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  • A. Walter Ulbricht
  • B. Martin Luther.
  • C. Adolf Hitler.
  • D. Erwin Rommel

Explanation: Walter Ulbricht, the leader of East Germany, ordered the Berlin Wall to be built in 1961.

Correct answer: Walter Ulbricht
  • A. 4th July
  • B. 14th July
  • C. 24th July
  • D. None of these

Explanation: France celebrates its National Day on 14 July, commemorating the storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the revolutionary national festival.

Correct answer: 14th July
  • A. 1819
  • B. 1829
  • C. 1839
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The First Anglo-Afghan War began in 1839 and continued until the British withdrawal in 1842.

Correct answer: 1839
  • A. October 03/1950Navigating Government Agency Resources
  • B. October 02/1950
  • C. October 01/1951
  • D. October 01/1949

Explanation: China’s National Day marks the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 1949.

Correct answer: October 01/1949
  • A. 29th August
  • B. 19th August
  • C. 9th August
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Afghanistan observes Independence Day on 19 August, commemorating the 1919 Anglo-Afghan Treaty that restored its control over foreign…

Correct answer: 19th August
  • A. Friday, 18 January 2019
  • B. Saturday, 19 May 2019
  • C. Sunday, 20 January 2019
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Super Blood Wolf Moon was visible during the total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 20 January 2019.

Correct answer: Sunday, 20 January 2019
  • A. None of these
  • B. Israel
  • C. Germany
  • D. Morocco

Explanation: Morocco became the first country to officially recognize the United States in 1777, during the American Revolutionary period.

Correct answer: Morocco
  • A. Habib Bank Ltd:
  • B. Muslim Commercial Bank
  • C. United Bank Ltd:
  • D. Allied Bank Ltd:

Explanation: Habib Bank Limited began operations in Pakistan on 17 August 1947, shortly after independence.

Correct answer: Habib Bank Ltd:
  • A. Lahore
  • B. Multan
  • C. Pakpattan
  • D. Taunsa Shareef

Explanation: Baba Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar’s famous shrine is in Pakpattan, Punjab.

Correct answer: Pakpattan
  • A. Ahmad Ali Jinnah
  • B. Bunde Ali Jinnah
  • C. Rahmat Ali Jinnah
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Jinnah’s brothers included Ahmad Ali, Bunde Ali and Rahmat Ali, so all three names listed are accepted in standard biographical accounts.

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. All of these
  • B. Maryam Jinnah
  • C. Shireen Jinnah
  • D. Fatima Jinnah

Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s sisters included Fatima, Maryam and Shireen Jinnah. Therefore, all three names in the options are correct.

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. Badshahi Mosque
  • B. Islamia college Peshawar
  • C. Sehwan shareef
  • D. Faisal Mosque

Explanation: The reverse of Pakistan’s one-rupee coin has featured Islamia College Peshawar.

Correct answer: Islamia college Peshawar
  • A. Belgium
  • B. Italy
  • C. France
  • D. Denmark

Explanation: Denmark sold its rights to the Nicobar Islands to Britain in 1868, ending Danish involvement there.

Correct answer: Denmark
  • A. William Hawkins
  • B. Paul Canning
  • C. Thomas Roe
  • D. James Lancaster

Explanation: William Hawkins commanded the Hector when it reached Surat in 1608, representing the English East India Company.

Correct answer: William Hawkins
  • A. 1865
  • B. 1866
  • C. 1867
  • D. 1868

Explanation: Russia formally transferred Alaska to the United States through the Alaska Purchase Treaty signed in 1867.

Correct answer: 1867
  • A. Jahangir Jinnah
  • B. Shoukat Ali
  • C. Poona Jinnah
  • D. Iqbal Jinnah

Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s father was Jinnahbhai Poonja, commonly written in shortened form as Poonja or Poonja Jinnah.

Correct answer: Poona Jinnah
  • A. 1991
  • B. 2000
  • C. None of these
  • D. 1987

Explanation: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in Washington in 1987 by the United States and the Soviet Union, then represented…

Correct answer: 1987
  • A. Russia and America
  • B. Iran and USA
  • C. USA and Saudi Arabia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The INF Treaty was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union, which is often loosely referred to in modern questions as Russia.

Correct answer: Russia and America
  • A. USA and England
  • B. Russia and Turkey
  • C. Russia and Japan
  • D. England and France

Explanation: The Crimean War was chiefly fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, commonly called Turkey in general-knowledge questions, from 1853…

Correct answer: Russia and Turkey
  • A. Portugal
  • B. Spain
  • C. Dutch
  • D. Belgium

Explanation: Indonesia was colonised mainly by the Dutch, whose colonial possession was known as the Dutch East Indies.

Correct answer: Dutch