Explanation

FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.

FAO was founded on 16 October 1945.

FAO headquarters located in Rome, Italy.

World Food Day is observed on 16 October.

Explanation

• The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on January 16, 1987, by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan.
• Abul Ahsan served as the first Secretary-General.
  
• It was inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.
• SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
• It was founded in Dhaka on December 8, 1985.
• Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

• 1. Afghanistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. India 5. Nepal 6. Maldives 7. Pakistan 8. Sri Lanka

• 1. Australia 2. China 3. European Union 4. Iran 5. Japan 6. Mauritius 7. Myanmar 8. South Korea 9. United States of America

Explanation

From 1947 to 1973, Pakistan had a unicameral legislature with only the National Assembly.

The 1973 Constitution introduced a bicameral system, adding the Senate alongside the National Assembly.

Explanation

About Thal Desert

Location: East Punjab 

Between: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Length: 190 miles 

Explanation

The One Unit was the reorganization of the provinces of Pakistan 

Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra led it on 22 November 1954

and passed on 30 September 1955

This program merged the four provinces of West Pakistan into a single province to parallel the province of East Pakistan

• West Punjab
• Sind
• NWFP
• Baluchistan

Additional information:

The One Unit scheme was dissolved on July 1, 1970

General Yahya Khan imposed Legal Framework Order No. 1970 to end the program

and reinstate the provisional status of the Four Provinces as of August 1947.

Explanation

ECO Headquarters: Tehran

ECO stands for Economic Cooperation Organization 

Explanation

There are fifty states and Washington D.C.

The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959.

United States of America Capital is Washington D.C..

United States of America Currency is United States Dollar.

United States of America official language is English; Spanish.

United States of America located is in Continent North America.

United States of America Primary Religion is Christianity.

United States of America Head of Govt. is President – Joe Biden.

Explanation

New length of Pak-China border, is 599 km.

Old length of Pak-China border is 595 km.

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·        Pakistan total land border is 6219KM long

·        Pakistan total land border with Land Border + Sea 7277KM

·        Land Border + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary 8340 KM

·        Pakistan borders India 2100 KM long in the east,

·        Afghanistan border is 2,611 KM long in the west (northwest)

·        Iran border is 909 KM long also in the west

·        China 599 KM long border situated in the northeast.

·        The beach of the Arabian Sea 1058KM forms its southern border.

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Explanation

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela.

Height: 979 m

Elevation: 1,283 m

Longest drop: 807 m

Number of drops: 2

 It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall

The waterfall has been known as Angel Falls since the mid-20th century

Angel Falls is named after Jimmie Angel, a U.S. aviator, who was the first person to fly over the falls

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Explanation

The US is the largest producer of natural gas in the world.

It accounting for 32% of global primary energy consumption.

Russia is the second-largest producer.

The top 10 natural gas producers account for about 73% of total global production:

• 1. United States  
• 2. Russia  
• 3. Iran  
• 4. China  
• 5. Qatar  
• 6. Canada  
• 7. Australia  
• 8. Saudi Arabia  
• 9. Norway  
• 10. Algeria