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January 26 in History 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes the sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1500 – Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil. 1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Mw Lisbon…
January 21 in History 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of…
January 12 in History 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523. 1554 – Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma. 1616 – The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco….
January 1 in History During the Middle Ages under the influence of the Catholic Church, many countries in western Europe decided to move the start of the year to one of several important Christian festivals – December 25 (the Nativity of Jesus), March 1, March 25 (the Annunciation), or even Easter. The Byzantine Empire began its numbered year on September…
Click HERE for previous questions. An example of a shield volcano is (a) Mount Fuji (b) Mount Pinatubo (c) Puy de Dome (d) Mauna Loa Answer: (d) Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.Mauna Loa is a shield volcano…
1) The expansion on PQLI is (a) Physical Quality of Life index (b) Physical Quantity of Life Index (c) Product Quality Lifecycle Implementation (d) None of these Answer: (a) 2) Birth rate is called (a) Mortality (b) Vital index (c) Natality (d) Viability Answer: (c) 3) Death rate of the population (a) Mortality (b) Viability…
Geographical MCQs (Countries) 1. Which country is called the ‘Buffer state of Asia’? (a) Afghanistan (b) Pakistan (c) India (d) China Answer: a 2. Which country is called ‘Land of fertile fields’? (a) Algeria (b) Sri Lanka (c) Pakistan (d) England Answer: a 3. Which country is called ‘Island continent’? (a) Austria (b) Australia (c)…
• Brasilia of Pakistan is called to *Islamabad.* • City of angles is called to *Bangkok.* • City of bazaars is called to *Cairo.* • City of colleges is called to *Lahore.* • City of conference is called to *Geneva.* • City of cosmonauts is called to *Moscow.* • City of eternal spring is called…
100 Questions & Answers About Asia 1. Highest mountain of world ‘Mount Everest’ is located in continent – Asia 2. Out of seven continents, continent Asia shares its East border with – Ural Mountains 3. Longest river in Asia Continent is – Yangtze of China 4. Country in Asia continent which is known as ‘Land…
╭┄┅═══❁═══┅┄╮ *پاکستان کے بڑے شہروں کے نام کیسے پڑے، دلچسپ اور حیران کن معلومات* ╰┄┅═══❁═══┅┄╯ ُ╔═════════════╗ *اســـلام آبــاد:-* 1959ءمیں مرکزی دارالحکومت کا علاقہ قرار پایا۔ اس کا نام مذہب اسلام کے نام پر اسلام آباد رکھا گیا۔ ُ╚═════════════╝ ُ╔═════════════╗ *راولـپـنـــڈی:-* یہ شہر راول قوم کا گھر تھا۔ چودھری جھنڈے خان راول نے پندرہویں صدی میں…