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• Edmund Burke was a British political philosopher and Whig politician.
• He was born in January 12, 1729 in Dublin, Ireland (Britain) and died in July 9, 1797.
• He is renowned for his critique of the French Revolution.

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Turkiye became a republic on 29 October 1923.

Mustafa Kamal Ataturk is known as the founder of Republic of Turkey.

Explanation

Today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq

In the broader sense, the historical region included present-day Iraq

and parts of present-day Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey. 

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Najd and Hejaz is the old name of Saudi Arabia.

New Granda is the old name of Colombia.

'Nippon is the old name of Japan

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The Amazon rainforest is situated in Brazil. The majority of the forest is contained in Brazil

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The Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America.

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• Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest,
• Peru with 13%,
• Colombia with 10%
• Minor amounts in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

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Lake Baikal, the world's oldest lake, is located in Russia.

It has a length of 397 miles (640 km).

It has a maximum width of 49 miles.

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About the book named ‘The Silk Roads: A New History of the World’

Publishing year: 2015

Type: non-fiction

Author: Peter Frankopan (English historian)

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Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.

Holi also celebrates the arrival of Spring.

Holi ends the winter.

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Afghanistan Capital is Kabul.

Afghanistan Currency is Afghani.

Afghanistan official language is Pashto, Dari (Persian).

Afghanistan located in Continent Asia.

Afghanistan Primary religion is Islam.

Afghanistan head of Govt is President - Amrullah Saleh.

Afghanistan Parliament called Shora.

Tricks for Remember

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Minimum Players required for games/sports

Cricket: 11

Football: 11

Hockey: 11

Basketball: 5

Rugby football: 15

Polo: 4

Water polo: 7

Volleyball: 6

Kabaddi: 7

Snooker: 1

Boxing: 2

Gymnastics: 8

Ice Hockey: 6

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Subramanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Foreign Secretary, visited Pakistan in 2015 to discuss bilateral relations and security issues.

He met with his Pakistani counterpart, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, to review the progress of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue.