Correct answer: CPEC. CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) is the economic corridor linking China and Pakistan.
Background: CPEC was launched in 2015 and links Kashgar with Gwadar.
Did you know? It is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Memory trick: CPEC = Corridor.
Correct answer: Boeing. Boeing built early unmanned fighter-sized aircraft such as the Phantom Ray (2010) and later the Loyal Wingman.
Background: The Phantom Ray was described as the first fighter-sized unmanned jet that did not need a ground pilot.
Did you know? Boeing’s Loyal Wingman was developed with the Royal Australian Air Force.
Memory trick: Pilotless fighter prototype → Boeing.
Correct answer: Film making. Hollywood is famous for the film (motion picture) industry.
Background: Hollywood studios have produced films since the early 1900s.
Did you know? The film industry of India is called Bollywood.
Memory trick: Hollywood = films.
Correct answer: 712. Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh in 712 CE after defeating Raja Dahir.
Background: The expedition followed the capture of Arab ships by pirates near Debal.
Did you know? Sindh is therefore called Bab-ul-Islam (the Gateway of Islam).
Memory trick: 712 CE = Sindh.
Correct answer: Australia. Kangaroos are native to Australia.
Background: The kangaroo appears on Australia’s coat of arms.
Did you know? Baby kangaroos are called joeys.
Memory trick: Kangaroo = Australia.
Correct answer: Museum. A museum keeps and displays historical and cultural objects.
Background: The word comes from the Greek mouseion, a place dedicated to the Muses.
Did you know? The Lahore Museum is one of Pakistan’s oldest museums.
Memory trick: Museum = history objects.
Correct answer: Congress, AIML. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League.
Background: In it, Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims.
Did you know? Jinnah, who worked for the pact, was called the “ambassador of Hindu–Muslim unity”.
Memory trick: 1916 Lucknow = Congress + League.
Correct answer: Nehru Report. The Nehru Report of 1928 rejected separate electorates for Muslims.
Background: Jinnah responded with his Fourteen Points in 1929.
Did you know? The report was prepared by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru.
Memory trick: Nehru Report → Jinnah’s 14 Points.
Correct answer: Los Angeles. Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles, California.
Background: The famous Hollywood sign overlooks Los Angeles.
Did you know? The Oscars are held in Hollywood.
Memory trick: Hollywood = LA.
Correct answer: 15 March. The UN General Assembly proclaimed 15 March as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia (resolution of 2022).
Background: The date marks the anniversary of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand.
Did you know? Pakistan led the push for the resolution at the UN.
Memory trick: 15 March = Christchurch anniversary.
Correct answer: New York. The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
Background: It was a gift from France to the United States, dedicated in 1886.
Did you know? It was designed by Frédéric Bartholdi.
Memory trick: Liberty → New York.
Correct answer: Damascus. Damascus is the capital of Syria.
Background: Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Did you know? Aleppo is Syria’s other major city.
Memory trick: Damascus = Syria.
Correct answer: Track and field exercises. Athletics is also known as track and field, covering running, jumping, and throwing events.
Background: Athletics events include sprints, hurdles, long jump, javelin, and discus.
Did you know? Athletics is considered the oldest sport at the Olympics.
Memory trick: Athletics = track and field.
Correct answer: 8. SAARC has eight members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Background: SAARC was founded in Dhaka in 1985 by seven countries, and Afghanistan joined in 2007.
Did you know? The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Memory trick: 7 founders + Afghanistan = 8.
Correct answer: 10. The SCO has 10 members: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus.
Background: Iran became a member in 2023 and Belarus in 2024.
Did you know? The SCO was founded in 2001 in Shanghai, and Pakistan and India joined together in 2017.
Memory trick: 8 → 9 (Iran) → 10 (Belarus).
Correct answer: League of Nations. The League of Nations drafted the 1937 Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism, which contained an early definition.
Background: The convention was a response to the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in 1934.
Did you know? The convention never came into force.
Memory trick: 1937 → League of Nations.
Correct answer: 6. A standard polo match is played in six periods called chukkers.
Background: Each chukker is about seven minutes long.
Did you know? Polo is called the “Game of Kings”, and the Shandur Polo Festival in Pakistan is world famous.
Memory trick: Polo = 6 chukkers.
Correct answer: 1928. Women first took part in Olympic gymnastics at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Background: The 1928 Games were also the first in which women competed in track and field.
Did you know? The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, with men only.
Memory trick: 1928: women enter gymnastics and athletics.
Correct answer: 1932. The Abbasia Canal in the Bahawalpur region was completed in 1932 as part of the Sutlej Valley Project.
Background: The Sutlej Valley Project built weirs at Sulemanki, Islam, and Panjnad.
Did you know? It turned large areas of Bahawalpur into farmland.
Memory trick: Abbasia canal = 1932.
درست جواب: شام۔ “شام” مؤنث ہے، جیسے “شام آئی”۔
پس منظر: اردو میں ہر اسم یا مذکر ہوتا ہے یا مؤنث۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ صبح بھی مؤنث ہے، مگر دن اور دوپہر مذکر ہیں۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: شام آئی (مؤنث)، سورج نکلا (مذکر)۔
درست جواب: سابقہ۔ جو حرف یا لفظ کسی لفظ کے شروع میں لگ کر نیا معنی پیدا کرے اسے سابقہ کہتے ہیں، جیسے بے + وفا = بے وفا۔
پس منظر: سابقہ اور لاحقہ دونوں اردو میں نئے الفاظ بنانے کا ذریعہ ہیں۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ لاحقے کی مثال: “ناک” میں “دار” لگا کر “خوشبودار”۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: سابقہ = پہلے، لاحقہ = بعد میں۔
درست جواب: انہونی ہونا۔ “گولر کا پھول ہونا” کا مطلب ہے انہونی بات ہونا، یعنی ایسی چیز جو بہت کم یا کبھی نظر نہ آئے۔
پس منظر: گولر کے درخت کا پھول عام طور پر نظر نہیں آتا، اسی لیے یہ محاورہ بنا۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ اسی مفہوم میں “عید کا چاند ہونا” بھی بولا جاتا ہے۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: گولر کا پھول = انہونی/نایاب۔
درست جواب: عشق ہونا۔ “لاگ لگنا” کا مطلب ہے لگاؤ یا محبت ہو جانا۔
پس منظر: “لاگ” کا ایک معنی لگاؤ ہے۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ “لگاؤ” اور “لاگ” ایک ہی مادے سے بنے ہیں۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: لاگ لگنا = لگاؤ ہونا۔
درست جواب: چمک آنا۔ “آب آنا” کا مطلب ہے چمک آنا، رونق یا تازگی آ جانا۔
پس منظر: فارسی میں “آب” کا ایک مطلب چمک اور رونق بھی ہے۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ موتی کی آب سے مراد اس کی چمک ہوتی ہے۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: آب = چمک۔
درست جواب: کلمہ۔ اکیلا بامعنی لفظ کلمہ کہلاتا ہے۔
پس منظر: کلمے کی تین قسمیں ہیں: اسم، فعل اور حرف۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ جملہ کلموں کے ملنے سے بنتا ہے۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: کلمہ = ایک لفظ بامعنی۔