Explanation

• The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launched in April 2015 with an initial value of $46 billion.
• It aims to enhance regional connectivity through investments in transportation, energy, and industrial development.
• It contributing to economic rationalization in a globalized world.

Explanation

A comma is generally used before coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet when joining two independent clauses.

Example: She was tired, but she kept working.

Explanation

Babur first built a fort here in 1526 after capturing Peshawar.

First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747.

The Maratha Empire captured it after the Battle of Peshawar in 1758.

The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823.

Explanation

• The Quit India Movement was launched after the failure of the Cripps Mission in 1942.
• The Cripps Mission was an attempt by the British government to secure Indian cooperation during World War II, but it failed due to various reasons, including the distrust between the British and the Indian National Congress.
• The Quit India Movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, was a call for immediate independence and an end to British rule in India.

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"The petrol boat picked up signals of a ship in distress."

• "Distress" is a noun that refers to a state of danger or emergency.

• "Distressed" is an adjective, but it doesn’t fit the grammatical structure of the sentence.

• "Distressing" is a present participle/adjective that refers to something causing distress, but here we need the noun "distress".

Explanation

Singular noun: Mouse

Plural noun: Mice 

The plural for a computer mouse is either "mice" or "mouses" according to most dictionaries, with "mice" being more common.

Explanation

Article 25A states unequivocally that the state is responsible for the provision of free and compulsory education to ALL children within the age group of 5 to 16 years.

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Afghanistan opposed Pakistan’s membership in the United Nations at the time of Independence:

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Afghanistan was the only country to vote against Pakistan's accession to the United Nations after its independence

Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947

Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013.

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ICT is a term for information technology that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications.

ICT stands for Information and communications technology

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Ayatul Kursi is the 255th verse of the 2nd surah of the Quran, Al-Baqarah.

It is located in the third para named "تِلْكَ ٱلْرُّسُلُ."

It is also known as Sardar ul Ayat or The Throne Verse.

Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest Surah of the Qur'an.

It revealed after the Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah.