Ahmad Mujtaba, an up and coming sports star from Quetta, recently won a prestigious championship in Feather Weight class. In which game did he win?
- (A) Wrestling
- (B) Boxing
- (C) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
- (D) Taekwondo
- (C) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Ahmad Mujtaba, who is also known as “The Wolverine”, is a professional MMA fighter who comes from Quetta, Pakistan. He gained fame in 2016 after winning two prestigious international championships in the featherweight division. First, he won the UGB MMA (Underground Battle) Featherweight Championship in the Philippines, followed by winning the World Series of Fighting Global Featherweight Championship.
The Caliphate in Turkey was abolished in 1924 by:
- (A) Kamal Ataturk
- (B) Sultan Abdul Majeed
- (C) British Government
- (D) The Allied Forces
- (A) Kamal Ataturk
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, made the official announcement of the law abolishing the institution of the Caliphate on March 3, 1924. The abolition of the institution of the Caliphate was a major part of the secular reforms implemented by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with the aim of creating a secular state in the newly formed Republic of Turkey. After the announcement of the law abolishing the institution of the Caliphate, the last caliph of the Ottoman Empire, Abdülmecid II, was exiled for good along with the members of the Ottoman Empire.
Which of the following fractions is the smallest?
- (A) 15/8
- (B) 7/8
- (C) 17/12
- (D) 13/16
- (D) 13/16
Name the pamphlet issued by Ch. Rehmat Ali in which the name “Pakistan” was used for the first time:
- (A) Do or Die
- (B) Independent Homeland
- (C) Now or Never
- (D) Freedom or Death
- (C) Now or Never
The pamphlet was titled “Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?” and was published by Choudhry Rahmat Ali on 28th January 1933. Within this pamphlet, he first used the term “Pakstan” to denote a separate homeland for Muslims within five northern regions of British India: Punjab, Afghania (North-West Frontier Province), Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan. The pamphlet was intended for the British and Indian delegates to the Third Round Table Conference in London.
On 14 November 2016, in an unprovoked firing across the LOC, seven soldiers of the Pakistani Army attained Shahadat. In which district of Azad Kashmir did this violation of cease-fire by India take place?
- (A) Chakothi
- (B) Bhimber
- (C) Poonch
- (D) Rawalakot
- (B) Bhimber
On what date did the major earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir in 2005?
- (A) 8th October
- (B) 8th September
- (C) 8th August
- (D) 18th October
- (A) 8th October
A strong earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir on October 8, 2005. The time of occurrence was at 8:50 a.m. in Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), with a magnitude of 7.6 Mw. The epicenter of this earthquake was in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.
The noun form of the verb “Excite” is:
- (A) Exciting
- (B) Excited
- (C) Excitatement
- (D) Excitement
- (D) Excitement
In the Holy Quran, “Ten Commandments” are named as:
- (A) Awamir-i-Ashara
- (B) Ashra-al-Mubashara
- (C) Ashra-al-Muajaz
- (D) None of these
- (A) Awamir-i-Ashara
Stainless Steel is mainly an alloy of:
- (A) Copper and Zinc
- (B) Red Brass and Yellow Brass
- (C) Zinc and Tin
- (D) Chromium and Nickel
- (D) Chromium and Nickel
Stainless steel is an iron-based alloy that contains chromium as the primary component. It requires a percentage of 10.5 to 12% chromium to form a self-healing oxide layer on the surface to impart the famous corrosion-resistance properties to the material. The next most popular component added to the iron matrix is nickel, which is added to impart corrosion resistance, ductility, and formability to the material, especially to the popular 18/8 variety.
Name the Mughal King who was thoroughly defeated and had to live in exile before recapturing India?
- (A) Jahangir
- (B) Aurangzeb
- (C) Humayun
- (D) Akbar
- (C) Humayun
The Mughal emperor who was completely defeated, exiled, and then returned to claim power in India was Humayun. The emperor who was defeated by Sher Shah Suri at Chausa in 1539, only to be defeated again at Kannauj in 1540, was none other than Humayun. After these two defeats, he was in exile, moving across various territories for around fifteen years. He wandered across Sindh, as well as Persia (Iran). The king of Persia, who was a Safavid king, helped Humayun return to power by defeating Sikandar Shah Suri at Sirhind in 1555, just before his death in 1556.