Jahangir's World Times 2018 Flashcards
(112 cards)
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- On Apr 16, the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, declared Pakistan the world’s largest host of refugees with their number reaching ______.
A
1.45 million
2
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- The current Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is ______.
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Raja Farooq Haider Khan
3
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- On Apr 16, the government launched savings certificates for ____.
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Special people
4
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- On April 16, ______ government approved the province’s first-ever agriculture and youth policies.
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Sindh
5
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- On Apr 16, , the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued its annual report the “State of Human Rights in 2017” that was dedicated to ______.
A
Asma Jehangir
6
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- On Apr 16, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the elevation of Justice Munib Akhtar of _____ High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.
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Sindh
7
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- On April 18, China and Pakistan Media Forum was held in ______.
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Beijing
8
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- On Apr 19, ______ Pakistani peacekeepers who laid down their lives for global peace and security were honoured with the UN medal.
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Seven
9
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- On Apr 20, the government received the Commonwealth Government Award for Women’s ______ Empowerment.
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Economic
10
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- On Apr 20, the ______ government decided to provide District Management Group training to new officers of provincial civil services.
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Balochistan
11
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- On Dec 17, ______ was the only Pakistani named in the top 11 powerful women of the world by NYT.
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Maryam Nawaz
12
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- On Dec 17, the ______ High Court ruled that forced abortion is a strong ground for dissolution of marriage.
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Peshawar
13
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- On Dec 17, ______ government gave away Allama Iqbal literary awards and appreciation certificates.
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Balochistan
14
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- The Laser Standard Class of competition of the Al Bareh Int’l Sailing Regatta 2017 was held in _____.
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Bahrain
15
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- On Dec 18, the appointment of ______ as Chairman PEMRA was declared illegal by the LHC.
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Absar Alam
16
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- On Dec 19, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa became the ______ COAS to give a briefing to the Senate Committee of the Whole House.
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First
17
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- According to speedtest.net, Pakistan ranked first with a _____ jump in mobile download speed.
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56.2%
18
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- The 7th Ministerial Conference of the “Heart of Asia” – Istanbul Process was held in______, Azerbaijan.
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Baku
19
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- On Dec 21, the 10th edition of the International Urdu Conference started in ______.
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Karachi
20
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- The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony banned the Urdu translation of some sacred Arabic words on ______.
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Dec 22
21
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- The three-day Speakers Conference with speakers from Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey was held in ______.
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Islamabad
22
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- On Dec 23, Pakistan and ______ agreed on joint aerial monitoring of their border.
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Iran
23
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- The National Assembly passed the 24th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2017, on ______.
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Nov 16
24
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- On Nov 17, the UNGA passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution on peoples’ right to self-determination. It was co-sponsored by ______ countries.
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75
25
3. The tragic incident of Baldia factory fire in Karachi happened in ______.
2012
26
4. On Nov 17, the federal government appointed ______ the new chairman of the Board of Investment
Naeem Y. Zamindar
27
5. Pakistan won its first gold medal hockey in Asian Games in ______.
1958
28
6. On Nov 20, the 8th Round of Strategic Dialogue between Pakistan and China was held in ______.
Islamabad
29
7. On Nov 21, a British-Pakistani woman ______ became the first-ever Muslim and Asian woman to be appointed as detective superintendent of the Scotland Yard.
Shabnam Chaudhri
30
8. Pakistan’s incumbent Federal Minister for Finance is ______.
Prime Minister
31
9. The Country Director United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan is ______.
Ignacio Artaza
32
10. On Nov 23, the Election Commission of Pakistan declared ______ the National Voters Day.
Dec 07
33
11. On Nov 24, the ______ High Court declared the sit-in at the Faizabad interchange an ‘anti-state activity’ and ‘an act of terrorism’.
Islamabad
34
12. On Nov 24, Kamran Akmal made a world-record opening partnership of 209 runs with ______ in the National T20 Cup.
Salman Butt
35
13. On Nov 24, the Cabinet Secretariat re-designated Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer as ______ minister “with immediate effect”, under an additional charge.
Science and Technology
36
14. The current Chairman of Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) is ______,
Saqib Zia
37
15. On Nov 26, the Australian government announced an AUD500,000 programme to train around 4,000 smallholder farmers from Sheikhupura and ______.
Gujranwala
38
16. On Nov 27, Pakistan’s ______ clinched the title of the 29th Princess Cup Youth Scrabble Tournament
Hammad Hadi Khan
39
17. Protesters at the Faizabad interchange called off their countrywide protest on ______.
Nov 27
40
18. On Nov 27, Minister of State for ______ Mir Dostain Khan Domki tendered his resignation.
(c) Science and Technology
41
19. On Nov 28, the Peshawar High Court declared the appointment of ______ as chairman of National Tariff Commission void and against the law.
Qasim M. Niaz
42
20. On Nov 28, Punjab government approved construction of Dadhocha Dam in ______.
Rawalpindi
43
21. Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn on April 29, ______.
1896
44
22. On Nov 28, the government appointed ______ the new chairman of the National Highway Authority.
(d) Jawwad Rafique Malik
45
23. On Nov 30, ______ were crowned champions of Brighto Paints presents Cool & Cool National T20 Cup.
Lahore Blues
46
24. On Nov 30, the PCB started a legal battle against the ______ for not honouring a bilateral cricket series agreement.
BCCI
47
25. A meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government was recently held in ______.
Russia
48
26. Pak-Saudi Special Forces joint counter-terrorism exercise 2017 was named ______.
Al-Shehab-2
49
27. On Dec 03, the longest underpass in Pakistan namely ______ was inaugurated.
Beijing Underpass
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28. Major Harcharn Singh is the ______ Sikh major in the Pakistan Army.
First
51
29. With its first edition in 2009, the Sindhi Culture Day 2017 was observed on ——.
Dec 03
52
30. Pakistan’s ______ is the first Asian player to have completed 800 catches in the first-class cricket.
Kamran Akmal
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31. On Dec 04, ______ was appointed the Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).
Rizwan Ahmed
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32. The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) is a partnership of ______ countries.
11
55
33. Pakistan Peoples Party was launched on November 30, 1967 in______.
Lahore
56
34. The tragic incident of the killing of Minhaj-ul-Quran workers in Model Town, Lahore, took place on ______.
June 17, 2014
57
35. On Dec 10, Pakistan thrashed ______ to clinch Gold Medal in Dubai Baseball Cup.
India
58
36. The 28th meeting of Economic Cooperation Organisation Regional Planning Council was held in ______.
Islamabad
59
37. On Dec 12, the ______ Human Rights Prize was conferred on the Freedom Network, a Pakistani civil liberties organisation
French
60
1. India’s current president is ______.
(d) Ram Nath Kovind
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2. On Nov 17, ______, one of the most feared godfathers of the Sicilian Mafia, died.
Toto Riina
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3. On Nov 20, US President Donald Trump declared ______ a state sponsor of terrorism.
North Korea
63
4. On Nov 21, Robert Mugabe resigned as ______ president
Zimbabwe’s
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5. Roshydromet is the meteorological service of ______.
Russia
65
6. Saad al-Hariri is the Prime Minister of ______.
Lebanon
66
7. On Nov 22, the UN judges sentenced former Bosnian Serb commander____, dubbed ‘The Butcher of Bosnia’, to life imprisonment.
Ratko Mladic
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8. On Nov 23, ______ and Myanmar agreed to start repatriating refugees within two months.
Bangladesh
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9. A.H. Mahmood Ali is the Foreign Minister of ______.
Bangladesh
69
10. Femicide is the killing of ______.
Women
70
11. On Nov 24, Lionel Messi of ______ won the European Golden Shoe award.
Argentina
71
12. On Nov 24, armed attackers killed 235 worshippers in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s ______ province.
Sinai
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13. On Nov 24, the 75-year-old Emmerson Mnangagwa, also known as the ______, was sworn in as president of Zimbabwe
Crocodile
73
14. On Nov 26, Iran and ______ signed a deal with Qatar aimed at boosting commercial ties.
Turkey
74
15. The first meeting of a counter-terrorism alliance, the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) was held, in Saudi Arabia, on ______.
Nov 26
75
16. On Nov 27, Britain appointed ______ as its new permanent secretary to the United Nations.
Karen Pierce
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17. On Nov 27, ______ Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets.
India’s
77
18. On Nov 27, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of ______ won the Miss Universe 2017 crown.
South Africa
78
19. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is headquartered in ______.
Vienna
79
20. Among the following, ______ is NOT an OPEC member state.
Russia
80
21. Iran inaugurated a $1 billion project to expand its southeastern Chabahar port on ______.
Dec 03
81
22. On ______, Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman.
Dec 04
82
23. On Dec 04, ______ Finance Minister Mario Centeno was elected as the new head of the Eurogroup.
Portuguese
83
24. On Dec 04, Mohamad Al Jounde, a teenage ______ refugee, won the annual International Children’s Peace Prize.
Syrian
84
25. On Dec 05, former ______ King Michael I died.
Romanian
85
26. On Dec 05, the ______ formed a new military and economic committee with Saudi Arabia.
UAE
86
27. On Dec 06, the third UN Environment Assembly was held in ______.
Nairobi
87
28. On ______, US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Dec 06
88
29. On Dec 07, ______ signed a $1.3-billion deal with France to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets.
Qatar
89
30. ______ is the world’s third largest economy.
Japan
90
31. On Dec 08, Cristiano Ronaldo of ______ won his fifth Ballon d’Or award.
Portugal
91
32. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway on ______.
Dec 10
92
33. On Dec 13, India’s ______ became the first batsman to hit three double centuries in One-day Internationals.
Rohit Sharma
93
34. On Dec 14, Walt Disney Co. agreed to buy key film and television assets of 21st Century Fox, in a ______ deal.
$52.4 billion
94
35. ______ is the official emblem for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Winter Dream
95
36. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is headquartered in ______.
London
96
37. The Band-e Amir National Park is located in ______.
Afghanistan
97
38. Uhuru Kenyatta is the current President of ______.
Kenya
98
39. Time magazine has named ______ Person of the Year for 2017.
(d) The Silence Breakers
99
40. ______ hosted the second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture.
Oman
100
41. “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,” a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin was published in ______.
1859
101
1. The Paigham-i-Pakistan fatwa has been signed by ______ scholars.
1,829
102
2. On Jan 17, ______ was appointed chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) for a period of three years.
(b) Lt Gen (R) Maqsood Ahmad
103
3. On Jan 17, the 11th Pak-Saudi joint-ministerial commission meeting was held in ______.
Islamabad
104
4. On Jan 18, ______ was appointed the Executive Director to Asian Development Bank (ADB) for three years.
Shahid Mehmood
105
5. On Jan 21, the Pak army acquired latest drone technology in form of a drone named ______ to monitor CPEC, gas pipelines, sensitive installations, bridges, dams and borders.
Uqab
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6. Munir Ahmed Qureshi, a.k.a Munoo Bhai, passed away on ______.
Jan 19
107
7. Army Institute of Military History was opened by the COAS on ______.
Jan 23
108
8. On Jan 23, ______, the culprit behind the brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab, was arrested.
Imran Ali
109
9. On Jan 23, ______ was appointed the new prosecutor general of NAB.
(a) Syed Asghar Haider
110
10. The Senate Museum, which traces the evolution, history and reorganisation of the upper house of parliament, was inaugurated on _____.
Jan 23
111
11. On Jan 26, ______ President Joko Widodo addressed a joint sitting of the parliament of Pakistan.
Indonesian
112
12. On Jan 28, ______ became the first Pakistani Golfer to win the Qatar Open Golf title (2018).
Ahmed Baig
