January 4 in History 46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1717 – The Netherlands, Great Britain, and…
January 3 in History 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to make sacrifices to the Roman gods. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. 1653 – By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.…
January 2 in History AD 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation…
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. Which is the saltiest water lake of the world? (a) The Caspian Sea (b) The Red Sea (c) The Baltic Sea (d) Assal Lake (Correct) 2. World’s longest river is: (a) River Nile (Correct) (b) River Amazon (c) River…
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. A classic example is: “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.” Another fan-favorite is: “Peter Piper picked a peck of…
August 29, 2018; National Current Affairs Cabinet forms six bodies to execute reforms agenda In a move to implement its 100-day plan of `change`, the federal cabinet on August 28, 2018 set up six committees to introduce reforms in different…
JUNIOR PATROL OFFICER PAST PAPERS PPSC 2017 Tarbela Dam is on ______ River. Indus Jhelum Ravi None of these Who is Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtoon Khawah (KPK)? Pavez Khatak Imran Khan Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti None of these…
1. Due to which militant group, Iran threatened Pakistan that they would hit bases of Militants inside Pakistan? A. ISIS B. Lashkar-e-Taiba C. Jaish-al-Adl D. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Answer: Option C 2. How many members joint investigation team (JIT) formed by…
Name the biggest Hockey Stadium of Pakistan? A. Hockey Stadium Faisalabad B. Hockey Stadium Islamabad C. National Hockey Stadium Lahore (Correct) D. National Stadium Karachi