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An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed.

This type of anemometer has a spinning wheel.

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A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure humidity

A salinometer is used to measure the salinity

A bolometer is used to measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation

A barometer is used to measure air pressure in certain environment

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called the Durand Line

The length of the border is 2611 km

It was drawn on November 12, 1893, in Kabul Afghanistan

It was an agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

There are two significant ethnic groups near the Durand line:

• Punjabis: biggest ethnic group in Pakistan
• Pashtuns: are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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There are three on-off switches on a control panel A, B, and C. They have to be changed from an initial setting to a second setting according to the following conditions:

• In case only switch A is the switch on in the initial setting, then turn on switch B.
• In case switches A and B are the only switches on in the initial setting, then turn on switch C.
• In case all the three switches are on initially setting, then turn off the switch C.
• For any other initial setting, turn on all switches that are off and turn off all switches, if any, that are on.

Question

In case of switch, A is off in the second setting, which among the following could have been the initial setting?

A) A on, B on, C on.

B) A on, B on, C off.

C) A on, B off, C on.

D) A on, B off, C off.

E) A off, B on, C off.

Caliph Uthman ruled for a total of twelve years between 644 and 656.

This made him the longest reigning caliph out of the Rashidun Caliphs

Abu Bakr's kunniyat was  Abu Abdullah 

he was the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

his daughter Aisha married with  prophet Muhammad

His real name was Abdullah Ibn Abi Quhafa.

First Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (R.A)

He belonged to the Tribe: Quraysh (Banu Taym)

His father's name is Uthman Abu Quhafa.

His Mother's name is Salma Ummul-Khair.

Place of burial: Al Masjid an Nabawi, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

Al-Fatiha is also known as Al-Hamd (The Praise)

surah Al Fatiah No. of verses: 7

surah Al Fatiah No. of words: 29

surah Al Fatiah No. of letters: 139

Al-Fatiha is also known by several other names, such as:

• Al-Hamd (The Praise)
• As-Salah (The Prayer)
• Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book)
• Umm al-Quran (Mother of the Quran)
• Sab'a min al-Mathani (Seven Repeated Ones, from Quran 15:87), 
• Ash-Shifa' (The Cure).
  

Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher.

He is considered the father of modern economics.

he was born in Born: Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

He died on July 17, 1790 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

he wrote two classic works:

1. The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) 
2. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776).

A  supercomputer is a computer that performs at a higher level than a general-purpose computer 

all the world's fastest 500 supercomputers have been running Linux-based operating systems since November 20017

while 

A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose computer 

A mainframe computer, often known as a big iron used largely by large enterprises