Explanation

In 1979,  Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics.

He was the second Muslim and first Pakistani scientist to get the Nobel Prize.

He won 12 Awards with his wife.

1. Copley Medal: 1990
2. Royal Medal: 1978
3. Hughes Medal: 1964
4. Pride of Performance: 1958
5. Nishan-e-Imtiaz
6. Adams Prize: 1958
7. Lomonosov Gold Medal: 1983
8. Atoms for Peace Award
9. Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Physics: 1981
10. Smith's Prize for Essay: 1950
11. Jožef Stefan Medal: 1980
12. Cristoforo Colombo Prize: 1992

Additional information 

As of 2018, there have been two Pakistanis who have won the Nobel Prize.

• First was Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam
• Second was Malala Yousafzai

ND5-07-2023

Explanation

After the imposition of Martial Law in 1958,

General Muhammad Ayub Khan introduced the concept of basic democracy through the Basic Democracy Order, in 1959.

On 26 October, Ayub Khan announces his system of 80,000 Basic Democrats

The voting was to be indirect, as the President had to be elected by the 80,000 "basic democrats", who made up the Electoral College.

The electoral system was made indirect, and the `Basic Democrats', for both wings were declared Electoral College for the purpose of electing the Assemblies and the President.

(40,000 from each East & West Pakistan).

AGM 08-01-2023

Explanation

The coulomb, also written as its abbreviation 'C', is the SI unit for electric charge.

One coulomb is equal to the amount of charge from a current of one ampere flowing for one second.

One coulomb is equal to the charge on 6.241 x 1018 protons.

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Explanation

Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan, announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

and four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. 

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir,

dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.

ND23-4-2023

Explanation

Maulvi Abdul Haq was a scholar and a linguist, also known as Baba-e-Urdu.

He was a champion of the Urdu language and the demand for it to be made the national language of Pakistan. 

AGM 31-12-2022

Explanation

• Sunlight is a good source of vitamin D.
• When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it produces vitamin D, which is essential for bone health, immune function, and the regulation of calcium levels in the blood.
• Deficiency of Vitamin D results in Rickets.

Explanation

Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, under President Ayub Khan.

The city was constructed starting in 1960.

It is now the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million.

Its postcode is 44000.

Before being named the capital, the area was known as Raj Shahi.

Explanation

• The oath of Governor-General administered to Quiad-e-Azam by Justice Abdul Rasheed
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• Sir Mian Abdul Rashid,was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan.
• On 15 August 1947, when Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Pakistan, Rashid, as the most senior Muslim judge in British India, administered the oath of office to him.

1st Governor-General of Pakistan 

Quaid e Azam born on: 25 December 1876 in Karachi

Died on: 11 September 1948

In-office: 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948

Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan

Succeeded by Khawaja Nazimuddin

Explanation

اردو ترکی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنی لشکر یا فوج کے ہیں۔

کیونکہ یہ ہندی، ترکی، عربی، فارسی اور سنسکرت زبانوں کا مرکب تھی۔

Explanation

A solar eclipse can only take place during the phase of the new moon

when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface.