Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) is involved in the synthesis and storage of:
- (a) Polysaccharides
- (b) Proteins
- (c) Lipids
- (d) DNA
- (c) Lipids
The Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER), as its name suggests, is an organelle that is membrane-bound but lacks ribosomes on its surface, which distinguishes it from the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum. The primary function of SER is to produce lipids such as phospholipids and cholesterol, which are required to assemble cell membranes.
World Food Programme (WFP), an organization of the United Nations was created at the behest of:
- (a) U Thant
- (b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- (c) J.F Kennedy
- (d) Kissinger
- (b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
The World Food Programme was created in 1961 as a direct result of a proposal put forward by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in 1960, Eisenhower advocated for the development of a practical, workable plan to transport food aid to UN member states, with the aim of ending the paradox of hunger in a world with food surpluses. The experiment was initially meant to last three years, but over the course of time, the WFP became a permanent UN agency in 1965.
Asabiyya, a concept of social solidarity with an emphasis on unity, was given by:
- (a) Ibn Khaldun
- (b) Al-Farabi
- (c) Ibn Hazm
- (d) Jarir al-Tabari
- (a) Ibn Khaldun
Muhammad Ibn-e-Zakria Al-Razi was a polymath, physician, alchemist and philosopher from:
- (a) Iraq
- (b) Syria
- (c) Iran
- (d) Morocco
- (c) Iran
Muhammad Ibn-e-Zakria Al-Razi, the famous Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher, was born in the town of Rayy, which is now part of Tehran in the Persian Empire, now known as Iran. He is considered one of the greatest medical minds of the Islamic Golden Age.
“Al-Qanun fit-Tibb” is an encyclopedia of medicine in five books written by
- (a) Al Farabi
- (b) Avicenna
- (c) Ibn e Hazm
- (d) Jarir Al Tabari
- (b) Avicenna
Al-Qanun fit-Tibb, a five-volume medical encyclopedia written by Avicenna (in the West known as Avicenna and in the Islamic world as Ibn Sina, or Abu Ali Hussain Ibn Abdullah Ibn Sina), was compiled around 1025. It was a medical reference book for centuries in the Islamic world and Europe, making it one of the most famous medical texts in the history of medicine.
Who among the following discovered the sunspots?
- (a) Einstein
- (b) Johannes Kepler
- (c) Galileo
- (d) Copernicus
- (c) Galileo
Which city was hit by the earthquake of 1935?
- (a) Muzaffarbad
- (b) Quetta
- (c) Attock
- (d) Peshawar
- (b) Quetta
The earthquake that devastated Quetta in 1935 occurred in the wee hours of May 31, at approximately 3:03 in the morning. The earthquake had a magnitude of about 7.7 on the scale (although some sources differ between 7.6 and 8.1), but the most quoted figure is 7.7. The earthquake almost wiped Quetta off the face of the earth, causing devastating damage to the nearby parts of Balochistan. The death toll of the earthquake ranges between 35,000 to 70,000.
In which country does the Batura glacier lie?
- (a) Pakistan
- (b) China
- (c) India
- (d) Nepal
- (a) Pakistan
The Batura Glacier is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is nestled in the upper Hunza Valley, known as the Gojal region of the Karakoram range. It measures about 57 kilometers in length, making it one of the largest glaciers in the world, apart from those in the polar regions. It flows from west to east between the Batura and Passu Massifs.
Which province among the following has Uch Gas Field?
- (a) Punjab
- (b) Sindh
- (c) KPK
- (d) Balochistan
- (d) Balochistan
The location of the Uch Gas Field is in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is operated by the Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), which has a 100% ownership of the lease. The major consumers of the gas produced from the Uch Gas Field are the Uch-I and Uch-II Power Plants, which are located in Nasirabad, Balochistan. This Gas Field is famous for producing low BTU content, which contains high levels of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide.
How many countries are there in Asia?
- (a) 48
- (b) 49
- (c) 50
- (d) 46
- (a) 48
There are 48 nations in Asia, as per the United Nations. However, the most commonly used figure of 48 UN member nations can be expanded to 50 or 51 under some definitions. This is due to the inclusion or exclusion of some nations, such as Russia and Turkey, which are considered to be transcontinental, and the inclusion of some other nations such as Taiwan and Palestine that have limited international recognition.