UNO And Other International Organizations, World Current Affairs
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer & Solution Option: D
Explanation :As of 2019, NATO officially recognizes four aspiring members: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia and Ukraine. North Macedonia signed an accession protocol to become a NATO member state in February 2019, which is undergoing ratification by the member states. Future expansion is currently a topic of debate in several countries outside the alliance, and countries like Sweden, Finland, and Serbia have open political debate on the topic of membership, while in countries like Ukraine, support and opposition to membership is tied to ethnic and nationalist ideologies. The incorporation of countries formerly part of the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union has been a cause of increased tension between NATO countries and Russia.
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General and Mixed Information About Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Answer & Solution Option: B
Explanation :The Supreme Court of Pakistan has struck down demands of increasing the school fee against the order of the apex court. Following the ruling, any illegal hike in fees would be considered null and void. Private school fees will now be reverted to January 2017’s rates.
A three-judge bench while hearing petitions regarding exuberant fee increase by private schools passed this judgment on Friday. The bench comprised of Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Faisal Arab.
In a 65-page verdict, the top court said that private schools had “excessively increased fee since 2017 in violation of the law” and that the additional amount should be “struck down.”
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Sports, Sports in Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. Philippines
B. Canadian
C. American
D. Indian
Answer & Solution Option: A
Explanation :Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem defeated the Philippines ‘Conrado Tanamor’ in the first round of their 52.5kg fight in Dubai 13-sep-2019.
Waseem, who holds an 8-1 record with six knockouts prior to the fight, connected with a three-left hand punch combination – the third one a crushing hook to the body – which sent Tanamor on the canvas during the first round, and the referee waving off the Filipino pugilist with a knockout loss.The Pakistani athlete dedicated his win to the people of Kashmir.
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General and Mixed Information About Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. 60
B. 63
C. 65
D. 67
Answer & Solution Option: C
Explanation :Mohammad Rafiq was 65 year a former chief warrant officer employed at the PAF. He tackled the heavily armed attacker, Philip Manshaus, who barged into the premises of the mosque. He held the attacker until the police arrived at the location. The incident took place at al-Noor Islamic center in Baerum.
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Sports, World Current Affairs
A. Shashank Manohar
B. Zaheer Abbas
C. Manu Sawhney
D. Narayanaswami Srinivasan
Answer & Solution Option: C
Explanation :Manu Sawhney is the current CEO OF ICC, he becomes the 5th CEO of ICC on 1 April 2019 succeeding David Richardson who had held role since June 2012. Mr. Sawhney is the former CEO of Singapore Sports Hub and Managing Director of ESPN Star Sports with 22 years of commercial experience in both sport and broadcasting as senior leadership roles.
In January, the ICC Board approved Sawhney’s appointment as the next ICC CEO to replace the incumbent, Dave Richardson, whose seven-year tenure comes ends with the World Cup.
One of the key and significant project that Sawhney has already started work on is the broadcast rights cycle after the 2023 World Cup. Currently Star India holds the rights for ICC’s global events till then.
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Sports, World Current Affairs
A. Shashank Manohar
B. Ehsan Mani
C. Manu Sawhney
D. Colin Graves
Answer & Solution Option: B
Explanation :The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani as the head of its most powerful committee known as Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA).
Ehsan Mani’s appointment will put an end to the power-plays of big-three boards, which included Indian, Australian and English boards.
The appointment of Ehsan Mani might come as a shock to some since Pakistan is largely neglected on the international stage. However, Ehsan Mani has previously also served as the F&CA chairman from 1996 and 2002.
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Sports, World Current Affairs
A. Sri Lanka
B. West indies
C. South Africa
D. Australia
Answer & Solution Option: D
Explanation :Now that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is over with England emerging as Champions, the next big event is the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in 2020. It will be played from 18th October to 15th November.
Cricket’s governing body has announced the schedule and ticket prices for the fixtures. Ticket prices for kids start from 5 Australian Dollars (AUD) while for adults, the tickets will be available starting from AU$20 for the first round and Super 12 stage fixtures.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will play the group stage along with 6 other qualifier teams and 4 out of these 8 teams will make it to the Super 12 stage of the World Cup.
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General and Mixed Information About Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. Cricket Ball
B. Cricket Bat
C. Cricket Kit
D. All of these
Answer & Solution Option: B
Explanation :Prime Minister Imran Khan has been gifted a cricket bat by the President of the United States Donal Trump during his visit to the White House on Monday-22-july-2019
Imran Khan was present in the United States to address the Pakistani community in Washington, where he also claimed that he will do everything in his power to return Pakistan cricket to the top-level. He assured everyone that the next time Pakistan will go to play the World Cup, it will be the best team the country has seen.
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Discoveries and Inventions, General and Mixed Information About Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. NUST
B. LUMS
C. BUITEMS
D. FAST
Answer & Solution Option: C
Explanation :In a bid to minimize the risks encumbering the miners Ali Gul a Computer Engineering graduate of Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) got an idea of an ‘eye smart helmet’.
The ‘eye smart helmet’ utilizes modern technology to monitor the mine’s conditions, explosion risks, amount of toxic gases, and the health vitals of workers in a particular mine. Ali Gul stated in his tweet that the device is a need of the hour and should be installed into the operating mines immediately.
Ali developed the device with the help of two other individuals, Muhammad Azeem, an entrepreneurship and business operations expert, and Muhammad Jawad, a chartered accountant well-versed in finance modeling, operations, investments, and corporate affairs.
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General and Mixed Information About Pakistan, World Current Affairs
A. Thai Lion Air
B. Thai Airways International
C. Bangkok Airways
D. Thai AirAsia
Answer & Solution Option: B
Explanation :Thai Airways International has resumed its flights to Pakistan days after the country lifted a ban on its airspace.
Thai Airways will continue flying from Lahore and Islamabad to Bangkok and beyond three days a week. The official resumption was today when their first flight landed at Islamabad airport after a break of over five months.
The airline had temporarily closed its operation in February after Pakistan closed its airspace following a military standoff with India.
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