Havana
IPS Inter Press Service Rome PS Press Services Paris
IRNA Islamic Republic Teheran PTI Press Trust of India Mombay
News Agency PJWC Pakistan Journalist Lahore
JAMPRESS Jampress Kingston Welfare Council
JANA Jamahiriya News Tripoli RB Ritzaus Bureau Copenhagen
Agency REUTERS Reuters London
JIJI Jiji Tsushin-Shah Tokyo ROMPRESS Romanian News Bucharest
JTA Jewish Telegraphic Jerusalem Agency
Agency SAPA South Africa Press Johannesburg
KCNA Korean Central Pyongyang Association
News Agency SDA Schweizerische Berne
KNA Kenya News Nairobi Depeschenagentur
Agency SIP Svensk- Stockholm
KPL Khao San Pathet Vientiane Internationella
Lao Pressbyrån
KUNA Kuwait News Kuwait City SN Sky News United
Agency Kingdom
KYODO Kyodo Tsushin Tokyo SLENA Sierra Leone News Freetown
LAI Logos Agencia de Madrid Agency
Information SOFIA PRES Sofia Press Agency Sofia
MENA Middle East News Cairo SOPAC South Pacific News Wellington
Agency NEWS Service
MTI Magyar Tavirati Budapest SPA Saudi Press Agency Riyadh
Iroda TANJUG Novinska Agencija Belgrade
NAB News Agency of Yangon Tanjug
Myanmar TAP Tunis Afrique Tunis
DAEWOO Daewoo Press Seoul Presse
NAN News Agency of Lagos TASS Telegraf Note Moscow
Nigeria Agentstvo
Dogar’s Testmaster 46 General Knowledge

Sovietskovo Court of present rights

Soyuza Human
TT Tidningarnas Stockholm Rights
Telegrambyrå European Interpreta
1952–
UNI United News of New Delhi Court of Europe tion of EU
present
India Justice law
UPI United Press New York European
Interpreta
International Free Trade 1994–
Europe tion of
UPP United Press of Karachi Association present
EFTA law
Pakistan Court
XINHIJA Xinhua Beijing European
Nuclear
YONHAP Yonhap (United) Seoul Nuclear 1960–
Europe energy
Press Agency Energy present
disputes
ZIANA Zimbabwe Inter- Harare Tribunal
Africa News Internation
1945– General
Agency al Court of Global
present disputes
Justice
Internation Criminal
List of International Courts al Criminal Global
2002–
prosecutio
Years Subject present
Name Scope Court ns
active matter Internation
African Interpreta Criminal
2009– al Criminal 1994−201
Court of Africa tion of AU Rwanda prosecutio
present Tribunal for 5
Justice treaties ns
Rwanda
Appellate Internation
Body of the Trade al Criminal Former Criminal
World 1995– disputes 1993−201
Global Tribunal for Yugosla prosecutio
Trade present within the 7
the former via ns
Organizatio WTO Yugoslavia
n Internation Criminal
Caribbean 1945–
Caribbe 2005– General al Military Europe prosecutio
Court of 1946
an present disputes Tribunal ns
Justice Internation
Economic al Residual Criminal
disputes 2012−pres
Mechanism Global prosecutio
Court of the and ent
for Criminal ns
Eurasian Former 2015– interpreta Tribunals
Economic USSR present tion of Internation
Union treaties al Tribunal 1994– Maritime
within the Global
for the Law present disputes
EAEU of the Sea
Interpreta Permanent
East African
2001– tion of Court of 1922– General
Court of Africa Global
present EAC Internation 1946 disputes
Justice
treaties al Justice
Eastern
Caribbean Caribbe 1967– General
Supreme an present disputes LIST OF WORLD RECORDS
Court
Economic Money
Economic disputes ● The highest valued currency unit - Kuwaiti
Court of the and dinar
Commonwe Former 1994– interpreta ● The lowest valued currency unit -
alth of USSR present tion of Zimbabwean dollar
Independen treaties ● Highest rate of inflation - Zimbabwean dollar
t States within the ● Lowest rate of inflation - Barbadian dollar
CIS (BBD),
European Europe 1959– Human ● Highest GDP per capita - Luxembourg,
Dogar’s Testmaster 47 General Knowledge

● Lowest GDP per capita - Malawi, Major Achievement in

● Highest rate of income tax - Denmark,
● Lowest rate of income tax - Andorra, Gymnastics by Countries
Bahamas, Bermuda, Bahrain, Brunei, Countries Gold Medals
Cayman Islands, Kuwait, Monaco, Oman, Russia 21
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, UAE and Ukraine 20
Vanuatu, China 20
● Highest general rate of sales tax/VAT - Bulgaria 18
Norway, Sweden and Denmark, France 18
Spain 17
Human Mental and Physical Belarus 16
United KIngdom 16
Achievements and Traits Germany 16
Anatomy Japan 15
• Tallest: Robert Pershing Wadlow , 2.72 m (8 ft
11.1 in)
• Shortest: Gul Mohammed, 57 cm (1 ft 10 in) Strength
• Heaviest Man: Jon Brower Minnoch, 635 kg • World's strongest men: Magnus Ver
(1,400 lb) Magnusson and Jon Pall Sigmarsson - winners
• Heaviest Woman: Carol Yager, 725 kg (1,600 for four times of the World's Strongest Man
lb)
• Longest fingernails man: Shridhar Chillal Miscellaneous Human
6.18m (20 ft 2.25in)
• Longest fingernails woman: Lee Redmond Achievements
7.513m (24 ft 7.8 in) • Highest Parachute Jump: Joseph Kittinger,
102,800 feet (31,300 m) on August 16, 1960.
Physiology • Longest Freefall: Joseph Kittinger, 4½ minutes
• Oldest (verified): Jeanne Louise Calment on August 16, 1960.
(France), 122 years 164 days • Highest Freefall Velocity: Joseph Kittinger,
• Oldest (living): Yone Minagawa (Japan), 114 714 mph (988 km/h) on August 16, 1960.
years 168 days (as of June 21, 2007) • Most T-shirts worn at once: Aaron John
• Oldest (living2): Tomoji Tanabe (Japan), 111 Waltke, 160 shirts on December 9, 2006.
years old) • The longest bone in the human body is the
femur.
Athletics • The largest artery is the aorta and the largest
• Longest fencing bout: Jonathan Tiomkin and vein is the inferior vena cava.
Jedediah Dupree, 5 h • The largest internal organ is the liver. It is also
• Longest Table Tennis Rally: Sam Westwood the heaviest organ, with an average of 1.6
and Jake Ashurst and Callum Whitley, 9 h 11 kilograms (3.5 pounds).
min 14 s • The longest ear hair belongs to Radhakant
• Longest Wrestling Bout: Martin Klein beat Bajpai of Naya Ganj, Uttar Pradesh, India,
Alfred Asikainen, 11 h 40 min measuring 13.2 centimetres (5.19 inches).
• Longest Cricket Marathon: Cheriton Fitzpaine

•
Cricket Club, 27 h 34 min
Highest jump: Javier Sotomayor, 2.45 m (8 ft
Culture and Society Collections
• Largest Collection of Aeroplane Sick Bags:
½ in)
Niek Vermeulen of the Netherlands has 5,034
• Most number of push ups on the back of
airline sickness bags from 1,000 different
hands in one hour is 1781 by Doug Pruden
airlines that he has accumulated since the
• Most number of push ups on one arm in 30
1970s.
minutes is 1382 by Doug Pruden
• Largest Collection of Bar Towels: Robert
• Longest drop goal in rugby union - Sam
Begley of Chambersburg, United States, with
Westwood (85 metres) Shoalhaven Rugby
2,372 towels representing 27 different
Park
countries; which he has been collecting since
• The longest penalty goal in rugby union - Sam
1990
Westwood (99metres) A.R Hurst 20/07/07
• Largest Collection of Traffic Cones: David
Morgan (UK) has a collection of 137 different
traffic cones. David owns a cone from about
two thirds of all types ever made.
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• Largest Collection of Keychains: Emilio Arenas • Most Expensive TV Mini Series: Band of
Florin of Colonia, Uruguay, with 25,630 non- Brothers, USD 125 million
duplicated key chains, collected since 1955. • Most Expensive TV Program: ER, USD 13.1
• Largest Collection of Model Cars: Sergio million per show
Goldvarg (Argentina) has a collection of over • Most Hours on Camera: Regis Philbin, 15,188
7,000 cars which he has collected since 1962, hours
all of which are on display in the Waffleworks • Most International Broadcast Children's
restaurant, Hollywood, Florida, USA. Educational Program: Sesame Street, 180
• Largest Collection of Penguins: Birgit Berends countries
of Germany, with 2,520 different items, • Most Internationally Broadcast TV Soap:
which she has been collecting since 1990 Dallas, 90 countries
• Largest Collection of Condoms: Steven M. of • Most TV Spin-Off Series: Super Sentai, 32
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA, has a series
collection of 17,921 different condoms from
73 different brands and from various places Longest Running Series
around the world. His collection also includes
various flavors, including raspberry and • Animated Series: Sazae-san (1969-Present;
sushi. 1900+ Episodes)
• Largest Collection of "Asparagus": Nicole O. • Mahabharat TV Series: Baldev Raj Chopra
California, USA, has a collection of 13,000 (1985-Present)
pieces of rotten asparagus in the box under • Chat Show: The Late Late Show (1962-
her bed. Present), hosts Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Frank
• Largest Collection of Converse Shoes: Joshua Hall
Mueller of Lakewood, Washington (USA) has • Live comedy show: Saturday Night Live (1975-
a collection of 403 unique pairs of Converse Present)
Shoes which he has been collecting since • Game Show: Countdown (1982-Present)
1991. Converse All Stars make up the bulk of • News Show: Meet The Press (NBC) (Started as
the collection. a radio program in 1945 and debuted on
television two years later, 1947-Present)
• Science Fiction TV Programme: Doctor Who
Media Radio (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present; 43 years
• First radio news program: 8MK in Detroit, and 737 episodes & 1 TV Movie)
Michigan, USA (31 August 1920) • Science Fiction TV Programme (consecutive):
• First college radio station: 2ADD from Union Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007; 10 seasons/214
College, Schenectady, New York, USA episodes)
(October 14, 1920) • TV Soap: Guiding Light (1952-Present)
• Longest-running radio show: • Programme with the same host: The Sky at
Lørdagsbarnetimen (lit. The Children's Hour Night presented by Patrick Moore; (1957-
on Saturday), running since 20 December Present)
1924 on NRK, later NRK P1.
• Youngest radio host Dakota Morton (born in Painting
Canada June 12, 1988) created the record
and set it on January 16, 1999 at the age of • Largest collection of fake masterpieces:
10 years 218 days. 3,500, owned by Christophe Petyt
• Youngest professional artist: 1-years old
record held by Dante Lamb.
Television • Largest Group of fully painted people: Sydney
• First Live Internet Talk show Tom Green Live Body Art Ride
hosted by Tom Green
• First Regular Television Service: Deutsche Language
Fernsehfunk (1935)
• Longest Continuously Operating Television ● Language with most number of speakers -
Channel: BBC One, started on the 2 Mandarin Chinese (1.08 billion)
November 1936 ● Language isolate with most number of
• Largest Audience For A TV Series: Baywatch, speakers - Korean (78 million)
1.1 billion viewers ● Constructed language with most number of
• Largest cash prize won on a TV game show: speakers - Esperanto (between 100,000 and 2
Brad Ruttexr at Jeopardy!, $3,255,102 million) (under debate, Klingon)
• Most Emmys for A TV Series In A Season: The ● Most widespread spoken language - English
West Wing, Nine Emmys (73 countries and territories.
Dogar’s Testmaster 49 General Knowledge

● Largest language family in terms of number Jinnah, Pakistan Akbar S. Ahmad

of languages - Niger-Congo languages, 1514 and Islamic
languages Identity: the
● Longest Alphabet - Khmer script (74 letters) Search for
● Shortest Alphabet - Rotokas alphabet, (12 Saladin
letters, A E I G K O P R S T U V) Abdul Kalam India wins Freedom
● Language with the most number of words - Azad
Difficult to determine; thought to be English Abu Fazal Akbar nama
(over 990,000 words) Adam Smith Wealth of Nation
● Country with most number of languages - Ahmed Hassan Quaid-i-Azam & Pakistan
India, at least 800 different languages and Dani
around 2000 dialects have been identified Al Ghazali Hujatul Islam
● Country with the most number of official Alan Campbell Mission with Mountbatten
languages - India with total 23 official Johnson
languages, (Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Alastair Lamb Incomplete Partition
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Al-Farabi Ara Madinatul Fazila
Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Allama Iqbal Bal-e-Jibril
Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Allama Iqbal Asrar-e-khudi
Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu) Allama Iqbal Javed Nama
● Famous languages of Pakistan - Urdu, English, Allama Iqbal Zabur-e-Ajam
Punjabi, Pushto, Balochi, Sindhi, Gilgati, Allama Iqbal Zarb-e-Kaleem
Hindkoo, Kashmiri, Persian, Allama Iqbal Payam-e-Mashriq
● Gojri, Brahvi, Arabic. Allama Iqbal The poem Shikwah and
Jawab-e-Shikwa
Allama Iqbal Bang-e-dara
LITERATURE Altaf Hussain Hali
Altaf Hussain Hali
Mussaddas-i-Hali
Shaer o Shaeri
Altaf Hussain Hali Hayat-e-Jawaid (is on the life
of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan)
Official Books
Altaf Hussain Hali Hayat-e-Javed
White Papers Formerly issued by the British
Parliament stating in brief the views of the Altaf Hussain Hali Yadgar-i-Galib
government on a specific issue or giving an Ambedkar Thought on Pakistan
authoritative statement of facts. The whitepaper Amir Khusro Laila Majnoo
has come to be known as a policy statement Angan Khadija Mastoor
published by the government on a subject of Aristotle The lyceum
tremendous public importance. Ayub Khan Friends not Masters
✓ Blue Books Official reports of the Azad Darbar-i-Akbari
British Government. Muhammad
✓ White Books Official publications of Hussain
Portugal, Germany and Bahir Ahmad Dar Religious Thought of Sayyid
China. Ahmed Khan
✓ Yellow Books Official records of France. Benazir Bhuto Daughter of the East
✓ Grey Books Official policy statements Bertrand Russel Road to Freedom
and reports of the Belgian Bertrand Russel Conquest of Happiness
and Japanese Governments. British White Papers are policy
✓ Green Books Official report of the Italian parliament statements published (on the
and Persian Governments. subject of tremendous public
✓ Orange Books Official Publications of the importance)
Netherlands Government. C.M Doughty Travel in Arabian Desert
Carlyle Heroes and Hero-Worship
Important Books and their Authors Catherine Edwina and Nehru
Author(s) Book(s) Clement
A Aziz Discovery of Pakistan Ch Pathway to Pakistan
Abdul Hamid Muslim Separatism in India Khaiquzzaman
and Pakistan Ch Rahmat Ali Emergence of Pakistan
Abdul Hassan Jinnah as I know him Charles Darwin Origin of species
Isphahani Charles Dickens Great Expectations
Dogar’s Testmaster 50 General Knowledge

Charles Dickens Oliver Twist Ibn Khaldun Muqaddamah

Charles Dickens Pickwick papers Ibn Sina Kitab al Shifa
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Ibne Sina Al Qanoon fil Tib
Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers Ilahi Bux My Last day with Quaid
Charles Dickens Hard Times Imam Ghazali Ihya-ul-Uloom
Coleridge Ancient Mariner J S Mill On liberty
Coleridge Kubla Khan (Poem) Jack London Call of the Wild-
Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe Jaswant Sing Jinnah: India, Partition,
Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code Independence
Dante Divine Comedy Jagmohan. My Frozen Turbulence in
Dostoevsky The idiot Kashmir
Dr. Rajenra India Divided is a book Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Parsad Jane Austin Sense and Sensibility
Dr. Sachin Birth of Pakistan Jodi Dean Comrade: An Essay On
Dr. Tahir Amir Birth of a tragedy Political Belongings
Earnest A farewell to Arms John Gray Men are from Mars, Women
Hemingway are from Venus
Earnest The Sun also Rises John Masefield Nine Days Wonder
Hemingway John Milton Paradise Lost
Edward Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam John Steinbeck East of Aden
Fitzgeranld Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels
Edward Gibbon Decline and Fall of Roman K K Aziz The Making of Pakistan
Empire K K Aziz Party politics in Pakistan
Ernest Old man and the Sea Kalidas Raghuvamsa
Hamingway Karen Armstrong History of God
F M Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment Karl Marx Das Capitol
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Naqsh-e-Faryadi Karl Marx and Communist Manifesto
Firdausi Shahnama Eagles
G Allana Quaid-e-Azam: The Story of A Katherine Mayo Mother India
Nation Khalid B Saeed Politics in Pakistan
G Allana Mohammad Ali Jinnah Khurshid Neither Hawk Nor Dove
G B Shaw Caesar and Cleopatra Mahmud Kasuri
G B Shaw Doctor’s Dilemma Kiran Bedi Freedom Behind Bars
G W Choudhry Constitutional Development Larry Collins Freedom at Midnight
of Pakistan Lawrence Ziring Pakistan the Formative Phase
G W Shaw Joan of Arc Lenin The state and revolution
George Orwell Animal Farm Leo Tolstoy War and Peace
George Orwell Nineteen Eighty Four Lewis Carrol Alice in Wonderland
George Bernard Arms and the Man Lewis Carrol Time Machine
Shaw Liaquat Ali Khan Pakistan: the Heart of Asia
Goethe Faust M H Saiyid Muhammad Ali Jinnah
H H Dodwell The Cambridge History of the Machiavelli The Prince
British Empire Mahatma Gandhi My Experiments with Truth
Hafeez Jalandri Shahnama-i-Islam Malik Hafeez Muslim Nationalism in India
Hector Bolitho Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan Mao On contradictions
Henry Kissinger Profiles in Courage Margaret Gone with the Wind
Henry Kissinger Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Mitchell
Policy Mathew Arnold Sohrab and Rustam
Henry Miller Tropic of Cancer Miguel De Don Quixote
Hitler Mein KAMPF Cervates
Homer Odyssey (Greek) Michael Foucault Madness and Civilizations
I H Qureshi Struggle for Pakistan Mohammad Ali The Emergence of Pakistan
I H Qureshi A short history of Pak Choudhry
I H Qureshi History of Freedom Montesquieu The spirit of laws
Movement Musarrt Hussain Voyage through History
Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and Zuberi
Africa Nazir Ahmed Mirat ul Uroos
Dogar’s Testmaster 51 General Knowledge

Nazir Yar Jung The Pakistan Issue Sikandar Hayat Outline of a scheme of Indian
Nelson Mandela. Higher than Hopes Khan Federation
Noa Ben Artizi In the name of Sorrow and Syed Ahmed Tehzeeb al Ikhlaq
Hope Khan
Official policy as Grey Books Sri Aurobindo Life Divine
well as reports of Stanley Wolpert Jinnah of Pakistan
the Japanese Stanley Wolpert Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan
government Stanley Woolpert Jinnah of Pakistan
Official Orange Books Syed Abdul ala Tafhim ul Quran
publication of Maudoodi
the Netherlands Syed Ameer Ali The spirit of Islam
Official White Books Syed Hasan Raza Pakistan Naguzeer Tha
publications of Thomas Mooore Utopia
the countries like Tomas Carlyle French Revolution
Portugal, China, Toni Morrison Beloved (novel)
and Germany V D Savarkar Indian War of Independence
Official records Yellow Books V P Menon Transfer of Power in India
of France Vincent Smith Oxford History of India
Official reports of Blue Books W Churchill The World Crisis
the British Will Durrant The Lessons of History
Government
W Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
Official reports of Green Books
W Shakespeare Merchant of Venice
the Italian
government W Shakespeare Anthony Cleopatra
Oscar Wild A woman of no importance W Shakespeare As you like it
Oscar Wilde An Ideal husband W Shakespeare Comedy of Errors
P Calvocrassi World Politics Since 1945 W Shakespeare Twelfth Night
Parveen Shakir Khusboo W Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing
Paul Kennedy Preparing for the Twenty First W Shakespeare Hamlet
Century W W Hunter The Indian Musalimans
Paul Kennedy Rise and Fall of the Great Whaeed-uz- Towards Pakistan
Powers Zaman
Percival Smith India, Pakistan & the West Wordsworth Revolution and Independence
Philip Woodruff Man who ruled India Zulifkar Ali Myth of independence
Plato Republic Bhutto
Plato The Laws Zulifkar Ali Foreign Policy of Pakistan
Bhutto
Pope John Paul II. Crossing the Threshold of
Hope
Muammar Green Book List of Famous Autobiographies
Gaddafi Author Name Book Name
R E M Wheeler Five Thousand Years of A P J Abdul Wings of Fire
Pakistan Kalam
R.L Stevenson Treasure Island Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf
Rabindranath Gitanjali Aerosmith Walk This Way
Tagore Albert Einstein Autobiographical Notes
Richard Symonds The Making of Pakistan Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl
Rousseau Social Contract Arnold Total Recall: My Unbelievably
Rousseau Confession Schwarzenegger True Life Story
Rudyard Kipling Jungle book Bill Clinton My Life
Ruskin Unto This Last Babur Baburnama
Samuel Johnson Vanity of Human Wishes Barack Obama Dreams from My Father
Sharifuddin Evolution of Pakistan Benito Mussolini My Autobiography: With the
Pirzada Political and Social Doctrine of
Sheikh Saadi Bostan Fascism
Sheikh Saadi Gulistan Benjamin The Autobiography of
Siddique Saliq Witness to surrender Franklin Benjamin Franklin
Richard Burton Arabian Nights Bertrand Russell The Autobiography of
Dogar’s Testmaster 52 General Knowledge

Bertrand Russell Undaunted, Saving the Idea P Chidambaram

Charles Darwin The Recollections of the of India
Development of My Mind and Back to Work Bill Clinton
Character Hard Choices Hillary Clinton
Charles Dickens Autobiographical Fragment Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
Charlie Chaplin My Autobiography Beyond Survival: Emerging Shri Pranab
Dalai Lama Freedom in Exile Dimensions of Indian Mukherjee
Hillary Rodham Living History Economy
Clinton Saga of Struggle and Shri Pranab
Jawaharlal Towards Freedom Sacrifice Mukherjee
Nehru Challenges before the Shri Pranab
Jean-Paul Sartre The Words Nation Mukherjee
Leo Tolstoy My Confession The Dramatic Decade: The Shri Pranab
Margaret Margaret Thatcher: The Days of Indira Gandhi Mukherjee
Thatcher Autobiography Changing India Dr. Manmohan
Marilyn Monroe My Story Singh
Mahatma The Story of My Experiments Exam Warriors Narendra Modi
Gandhi with Truth My Unforgettable Mamata Banerjee
Michael Jackson Moonwalk Memories
Muhammad Ali The Greatest: My Own Story Citizen and Society Hamid Ansari
Nelson Mandela A Long Walk to Freedom Citizen Delhi: My Life, My Sheila Dikshit
Ayyub Khan Friends Not Masters Times
Oscar Wilde De Profundis India Unmade Yashwant Sinha
Benazir Bhutto Daughter of Destiny Golden Threshold Sarojini Naidu
Ronald Reagan The Reagan Diaries The Broken Wing, Songs of Sarojini Naidu
Sigmund Freud An Autobiographical Study Life, Death & the Spring
Thomas Autobiography 1743-1790 The Birds of Time, Songs of Sarojini Naidu
Jefferson Life, Death & the Spring
Usain Bolt Faster than Lightning: My The Sceptred Flute: Songs Sarojini Naidu
Autobiography of India
Qudrat Ullah Shahabnama The Feather of the Dawn Sarojini Naidu
Shahab India Divided Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Winston Memoirs of the Second World India Wins Freedom Maulana Abul
Churchill War Kalam Azad
Winston My Early Life: 1874-1904 Ghubar-e-khatir Maulana Abul
Churchill Kalam Azad
Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai
● Another famous book by Jean-Paul Sartre is Poverty and Un-British Rule Dadabhai Naoroji
Being and Nothingness. in India
Books by Famous Politicians Geeta Rahashya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Audacity of Hope: Barack Obama The Arctic Home in the Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Thoughts on Reclaiming the Vedas
American Dream The Indian War of V.D. Savarkar
Dreams From My Father Barack Obama Independence of 1857
A Promised Land Barack Obama The Insider PV Narasimha Rao
Without Fear or Favour Neelam Sanjeeva My Country My Life LK Advani
Reddy Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam
Midnight Diaries Boris Yelstin Ignited Minds APJ Abdul Kalam
Prison Diary Jayaprakash You Are Unique APJ Abdul Kalam
Narayan India 2020 APJ Abdul Kalam
Indian Philosophy Dr. S. Indomitable Spirit APJ Abdul Kalam
Radhakrishnan Turning Points - A Journey APJ Abdul Kalam
Hindu View of Life Dr. S. through Challenges
Radhakrishnan Target 3 Billion APJ Abdul Kalam
Matters of Discretion: An I K Gujral and Srijan Pal Singh
Autobiography My Journey - Transforming APJ Abdul Kalam
A View from the Outside P Chidambaram Dreams into Actions
Dogar’s Testmaster 53 General Knowledge

Governance for Growth in APJ Abdul Kalam 1945 1945 Conflict in ● Frank
India Afghanistan: Cleme
Jobs for Our Millions VV Giri A Historical nts
Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler Encyclopedia Ludwig
My Presidential Years R Venkataraman Adamec
My Own Boswell M Hidyatullah 1945 Winter Before David B.
My Experiments with Truth Mahatma Gandhi 1946 Taliban: Edwards
Hind Swaraj Mahatma Gandhi (Duration: Genealogies
Key to Health Mahatma Gandhi 1 year) of the Afghan
Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru Jihad
Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru 1945 1946 Islam and Asta Olesen
The Indian Struggle 1920- Subhash Chandra Politics in
1942 Bose Afghanistan
My Truth Indira Gandhi 1945 1946 Wanat : Combat
Combat Studies
Booker Prize Awarded in October each year, Action In Institute
the Booker Prize is the UK's top Afghanistan,
literary prize and the most 2008
watched single-book award in the 1945 6 months The Rule of Whit Mason
English-speaking world. Until 2013 after start Law in
the award was open only to Afghanistan:
citizens of the Commonwealth of Missing in
nations (in essence, the UK and Inaction
former British colonies). As of 1946 1946 Revolutions Unknown
2014 the award is open to authors & Rebellions
worldwide so long as their work is in
in English and published in the UK Afghanistan
The John The Newbery Medal is awarded in ? Between British Paul Preston
Newbery January each year by the February Documents Michael
Medal American Library Association for and May on Foreign Partridge
the most distinguished American 1946 Affairs:
children's book published the Reports and
previous year. Papers from
Edgar Mystery Writers of America is the the Foreign
Awards premier organization for mystery Office
writers, professionals allied to the Confidential
crime writing field, aspiring crime Print:
writers, and those who are Afghanistan,
devoted to the genre. Persia,
Turkey and
Iraq, 1952
Books about Afghan Tribal Revolts
Start End date Work Author(s) Renowned books by Stanley
date Wolpert
1944 1945 Rebuilding Ali Jalali
Name of the book Year of
Afghanistan's
publishing
National
Army A New History of India 1977
(Journal of Nehru: A Tryst With Destiny 1996
the US Army Shameful Flight 2006
War College) Gandhi’s Passion: The Life and 2001
1944 1946 Afghanistan: David Isby Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
Graveyard of India 1964
Empires: A India and Pakistan: Continued 2010
New History Conflict Or Cooperation?
of the Nine Hours to Rama 1962
Borderland
Famous Books by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Name Publishing Aakhiri Faisla Asar Nomani

Year Bevqoof Asar Nomani
The Hound of the Baskerville 1902 Zinda Rood Justice Javed Iqbal
A Study in Scarlett 1887 Qazi Jee Shaukar Thanvi
The Sign of the Four 1890
The Adventures of Sherlock 1892 Books by Pakistani Authors:
Holmes Ayesha Jalal
The Lost World 1912 ● The Struggle for Pakistan
The Final Problem 1893 ● The Pity of Partition: Manto’s Life, Times,
The Valley of Fear 1915 and Work Across the India-Pakistan Divide
● Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia
● Self and Sovereignty
Famous books by R. L. ● Democracy and Authoritarianism in South
Stevenson ●
Asia
Democracy and Authoritarianism in South
Name Publishing
Asia: A Comparative and Historical
Year
Perspective
Treasure Island 1883
● State of martial rule
Kidnapped 1886 ● The Sole Spokesperson
The Black Arrow Annotated 1883
Catriona 1892
Weir of Hermiston 1896 Fatima Bhutto
The Wrecker 1892 ● Songs of Blood and Sword
The Wrong Box 1889 ● The Runaways
● New Kings of the World: Dispatches from
Famous books by Ian Fleming Bollywood, Dizi and K-Pop
● The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Name Publishing ● New Kings of the World: The Rise and Rise of
Year Eastern Pop Culture
Casino Royale 1953 ● Whispers of the Desert
Dr. No 1958 ● 8:50 am October 8, 2005: Stories of Hope
The Man with a Golden Gun 1965 and Courage from the Earthquake in
Goldfinger 1959 Pakistan
Live and Let Die 1954 ● Democracy (Penguin Petit)
From Russia, With Love 1957
Thrilling Cities 1963 Ishrat Hussain
● Economic Management in Pakistan, 1999-
Books/Literature Authors 2002
Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton ● International Organizations and Nigerian
Asaar-e-Sanadeed Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Agricultural Development
Thoughts on Pakistan B. R. Ambedkar ● How Did The Asian Countries Avoid the Debt
Khaak aur Khoon Naseem Hijazi Crisis?
Mukhtasar Afsana Munshi Premchand ● Dollars, Debt and Deficits
Risala Asbab-e- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ● Perspectives on the Nigerian Economy
Baghawat-e-Hind ● Future Financing Needs of The Highly
Asar-al-Sanadid ('The Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Indebted Countries
Remnant Signs of
Ancient Heroes')
Famous Literary Festivals in
Mureedpur Ka Peer Patras Bukhari Pakistan:
Hayat-e-Javed Altaf Hussain Hali ● Hyderabad Literature Festival
A Brief History of the Stephen Hawking ● Islamabad Literature
Time ● Karachi Literature Festival
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy ● Lahore Literary Festival
Undalus Me Ajnabi Mustansar Hussain ● Sindh Literature Festival
Tarar Facts about famous personalities from media
Khaana Badosh Mustansar Hussain Michael Jackson, who is famously known as the
Tarar ‘King of Pop’ was an American singer and
Matlabi Dost Asar Nomani songwriter, who died in June 2009.
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M. Rice
Nobel Prize Roger
Penrose
Physics Discovered that
black hole formation
is a robust
prediction of the
NOBEL PRIZE general theory of
The Nobel Prize is a set of 6 prestigious awards, awarded relativity
annually. Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist Reinhard Discovered
Alfred Nobel established five Nobel Prizes in 1895 Genzel and supermassive
(Chemistry, Peace, Literature, Physiology, and Physics).
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when Sweden’s Central Bank established the Economic the centre of our
Nobel Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. The award galaxy
ceremony for 5 prizes is hosted annually in Stockholm, Emmanuelle Chemistry Discovered the
Sweden to award prizes while the Nobel Peace Prize Charpentier method for genome
ceremony is held in Oslo, Norway. and Jennifer editing
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PAKISTANI NOBEL LAUREATES: Louise Glück Literature For her
● Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani to be unmistakable poetic
awarded with a Nobel Prize. He received a voice that with
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975. He was austere beauty
awarded jointly with Sheldon Lee Glashow makes individual
for contribution to the Theory of Unified existence universal
Weak and Electromagnetic Interaction. World Food Peace For its efforts to
● Malala Yousafzai received a Nobel Peace Programme combat hunger, for
Prize in 2014 jointly with Kailash Satyarthi (WFP) its contribution to
(Indian) for struggle against suppression of bettering conditions
children and advocating for the right to for peace in conflict-
education for all children. affected areas and
for acting as a
Countries with the most driving force in
number of Nobel laureates efforts to prevent
Country Number of Nobel the use of hunger as
Laureates a weapon of war
USA 375 and conflict.
United Kingdom 131 It was established at
Germany 108 the behest of
France 69 Dwight Eisenhower.
Sweden 32 Paul R. Economic For improvements
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Japan 27
Wilson new auction
Canada 26 formats.
Switzerland 26
Netherlands 21
Important Fact Nobel Prizes and Laureates
● Rabinder Nath Tegore was the first person 2021
from the Sub-Continent to receive a Nobel Nobel Field Contribution
Prize in Literature (1913). Laureates
Nobel Prizes and Laureates David Julius Physiology
or
“for their discoveries
of receptors for
2020 Medicine temperature and
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Laureates Ardem “for their discoveries
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Alter, C virus temperature and
Michael touch”
Houghton Syukuro Physics “for the physical
and Charles Manabe modelling of Earth’s
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climate, quantifying Peace) was the first Nobel Peace Prize

variability and Winner, who won the award in 1901. He was
reliably predicting from France.
global warming” ● Max Planck won a Nobel Prize in Physics in
Klaus “for the physical 1918 for the discovery of the Energy
Hasselmann modelling of Earth’s Quantum.
climate, quantifying
variability and Notable Recipients of the Lenin
reliably predicting
global warming” Peace Prize
Giorgio “for the discovery of Name Country Year
Parisi the interplay of W. E. B. Du Bois United States 1959
disorder and Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union 1959
fluctuations in Sukarno Indonesia 1960
physical systems Fidel Castro Cuba 1961
from atomic to Faiz Ahmed Faiz Pakistan 1962
planetary scales” Pablo Picasso Spain 1962
Benjamin Chemistry “for the development Salvador Allende Chile 1973
List of asymmetric Sean MacBride France 1977
organocatalysis” Angela Davis United States 1980
David W.C. “for the development Mahmoud Darwish Palestine 1983
MacMillan of asymmetric Indira Gandhi India 1985
organocatalysis” Abdul Sattar Edhi Pakistan 1988
Abdulrazak Literature “for his Nelson Mandela United States 2001
Gurnah uncompromising and
Mikis Theodorakis Greece 1989
compassionate
Oscar Niemeyer Brazil 1963
penetration of the
effects of colonialism Funmilayo Ransome- Nigeria 1970
and the fate of the Kuti
refugee in the gulf
between cultures and
continents” List of International Awards
Maria Ressa Peace “for their efforts to ● Nobel Prize
safeguard freedom of ● Booker Prize
expression, which is a ● Academy Awards
precondition for ● Pulitzer Prize
democracy and ● The Golden Globes
lasting peace”
Dmitry “for their efforts to
● The Grammys
Andreyevich safeguard freedom of
Muratov expression, which is a Famous Fiction Awards
precondition for Award Purpose
democracy and BookBrowse Since 2000, BookBrowse has
lasting peace” Awards asked its members and
David Card Economic “for his empirical subscribers to select the best
Sciences contributions to books published each year.
labour economics” Through a rigorous voting process,
Joshua D. “for their this shortlist is then honed down
Angrist methodological to find the BookBrowse Awards
contributions to the Winners.
analysis of causal Pulitzer Prize Joseph Pulitzer, a renowned
relationships” for Letters, journalist, established this award
Guido W. “for their Drama and in 1917. Since 1984 Pulitzer
Imbens methodological Music winners have received their prizes
contributions to the from the president of Columbia
analysis of causal University at a luncheon in May in
relationships” the rotunda of the Low Library in
● Frederic Parsy, also known as the Apostle of the presence of family members,
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professional associates, board Divide at impera: A policy of divide and rule

members, and the faculty of the Dramatis personae: Characters in a novel or
School of Journalism. drama
Denouement: End
En bloc or En masse: In a body; all together
Foreign Words & Phrases En route: On the way
Émigré: An emigrant (one who goes and lives in
Ab Initio: From the very beginning another country
Ab extra: From the outside Ex officio: In virtue of one's office
Ad hoc: Arrangement for some special purpose Ex parte: One-sided
Ad infinitum: Without limit El dorado: A country full of gold
Ad interim: In the meantime Exempli gratia: (e.g.) for example
Ad nauseam: To a disgusting extent Exit: Leaves the stage
Ad valorem: According to the value of Exeunt: More than one go off the stage
Agent provocateur: A spy who works secretly and Elite: Echoice; gentry
creates disturbance Esprit de corps: The spirit of belonging to the
Alma mater: The institution where one has been same group
educated En tente: Understanding
Aide de camp (pronounced as 'Cong'): The Errata: A list of errors
personal attendant of a high military officer Façade: The front of a building
Aide memoire: A reminder; a notebook in which Fait accompli: Something already done or
things are noted accomplished
Alter ego: Fast friends Fiancé: one's betrothed (male)
Ante meridiem: (a.m.) Between midnight and Fiancée: One's betrothed (female)
noon Faux pas: A mistake
Anno Domini: In the year of our Lord (A.D.) Facsimile: An exact copy
Annus mirabilis: A year of wonders Genre: Particular style or kind especially of works
Apologia: An apologetic writing of art or literature
Aqua: Water Gendarmes: armed police
Bona fide: Good faith, honesty, sincerity Honoris causa: For the sake of honour
Billet d'amour: A love-letter Hauteur: Haughtiness of manner
Bete noire: Object of dislike
Beau ideal: Model; finest specimen
Bon voyage: A happy journey Famous Inventions of 20th
Bizarre: Electric, fantastic; grotesque
Bon bon: Sweetmeat
Century
Bourgeoisie: The middle class Invention Inventor
Boulevard: A Street shaded with trees Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg
Beau monde: A false rumors or statement Lightning rod Benjamin Franklin
Carte blanche: Full authority Lightbulb Thomas Edison
Bourgeois: A member of the middle class; a Telephone Graham Bell
merchant; concerned with material possessions Radio guidance Hedy Lamarr
and social status system
Cadre: A list or rank of officers World Wide Web Tim Berner-Lee
Cortege: A train of attendants; followers Cotton gin Elin Whitney
Cafe: a restaurant Television Philo Farnsworth
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Coup d'etat: Sudden overthrow of an established Telescope Hens Lippershey
government Mobile phone Martin Cooper
Cliché: A hackneyed (much used) literary Radio Guglielmo Marconi
expression Paper Cai Lun
Charge d'affaires: Ambassador to a small country Internet Robert Kahn
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De jure: In law though not in fact Steam Engine Thomas Savery
De novo: Afresh; from the very beginning
3D printing Chuck Hull
Dei gratia: By the grace of God
Pesticide DDT Paul Muller
De profundis: Cry from the depth of sorrow
Debacle: Sudden route; complete defeat Vaccine for Malaria Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
Debut: First appearance on the stage or society Vaccine for Polio Jonas Salk
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Vaccine for smallpox Edward Jenner to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. It
Vaccine for Rabies Louis Pasteur, Emile has over 740 million members as per 2021.
Roux  Telegram
Vaccine for Plague Alexandre Yersin Is a cross platform, cloud based instant
Vaccine for Measles Maurice Hileman messaging app. It also provides end-to-end
Vaccine for Cholera Waldemar Mordecai encrypted video calls. It was founded by Nikolai
Haffkine Durov and Pavel Durov in March 2013. It has
Vaccine for Albert Calmette over 400 million active users.
Tuberculosis
Vaccine for Leprosy Jacinto Convit García
Dynamite Alfred Nobel Ages in History, Literature,
Mythology
Social Media Platforms: Atomic Age Period since the explosion of the
 Facebook first atom bomb at Alamogordo,
Facebook Was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
February 2004, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Augustan It refers to the reign of the Emperor
Its active users are about 3 billion. It gives Age Augustus 27 BC to 14 BC in Latin
facility to post text, photos and videos. literature,
Moreover, users can directly communicate to (2) English literature the early 18th
each other with Facebook Messenger. century,
 YouTube (3) In French literature in 1600.
Youtube is an online video sharing platform, Bronze Age Period when people used bronze
currently owned by Google. It was founded by tools; period from 3000 to 100 BC.
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in Dark Ages Period from the fall of Rome in 476
February 2005 As of May 2019, videos were AD until 1000s.
being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours Elizabethan Period of the feudal system in
of content per minute in October 2006, and Age Europe from 700s to 1400s.
YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Golden Age The best period of a country or
YouTube now offers paid content such as literature is called the Golden Age.
movies and exclusive content. Ice Age Period beginning from 1000,000
 WhatsApp years ago in which a series of ice
Whatsapp is an instant messaging app, currently caps covered most of the northern
owned by facebook. It was founded by Brian part of the earth.
Acton and Jan koumin in January 2009. It has Iron AGE Period when people first used iron
over 2 billion users worldwide as of February tools and weapons, It began at
2020. about. 1200 BC and lasted 100
 Instagram years.
Instagram is photo and video sharing app. It was Machine Name given to the period of
founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in Age industrialization in Britain began in
2010. 1750.
 TikTok Middle Age Period between ancient times and
TikTok is a video-sharing focused social the modern period often given as
networking service owned by Chinese company between the fall of Roman Empire
ByteDance. It was initially released in 2016. Tik in AD 476 to the fall of
Tok was developed in 200 days and within a Constantinople in AD 453.
year had 100 million users, with more than one Age Of The 18th century when philosophy
billion videos viewed every day. Reason was gaining ground in Europe.
 Twitter Stone Age Period before the Bronze Age in
Twitter Is an American microblogging and social which men used tools and weapons
networking app. It was founded by Jack Dorsey made of stone. It began about
and Noah Glass in March 2006. It has over 330 1000,000 years ago.
million monthly active users. Victorian Period when Queen Victoria reigned
 LinkedIn Age i.e. 1837 -1901. It was an age of
Linkedln is an American business and technological progress and public
employment-oriented online app. It was morality.
founded by Reid Hoffman in 2003, in California,
US. LinkedIn is used for professional networking
and career development, and allows job seekers
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Famous International Living er
Personalities Earl of King Edward The
Dwayne Known as the rock, one of the Warwick Maker Confessor
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WWE. Wizard Presley Rock and
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controversial decisions. Fatima Maa-der- Francis The
Jeff Bezos Founder and CEO of Amazon Jinnah Millat Xavier Apostle of
Bill Gates Founder of Microsoft the Indies
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business woman. Gandhi The George American
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Peace Prize Award Winner in ed one,
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America. First woman to win the Bernard e Man of
popular award in Presidential Shaw Britain
Elections. George Mary Gulbuddi Butcher of
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lawyers in America by the Evans Hekmaty
national law journal. ar
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Benazir Daughter Dadabhai Grand Old Rai Kesan, Monarch
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East India Punjab
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Punjab) William the William William Bard of

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Nath Monk Except Because I
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of Mladid Bosnia Cummings States With Me
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Rajinder Maj. Richard Apostle of Hardy
Singh Gen. Cobden Free Oscar Wilde Ireland A Vision
Sparrow Trade
John Keats England A Thing of Beauty
Richard I The Lion Samuel Mark
William Blake England The Tyger
Heart Langhor Twain
William England The Prelude
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Wordsworth
Sarojini Nighting Sheikh Bangaban
Lewis Carroll England Jabberwocky
Naidu ale of Mujibur dhu
India Rahman Homer Greece The Iliad
Shabash Neta ji Sheikh Lion of Rumi Afghanistan Masnavi-ye-
Chandra Abdullah Kashmir Ma’navi
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Shakespear Bard of T. Andhra Beauty.
e Avon Prakasam Kesari
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Dwyer American inhabitants. Supposedly, he landed on

Evelyn Women’s Army 1947 the island of Newfoundland in 1497 and led three
McHale Corps expeditions to the American mainland, the success
Marilyn Actress 1962 of which is still held in question by many
Monroe exploration researchers.
Kurt Cobain Singer 1994
Sylvia Plath Poet/Author 1963 3. Christopher Columbus
Ernest Author 1961 Famous for being the discoverer of America,
Hemingway Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer,
Hunter S. Journalist 2005 navigator and colonizer citizen of Genoa. Under
Thompson the aegis of the monarchy of Spain, this man
Vincent Van Painter 1890 completed four long and arduous voyages across
Gogh the world. In his last voyage on the seas and in a
Virginia Author 1941 bid to discover India and the Japanese, he strayed
Woolf away and landed in what is present day America.
Ray Combs Comedian 1996 Although not the first one to land in America, his
voyage had a lasting European influence on the
continent. Ambitious and determined, this
World’s Famous explorer’s four voyages are a testament to his will
Composers & Musicians and spirit that has inspired travelers all across.
Name Country
Anwar, Khawaja Khursheed (March Pakistani 4. Ibn Battuta
21, 1912-October 30, 1984) Generally considered to be the greatest travelers
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1772- German of all times, Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer
1827) who is famous for his travel account called
Bizmi, Nisar (1925-March 22, 2007) Pakistani ‘Rihala’. Battuta travelled through the Horn of
Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and finally
Chopin, Frederic (1810-1849) Polish-
China for over forty years. It’s said that after he
French
returned to Morocco more than a quarter of a
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Norwegian
century later, he had lost half his family. His
Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) Austrian comprehensive accounts of the places visited have
Mehdi Hasan (1927-) Pakistani guided historians as well as future travelers alike.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1750- Austrian
1791)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) Pakistani
5. Amerigo Vespucci
Shanker Ravi (1920-) Indian This explorer discovered the new world of America
'h along with Brazil and established them as large
Tansen (16 century) Indian Sub
landmasses which had nothing to do with Asia. His
continent
four voyages spread across 5 years make him a
Yehudi, Menuhin (1916-1999) American
legendary traveler that you should know of.
Zubin, Mehta (1936-) Indian
6. Xuanzang (Hsuan Tsang)
Famous Travelers in History Chinese monk, scholar, and a famed translator,
Xuanzang is famous in South Asian history as the
1. Marco Polo traveler who brought the great Indian and Chinese
The Venetian merchant traveler whose famous cultures in contact with each other. His claim to
work ‘Travels of Marco Polo’ recorded his epic fame is the 17 year overland journey from China
travels and introduced the Europeans to the to the many kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent
cultures of South Asia! Setting off with his father he took. This journey is supposedly the inspiration
and uncle at the age of 17, Marco travelled behind the novel “Journeys to the West”, written
through various kingdoms and wastelands for 24 by Wu Cheng'en. Like all great souls, it’s rumoured
years before he returned to Venice and that Xuanzang had a dream that convinced him to
documented his travels visit India. Following his heart, he covered an
overland journey which made him one of the most
2. John Cabot famous travelers of history.
John Cabot or Giovanni Caboto as he’s fondly
referred to in Italy, is famed for being the first 7. Ferdinand Magellan
European explorer to claim contact with the North This bold traveler and intrepid explorer from
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Portugal was behind the East Indies expeditions 3. Donald Trump – President of the United
which finally inspired the first total States of America
circumnavigation of the globe. His voyages, which 4. Angela Merkel – Chancellor of Germany
took him across the mighty Pacific paved way for 5. Jeff Bezos – Chairman and CEO of Amazon
further expeditions. The famous ‘Straits of 6. Francis – Pope of the Holy See
Magellan’ is named after this voyager. 7. Bill Gates – Co-Chair of the Gates
Foundation, Founder of Microsoft
8. Bartolomeu Dias 8. Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud – Crown
A Portuguese explorer, Dias was the first among Prince of Saudi Arabia
all the explorers of his age to undertake the 9. Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of India
arduous voyage across the African continent and 10. Larry Page – Co-Founder of Google
the first to touch the southernmost tip. Although
he wanted to sail to India, his crew revolted and List of Important Days and Dates
he had to sail back, incidentally discovering the
Cape of Good Hope! in a Year 2021
9. Jacques Cartier January
Cartier was a very respected mariner who January 4: World Braille Day
undertook the first European voyage to the far January 6: World Day for War Orphans
undiscovered land, what we now know as Canada! January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
He was the first European to map the Canadian January 28: Data Protection Day
landmass while also bringing along the French January 31: Leprosy Prevention Day
language, which to this day remains Canada’s February
second language. February 2: World Wetlands Day
February 4: World Cancer Day
10. Herodotus February 12: Darwin Day
Popularly known as the ‘Father of History’, this February 13: World Radio Day
Greek historian, Heroditus, was one of the most February 14: Valentine's Day
travelled people of his age. His accounts give February 20: World Day of Social Justice
insights as he travels through Asia Minor, Greece, February 21: International Mother Language
Rome and Egypt. Day
11. Vasco De Gama February 22: World Scout Day
A Portuguese traveler and explorer, Vasco De March
Gama was the first to reach the Indian shores, March 1: World Civil Defence Day
linking the Indian subcontinent with Europe by the March 4: World Day of the Fight Against
sea route. A daunting voyage, his discovery of the Sexual Exploitation
sea route meant that the Europeans didn’t have to March 8: International Women's Day, World
cross the Arabian Peninsula or the treacherous Kidney Day
Mediterranean in order to spread out their March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
empires. Gama opened up the ‘Spice Route’ when March 21: World Sleep Day
he landed in Calicut and established first contact March 21: International Day for the
with the golden Indian shore lands. Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, Forests Day
12. Captain James Cook March 22: World Day for Water, World
Captain Cook was an explorer, navigator, Poetry Day
cartographer and a captain in the Royal Navy. His March 23: World Meteorological Day
voyages led to the discovery of the East coast of March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
Australia and Hawaii. As a sailor who saw action in March 27: World Theatre Day
the seven years’ war, Cook sailed thousands of April
miles across largely uncharted territory of the April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
globe and mapped islands from New Zealand to April 4: World Pillow Day
Hawaii. April 7: World Health Day
April 12: World Street Children Day
Forbes list of 10 Most Powerful April 17: World Farmers Day
April 22: Earth Day
People in the World April 23: World Book and Copyright Day
1. Xi Jinping – General Secretary of the April 24: World Veterinary Day
Communist Party of China April 25: World Malaria Day, International
2. Vladimir Putin – President of Russia DNA Day
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April 26: World Intellectual Property Day July 30: World Friendship Day
April 28: World Day for Safety & Health at August
Work August 3: World Friendship Day
April 29: World Dance Day August 8: International Day of the World's
May Indigenous People
May 1: May Day - Labour Day August World Minorities Day
May 3: World Press Freedom Day, World 11:
Asthma Day August International Youth Day
May 4: International Firefighters' Day 12:
May 5: World Midwives Day August Left Handers Day
May 7: World Engineers Day 13:
May 8: World Red Goss 6 Red Crescent Day, August World Humanity Day, World Breast
Thalassaemia Day 19: Feeding Day
May 9: World Mothers Day August World Slavery Abolition Day
May 12: International Nurses Day, 23:
International Just Trade Day August International Day of the Disappeared
May 14: Bone & Joint Day 30:
May 15: International Day of Families September
May 17: World Hyper Tension Day, World September 4: World Veil Day
Telecommunication Day September 5: World Vulture Day
May 18: World Museum Day September 8: International Literacy Day, World
May 19: Hepatitis Day Physiotherapy Day
May 21: World Anti-Terrorism Day September Suicide Prevention Day
May 22: International Day for Biological 10:
Diversity September World First Aid Day
May 23: World Squash Day, World Turtle Day 11:
May 28: Anti-Narcotics Day, Engineers Day September World Oral Health Day
May 29: UN Peace Missions Day 12:
May 30: World Sports Day September Grand Parents Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day 13:
1st World Asthma Day September International Day of Democracy
Tuesday 15:
of May: September International Day for the
2nd World Fair Trade Day 16: Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Saturday September World Alzheimer's Day
of May: 21:
June September Car Free Day
June 1: International Children's Day, World 22:
Milk Day September World Clean-up Day
June 5: World Environment Day 24:
June 8: World Brain Tumour Day. World Ocean September World Heart Day
Day 26:
June 9: International Accreditation Day September World Tourism Day
June 12: World Day against Child Labour 27:
June 14: World Blood Donor Day September World Rabies Day
June 18: International Picnic Day 28:
June 20: World Refugee Day October
June 21: World Music Day October 1: World Vegetarian Day. Senior
June 23: Public Service Day Citizens Day
June 26: Anti-Narcotics Day, Anti-Violence Day October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
3rd Fathers' Day October 3: World Habitat Day
Sunday in October 4: World Animal Day
June: October 5: World Teachers' Day
July October 7: World Employment Day, World
July 2: Sports Journalism Day Smile Day
July 4: World Cooperative Day October 8: World Humanitarian Action Day,
World Natural Calamities
July 11: World Population Day
Prevention Day, World Sight Day
July 24: World Parents Day
October 9: World Post Day
July 28: Hepatitis Day
October World Mental Health Day, World
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10: Egg Day, World Anti-Capital

Punishment Day
October World Girls Day INTERNATIONAL DECADES
11: 1976– United Nations Decade for Women
October World Arthritis Day 1985
12: 1994– Decade of the World's Indigenous
October World Standards Day 2004 People
14: 1997– UN Decade for the Eradication of
October International Day of Rural Women, 2006 Poverty
15: Global Hand Washing Day, World 2001– International Decade for a Culture of
White Stick Day 2010 Peace and Non-violence for the
October World Food Day Children of the World, recognized by
16: the UN
October International Day for the 2003– United Nations Literacy Decade
17: Eradication of Poverty 2012
October World Chefs Day 2005– United Nations Decade on Education
20: 2014 for Sustainable Development
October United Nations Day, World 2005– International decade for action
24: Acupuncture Day 2015 ‘Water For Life’
October World Development Information 2008– Second United Nations Decade for
24: Day 2017- the Eradication of Poverty
October World Savings Day 2010– United Nations Decade for deserts
31: 2020- and fight against desertification
November 2011– Third International Decade for the
November 9: World Freedom Day, World 2020- Eradication of Colonialism.
Inventors Day 2013– International Decade for the
November 10: World Science Day 2022 Rapprochement of Cultures
November 12: World Pneumonia Day 2014– United Nations Decade of
November 14: World Diabetes Day 2024- Sustainable Energy for All
November 16: International Day for Tolerance 2015– International Decade for People of
November 17: International Studies Day 2024- African Descent
November 19: World Toilet Day 2018-2027 Third United Nations Decade for the
November 20: Universal Children's Day Eradication of Poverty
November 21: World Hello Day 2018– International Decade for Action
November 21: World Television Day 2028 "Water for Sustainable
Development"
November 21: World Fishermen's Day
2019-2028 Nelson Mandela decade of peace
November 25: International Day for the
2019– United Nations Decade of Family
Elimination of Violence against
2028 Farming
Women
2021– International Decade of Ocean
November 29: International Day of Solidarity
2030 Science for Sustainable
with the Palestinian People
Development
3rd Sunday in Traffic Accident Victims Day
2021-2030 International Decade on ecosystem
November :
restoration
December The United Nations General Assembly has
December 1: World AIDS Day declared the decade 2021-30 as the decade
December 2: International Day for the dedicated to restore the ecosystems
Abolition of Slavery  This will officially launch with the World
December 3: International Day of Disabled Environment Day 2021, which will take place
Persons th
on June 5
December 5: International Volunteer Day  This initiative is led by the United Nations
December 7: International Civil Aviation Day Environment Programme and the Food and
December 9: The International Day against Agriculture Organization of the United
Corruption. World Allergy Day Nations
December 10: Human Rights Day  It aims for a sustainable future based on the
December 11: International Mountain Day ecosystems through communications,
December 14: World Monkeys Day events and a dedicated web platform
December 15: World Tea Day
December 18: International Migrants Day
December 20: International Human Solidarity
Day
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List of Presidents of the 16 Abraham

Lincoln
1861
-
Hannibal
Hamlin
National
Union
United States of America 1865 (1861-65)
Andrew (Republic
Sr.n President Peri Vice Affiliation Johnson an)
o od President (1865)
1 George 1789 John None 17 Andrew 1865 vacant National
Washingt - Adams Johnson - Union
on 1797 1869
2 John 1797 Thomas Federalist (Democra
Adams - Jefferson t)
1801 18 Ulysses 1869 Schuyler Republica
3 Thomas 1801 Aaron Democrat S. Grant - Colfax n
Jefferson - Burr ic- 1877 (1869-73)
1809 (1801-05) Republica Henry
George n Wilson
Clinton (1873-75)
(1805-09) 19 Rutherfo 1877 William Republica
4 James 1809 George Democrat rd B. - A. n
Madison - Clinton ic- Hayes 1881 Wheeler
1817 (1809-12) Republica 20 James A. 1881 Chester Republica
Elbridge n Garfield A. Arthur n
Gerry
21 Chester 1881 vacant Republica
(1813-14)
A. Arthur - n
5 James 1817 Daniel D. Democrat 1885
Monroe - Tompkins ic-
22 Grover 1885 Thomas Democrat
1825 Republica
Clevelan - A.
n
d 1889 Hendricks
6 John 1825 John C. National- (1885)
Quincy - Calhoun Republica
23 Benjamin 1889 Levi P. Republica
Adams 1829 n
Harrison - Morton n
7 Andrew 1829 John C. Democrat 1893
Jackson - Calhoun
24 Grover 1893 Adlai E. Democrat
1837 (1829-32)
Clevelan - Stevenso
Martin
d 1897 n
Van
Buren 25 William 1897 Garret A. Republica
(1833-37) McKinley - Hobart n
1901 (1897-99)
8 Martin 1837 Richard Democrat
Van - M.
Theodore
Buren 1841 Johnson
Roosevelt
9 William 1841 John Whig (1901)
H. Tyler
26 Theodor 1901 vacant Republica
Harrison
e - (1901-05) n
10 John 1841 vacant Whig Roosevel 1909 Charles
Tyler - t W.
1845 Fairbanks
11 James K. 1845 George Democrat (1905-09)
Polk - M. Dallas 27 William 1909 James S. Republica
1849 Howard - Sherman n
12 Zachary 1849 Millard Whig Taft 1913 (1909-12)
Taylor - Fillmore 28 Woodro 1913 Thomas Democrat
1850 w Wilson - R.
13 Millard 1850 vacant Whig 1921 Marshall
Fillmore - 29 Warren 1921 Calvin Republica
1853 G - Coolidge n
14 Franklin 1853 William Democrat Harding 1923
Pierce - R.D. King 30 Calvin 1923 vacant Republica
1857 Coolidge - (1923-25) n
15 James 1857 John C. Democrat 1929 Charles
Buchana - Breckinri G. Dawes
n 1861 dge (1925-29)
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31 Herbert 1929 Charles Republica 46. Joe Biden 2021 Kamala Democrat
Hoover - Curtis n Harris
1933
32 Franklin 1933 John N. Democrat American Presidents who only served
D. - Garner one term:
Roosevel 1945 (1933-41) i. John Adams
t Henry A. ii. John Quincy Adams
Wallace iii. Martin Van Buren
(1941-45) iv. Franklin Pierce
Harry S. v. Grover Cleveland
Truman vi. Benjamin Harrison
(1945) vii. William Howard Taft
33 Harry S. 1945 vacant Democrat viii. Herbert Hoover
Truman - (1945-49) ix. Lyndob B, Johnson
1953 Alben W. x Gerold Ford
Barkley xi. Jimmy Carter
(1949-53) xii. George Bush Sr.
34 Dwight 1953 Richard Republica xiii Donald Trump.
D. - M. Nixon n
Eisenhow
er
1961 Names of American States
● Alabama - AL
35 John F 1961 Lyndon B. Democrat ● Alaska - AK
Kennedy - Johnson ● Arizona - AZ
1963 ● Arkansas - AR
36 Lyndon 1963 vacant Democrat ● California - CA
B. - (1963-65) ● Colorado - CO
Johnson 1969 Hubert ● Connecticut - CT
H. ● Delaware - DE
Humphre ● Florida - FL
y (1965- ● Georgia - GA
69) ● Hawaii - HI
37 Richard 1969 Spiro T. Republica ● Idaho - ID
M. Nixon - Agnew n ● Illinois - IL
1974 (1969-73) ● Indiana - IN
Gerald R. ● Iowa - IA
Ford ● Kansas - KS
(1973- ● Kentucky - KY
74)(d) ● Louisiana - LA
38 Gerald R. 1974 Nelson A. Republica ● Maine - ME
Ford - Rockefell n ● Maryland - MD
1977 er (d) ● Massachusetts - MA
39 James 1977 Walter Democrat ● Michigan - MI
Earl - Mondale ● Minnesota - MN
Carter 1981 ● Mississippi - MS
40 Ronald 1981 George Republica ● Missouri - MO
Reagan - H.W. n ● Montana - MT
1989 Bush ● Nebraska - NE
41 George 1989 J. Republica ● Nevada - NV
H.W. - Danforth n ● New Hampshire - NH
Bush 1993 Quayle ● New Jersey - NJ
42 William J. 1993 Albert Democrat ● New Mexico - NM
Clinton - Gore Jr. ● New York - NY
2001 ● North Carolina - NC
43 George 2001 Dick Republica ● North Dakota - ND
W. Bush - Cheney n ● Ohio - OH
2009 ● Oklahoma - OK
44 Barack H. 2009 Joe Biden Democrat ● Oregon - OR
Obama - ● Pennsylvania - PA
2017 ● Rhode Island - RI
45 Donald J. 2017 Mike Republica ● South Carolina - SC
Trump - Pence n ● South Dakota - SD
2021 ● Tennessee - TN
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● Texas - TX London; GMT is also used synonymously with UTC

● Utah - UT which is Coordinated Universal Time.
● Vermont - VT International Date Line (IDL) → it is an imaginary
● Virginia - VA line running from North to South and the day and
● Washington - WA date change as you cross this line; going westward
● West Virginia - WV would increase the day and date by one and vice
● Wisconsin - WI versa for going eastward.
● Wyoming - W Prime Meridian → the point where the longitude
equals to 0 degree and it is used in coordination
and finding locations of points on Earth. This line
Withdrawal of United States divides Earth into Eastern and Western
under President Donald Trump Hemispheres.
from International agreements Equator → the earth is divided into the Northern
and Southern Hemisphere by the latitudinal lines,
Agreement Date of withdrawal the imaginary line running through the centre of
Paris Climate Agreement November 4, 2020 the earth is the equator and it’s at 0 degree
Trans-Pacific Partnership January 23, 2017 latitude.
UNESCO December 31, 2018 Longitudes → imaginary lines running from North
Iran Nuclear Deal May 8, 2018 to South of the globe, they specify the position of
UN Human Rights Council June 20, 2018 a point as per East and West.
Latitudes → imaginary lines running from East to
US territory West which specify location of a point with
Mount McKinley is in the Alaskan region of Denali, respect to the North or South and with respect to
Death Valley is in Eastern California and is a the distance of it from the Equator.
desert, Appalachians are mountain ranges in
eastern side of North America and the highest
peak in the Appalachian Mountains is Mount
Mitchell. Clark Glacier in Alaska on Mount Abbe. It
Facts about GMT
is 8 miles long.  GMT is the standard time for UK.
 Local time is measured with reference to
its longitudinal position.
Greenwich Meantime  Pakistan Standard Time is GMT +5 hours.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) → The time
calculated by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,

SPORTS
Important Sports Terms Billiards &
deals, Dummy, Trump, etc.
Pull, Cue, Hit, Object ball, Scoring,
Sports Terms Snooker Cushion billiards, Break shot, etc.
Athletics Relay, Track, Lane, Photo Finish, Boxing Knock out, Ring Stoppage, Punch,
Hurdles, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch,
Hammer throw, High Jump, Triple Timing, Footwork, etc.
Jump Cross Country, etc. Chess E. L. O. rating, Grandmaster,
Badminton Shuttlecock, Service court, Double international master, Gambit, Kings
fault, Forehand, Back Hand, Smash, Indian Defence, etc.
Hit, Drop, Net, Love, etc. Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Track Trace, Point
Baseball Pinching, Homerun, Base runner, race, etc.
Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put Cricket Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump,
out, etc. Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves,
Basketball Free throw, Common foul, Under Wicket Keeper, Over, , Followon,
head, Technical foul, Overhead, etc. Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled,
Bridge Masterpoint, Grand slam, Perfect Stump out, Runout, L. B. W; Hit
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Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, ● Summer Olympic games are grouped in 5
Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, categories whereas Winter Olympic games
Overthrow, Bye, Leg by, Cover are grouped in 3 categories. However,
drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, these categories are subject to change.
Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow ● The number of games in each Olympics is
Through, Turn, , , Bouncer, Hattrick, not fixed but in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Round the wicket, Over the wicket, (hosted by Rio de Janeiro, first-ever
Seamer, Boundary line, Slip, Square Olympics in South America) the number of
leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, games was 28 whereas the number of
Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid games scheduled for 2020 Summer
on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid- Olympics is 33.
wicket, etc. ● 2020 Summer Olympic (24 July 2020-9
Football Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick, August 2020) will be hosted by Tokyo.
Dribble, Offside, Move, Hattrick, ● 2022 Winter Olympics (4 February 2022-20
Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, February 2022) will be hosted by Beijing.
Defender, Side back, Pass, Baseline, ● To date (2019), the USA retains its position
Rebound, Comer back, etc. as winning the highest number of Olympic
Gymnastics Parallel bar, Horizontal bar, Push medals. The second position is held by
up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit China while the UK is in third position in
up. etc. terms of winning medals at the Olympics.
Hockey Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, ● English and French are the official
Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, languages for the Olympics apart from the
Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble, Centre language of the host country.
forward, Halfback, Astroturf, ● The 2012 Olympic games held in London
Sudden death, Left, Left out, Off- were the first Olympic games in which all
side, Tiebreaker, Carried, Stick, participating countries sent women
Striking circle, Undercutting, etc. athletes.
Horse Three-day Event, Dresses,
Riding Showjumping, Faults, etc. Asian Games
Judo Cocoa, White, Blue, Green belt, etc. ● Asian Games are held every 4 years. First
Polo Polo-Bunker, Mallet, Chukker, etc. Asian Games were held in 1951 in New
Shooting Rapidfire Pistol, Standard rifle, Free Delhi and the 2018 Asian Games were held
pistol, Air rifle, Range, Bull’s eye, in Jakarta, Indonesia 2018. Upcoming Asian
etc. Games 2022 (10 September 2022- 25
Swimming Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, September 2022) will be held in Hangzhou,
Butterfly, Lane, Pool, Crawl, etc. Zhejiang, China.
Table Volley, Late service, Drive spin, Half ● As of 2018 Asian Games, Pakistan has won
Tennis volley, Backhand, Chop, etc. 203 medals in total. 44 Gold medals, 64
Tennis Service, Grandslam, Deuce, Silver medals, and 95 Bronze medals.
Advantage, Game Point, Breakpoint, Pakistan won the highest number of
Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, medals at Asian Games in 1962 at Jakarta,
Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc. Indonesia.
Volleyball Spikers, Booster, Deuce, Smash, ● Pakistan won 4 bronze medals in Asian
Sidearm, Penetration, etc Games 2018.
Weight Jerk, Snatch, etc ● Hockey was inducted in Asian Games in
Lifting Tokyo in 1958.
Wrestling Freestyle, Point, Hal Nelson, Heave,
etc Commonwealth Games
● First commonwealth games were held in
Olympics Hamilton, Canada in 1930 in which 400
athletes from 11 countries took part. Since
● The First Olympic Games were held in
Athens, Greece in 1896. 245 athletes from then, they are held every 4 years.
14 nations participated and women were ● Commonwealth Games 2022 (27 July 2022-
not allowed to participate. It was proposed 7 August 2022) was held in Birmingham,
by a French man, Baron Pierre de England.
Coubertin, in 1894. ● Pakistan won 8 medals in 2022
th
● Summer and Winter Olympics are two commonwealth games and secured 18
categories of Olympics, each held once position.
every 4 years. Summer Olympics is a much ● Pakistani wrestler Muhammad Inam won
bigger event as compared to the Winter the first Gold Medal in Commonwealth
Olympics. Games in Gold Coast, Australia
Commonwealth games 2018.
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● Pakistan has won three Gold medals in

Most Medals in Sochi Olympics Olympics Hockey in Rome (1960), Mexico
*In Sochi, the host Russians captured a total of 29 (1968) and Los Angeles (1984).
medals, one more than the United States. Russia ● As of 2019, Pakistan has won a total of 10
also tied with Norway in gold medals with 11, Olympics medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver and 4
Canada had 10 golds and the U.S. had nine. Bronze medals.
ICC World Cup Winning Nations Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Year Winner Year Winner Hockey 3 3 2 8
1975 West 1999 Australia Boxing 0 0 1 1
Indies Wrestling 0 0 1 1
1979 West 2003 Australia
Indies Total 3 3 4 10
1983 India 2007 Australia
1987 Australia 2011 India ● Pakistan won the Asian Team Snooker
1992 Pakistan 2015 Australia Championship 2019. Babar Masih and
1996 Sri Lanka 2019 England Zulfiqar Qadir from Pakistan heated Aditya
Mehta and Pankaj Advani from India in Asian
Team Snooker held in Doha, Qatar.
Nicknames of Cricket teams ● First women’s ODI was played in 1973.
Cricket Team Nickname ● Sana Mir is the first Pakistani female to take
Australia Baggy Greens 100 wickets in ODI’s.
Pakistan Shaheens ● Paralympic Games are held for physically
handicapped people
India Men in Blue
South Africa The Proteas Pakistan has won the following
Zimbabwe The Chevrons
Sri Lanka The Lions
Cups in Various Sports
● Cricket World Cup 1992.
Bangladesh The Tigers ● T20 Cricket World Cup 2009.
New Zealand The Kiwis/The Black ● ICC Champions Trophy on 18th June 2017.
Caps ● Won Hockey World Cup 4 times (1971,
West Indies The Windies 1978, 1982, and 1994).
● Pakistan has won 23 World Squash Team
open titles. Jahangir Khan is a world-
Pakistan Super Leagues winners famous Pakistani Squash player. He has
2016 Islamabad Quetta Islamabad won won the World Open six times and British
United Gladiators by 6 wickets. open 10 times, setting a record.
2017 Peshawar Quetta Peshawar won ● Pakistan has won two Blind Cricket World
Zalmi Gladiators by 58 runs Cups.
2018 Islamabad Peshawar Islamabad won ● Ahmed Mujtaba from Quetta won a
United Zalmi by 3 wickets. prestigious championship in Feather
2019 Quetta Peshawar Quetta won by Weight class in Boxing.
Gladiators Zalmi 8 wickets.
2020 Karachi Lahore Karachi won by
Kings Qalandars 5 wickets
List of Important Cups and
2021 Peshawar Multan Multan Sultan Trophies
Zalmi Sultan won by American Cup Yacht USA
2022 Lahore Multan Lahore Racing
Qalandars Sultan Qalandars won Ashes Cup Cricket Australia
by 41 runs England
Asia Cup Cricket, Asia
Medals won by Pakistanis in Badminton
Olympics Augusta Masters Golf International
● Pakistan has not won any Olympic medal in Australian Open Lawn Tennis International
the last 6 Olympic Games which makes up Azlan Cup Hockey International
to 24 years. BCS Trophy Football America
● In 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Pakistan Benson and Cricket England and
could only send 7 athletes and the Hedges Wales
Pakistani Hockey team could not make it Bledisloe Cup Rugby Newzealand &
for Olympics 2016. Australia
Borg-Warner Motorsports Indianapolis
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Trophy America Sharjah Cup Cricket International

British Open Golf International Singer Cup Cricket India, Sri Lanka
Calcutta Cup Rugby England and and Pakistan
Scotland Stanley Cup Hockey America
Champions Hockey International Swaythling Cup Table Tennis World
trophy Tata Open Lawn Tennis International
C.K. Naidu Cricket India The Scottish Cup Football International
Trophy Thomas Cup Badminton World
Colombo Cup Football International Titan Cup Cricket South Africa,
Commissioner’s Baseball America Australia and
Trophy India.
Davis Cup Tennis International U. Thant Cup Tennis International
Confederation Football International Uber Cup Badminton World
Cup (Women)
Derby Horse International UEFA Football International
Racing Champions
European Cup Badminton Europe League
European Football International US Masters Golf International
Champion Clubs’ US Open Lawn Tennis International
Cup Vince Lombardi Super Bowl America
Ezra Cup Polo India Trophy
FIFA World Cup Football International Vittal Trophy Football India
Trophy Walker Cup Golf England
French Open Lawn Tennis International Webb Ellis Cup Rugby World
Gavaskar Border Cricket India and Wellington Cup Horse Newzealand
Trophy Australia Racing
Grey Cup Football US & Canada West Chester Polo England
Gillette Cup Cricket India Cup
Harilela Cup Badminton India Wills Trophy Cricket Pakistan, Sri
Heineken Cup Lawn Tennis International Lanka and
Heisman Trophy Football America Zimbabwe
Hopman Cup Lawn Tennis International Wimbledon Tennis International
Jawaharlal Cricket International Wisden Trophy Cricket England and
Nehru Cup West Indies
Jules Rimet Football International World Cup Hockey, World
Trophy Football,
Kalinga Cup Football India Cricket
Kings Cup Air Races England
Larry O’Brien
Championship
Basketball America Top Five fastest persons of the
Trophy world in 200 meters race
League Football International Rank Time Athlete
Championship 1 19.19 Usain Bolt
Trophy 2 19.26 Yohan Blake
Liners Open Golf International 3 19.32 Michael Johnson
Malaysian Open Badminton International 4 19.50 Noah Lyles
Mann Cup Lacrosse America 5 19.53 Walter Dix
McClelland Football Australia
Trophy Some Famous Athletes
Merdeka Cup Football Asia Sport Athletes
MLS Cup Soccer America
Old Oaken Football America Football Christian Ronaldo (Portugal), Messi
Bucket Intercollege (Argentina), Saleh (Egypt), Ronaldinho
Premier League Football International (Brazil), Neymar (Brazil)
Trophy Cricket Shane Warne (Australia), Brian Lara
Prince of Wales Golf England (West Indies), Don Bradman
Cup (Australia), Muttiah Muralidharan (Sri
Rothmans Cup Cricket International Lanka), Garfield Sobers (West Indies),
Viv Richards (West Indies).
Sahara Cup Cricket Pakistan and
India Hockey Dhyan Chand (India), Ric Charlesworth
(Australia), Sohail Abbas (Pakistan),
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Akhtar Rasool (Pakistan), Hanif Khan 2004 England The Oval, London
(Pakistan)` 2006 India Brabourne Stadium,
Squash Jahangir Khan (Pakistan), Hashim Khan Mumbai
(Pakistan), Peter Nicol (Scotland), Chris 2009 South Africa SuperSport Park,
Ditmar (Australia). Centurion
Tennis Roger Federer (Switzerland), Rod 2013 England & Edgbaston, Birmingham
Laver (Australia), Novak Djokovic Wales
(Serbia), Rafael Nadal (Spain) 2017 England & The Oval, London
Wales
Official Names of Playgrounds
Sports Playground Origin of Sport Greatest Cricketers of the
name
World
Baseball Diamond USA Name Country Experience
Cricket Stadium England MS Dhoni India 2004 - 2019
Wrestling Ring Greece Brian Lara West Indies 1990-2007
Sachin India 1989-2013
Hockey, Field Football: England, Tendulkar
Football Field hockey: Brett Lee Australia 1999-2012
British Isles
Adam Australia 1996-2008
Tennis, Court Tennis: France Gilchrist
Badminton,
Netball Chris Gayle West Indies 1999-present
Steve Waugh Australia 1985-2004
Judo, Karate, Mat Karate: Korea, Inzamam Ul Pakistan 1991-2007
Taekwondo Judo: Japan, Haq
Golf Course Scotland Ricky Ponting Australia 1995-2012
Boxing, Ring Boxing: First Shane Warne Australia 1992-2007
Skating recorded match Jacques Kallis South Africa 1995-2014
took place in Sir Vivian West Indies 1974-1991
Britain Richards
Ice Hockey Rink First played in: Sir Don Australia 1928-1948
Canada Bradman
Cycling Velodrome AB de South Africa 2004-2018
Vulliers
Dale Steyn South Africa 2004-2021
Chairpersons of International Shakib Al Bangladesh 2006-present
Hasan
Cricket Council (ICC) Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 2007-present
1. Narayanaswami Srinivasan, India, 26 July Abdur Razzak Bangladesh 1996-2013
2014 to 9 November 2015 Mohammad Afghanistan 2009-present
2. Shashank Manohar, India, 22 November Nabi
2015 to 30 June 2020 Imran Khan Pakistan 1971-1992
3. Imran Khwaja, Singapore, 1 July 2020 Shoaib Pakistan 1997-2011
(Incumbent) Akhtar
Sourav India 1992-2008
CEO International Cricket Ganguly
Council (ICC) Virat Kohli India 2008-present
Malcolm Speed (2001-2008)
Haroon Logat (2008-2012) Top Five Fastest 1000 runs in
David Richardson (2012-2019)
Manu Sawhney (Incumbent) T20
1. David Malan
2. Babar Azam
Cricket Champions Trophy Tournaments 3. Virat Kohli
Year Host Nation Final Venue 4. Aaron Finch
1998 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National 5. KL Rahul
Stadium, Dhaka
2000 Kenya Gymkhana Club Ground,
Neroubi International Cricket Grounds
2002 Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium,
Colombo
in Ireland
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Ground Location Capacity Beijing China 2022

Clontarf Cricket Dublin 3200 PyeongChang South Korea 2018
Club Ground (Castle Sochi Russia 2014
Avenue) Vancouver Canada 2010
Civil Service Cricket Belfast 7000 Torino Italy 2006
Club Ground Salt Lake City United States 2002
(Stormont) Nagano Japan 1998
Malahide Cricket Malahide 11,500 Lillehammer Norway 1994
Club Ground (The Albertville France 1992
Village) Calgary Canada 1988
Bready Cricket Club Magheramason 3000 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 1984
Ground Lake Placid United States 1980
Innbruck Austria 1976
Top Five Batsmen in Test
Cricket Venues of Commonwealth
Player Span Runs
SR Tendulkar (INDIA) 1989-2013 15921 Games
RT Ponting (AUS) 1995-2012 13378 Year City Country
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 1995-2013 13289 2022 Birmingham England
R Dravid (ICC/INDIA) 1996-2012 13288 2018 Gold Coast Australia
AN Cook (ENG) 2006-2018 12472 2014 Glasgow Scotland
2010 Delhi India
National Sports of some Countries 2006 Melbourne Australia
Country National Sport 2002 Manchester England
Bhutan Archery 1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Bangladesh Kabaddi 1994 Victoria Canada
Chile Chilean rodeo 1990 Auckland New Zealand
China Table Tennis 1986 Edinburgh Scotland
Cuba Baseball 1982 Brisbane Australia
Czech Republic Ice Hockey 1978 Edmonton Canada
England Football 1974 Christchurch New Zealand
Estonia Basketball 1970 Edinburgh Scotland
Gambia Wrestling 1966 Kingston Jamaica
Haiti Football 1962 Perth Australia
Hungary Football, Water polo 1958 Cardiff Wales
Iceland Handball 1954 Vancouver Canada
India Field Hockey 1950 Auckland New Zealand
Israel Football 1938 Sydney Australia
Italy Football 1934 London England
Jamaica Cricket 1930 Hamilton Canada
Japan Sumo wrestling, baseball
Lithuania Basketball
Madagascar Rugby Union Asia Cricket Cup Venues and
Poland Football Winners
Nepal Volleyball
Venue Year Winner
Pakistan Field hockey
Sharjah, UAE 1984 India
Scotland Golf
Sri Lanka 1986 Sri Lanka
Spain Football
Bangladesh 1988 India
Sri Lanka Volleyball
India 1990/91 India
United States Baseball
Sharjah, UAE 1995 India
Venezuela Baseball
Sri Lanka 1997 Sri Lanka
Bangladesh 2000 Pakistan
Sri Lanka 2004 Sri Lanka
Winter Olympics Pakistan 2008 Sri Lanka
City Country Year Sri Lanka 2010 India
Milan and Italy 2026 Bangladesh 2012 Pakistan
Cortina Bangladesh 2014 Sri Lanka
d’Ampezzo Bangladesh 2016 India
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UAE 2018 India 2024 France

UAE 2022 Sri Lanka 2028 United States

FIFA World Cup Venues and Winners

Year Venue Winner ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
2026 Canada, --- Venues and Winners
Mexico,
United States Year Venue Winner
2022 Qatar --- 2022 Australia ----
2018 Russia France 2021 UAE, OMAN Australia
2014 Brazil Germany 2016 India West Indies
2010 South Africa Spain 2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka
2006 Germany Italy 2012 Sri Lanka West Indies
2002 Jana, South Brazil 2010 West Indies England
Korea 2009 England Pakistan
1998 France France 2007 South Africa India
1994 United States Brazil
1990 Italy West Germany Cricket World Cup Venues and
1986 Mexico Argentina
1982 Spain Italy
Winners
1978 Argentina Argentina Year Venue Winner
1975 England West Indies
1979 England West Indies
Winter Olympics Games 1983 England, Wales India
1987 India, Pakistan Australia
Venues 1992 Australia, New Zealand Pakistan
Year Venue India, Pakistan, Sri
1972 Japan 1996 Sri Lanka
Lanka
1976 Austria England, Scotland,
1980 United States 1999 Ireland, Netherland, Australia
1984 Yugoslavia Wales
1988 Canada South Africa,
2003 Australia
1992 France Zimbabwe, Kenya
1994 Norway 2007 West Indies Australia
1998 Japan India, Sri Lanka,
2011 India
2002 United States Bangladesh
2006 Italy 2015 Australia, New Zealand Australia
2010 Canada 2019 England, Wales England
2014 Russia 2023 India ----
2018 South Korea
2022 China
2026 Italy Men’s Hockey World Cup
2030 India winners list
Country Year
Summer Olympics Games Venues Pakistan 1971
Year Venue Netherlands 1973
1972 Germany India 1975
1976 Canada Pakistan 1978
1980 Soviet Union Pakistan 1982
1984 United States Australia 1986
1988 South Korea Netherlands 1990
1992 Spain Pakistan 1994
1996 United States Netherlands 1998
2000 Australia Germany 2002
2004 Greece Germany 2006
2008 China Australia 2010
2012 United Kingdom Australia 2014
2016 Brazil Belgium 2018
2020 Japan
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the First Barons War. After King John’s death the

Charter was reissued by his son Henry III in 1216.
Quick facts (Sports): It is also known as “The Bible of English
● Willow tree’s wood is used to manufacture Constitution”.
bat. Cricket ball is made of a core of cork.
● Misbah ul Haq has been appointed as Head
Coach of Pakistan International Cricket
Renaissance
Team. Misbah ul Haq announced retirement Renaissance refers to the period of rebirth or
from all formats on 14 May 2017 after the revival of learning in Europe starting from the 14th
West Indies tour. century.
● Younis Khan is the first Pakistani cricketer to • The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the US by
score 10,000 runs. He completed 10,000 France on its independence on 28 October
scores in a match against West Indies. He 1886. Statue was designed by Frederic
played his last test match against West Auguste Bartholdi.
Indies on 10 May 2017 at Roseau. He retired • China has built the world's largest air purifier
from ODI format on 11 November 2015. He tower to fight pollution in Xian, Shaanxi
retired from T20 in 2009. province. Its height is above 100 meters.
● Shahid Afridi retired from Test Cricket in July
2010, from ODI in 2015 and he retired from
T20 in February 2017 Miscellaneous Information
● Taekwond: It has been developed in Korea • Matthew Webb was the first person to swim
over 20 centuries and it’s a form of free across British Chanel in 1875 in less than 22
fighting in which the players use their bare hours. Arati Saha (Kolkata, India) was the
hands and feet. first Asian woman to swim across British
● The International Hockey Federation was Chanel on 29th September 1940. Bojan Das
established in 1924. was the first Asian to swim across British
Chanel.
Most-won FIFA World Cups Brazil • Watergate Scandal 1972 led to the downfall
It has won the FIFA World Cup five times. They of the then US President Richard Nixon.
won in the following years: 1958, 1962, 1970, • Sri Lanka had the world’s first female Prime
1994, and 2002. Minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960-65).
Benazir Bhutto was first female Prime
Minister in Muslim World (1988-90).
Margaret Thatcher was the first British
World History •
female Prime Minister (1979-90).
CTBT (1996), NPT (1969), SALT I & II (1972
and 1979) are nuclear disarmament treaties.
Indus and Gandhara Civilization Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear
● Harappa was the capital of Indus Valley weapons was passed on 7 July 2017 in the
Civilization. Harappa is situated on the banks United Nations with 122 votes in favor and 1
of the River Ravi. vote against.
● Gandhara Civilization is situated in Peshawar • Substantial Development Goals (SDGs) are a
basin. Taxila was its capital. set of 17 goals set by the United Nations
● Gandhara people were settled on the banks General Assembly in 2015 to be achieved by
of River Kabul. 2030. It is built on the principle “leaving no
one blind”. They emphasize on removing
Extra Facts poverty and inequality. The 17 goals are as
follows:
● The Mesopotamian Civilization belongs to 1. GOAL 1: No Poverty
River Tigris and Euphrates. 2. GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
3. GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
Magna Carta 4. GOAL 4: Quality Education
Magna Carta also known as “Great Charter”. It was 5. GOAL 5: Gender Equality
a charter of rights agreed by King John (England) 6. GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
on 15 June 1215. It was initially drafted by the 7. GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Archbishop of Canterbury to reach consensus 8. GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic
between the King and a group of rebels called Growth
“Baron”. It granted certain human rights such as 9. GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and
protection of church rights, protection from illegal Infrastructure
detention to barons. However, neither side stood 10 GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
by the terms of the agreement resulting in 11. GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and
dismantling of the charter and paving the way for Communities
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12. GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and ● Melbourne Declaration in 1981 ensured
Production economic justice,
13. GOAL 13: Climate Action ● Goa Declaration on International Security in
14. GOAL 14: Life below Water 1983 for preventing resorting to illegal force
15. GOAL 15: Life on Land in resolving disputes,
16. GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong ● Nassau Declaration on World Order in 1985
Institutions recognized UN as a peace-making body,
17. GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the ● Vancouver Declaration on World Trade in
Goal 1987 advocated creation of multi-lateral
• Millennial Development Goals (MDGs) trading systems to ensure better trade and
The goal was to achieve these 8 goals by development,
2015 and 191 countries from around the ● Langkawi Declaration on the Environment in
world and 22 organizations pledged to 1989 to ensure economic development
achieve these goals by 2015 and adopted while also taking care of environment,
them in 2000. ● Harare Declaration in 1991 plan of action for
i. Eradicate Poverty coming century,
ii. Environment Sustainability ● Ottawa Declaration on Women and
iii. Reduce HIV Structural Adjustment in 1991 to ensure
iv. Universal education at primary level social equity,
v. Women empowerment and gender ● Millbrook Commonwealth Action Program
equality on the Harare Declaration in 1995 for
vi. To improve maternal health fulfilling the tasks of Harare Declaration,
vii. To improve child mortality rates ● Edinburgh Economic Declaration in 1997 to
viii. Developing partnerships globally for ensure development of small states to
development prevent uneven development,
• Greenwich Mean Time is situated in ● Fancourt Declaration on Globalization and
England. People-Centered Development in 1999 to
• The Treaty of Accession of the Republic of ensure the usage of globalization to
Crimea to Russia was signed on 18 March eradicate poverty,
2014. ● Coolum Declaration on the Commonwealth
• Smallpox is the only disease that has been in the 21st Century – Continuity and
eradicated from the world. Renewal in 2002 to uphold values of the
• United Nations has recognised 6 working commonwealth,
languages* ● Aso Rock Declaration on Development and
Democracy: Partnership for Peace and
Prosperity in 2003 to make democracy
Contemporary times stronger,
Modern commonwealth was created in 1949 ● Malta Declaration on Networking the
through the London Declaration. Current Commonwealth for Development in 2005 to
commonwealth states are 54 in number. The create a platform to promote values that will
symbolic head of the commonwealth is the ensure the safety and preservation of
monarch of Britain (currently Queen Elizabeth II) democracy in societies,
and the chief executive is the secretary-general of ● Kampala Declaration on Transforming
the commonwealth (incumbent Patricia Scotland). Societies to Achieve Political, Economic and
Human Development in 2007 demanded
commitment from the commonwealth to
Declarations achieve these goals,
Declarations come out during the meetings of the ● Climate Change Declaration in 2009
commonwealth states biennially (every 2 years) at recognized climate change as a grave threat,
the Commonwealth Heads of Government ● Declaration of the Port of Spain in 2009
Meeting (CHOGM). These declarations are: recognizing the important role of
● Declaration of 1944 post WWII to establish commonwealth partnerships,
peace and security, ● Declaration on Young People in 2009
● London Declaration 1949 new and modern acknowledged key role played by youth to
commonwealth born where republic states promote commonwealth goals and values,
could also become a part of it, ● Perth Declaration on Food Security
● Declaration of 1951 to eradicate poverty, Principles in 2011 recognized the right of
● Declaration of Commonwealth Principles in people to safe and healthy nutrition,
1971 which eliminated discrimination and ● Magampura Declaration on Commitment to
racism, Young People in 2013 recognized the
● Lusaka Declaration on Racism and Racial importance of placing young people at
Prejudice in 1979 which ensured equality of places where decision-making is being done,
rights for all races,
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● Colombo Declaration on Sustainable,

Inclusive and Equitable Development in
2013 acknowledged that growth can only be
achieved through inclusivity,
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● Commonwealth Cyber Declaration in 2018
promoted usage of cyberspace for Famous Paintings
development of the commonwealth, Painting Painter
● Declaration on the Commonwealth Mona Lisa (also known as La Leonardo Da
Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Gioconda) Vinci
Investment in 2018 stressed on importance The Scream Edvard Munch
of trade to achieve the Sustainable Creation of Adam Michelangelo
Development Goals. Vincent Van
● USA Draft of Independence was written by Sunflowers
Gogh
Benjamin Franklin. Ceci N'est pas une Pipe Rene Magritte
Poppies in a Field Claude Monet
Leonardo Da
The Last Supper
Vinci
Some Important Facts: Dove of Peace Picasso
● First Islamic flag was given to Hazrat Hamza Le Moulin de la Galette Auguste Renoir
which was white in colour.
● Tallest flagpole in the world is situated in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (560 feet tall).
● World’s oldest flag which is used in its actual Signs and Symbols
design is that of Denmark. The design was Red Triangle Family Planning
adopted in 1625. It is known as Dannebrog. Red Cross Medical Aid
● Soviet Union flag was a two-sided flag. Red Light Stop, Danger, Emergency
● Bhutan’s flag has a dragon on it.
● The Crescent on Pakistan flag represents Green Light Line Clear
Islam and the five pointed star represent five Black Flag Protest
pillars of Islam. Red Flag Revolution
● The UK flag is called the Union Jack. It is said
so because it comprises crosses of three Lotus Culture and Civilisation
countries (England, Scotland, Ireland under Olive Branch Peace
one sovereign state). Dove Peace
● The US flag has 50 stars which are Pigeon Peace
representations of the 50 states of the USA.
Nickname for the US flag is Old Glory. The Socialist
Air India
US flag also has 13 stripes which represent Maharaja
13 colonial states which declared White Flag Truth
independence from Great Britain and Tricolour National flag of India
became part of the USA. Union Jack
● Canadian flag bears Maple leaf on it. National flag of UK
Stars & Stripes
● Chinese flag is of red colour. It consists of 4
small and 1 large star. Red is the Old glory National flag of USA Federation
manifestation of communist revolution, 1 Hammer &
National flag of Russian
big golden star represents communism Sickle
whereas 4 small stars manifest four social
classes.
● Cambodian flag has a temple on it.
● Red stripes in the Filipino flag are flown in Stock Exchanges in the World
times of war and blue stripes up in times of Stock Exchange Country
peace. New York Stock Exchange USA
● Allah hu Akbar is repeated 22 times on NASDAQ USA
Iranian flag.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Japan
Old name of Taiwan Formosa Shanghai Stock Exchange China
Formosa means “beautiful island” and this name Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hong Kong
was given to Taiwan by the Portuguese who London Stock Exchange Britain
discovered the island in 1542. Euronext European Union
Shenzhen Stock Exchange China
Toronto Stock Exchange Canada
Deutsche Boerse Germany
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Pakistan Stock Exchange(PSX) Pakistan  Life expectancy is the average period for
Bombay Stock Exchange India which a person expects to live.
(BSE/SENSEX)  Annual number of deaths per thousand
people in a region is called its crude death
Refugee Camps in the World rate.
1. Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh  Factors that affect population
2. Bidi Bidi in Northwestern Uganda  Death
3. Dadaab Refugee Complex, Kenya  Birth
4. Kakuma in Northwestern Kenya  Migration
5. Nyarugusu in Kigoma, Tanzania
6. Jabalia, North of Gaza City on the Gaza Strip Top five Smallest States by population
7. Zaatari in Northern Jordan State Population
8. Yida in South Sudan Vatican City 801
9. Katumba in Tanzania Tuvalu 11792
10. Pugnido in Western Ethiopia Nauru 10824
Palau 18094
Famous Dances around the San Marino 33931
World Largest Countries by
Dance Name Country
Population
Haka New Zealand war dance # Country Population (2020)
Ote’a Tahiti traditional dance 1 China 1,439,323,776
Bharata Classical Indian dance 2 India 1,380,004,385
Natyam 3 United States 331,002,651
Zaouli Ivory Coast, no women are 4 Indonesia 273,523,615
allowed when this dance is 5 Pakistan 220,892,340
performed. It is a cultural dance 6 Brazil 212,559,417
Aigus Kenya and Tanzania. Traditional 7 Nigeria 206,139,589
African dance. It os a 8 Bangladesh 164,689,383
competitive jumping dance 9 Russia 145,934,462
Hopak Ukraine, Dance of Victory 10 Mexico 128,932,753
Viennese Classic ballroom dance
Waltz The Most Populous Cities of the World
Dragon Dance China, traditional dance City Country Population
performed during festivals Tokyo Japan 37,393,000
Flamenco Spain, performed on the beat of Delhi India 30,291,000
guitar Shanghai China 27,058,000
Samba Brazil, popular dance of Rio Sao Paulo Brazil 22,043,000
Carnival Mexico City Mexico 21,782,000
Kathak India Dhaka Bangladesh 21,006,000
Bhangra Pakistan/India Cairo Egypt 20,901,000
Jhumar Pakistan Beijing China 20,463,000
Khattak Dance Pakistan Mumbai India 20,411,000
Osaka Japan 19,165,000
New York United States 18,804,000
Pandemics in the World City
2019 – Coronavirus/COVID-19* Karachi Pakistan 16,094,000
2005 – HIV/AIDS Chongqing China 15,872,000
1920 – Influenza Istanbul Turkey 15,190,000
1852 – Cholera Buenos Aires Argentina 15,154,000
1346 – Bubonic Plague Calcutta India 14,850,000
*The coronavirus disease of 2019
Lagos Nigeria 14,368,000
Kinshasa Democratic 14,342,000
World Demography Republic of Congo
 Demography is the statistical study of human Manila Philippines 13,923,000
population. Tianjin China 13,580,000
 Population is the total number of inhabitants
in an area at a specific time.
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Facts about population in  The current population of South Asia is

1,956,178,121.
different regions  South Asia makes up for 24.89% of the total
 Europe has lowest birth rate while Africa world population
has highest birth rate.  The median age of South Asian population is
 Sub-Saharan, Africa is the region which 27.6 years
has highest fertility rate but lowest life
expectancy. Countries by Muslim
 Life expectancy at birth is highest in Population:
Japan. 1. Indonesia 2. Pakistan
 Sweden has lowest infant mortality rate. 3. India 4. Bangladesh
 The Arabian Peninsula is the region 5. Nigeria 6. Egypt
where population density is very high. 7. Iran 8. Turkey
 Most populated city in Pakistan is 9. Algeria 10. Sudan
The smallest Islamic country is Maldives.
Karachi.
Facts about South Asian population