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• (c) Bhakkar

The Livestock Experiment Station (LES) Rakh Ghulaman is situated in the KallorKot Tehsil of the Bhakkar District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is a large government facility that covers over 10,000 acres of land and is primarily concerned with rural poultry research, development, and improvement.

• (d) Lake Superior

The largest of the lakes in North America, covering an area of about 82,100 km², is Lake Superior. However, when we talk about the volume of the lakes, the title of the deepest goes to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. The lake contains about 20% of the world’s unfrozen water and has a depth of about 1,642 meters.

• (b) Asia

The location of the Ural Mountains is in Russia, which acts as the boundary between Europe and Asia. The range covers 2,500 kilometers in length and is considered to be one of the oldest mountain ranges on the planet.

• (b) Lake Baikal

The lake Baikal is situated in south-central Siberia, Russia. It is recognized as the world’s deepest lake. It is approximately 1,642 meters (5,387 feet) deep. It is believed to be 25–30 million years old. It is also recognized as the largest lake in terms of volume, holding 20–23% of the world’s unfrozen surface freshwater, more than all of the Great Lakes combined in North America.

• (d) Saudi Arabia

As of 2024–2025, Saudi Arabia ranks as the second-largest oil producer in the world.

• Rank 1: United States (approx. 20–22 million barrels/day)
• Rank 2: Saudi Arabia (approx. 10–11 million barrels/day)
• Rank 3: Russia (approx. 10–10.8 million barrels/day)

• (b) United States

The Bering Strait separates Russia and Alaska (United States), and it serves as a bridge between the Arctic Ocean, which is located above, and the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean, which are located below. The Bering Strait is 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cape Dezhnev in Russia to Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska at its narrowest point.

• (d) British

The Opium Wars were fought between the Qing dynasty of China and Great Britain, and later its allies. The First Opium War lasted from 1839-1842 and primarily involved the opium trade and trading rights between China and Britain. The Second Opium War, which lasted from 1856-1860, saw the alliance of Great Britain and France fighting against China.

• (b) Russia

The correct answer is (b) Russia. The International Date Line more or less runs along the 180° longitude and passes through parts of Russia way up in the Arctic. It does not pass through Japan or Poland, and although it runs through the Pacific Ocean relatively close to U.S. territories, it does not cut through the U.S. mainland.

• (a) June 21st

• The winter solstice in Australia occurs on Saturday, June 21, 2025. On this day, the South Pole is tilted away from the sun as far as it is all year, resulting in Australia’s shortest day and longest night. The length of Australia’s shortest day varies depending on where you are. Hobart receives 9 hours of daylight, while Darwin receives 11 hours and 23 minutes.
• On the other hand, the summer solstice in Australia occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. On this day, Australia experiences between 13 and 15.5 hours of daylight. Hobart receives 15 hours and 21 minutes of daylight.

(a) Little Boy

• The Hiroshima bombing, carried out on August 6, 1945, had the code name ‘Little Boy’. The uranium-235 gun-type nuclear bomb, the first to be used in warfare, was dropped from the B-29 bomber Enola Gay and exploded with 15 kilotons of energy, causing immense destruction.
• Three days after the Hiroshima bombing, the city of Nagasaki was attacked under the code name ‘Fat Man’. The implosion-type plutonium bomb, dissimilar to the Hiroshima bomb, was a 10,000-pound bomb dropped from the B-29 bomber Bockscar.