Explanation

Neon is used in decorative lights.

Concept:

The color of the light depends on the gas in the tube.

Neon lights were named for neon, a noble gas that gives off a popular orange light

Explanation

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built Shalimar Gardens in Lahore.

Its construction was started in the year 1647 and completed in 1959

It is included in World Heritage Site: 1981

Its also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta

Explanation

"KHAKI SHADOWS" is written by General Khalid Mahmud Arif.

Originally published: 2001

This book describes the powerful role of the army in the politics of Pakistan from its earliest years through the late 1990s.

Explanation

The five major crops in Pakistan are:

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Rice
4. Sugarcane
5. Maize

Cotton is the most important cash crop.

It followed by rice, which is the second main staple food crop and a major export commodity.

Cash crop means نقدی فصل

Explanation

The Riksdag is the national legislature of the government of Sweden.

Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members.

Since 1994, fixed four-year terms.

Explanation

The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761

This battle was fought at Panipat Delhi India

It was fought between the:

•  Maratha Empire (led by Sadashivrao Bhau)
  
• Afghan army (of Ahmad Shah Durrani)
  

Result: Durrani victory

Additional information:

1st battle of Panipat: 1526

2nd battle of Panipat: 1556

Explanation

Wangari Maathai is a Kenyan politician and environmental activist 

She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize for Peace

She became the first Black African woman to win a Nobel Prize.

She was born on April 1, 1940, in Nyeri, Kenya

She died on September 25, 2011, in Nairobi

Explanation

Woodrow Wilson is the President during World War I

 He served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

World War I was a global war originating in Europe 

that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

Additional information:

During World War II, two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities 

• First Bomb, the Little Boy type of bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 
• Second bomb, the Fat Man type of bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945

The Second World War was a global war

That started in 1939 and ended in 1945

Explanation

Distant objects can be seen with the help of the Telescope

They produce an image that is larger than the image that can be seen with the unaided eye.

Telescopes gather far more light than the eye,

It allows dim objects to be observed with greater magnification and better resolution.

Explanation

Anjuman e Himayat e Islam was founded in September 1884.

Munshi Charag ud Din gives the idea of the establishment.

The first president of Anjumaan-I-Himayat-i-Islam was Qazi Khalifa Hameed ud din 

The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was founded with the objective of:

To defend Islam against the onslaughts of the  missionaries and provide Western instructions and education along with religious instructions

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