Explanation

9 jails in Punjab were constructed during the 19th century. 

The following jails in Punjab were built during the 19th century: 

• Central Jail Gujranwala (1854)
• District Jail Jhelum (1854)
• District Jail Rajanpur (1860)
• District Jail Sialkot (1865)
• District Jail Shahpur (1873)
• District Jail Faisalabad (1873)
• District Jail Multan (1872)
• Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (1882)
• District Jail Dadu (1874): (though now in Sindh, it was formerly part of Punjab)

Explanation

Cotton is the most important cash crop in Pakistan

cotton products export account for 55 percent of all foreign exchange earnings of the country.

ND28-4-2023

Explanation

In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)

Explanation

• Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India, serving from 1773 to 1785.
• Lord Canning was the last Governor General, serving until 1858 when the British crown took direct control.

Explanation

There are five major crops namely:

1. Cotton
2. wheat
3. rice
4. sugar cane
5. maize

Cotton is the most important cash crop in Pakistan in terms of area and value addition.

After Wheat, Rice is the second main staple food crop

Rice second major exportable commodity after cotton.

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nd12-2022

Explanation

The Sulemanki Headworks is a major irrigation structure located on the Sutlej River.

It is situated near the border between Pakistan and India.

It is crucial for controlling water flow and supporting agricultural activities in the region.

Explanation

Explanation

The second Khilafat Conference was held in December 1919 at Delhi

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1. First Khilafat Conference: Held in Bombay (now Mumbai) in July 1919.
2. Second Khilafat Conference: Held in Delhi in November 1919.
3. Third Khilafat Conference: Held in Amritsar in December 1919.
4. Fourth Khilafat Conference: Held in Allahabad in July 1920.
5. Fifth Khilafat Conference: Held in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in November 1920.
6. Sixth Khilafat Conference: Held in Nagpur in December 1920.
7. Seventh Khilafat Conference: Held in Karachi in February 1921.
8. Eighth Khilafat Conference: Held in Delhi in November 1921.

Explanation

After the imposition of Martial Law in 1958, General Ayub Khan took control as the Chief Martial Law Administrator.

He later appointed himself as the Prime Minister.

He eventually became the President of Pakistan.

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List of Martial Laws Held in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

There are total four martial laws Implemented in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

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ND30-12-2022

Explanation

Manmeet Kaur is a Pakistani journalist and social worker.

Kaur belongs to Peshawar in the province of KPK, Pakistan.

She is the first Sikh journalist from Pakistan and the first to be nominated for the 100 most influential Sikh personalities under 30.