Where did Napoleon Bonaparte die?
- (A) Waterloo
- (B) Marseilles
- (C) St. Helena
- (D) Cologne
- (C) St. Helena
Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5th May, 1821, at 51 years of age, during his exile on a distant island called Saint Helena, which lies in the South Atlantic Ocean, under British occupation. He died at Longwood House, a place he had been inhabiting since 1815, after his defeat at Waterloo.
The period of all House members of U.S House of Representatives is:
- (A) 2 years
- (B) 3 years
- (C) 4 years
- (D) 5 years
- (A) 2 years
Members of the United States House of Representatives serve terms of two years. Every member, 435 total, runs in even years. Their terms begin in early January. Since they serve only two years, they must run often.
Rhinoceros is a:
- (A) Reptile
- (B) Mammal
- (C) Bird
- (D) Flower
- (B) Mammal
A rhinoceros is a large herbivorous mammal with an odd number of toes. It is classified under Perissodactyla. A rhinoceros is known to be one of the largest land animals that exist currently. Its physical features include rough skin known as hide and one or two horns that are made of keratin material. There exists five species of rhinoceros: white and black found in Africa, while Indian, Javan, and Sumatran are found in Asia.
In which city was the All-India Muslim League created?
- (A) Dhaka
- (B) Aligarh
- (C) Delhi
- (D) Lucknow
- (A) Dhaka
The All-India Muslim League was founded in the city of Dhaka, then known as Dacca, in British India on 30th December 1906. The foundation of the party was motivated by an education conference held at the palace of Ahsan Manzil, where leaders like Nawab Salimullah Khan worked hard to protect the political rights of Muslims.
Who was the first President of America to assassinate while in office?
- (A) James A. Garfield
- (B) William McKinley
- (C) Abraham Lincoln
- (D) John F. Kennedy
- (C) Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated while serving, after he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, who was a renowned actor who supported the Confederates, on April 14, 1865. The shooting took place at Ford’s Theatre in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C., just five days after Confederate General Lee had given in to General Ulysses S. Grant. Booth had shot Lincoln with the intention of completely destabilizing the government of the Union. Although he was not the first U.S. president to be killed while in office, he was the first to be murdered.
When is the rice crop usually planted in Pakistan?
- (A) May-June
- (B) March-April
- (C) June-July
- (D) November-December
- (A) May-June
In Pakistan, the rice crop is typically raised during the Kharif season. Peak season for the sowing or transplanting of rice appears to be from late May to July. Seedbeds for rice cultivation begin to be formed in mid-May, with the peak transplanting of the crop into flooded fields occurring over the period between June 1st and June 20th for maximum yields. This corresponds with the onset of the monsoon rains, which provide the crop with the essential rains, particularly in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, which are the chief centers of rice cultivation.
During which era did the Objective Resolution become the substantive part of the Constitution?
- (A) Ayub Khan Era
- (B) Zia-ul-Haq Era
- (C) Nawaz Sharif Era
- (D) Zulfiqar Bhutto Era
- (B) Zia-ul-Haq Era
The Objectives Resolution became a substantive and operative part of the Constitution of Pakistan during the time of General Zia-ul-Haq. It was added to the 1973 Constitution by the Eighth Amendment Act of 1985, which introduced Article 2A.
Chenab and Jhelum meet each other at the point of:
- (A) Head Sidhnai
- (B) Head Balloki
- (C) Head Trimmu
- (D) Head Panjnad
- (C) Head Trimmu
The river Chenab and Jhelum meet at Trimmu Barrage, outside the district of Jhang, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan, in the village of Atharan Hazari. It is then that the river Jhelum meets its counterpart, and then it flows, mingling with other rivers, which eventually form the river Panjnad before they, in turn, meet the river Indus.
Which city experience equal lengths of days and nights throughout the year?
- (A) New York
- (B) London
- (C) Nairobi
- (D) Colombo
- (C) Nairobi
The amount of day and night doesn’t change much around places near the Equator throughout the year—each one lasts around twelve hours. This is because the Equator is a line that stands perpendicular to the sun’s rays.
In the case of Nairobi in Kenya, the city is actually very close to the equator and receives days that are almost, but not quite, 12 hours long during the entire calendar year. However, there is only a difference of approximately 9 minutes between the longest and shortest day of the year. But in exact terms, what this means is any point on the equator follows this pattern.
The Earth tilts at about 23.5 degrees on its side as it rotates, and that is precisely why we have seasons. The reason we have spring, summer, autumn, and winter is that different parts of the world are tilting towards or away from the sun. The Equator, meanwhile, is midway between the North and the South Pole and always faces the sun. This means that the sun’s path divides day and night into two equal parts, about 12 hours each.
The world’s oldest space station is:
- (A) Kennedy
- (B) NASA
- (C) Baikanur
- (D) Moscow
- (C) Baikanur
Baikonur is the world’s oldest and largest operational launch pad, situated in Kazakhstan and leased to Russia. Among others, it has been used for key missions: Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1.