Explanation

The Mangla Dam is situated on the Jhelum River 

It is the seventh-largest dam in the world.

Construction was started in 1961 

It was completed in 1967.

It has 5 tunnels and a power station

Explanation

• The Sui Gas Field, located near Sui in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
• It was discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited in 1952.
• Production of Sui gas began in 1955.
• It remains the largest natural gas field in Pakistan.

Explanation

Jinnah Gandhi talks were made in 1944.

Talk failed because Gandhi simply refused to accept the Lahore Resolution as interpreted by Jinnah.

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Explanation

• The Rowlatt Satyagraha was a national protest against Rowlatt Act introduced in 1919.
• The Rowlatt Act was passed on 6th February 1919.
• Rowlatt Satyagraha was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Gandhiji became a true national leader as a result of the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
• The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the ability to arrest and imprison anyone for no cause.
• The Rowlatt Act was officially known as the "anarchical and revolutionary offenses act."
• Gandhiji referred to the Rowlatt Act as a "black act."
• On April 6, 1919, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to fight the Rowlatt Act and issued a call for satyagraha.
• The British viceroy who approved the Rowlatt Act was Lord Chelmsford.

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Explanation

• The Lucknow Pact was an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All-India Muslim League in December 1916.
• Led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak for the INC and Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the Muslim League.
• The Lucknow Pact allowed representation for religious minorities in provincial legislatures.
• It was adopted by the Congress on December 29 and by the League on December 31, 1916.

Explanation

• The Cripps Mission (1942) was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps.
• He was a member of the War Cabinet and was sent to India to discuss the British Government’s Draft Declaration on the Constitution of India with Indian leaders.
• The mission was a failed attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

Explanation

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on 1st July 1948.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi Sindh.

History of State Bank

Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the SBP from June 1948 to July 1953.

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar was the first female Governor of the SBP in 2006.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan.

The Governor is appointed by the President of Pakistan.

Term of five years.

Explanation

Pakistan has three big sea ports named as Karachi Port, Muhammad Bin Qasim port, and Gwadar port.

Port of Muhammad Bin Qasim is the oldest port while the Karachi port is the busiest one.

Explanation

Lahore Dry Port was the first dry port in Pakistan 

It was originally opened in Mughalpura, Lahore.

The dry port was constructed by Pakistan Railways in 7/1973.

Additional information:

There are six dry ports under the management of Pakistan Railways:

• Lahore Dry Port Established in 1973
• Karachi Dry Port Established in 1974
• Quetta Dry Port Established in 1984
• Peshawar Dry Port Established in 1986
• Multan Dry Port Established in 1988
• Rawalpindi Dry Port Established in 1990

Four Dry Ports established under the private sector:

• Sialkot Dry Port Established in 1986
• Faisalabad Dry Port Established in 1994
• Pak-China Sust Dry Port
• NLC Dry Port at Thokar Niaz Beg Lahore