Explanation

World Bank headquarters in Washington, USA

It was established in July 1944

Established during the Bretton Woods Conference

 Members: 189

Word Bank Partner institutions:

• IBRO,
• IDA,
• IFC,
• MIGA,
• ICSID (total of five institutions)

Pakistan joined the World Bank in 1950

Explanation

Mark Zuckerberg is known for co-founding Facebook.

He belongs to the USA. 

Facebook founded February 4, 2004.

Explanation

The youngest to become president by election was John F. Kennedy at the age of 35.

35th  U.S. president 

Belongs to Democratic party 

Assassination  Nov 1963 

Explanation

Ronald Ross was a medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria.

He belonged to the British.

Explanation

António Guterres, a Portuguese politician and diplomat.

He has been the UN Secretary-General since January 1, 2017.

He served as Portugal's Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002.

On September 9, 2022, Guterres visited Pakistan to express solidarity with the country amid climate-induced floods.

Explanation

Pashtun are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. 

Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

It comprise between 25-30% of the population.

The Tajiks in Afghanistan are mainly Sunni Muslims who follow the Hanafi sect.

Explanation

U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.

First non-Scandinavian to hold the position.

He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.

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Explanation

The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years.

The Olympic Games are an international sports festival

Summer Games and Winter Games are held separately.

Summer Games are celebrated during the first year of an Olympiad and the Winter Games are held in the third year.

Explanation

Rachna doab includes all the area between the Chenab and Ravi Rivers

Rachna Doab can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab, Pakistan.

The name was given by the Mughal emperor Akbar

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Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

Explanation

Thomas Cup is associated with badminton.

It is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations (IBF)

The cup was donated in 1939 by Sir George Thomas

The championship has been conducted every two years since 1982.