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Events in November

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2 November 1953: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan named the country Islamic Republic of Pakistan 3 November 2007: General Pervez Musharraf declared emergency in Pakistan 4 November 1968: Construction of Tarbela Dam started 5 November 1996: Malik Meraj Khalid took oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan 6 November 1990: Nawaz Sharif took oath as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan 7 November 1917: Bolshevik Revolution started in Russia 1959: United Bank Limited (UBL) was founded 8 November 1949: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was founded 11 November 1918: 1st World War ended 12 November 1930: 1st Round Table Conference started 1982: Benazir Bhutto became chairperson of PPP 14 November 1960: OPEC was founded 1993: Farooq Laghari took oath as 8th President of Pakistan 15 November 2007: Musharraf cabinet completed 5 year term 16 November 1945: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is formed 1988: 4th election in Pakistan

Died in November

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2 November 1841: Alexender Burnes, British spy during British rule in India 1950: George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright 2017: Dina Wadia, only child of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah 6 November 1929: Taj Mehmud Amroti, Sindhi scholar 1981: Justice Sir Abdul Rashid, 1st Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan 7 November 1858: Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India 8 November 2002: Jon Elia, Urdu poet 9 November 2017: Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo, Sindhi scholar 10 November 1938: Mustafa Ataturk, founder of Turkey 11 November 2004: Yasser Arafat, Palestinian political leader 13 November 1861: Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet 1969: Iskander Mirza, 1st President of Pakistan 15 November 1981: Khawar Rizvi, Urdu poet 18 November 1914: Allama Shibli Nomani, Urdu scholar 1962: Neils Bohr, Danish physicist 19 November 1831: Titu Mir, Islamic preacher during British period 1957: Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, Father of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 20 November

Born in November

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1 November 1945: Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Chief Minister of Punjab 2 November 971: Mehmud Ghaznavi, founder of Ghaznavid Dynasty 1877: Agha Khan-III, 1st President of All India Muslim League 1929: Justice (R) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, 9th President of Pakistan 3 November 1930: Dr Ishfaq Ahmed, Pakistani nuclear physicist 5 November 1988: Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer 6 November 1950: Shaikh Rasheed Ahmed, Chairman of Awami Muslim League 7 November 1867: Marie Curie, 1st woman Nobel laureate 8 November 1936: Amar Jalil, Sindhi fiction writer and columnist 9 November 1692: Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi, Sindhi scholar 1877: Allama Iqbal, national poet of Pakistan 10 November 1898: Allan Perry-Keene, 1st Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force 11 November 1888: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, 1st Education Minister of India 1911: Tabish Dehlvi, Urdu poet 12 November 1866: Sun Yat-sen, founder of China 1948: Hassan Rouhani, 7th President of Iran 13 November

Important Days in November

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1 November World Vegan Day 2 November The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day 6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict 8 November International Day of Radiology 8 November World Urbanism Day (or World Town Planning Day) 9 November World Inventors' Day 9 November Iqbal Day in Pakistan 9 November World Quality Day (2nd Thursday of November) 10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 November World Immunization Day 12 November World Pneumonia Day 13 November World Kindness Day 14 November World Diabetes Day 15 November World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day (World COPD Day) 16 November International Day for Tolerance 16 November World Philosophy Day (3rd Thursday of November) 17 November International Students' Day 19 November World Toilet Day 19 November Internat

Quiz 1811 (Rohingya Crisis)

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Q1. What is the meaning of Rohingya? Q2. Where are Rohingya from? Q3. The Rohingya are often described as ----- Q4. Majority of Rohingya are ----- Q5. What is the language of Rohingya? Q6. Currently, there are about ----- Rohingya who live in the Southeast Asian country. Q7. What is the official religion of Myanmar? Q8. How many official ethnic groups are living in Myanmar? Q9. Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar since ----- Q10. Nearly all of the Rohingya in Myanmar live in the ----- Q11. What happened after the 1962 military coup in Myanmar? Q12. What happened in 1982 with Rohingya? Q13. Which are the three levels of citizenship in New Citizenship Law of Myanmar? Q14. The Rohingyas have faced military crackdowns in ----- (A) 1978 (B) 1991–1992 (C) 2012, 2015 (D) 2016–2017 (E) All Q15. To which countries Rohingya have fled after the crackdowns? Q16. How and why are they being persecuted? And why aren't they recognised? Q17. How many R

Answers of Quiz 1810 (Battle of Nahrawan)

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1. On 9th Safar 38 AH / 659 AD 2. Nahrawan, Iraq 3. Hazrat Hassan (RA) 4. Abdullah bin Wahb al-Rasibi 5. Abdullah bin Ibad 6. Kharijites were the group of people who broke away from Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army in the battle of Siffin. 7. 80,000 men 8. 2800 men 9. 8 killed 10. 2791 killed 11. People who joined the Kharijite were instrumental in getting the Muslims to fight in the Battle of the Camel. They had started the battle while Hazrat Ali (RA) was still negotiating. Many of them had also been involved in the murder of Hazrat Usman (RA). They had started many battles fearing that if there was peace, they will be arrested for the killing of Hazrat Usman (RA). This group, the Kharijites, were furious at the way things had ended at Siffin since they claimed that Hazrat Ali (RA) had lost legitimacy by submitting himself to arbitration (which he later didn't even respect). 12. In Battle of Siffin 13. They broke away from Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army denouncing both Hazra

Quiz 1810 (Battle of Nahrawan)

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Q1. When was Battle of Nahrawan fought? Q2. Where was it fought? Q3. Who was the commander of Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army? Q4. Who was the leader of Kharijites? Q5. Who was the commander of Kharijites? Q6. Who were the Kharijites? Q7. What was the strength of Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army? Q8. What was the strength of Kharijites? Q9. What was the estimate of casualities from Hazrat Ali (RA)'s side? Q10. What was the estimate of causualities from Kharijites side? Q11. What was the reason of battle? Q12. In which battle Kharijites broke away with Hazrat Ali (RA)? Q13. Why they broke away? Q14. Why Hazrat Ali (RA) sent Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari (RA) to Kharijites? Q15. Who won the battle? Q16. How many Kharijites survived from the battle? Q17. What was the name of Kharijite who murdered Hazrat Ali (RA) after two years? Q18. Who are the descendants of Kharijites? Reply must.

Answers of Quiz 1809 (Internet)

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1. On 29 October 2. Internet (or Net) is a worldwide connection of computers through networks. 3. When various computers are interconnected through a Server PC, the connected whole is called a Network. 4. The central computer in a Network is called Server. 5. A Modem (Modulator-demodulator) is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or cable lines. It converts digital computer information into analog. 6. Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of computers linked together through cables. It can work in an area limited to a few kilometers. Many offices & net cafes use this type of network. 7. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a network spread for a town or city. In terms of geographic distance, MANs are larger than LANs, but smaller than WANs. 8. Wide Area Network (WAN) communicates over long distances. These computers send data over telephone system or wireless medium often by way of satellite. The computers at each exchange connect to oth

Quiz 1809 (Internet)

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Q1. When is International Internet Day observed? Q2. What is Internet? Q3. What is Network? Q4. What is Server? Q5. What is Modem? Q6. What is Local Area Network (LAN)? Q7. What is Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)? Q8. What is Wide Area Network (WAN)? Q9. What is Internet Service Provider (ISP)? Q10. What is World Wide Web (WWW)? Q11. What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)? Q12. What is Uniform Resource Locator (URL)? Q13. What is Router? Q14. What is Web-browsing software? Q15. What is Search engine? Q16. What is E-mail? Q17. What is Global Positioning System (GPS)? Q18. What is Bluetooth? Q19. What are the requirements for the Internet? Q20. How the smallest computer network can be constructed? Q21. What is the use of Navigation button? Q22. What is the use of Favourites button? Q23. Write five uses of the Internet? Q24. Which are the top famous social media sites on the Internet? Reply must.

Answers of Quiz 1805 (UN Development Group)

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1. The UN Development Group (UNDG) is a consortium of many UN agencies, created by the Secretary-General of the UN in 1997 to improve the effectiveness of UN development activities at the country level. 2. 32 agencies 3. Achim Steiner 4. UN Development Programme (UNDP) advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It provides expert advice, training and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries. 5. UNDP Administrator 6. UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. 7. In 1965 8. The work of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) involves the improvement of reproductive health; including creation of national strategies and protocols, and providing supplies and services. 9. World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the UN and the world&

Quiz 1805 (UN Development Group)

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Q1. What is UN Development Group (UNDG)? Q2. UNDG brings together ----- UN agencies and groups, plus five observers working on various development issues. Q3. Who is the chairperson of UNDG? Q4. What is the work of UN Development Programme (UNDP)? Q5. Who is the third highest-ranking official of the UN after the UN Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General? Q6. What is the work of UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)? Q7. In which year UNICEF was awarded Nobel Peace Prize? Q8. What is the work of UN Population Fund (UNFPA)? Q9. What is the work of World Food Programme (WFP)? Q10. What is the work of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)? Q11. What is the work of UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)? Q12. What is the work of UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)? Q13. What is the work of Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)? Q14. What is the work of UN Human Settlements Progr

Answers of Quiz 1804 (UN Specialized Agencies)

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1. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2. (D) A and B 3. 15 4. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 5. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 6. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 7. Labour issues 8. Regulating shipping 9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) 10. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 11. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 12. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 13. Universal Postal Union (UPU) 14. World Bank Group (WBG) 15. World Bank Group (WBG) 16. World Health Organization (WHO) 17. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 18. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 19. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 20. International Refugee Organization (now United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland) 21. 16 October 1945, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 22. Rome, Italy 23. 16 October 24. Quebec, Canada 25.

Quiz 1804 (UN Specialized Agencies)

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Q1. Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with UN and each other through the coordinating machinery of ----- at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief Executives Board for coordination (CEB) at the inter-secretariat level. (A) General Assembly (B) Security Council (C) ECOSOC (D) Secretariat Q2. Specialized agencies are acting in UN System under Articles ----- of the UN Charter. (A) 57 (B) 63 (C) 61 (D) A and B Q3. At present the UN has in total ----- specialized agencies. (A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 17 (D) 19 Q4. The mandate of ----- is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. Q5. ----- codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Q6. ----- is an international financial institution and a specialise

Answers of Quiz 1803 (International Court of Justice)

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1. The International Court of Justice settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international branches, agencies, and the UN General Assembly. 2. The International Court of Justice 3. English and French 4. (D) World Court 5. 15 Judges 6. (D) General Assembly and Security Council 7. 9-year 8. 5 Judges 9. 5 seats 10. 3 seats 11. 2 seats 12. 3 seats 13. 2 seats 14. 3 seats 15. 1 seat 16. 1 seat 17. (A) The Hague, Netherlands 18. Ronny Abraham 19. Abdulqawi Yusuf 20. Only States are eligible to appear before the Court in contentious cases. At present, this basically means the 193 UN Member States. 21. The International Court of Justice has no jurisdiction to try individuals accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity. As it is not a criminal court, it does not have a prosecutor able to initiate proceedings. This task is the preserve of national courts, the ad hoc criminal

Quiz 1803 (International Court of Justice)

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Q1. What is the work of International Court of Justice (ICJ)? Q2. Which is the principal judicial organ of UN? Q3. Which are the official languages of the ICJ? Q4. The ICJ is commonly referred to as the ----- (A) Justice Court (B) Supreme Court (C) Criminal Court (D) World Court Q5. The ICJ has ----- Judges. Q6. The judges of ICJ are elected by ----- (A) General Assembly (B) Security Council (C) Secretariat (D) General Assembly and Security Council Q7. The judges of ICJ are elected for ----- years. Q8. Elections are staggered, with ----- judges elected every three years to ensure continuity within the court. Q9. There are ----- seats of Judges for Western countries in ICJ. Q10. ----- seats for African states. Q11. ----- seats for Eastern European states. Q12. ----- seats for Asian states. Q13. ----- seats for Latin American and Caribbean states. Q14. The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (France, Russia, China, the United

Answers of Quiz 1802 (UN Secretariat)

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1. The Secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the UN's deliberative and decision making bodies of the UN (the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies. 2. Secretariat 3. Secretary-General 4. Secretariat 5. (A) English and French 6. Secretariat 7. General Assembly 8. Security Council 9. Chief Administrative Officer 10. 5 years 11. Trygve Lie 12. Trygve Lie 13. 2 persons (Trygve Lie and Ban Ki-moon) 14. Antonio Gutters 15. Amina J. Muhammad 16. 9th 17. Portugal 18. Secretary-General 19. Dag Hammarskjold and Kofi Annan (in 1961 and 2001 respectively)

Quiz 1802 (UN Secretariat)

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Q1. What is the work of Secretariat? Q2. Which is the administrative organ of UN? Q3. Who is the head of the Secretariat? Q4. Which organ is UN's executive arm? Q5. Which two languages are used by UN Secretariat for working purposes? (A) English and French (B) Chinese and English (C) English and Spanish (D) English and Russian Q6. Which UN organ carries out the day-to-day running of the UN? Q7. The Secretary-General is appointed by the ----- Q8. The Secretary-General is appointed by General Assembly on the recommendation of? Q9. The UN Charter describes the Secretary-General as ----- of the Organization. Q10. The term-length of Secretary-General is? Q11. Who was the first Secretary-General of UN? Q12. Name the only Secretary-General of UN who resigned from his post? Q13. How many persons from Asia have served as Secretary-General of UN? Q14. Who is the current Secretary-General of UN? Q15. Who is the current Deputy Secretary-General of UN? Q16.

Answers of Quiz 1801 (UN Economic and Social Council)

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1. The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is responsible for coordinating the economic, social, and related work of 15 UN specialised agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions. 2. Economic, social and environmental 3. (A) General Assembly 4. 3 years 5. 15 agencies 6. i. UN Commission for Social Development ii. UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): replaced by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) iii. Commission on Narcotic Drugs iv. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice v. Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) vi. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD): replaced with High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development vii. UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) viii. Commission on Population and Development ix. UN Statistical Commission United Nations Forum on Forests 7. i. UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) ii. UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) iii. UN Economic Commission f

Events in Safar-ul-Muzaffar

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1 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 37 AH: Battle of Siffin was fought between Hazrat Ali (RA) & Hazrat Muawiya (RA) 61 AH: Prisoners of Karbala entered Yazid's Palace in Syria 122 AH: Imam Zaid bin Ali martyred 3 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1359: Lahore Resolution was passed 5 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1324 AH: King of Kafis, Misri Shah died 6 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1102 AH: Shah Abdul Latif born 7 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 128 AH: Imam Musa Kazim born 661 AH: Ghous Bahauddin Zakariya Multani died 9 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 38 AH: Battle of Nahrawan was fought between Hazrat Ali (RA) & Kharijites 13 Saffar-ul-Muzzafar 37 AH: Hazrat Ali (RA) returned from Battle of Siffin back to Kufa Madhu Lal Hussain died 14 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1165 AH: Shah Abdul Latif died 17 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1130 AH: Sufi Shah Inayat martyred 18 Safar 1383 AH: Baba Salahuddin Chitrali of Kotri died 20 Safar-ul-Muzaffar Chehlum Shuhada e Karbala Data Ganj Bux died 23 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 56 AH: Imam Baqir born 25 Saf

Quiz 1801 (UN Economic and Social Council)

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Q1. What is the work of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)? Q2. The ECOSOC is at the heart of the UN system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development. Which are these three dimensions? Q3. Who elects the members of ECOSOC? (A) General Assembly (B) Security Council (C) Secretariat (D) International Court of Justice Q4. The Members of ECOSOC are elected for ----- years. Q5. How many agencies ECOSOC has? Q6. How many functional commissions ECOSOC has? Q7. How many regional commissions ECOSOC has? Q8. Who is the President of ECOSOC? Q9. The President of the ECOSOC is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the ----- to the UN in New York. Q10. The current President of the ECOSOC is ----- elected on 27 July 2017. Q11. What is the mandate of the ECOSOC? Q12. How is the work of the ECOSOC organized? Q13. Seats on the ECOSOC are allotted based on geographical representation with ----- allocated to African States. Q14. ----- s

Answers of Quiz 1800 (UN Security Council and Trusteeship Council)

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1. Security Council is one of the six principal organs of UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the UN and approving any changes to its UN Charter. Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through Security Council resolutions; it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states. 2. (D) Maintain peace and security in the world 3. 15 members 4. Russia, UK, France, China, US 5. 10 6. Two-year 7. New York 8. The appointment of the Secretary-General and the admission of new Members to the United Nations 9. (A) One month 10. Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria 11. United Nations Security Council resolutions 12. Security Council 13. Security Council 14. Security Council 15. General Assembly 16. General Assembly 17. (A) General Assembly 18. (A) Permanent mem

Quiz 1800 (UN Security Council and Trusteeship Council)

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Q1. What is the work of Security Council? Q2. What is the primary responsibility of the Security Council? (A) Maintain world heritage (B) Maintain world food (C) Maintain world award (D) Maintain peace and security in the world Q3. How many members Security Council has? Q4. Which are the permanent members of Security Council? Q5. How many non-permanent members Security Council has? Q6. The ten temporary seats of Security Council are held for ----- terms, with five member states per year voted in by the General Assembly on a regional basis. Q7. Where is the Headquarters of Security Council? Q8. The Security Council recommends to the General Assembly? Q9. The presidency of the Security Council is rotated in alphabetically after? (A) One month (B) Three months (C) Two months (D) One year Q10. Which five nations have argued that they deserve a greater say in the operation of Security Council? Q11. The decisions of the Security Council are known as? Q12. Whi

Answers of Quiz 1799 (UN General Assembly)

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1. The powers of General Assembly are to oversee the budget of UN, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, receive reports from other parts of the UN & make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions. 2. (B) 193 3. (D) 55 4. (C) 50 5. (D) 42 6. (A) 33 7. (D) 11 8. (B) 2 9. (B) General Assembly 10. (A) 5 11. (D) 10 January 1946 12. (C) September 13. Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak 14. (D) 21 15. (C) Two-thirds 16. (C) Security Council 17. (B) 10 18. (C) 10 December 1948 19. (D) 5 categories: committees (30 total, six main), commissions (six), boards (seven), councils and panels (five), working groups, and "other". 20. (D) General Assembly. 21. (A) Security Council 22. (C) 72 23. (A) 15 (Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chile, Congo, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine) 24. (D) 3 years 25. (A) General Assembly 26. (B) World Parliament

Quiz 1799 (UN General Assembly)

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Q1. What is the work of General Assembly? Q2. How many total seats General Assembly has? (A) 100 (B) 193 (C) 200 (D) 293 Q3. How many seats General Assembly has from Africa? (A) 22 (B) 33 (C) 44 (D) 55 Q4. How many seats General Assembly has from Asia? (A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60 Q5. How many seats General Assembly has from Europe? (A) 12 (B) 22 (C) 32 (D) 42 Q6. How many seats General Assembly has from Latin America & the Caribbean? (A) 33 (B) 22 (C) 44 (D) 11 Q7. How many seats General Assembly has from Oceania? (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 11 Q8. How many seats General Assembly has from North America? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 Q9. Which is the only main organ of UN in which all Member States have equal representation? (A) Security Council (B) General Assembly (C) ECOSOC (D) Secretariat Q10. How many representatives to the General Assembly does each participating country have? (A) 5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 Q11. The first session of Gene

Answers of Quiz 1798 (United Nations)

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1. (C) 24 October 1945 2. 26 June 1945 3. 19 chapters 4. Franklin D. Roosevelt 5. 51 members 6. To maintain international peace & security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to achieve international cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural & humanitarian problems & in promoting respect for human rights & fundamental freedoms; to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends. 7. (A) Manhatten, New York, USA 8. Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish 9. United Nations and its subsidiary bodies (such as the separately-administered funds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary entities), specialized agencies, and affiliated organizations 10. 193 countries 11. 53 states 12. 23 states 13. 54 states 14. 33 states 15. 28 states 16. South Sudan in 2011 17. By the recommendation of Security Council & two-third majority of members of General Assembly 18. The re

Quiz 1798 (United Nations)

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Q1. When was United Nations founded? (A) 3 September 1939 (B) 15 April 1919 (C) 24 October 1945 (D) 28 August 1911 Q2. When was UN charter signed? Q3. The UN charter contains ----- chapters. Q4. Who coined the term United Nations? Q5. Which are the founding members of UN? Q6. What are the objectives of UN? Q7. Where is the Headquarters of UN? (A) New York (B) Rome (C) Geneva (D) London Q8. Which are the official languages of UN? Q9. UN System includes? Q10. How many total member states UN has? Q11. How many member states are from Asia-Pacific Group? Q12. How many member states are from Eastern European Group? Q13. How many member states are from African Group? Q14. How many member states are from Latin America & Caribbean Group (GRULAC)? Q15. How many member states are from Western Europe & Others Group (WEOG)? Q16. Which is the newest country to join UN? Q17. How is a new member admitted to UN? Q18. How does a new State or Governmen

Answers of Quiz 1797 (Hazrat Imam Zaid bin Ali)

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1. In 76 AH / 695 CE in Madinah 2. Zaidi Fiqh (Zaidiyya) 3. Imam Zain-ul-Abidin 4. Jayda al-Sindhi 5. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, Umar al-Ashraf, Hussain al-Asghar, Abdullah Albahar & Ali Al-Asghar 6. Umme Kulsoom & Khadija 7. Hassan, Yahya, Hussain, Isa 8. In 122 AH / 740 CE 9. Imam Abu Hanifa 10. 28 years (95 AH - 122 AH) 11. On 1st Safar 122 AH / 740 CE 12. Hisham bin Abdul Malik 13. 42 years 14. Zaid ash-Shaheed (Zaid the Martyr), Halif al-Quran (Ally of the Quran) 15. Zaidi 16. 4th 17. Hazrat Hassan (RA) 18. Hazrat Hussain (RA) 19. Hassan al-Mathana (son of Hazrat Hassan RA) 20. Zaid bin Ali 21. Yahya bin Zaid 22. Yes 23. Rafida referred to those Kufan Shias who deserted & rejected Zaid, at the last minute, when he refused to repudiate & condemn the 1st three Rashidun Caliphs, who rule, he argued, had been accepted by Hazrat Ali (RA) himself. Zaid's uprising foreshadowed the collapse of the dynasty, which in turn led to the split between th

Quiz 1797 (Hazrat Imam Zaid bin Ali)

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Q1. When was he born? Q2. Which Islamic school of thought (Fiqh) he founded? Q3. What was the name of his father? Q4. What was the name of his mother? Q5. What were the names of his brothers? Q6. What were the names of his sisters? Q7. What were the names of his sons? Q8. When he revolted against the Umayyad Dynasty? Q9. Who gave financial support to his revolt & called on others to join his rebellion against Umayyads? Q10. How many years his Imamate lasted? Q11. When was he martyred? Q12. Who was Caliph when he was martyred? Q13. What was his total age? Q14. What were his titles? Q15. What are called his descendants? Q16. He was the --th Shia Imam according to Zaidiyyah. Q17. Who was the 1st Imam in Zaidiyya sect of Shia? Q18. Who was the 2nd Imam in Zaidiyya sect of Shia? Q19. Who was the 3rd Imam in Zaidiyya sect of Shia? Q20. Who was the 4th Imam in Zaidiyya sect of Shia? Q21. Who was the 5th Imam in Zaidiyya sect of Shia? Q22. Zaidi

Answers of Quiz 1796 (Battle of Siffin)

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1. In 37 AH / 657 AD 2. Siffin, Syria 3. Hazrat Malik al-Ashtar (RA) 4. Hazrat Amr bin al-Aas (RA) 5. Hazrat Muawiya (RA) refused giving allegiance to Hazrat (RA) until he punished men in his army who murdered Hazrat Usman Ghani (RA). 6. Hazrat Hassan (RA), Hazrat Malik al-Ashtar (RA), Hazrat Adullah bin Abbas (RA), Ammar bin Yasir, Khuzaima bin Sabit, Hashim bin Utbah, Muhammad bin Abu Bakr 7. Marwan, Hazrat Amr bin al-Aas (RA), Walid bin Uqba 8. More than one hundred days 9. 3 days (1 to 3 Safar 37 AH / 26 to 28 July 657 AD) 10. 80,000 men including 70 Companions who participated in the Battle of Badr, 70 Companions who took oath at Hudaibiya & 400 prominent Ansars & Muhajirun 11. 120,000 Syrians 12. 25,000 men 13. 45,000 men 14. The fighting stopped when Syrians tied the copies of the Quran to the ends of the spears. Then it was decided that both the parties should nominate an arbitrator, each to decide between Hazrat Ali (RA) & Hazrat Muawiya (RA). 15.

Quiz 1796 (Battle of Siffin)

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Q1. When was Battle of Siffin fought? Q2. Where was it fought? Q3. Who was the commander of Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army? Q4. Who was the commander of Hazrat Muawiya (RA)'s army? Q5. What was the major cause of the battle? Q6. Who were the notable companions from Hazrat Ali (RA)'s side? Q7. Who were the notable companions from Hazrat Muawiya (RA)'s side? Q8. How many days they spent in negotiations? Q9. How many days the battle lasted? Q10. What was the strength of Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army? Q11. What was the strength of Hazrat Muawiya (RA)'s army? Q12. What was the estimate of casualities from Hazrat Ali (RA)'s army? Q13. What was the estimate of causualitie from Hazrat Muawiya (RA)'s army? Q14. How the fighting stopped? Q15. Who was nominated as arbitrator of Hazrat Muawiya (RA)? Q16. Who was nominated as arbitrator of Hazrat Ali (RA)? Q17. What decision was made by those nominated arbitrators? Q18. Was the decision of arbit

Answers of Quiz 1795 (Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abidin)

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1. On 5th Sha'ban 38 AH or 5th Jamadi al-Awwal 36 AH in Kufa, Iraq (4 January 659 AD) 2. Ali bin Hussain 3. Hazrat Hussain (RA) 4. Shahr Banu 5. Hazrat Ali (RA) 6. Yazdegerd, the last Sassanian King of Iran 7. Ali al-Akbar, Ali al-Asghar 8. Sakinah, Fatima, Ruqayyah 9. Fatima bint Hassan, Jayda al-Sindhi 10. Muhammad Al-Baqir, Zayd al-Shahid, Umar al-Ashraf, Hussain al-Asghar, Abdullah albahar & Ali al-Asghar 11. Umme Kulsoom & Khadija 12. Twelver Shia regard him as 4th Imam after Hazrat Ali (RA), Hazrat Hassan (RA) & Hazrat Hussain (RA). 13. Ismaili Shia regard him as 3rd Imam after Hazrat Ali (RA) & Hazrat Hussain (RA). 14. Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abidin 15. 2 years 16. 12 years 17. 23 years 18. He & Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah, the son of Hazrat Ali (RA), agreed to go to Makkah & appeal to the Black Stone of the Ka'ba to try to determine which one of them was the true successor. Muhammad prayed for a sign but no answer came. Afterwards, he