درست جواب: مرنے کے قریب ہونا۔ “لب پر جان آنا” کا مطلب ہے مرنے کے قریب ہونا۔
پس منظر: یہ محاورہ انتہائی تکلیف یا موت کے قریب ہونے کی کیفیت بتاتا ہے۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ اسی مفہوم میں “جان کنی” بھی بولا جاتا ہے۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: لب پر جان = دم نکلنے کے قریب۔
درست جواب: اسمِ نکرہ۔ کسی غیر معین (نامعلوم) شخص یا چیز کے نام کو اسمِ نکرہ کہتے ہیں، جیسے لڑکا، کتاب۔
پس منظر: اسم کی اقسام میں معرفہ اور نکرہ بنیادی تقسیم ہیں۔
کیا آپ جانتے ہیں؟ “کتاب” نکرہ ہے، مگر “یہ کتاب” معرفہ بن جاتی ہے۔
یاد رکھنے کی ترکیب: نکرہ = نامعلوم۔
Correct answer: Sahib-e-Nisab. Sadaqah al-Fitr is obligatory on a Muslim who owns the nisab (minimum wealth).
Background: It is paid before the Eid ul-Fitr prayer so poor people can celebrate Eid.
Did you know? It is given for each family member.
Memory trick: Fitr → Nisab owner.
Correct answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). In 9 AH, Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) led the Muslims as Ameer-ul-Hajj.
Background: Hazrat Ali (RA) was sent to announce the opening verses of Surah At-Tawbah to the pilgrims.
Did you know? The Farewell Hajj of the Prophet (PBUH) took place in 10 AH.
Memory trick: 9 AH: Abu Bakr; 10 AH: the Prophet (PBUH).
Correct answer: Mawquf. A Mawquf hadith is a report whose chain ends with a Companion (Sahabi): his own saying or action.
Background: Hadith are classified by who they are attributed to: Marfu’ (Prophet), Mawquf (Companion), Maqtu’ (Successor).
Did you know? Scholars sometimes use Mawquf reports as evidence in matters of Companion practice.
Memory trick: Mawquf = stops at the Sahabi.
Correct answer: 5. Five Surahs begin with “Qul”: Al-Jinn (72), Al-Kafirun (109), Al-Ikhlas (112), Al-Falaq (113), and An-Nas (114).
Background: “Qul” means “Say”.
Did you know? Surah Al-Ikhlas is described in a hadith as equal to one-third of the Quran.
Memory trick: 72, 109, 112, 113, 114.
Correct answer: My friend said that if he had known, he would certainly have helped me.. The pronouns change (I → he, you → me) and the past perfect conditional stays the same.
Background: In indirect speech, the pronouns change to match the new speaker.
Did you know? Third conditional sentences do not backshift further.
Memory trick: Third conditional stays the same; only the pronouns change.
Correct answer: Cripple. To hamstring is to cripple, just as a stake is a bet. Both pairs are synonyms.
Background: Hamstring literally means to cut the tendon behind the knee.
Did you know? Figuratively it means to cause something to be crippled or ineffective.
Memory trick: Same relationship: synonym pairs.
Correct answer: Mint. A mint is a place where coins are made.
Background: Government mints make the coins that circulate in a country.
Did you know? “Mint” also means in perfect condition.
Memory trick: Mint = money maker.
Correct answer: Work. “Unless” already means “if not”, so the verb after it is positive: “Unless you work hard…”.
Background: In a conditional sentence, the verb after “unless” is positive.
Did you know? “Unless you work hard” = “If you do not work hard”.
Memory trick: Unless = if not.
Correct answer: Cool one’s heels. “Cool one’s heels” means to wait, especially for a long time.
Background: It is often used when someone is kept waiting by another person.
Did you know? Example: “They left me to cool my heels outside his office.”
Memory trick: Heels = waiting.
Correct answer: Uncertain. “Up in the air” means undecided or uncertain.
Background: The idiom describes plans that are not settled.
Did you know? Its opposite is “settled” or “set in stone”.
Memory trick: Up in the air = not decided.
Correct answer: For. “Concerned for” means worried about someone’s welfare.
Background: “Concerned about” is also commonly used in this sense.
Did you know? Concern for = care for.
Memory trick: Concerned FOR = caring for.
Correct answer: Down. “Turn down” means to reject.
Background: Phrasal verbs change meaning with the preposition.
Did you know? “Turn down” can also mean to lower the volume.
Memory trick: Turn down = say no.
Correct answer: Panacea. A panacea is a remedy for all diseases or problems.
Background: It comes from the Greek Panakeia, the goddess of healing.
Did you know? Pan = all, akos = cure.
Memory trick: Pan (all) + akos (cure) = panacea.
Correct answer: Misrepresentation. A travesty is an absurd or distorted imitation, so “misrepresentation” is the closest synonym.
Background: “A travesty of justice” means a very unfair judgment.
Did you know? The word comes from the Italian travestire, “to disguise”.
Memory trick: Travesty = twisted imitation.
Correct answer: Carefree. Blithe means cheerful and carefree.
Background: “Blithe” often describes someone who shows no concern.
Did you know? Noël Coward’s famous play is called Blithe Spirit.
Memory trick: Blithe = light-hearted.
Correct answer: Negligent. Diligent means careful and hardworking, and “negligent” (careless) is its opposite.
Background: Negligence means failure to take proper care.
Did you know? Diligent and negligent look alike, but their meanings are opposite.
Memory trick: Diligent ↔ Negligent.
Correct answer: Obedient. Impudent means rude and disrespectful, so “obedient” (respectful and submissive) is the best opposite given.
Background: The word comes from the Latin impudens, “shameless”.
Did you know? A synonym is “insolent”.
Memory trick: Impudent = rude; opposite = respectful.
Correct answer: 169 cm². Side = ∛2197 = 13 cm, so the area of one face = 13² = 169 cm².
Background: Volume of a cube = side³, and area of one face = side².
Did you know? 13³ = 2197 and 13² = 169.
Memory trick: Cube root for the side, square for the face.
Correct answer: √5. Distance = √(x² + y²) = √(2² + 1²) = √5.
Background: The distance formula comes from the Pythagorean theorem.
Did you know? √5 is about 2.24.
Memory trick: d = √(x² + y²).
Correct answer: 15, 20, 25. 15² + 20² = 225 + 400 = 625 = 25², so these sides satisfy the Pythagorean theorem.
Background: The longest side is the hypotenuse.
Did you know? 15, 20, 25 is the 3-4-5 triangle multiplied by 5.
Memory trick: 3-4-5 × 5 = 15-20-25.
Correct answer: 0, 8. Equal roots need b² − 4ac = 0, so k² − 8k = 0, i.e. k(k − 8) = 0, giving k = 0 or k = 8.
Background: A quadratic has equal roots when its discriminant is zero.
Did you know? For k = 0 the equation becomes 2x² = 0.
Memory trick: Equal roots → D = 0.
Correct answer: 2⁶. (2³)² = 2^(3 × 2) = 2⁶ = 64.
Background: Power rule: (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ.
Did you know? 2⁶ = 64, not 32.
Memory trick: Power of a power → multiply the powers.
Correct answer: 14. 14 × 14 × 14 = 2744, so the cube root is 14.
Background: 2744 ends in 4, so its cube root must also end in 4.
Did you know? Perfect cubes to remember: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, 729, 1000.
Memory trick: Last digit 4 → cube root ends in 4.