Deputy Accountant (BPS-14) Punjab Treasuries Preparation Flashcards (copy)

Indian National Congress

Established in the year $1885$.

Urdu-Hindi Controversy

Cultural and linguistic conflict that began in the year $1867$.

Partition of Bengal

Executed by Lord Curzon in the year $1905$.

Simla Deputation

A delegation of $35$ Muslim leaders met the Viceroy in October $1906$.

Separate Electorate

Demand by Muslims officially accepted in the year $1909$.

All-India Muslim League

Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined in the year $1913$.

Allahabad Address

Delivered by Allama Iqbal in $1930$.

Round Table Conferences

Convened by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald from $1930$ to $1932$.

Partition Plan of India

Announced on $3\text{rd June, 1947}$.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Buried in the city of $Jerusalem$.

Last Viceroy of India

Lord Mountbatten, who had the shortest tenure as Viceroy.

Mahatma Gandhi

Assassinated in the year $1948$.

Chaudhry Rehmat Ali

Buried in $Cambridge$ and issued the pamphlet "Now or Never," which first used the name "Pakistan."

Satyagraha

A movement initiated by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Simon Commission

Included no Indian members.

Bande Matram

Adopted by the Indian Congress as their National Anthem.

First Chief Justice of Pakistan

Justice Sir Abdur Rashid.

Karachi Stock Exchange

Established on $18\text{th September, 1947}$.

Objective Resolution

Passed in the year $1949$.

First Constituent Assembly

Dissolved in the year $1954$.

One Unit Bill

Passed in the year $1955$.

1956 Constitution

Abrogated on $7\text{th October, 1958}$ with the enforcement of Martial Law.

1958 Martial Law

Feroze Khan Noon was the Prime Minister at the time of imposition.

Constitution Commission (Ayub Khan era)

Headed by Justice Shahab-ud-Din.

Transfer of Power (1969)

Ayub Khan handed over power to General Yahya on $25\text{th March, 1969}$.

1973 Constitution

Promulgated on $14\text{th August, 1973}$; introduced "Bicameralism".

Article 25

Deals with the equality of citizens.

Tashkent Declaration

Signed by Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and representatives of Pakistan.

Simla Agreement

Signed between India and Pakistan in $1972$.

R.C.D

Regional Cooperation for Development, signed in $1964$ by Pakistan, Iran, and $Turkey$.

CENTO

This agreement was signed in $1955$.

Kargil Conflict

Occurred between India and Pakistan in the year $1999$.

Pakistan People's Party (PPP)

Founded in the year $1967$ by Z.A. Bhutto.

Liaquat Ali Khan

Assassinated on $16\text{th October, 1951}$; presented the "Poor Man's Budget".

First Chairman of Senate

Habib Ullah Khan Marwat.

Governor of Punjab

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, who chaired the National Anthem committee in December $1948$.

Birth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)

$571\text{ A.D.}$.

Loss of Mother (Holy Prophet)

He was $6$ years old when his mother died.

Grandfather of the Holy Prophet

Hazrat Abdul Muttalib.

Mir'aj

The event during which the five daily prayers ($Salat$) became mandatory ($Farz$).

Final Pilgrimage (Hajj)

Performed in $10\text{ A.H.}$.

Greatest Miracle

The Holy Quran.

First Revelation in the Quran

Surah Al-Alaq.

Surah Al-Baqarah

Classified as a Madani Surah.

Surah Momin

Located in Para $24$.

Surah Al-Naml

Named after an insect.

Title of Hazrat Adam (A.S.)

Abul Bashar.

Title of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.)

Khalil Ullah.

Hazrat Younas (A.S.)

The Prophet who was eaten by a fish.

Hazrat Eesa (A.S.)

The Prophet of Allah with the minimum age.

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A.)

Caliphate lasted for $2$ years.

Hazrat Umar (R.A.)

Belonged to the Banu Addi tribe of the Quraish; instituted the Islamic calendar.

Hazrat Usman (R.A.)

Belonged to the Bani Umayyad tribe; first Hafiz of the Quran.

Hazrat Ali (R.A.)

First child to accept Islam; martyred at age $60$.

Treaty of Hudaibiya

A truce declared for $10$ years between Muslims and the Quraish.

Jihad in Islamic History

Became mandatory in $2\text{ AH}$.

Tragedy of Karbala

Took place in $61\text{ Hijrah}$.

Islamic Calendar

$7\text{th}$ month is Rajab; $9\text{th}$ month is Ramadan.

Jurisprudence

The third source is $Ijma$; $Ijtihad$ means exertion to find a solution.

Battle of the Ditch (Khandaq)

Abu Sufyan was the commander of the infidels.

Largest Dam in Pakistan

Tarbela Dam.

Mountain Peaks in Pakistan

$5$ of the $14$ tallest peaks in Asia; notable peaks include K2.

Mountain Pass Connecting Abbottabad and Gilgit

Babusar Pass.

Sindh Province

Known as "Bab-ul-Islam."

Multan

Referred to as the "City of Saints."

Global Landmark Istanbul

Ancient name is Constantinople.

Ancient City in Cambodia

Angkor Wat.

Statue of Liberty

A gift from $France$ to the USA.

Pyramids of Egypt

Great stone monuments built in Ancient Egypt.

Leaning Tower

Located in Italy.

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

Located in China.

SAARC

First summit held at Dhaka; Myanmar is not a member.

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Currently comprises $120$ members.

ILO

International Labour Organization existed before World War II.

World Economic Forum

Formed in $1971$.

Human Rights Day

Observed on $10\text{th December}$.

Earth Day

Observed on $22\text{th April}$.

G7 Members

Spain is not a part of the G7.

Richter Scale

Used to measure earthquakes.

Unit for Sound Intensity

Decibel.

Chronometer

Measures time.

Velocity of Sound

Maximum in mediums like steel.

Hydrogen

Most abundant element in the universe.

Sodium Chloride

Common name is salt ($NaCl$).

Rusting of Iron

An example of an oxidation reaction.

Chlorophyll

The green pigment in plants.

Ozone Layer

Absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Acid Rain

Produced mainly by Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

Human Heart

Has $4$ chambers.

Water Boiling Point

$100\text{ }^\text{C}$.

Diabetes Cause

Caused by malfunctioning of the Pancreas.

Vitamin C Source

Best source is the Orange.

Endemic Disease

A disease prevalent in a particular area.

First Bacteria Observed

By Anton van Leeuwenhoek.

Compiler

Program that converts an entire program into machine language.

Internet Protocol

Stands for IP.

Computer Mouse Creator

Invented in $1964$ by Douglas Engelbart.

First Development of Internet

In the $1960\text{s}$.

Binary Representation of Decimal Number 11

$1011$.

MS Word 2016 Largest Font Size

$72$.