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Animals
1. The wolf belongs to a group of mammals
2. There are about 39 species of wolf.
3. The wolf is a species of wild dog.
4. Wolf can smell hundred times better than humans.
5. The wolf can hear from 10 miles away.
6. A wolf can spot its pray from 5 miles away.
7. The average lifespan of wolf is 8 years in the wild and 13 years in captivity.
8. The home of wolf is called Den.
9. Wolf is an old enemy of man.
10. The bite force of a wolf is 1500 pounds per square and that of a dog is 740 pounds per square inch.
11. The Greeks thought wolf as a companion of gods.
12. Wolf has been mentioned in the Bible and Holy Quran.
13. Eurasian wolf is the biggest of all wolf species.
14. The black wolf is the sub species of Eurasian wolf.
15. Arabian wolf resembles an ordinary dog in stature.
16. Red wolf is found in North California (USA).
17. Red wolf resembles jackal.
18. Mexican wolf is the smallest species of wolves.
19. A group of wolves is called pack.
20. Arctic wolf is native to North Canada and Green Land.
21. Wolves communicate by howling.
22. The Howl of an Arctic wolf can be heard in a radius of 130km.
23. Wolves often hunt in pack.
24. Wolf can run at a speed of 60km per hour.
25. Fine coats are made from the skin of Arctic wolf.
26. Ancient European thought that some big black wolves turn into humans on the 14
th
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27. Werewolf is said to have supernatural powers and are thought to be immortal.
28. Coyote is a dog like animal which is the enemy of wolves.
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29. The wolf always runs on its toes with its heels raised up from the ground.
30. Wolf can swim up to 13 kilometers.
31. The wolf never harms the raven.
32. Canada has the highest number of wolves.
33. A wolf can eat up to 10kg of meat at a time.
34. Lion is the king of the jungle.
35. Lion is the symbol of courage and strength.
36. The lion belongs to the family Filidae.
37. Tiger, cheetah, leopard and cats belong to family Filidae.
38. The male lion has a mane around its neck.
39. The lion is a bad swimmer.
40. Tiger is an expert swimmer.
41. Tiger does not roar like lion but it growls.
42. Lion is slightly shorter than tiger.
43. The lion can grow up to 8 feet in length.
44. Lion weighs between 150 to 180 kg.
45. The tail of the lion is 3 feet approximately.
46. Lion can live up to 15 years in the wild and 21 years in captivity.
47. Lion can see in the dark, it has sharp eyesight.
48. In daylight lions vision gets impaired.
49. The lion has a strong sense of smell and hearing.
50. The worlds heaviest lion was the property of zoo in Britain.
51. The name of the worlds heaviest lion was Simba.
52. Simba weighed 375kg.
53. The worldss longest lion measured 12 feet was hunted in Angola.
54. The home of the lion is called den.
55. Today lion is only found in the grassy fields of Africa.
56. A small number of lion are found in GIR national park, India.
57. The Holy Quran mentions the lion in verse no. 51 of Surah Muddathir.
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58. A lions age is judge by its mane.
59. Lion is a carnivorous.
60. A healthy lion can eat up to 30 kg of meat in a day.
61. A lion sleeps for 20 hours and spends just 4 hours hunting and eating.
62. The group of lions is called pride.
63. The pride leader is always a male.
64. The sound of lion is called roar.
65. The roar of young lion can be heard 8km away.
66. There are 8 sub species of lion.
67. Tsavo lion lacks mane around its body.
68. Lion cannot climb a tree but the leopard can.
69. The lions biggest enemy is man.
70. The number of lions all over the world is 30,000.
71. The baby of lion is called cub.
72. A lion need 7 kg of meat daily to survive.
73. The lion always hunts at night.
74. The lion can run at a speed of 80km per hour.
75. A lion can leap as far as 30 feet.
76. While running the lions heels do not touch the ground.
77. The lioness always attacks the prey first.
78. The lion always avoids fighting porcupine because of its scale.
79. The population of lions has decreased by 50% over the last decade.
80. The population of lions is decreased because of poaching.
81. There are about 372 species of parrot.
82. There are 3 groups of parrots ( True parrots, Cockatoos and New Zealand Parrots)
83. The parrot is a bird of warm and humid region.
84. The smallest species of parrot is 3 inches long.
85. The largest species of parrot is 3.25 feet long.
86. Parrots weigh about 10 grams to 10 Kg.
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87. Parrots have sharper vision than human.
88. Some parrots can live up to 100 years.
89. Most parrots live in tree holes and rock hollows.
90. The population of parrot that live underground is called colony.
91. A colony can have 70,000 parrots.
92. The long tailed parrot is called Macaw parrot.
93. Macaw parrots live in North and South American forests.
94. Hyacinth Macaw is the worlds biggest parrot.
95. The length of Hyacinth Macaw is 3.25 feet and weighs 4 kg.
96. Kea parrot belongs to the New Zealand group.
97. The color of Kea Parrot is olive green.
98. Kea parrot is 19 inch long.
99. Cockatiel parrot belongs to Cokatoo group found only in Australia.
100. Budgie is Australian parrot also called budgerigar.
101. The Red-Ringed Parakeet parrot is called Mian Mithu.
102. The Favorite parrot in Pakistan is Mian Mithu.
103. Kea Parrots are enemies of sheep.
104. The egg of parrot hatches in 17 to 35 days.
105. The parrot is often compared to wild crow because of its cleverness.
106. The Pygmy parrot is the worlds smallest parrot ( 3 inches long).
107. Pygmy parrots are found in New Guinea.
108. The parrots fly at a maximum speed of 24km per hour.
109. Macaws and cockatoos can travel up to 500 miles in search of food.
110. About 2,000,000 parrots are sold and bought in the world every year.
111. In USA, the most selling bird is parrot.
112. The macaw parrot is one of the most expensive animals in the world.
113. The Ecuador Amazon Parrot is endangered species of parrots.
114. Peafowl is the enemy of snakes.
115. Peafowl is known as The bird with Thousand Eyes.
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116. Peafowl has 5 feet long colorful tail.
117. The peafowl belongs to a group of birds called pheasants.
118. Partridges and quails belong to pheasants.
119. The male of peafowl is called peacock.
120. An adult peacocks length can reach to 8 feet.
121. Peacock weighs about 7kg.
122. The female of peafowl is called peahen.
123. Peafowl cannot fly longer than 100 feet and higher than 20 feet.
124. The peafowl has an average lifespan of 15 years in the wild and 25 years in captivity.
125. Aaryans domesticated peafowl 3000 years ago.
126. The Phoenicians took peafowl from Egypt to Asia.
127. Mughal kings were very fond of peacocks.
128. Peafowl are found in semi-desert grassland and deciduous rainforests.
129. Peafowl like to live in places near water.
130. The Phoenicians inhabited present Lebanon and Mediterranean islands.
131. The peahen lays 5 to 8 eggs at a time.
132. There are three peafowl species ( Indian or blue , green, congo)
133. The peafowl is an omnivorous bird.
134. Snakes are favorite prey of peafowl.
135. Kalar Kahar, in the province of Punjab, is famous for Indian peafowl.
136. An adult peacock has at least 200 brightly colored tail feathers.
137. The peafowl is halal bird.
138. The tail of peafowl is also called train.
139. The group of peafowl is called pride or party.
140. The national bird of India is the peacock.
141. The peafowl populatin is reduced in Thar desert due to the spread of an epidemic.



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Personalities

142. Muhammad Bin Qasim is the founder of first Islamic state in subcontinent.
143. Muhammad Bin Qasim belonged to the tribe Bani Thaqeef.
144. Bani Thaqeef is a famous tribe of Taif.
145. His full name was Muhammad Bin Qasim Bin Muhammad Bin Hakam bin Abi Thaqfi.
146. His Father name was Qasim.
147. M.B Qasims father was the first cousin of Iraqs governor Hajjah Bin Yusuf.
148. Muhammad Bin Qasim was born in Taif in 695 AD.
149. The name of Muhammad Bin Qasims mother was Habibatul Uzma.
150. Muhammad Bin Qasims father was the governor of Basra.
151. Present day Basra was founded in 636 AD.
152. Basra is an Arabic word which means watcher.
153. Muhammad Bin Qasim was 15 years old when Hajjah sent him to Iran to fight rebels.
154. Muhammad Bin Qasim laid the foundation of Shiraz City and made it the capital of Iran.
155. M.B Qasim also conquered Shapur and Jurjan.
156. M.B Qasim was planning to invade Rey when Hajjaj ordered him to attack Sindh.
157. The Muslims had conquered Makran in Baluchistan during the age of Hazrat Umar (RA).
158. Qutaybah Bin Muslim conquered Samarkand and Bukhara in Central Asia.
159. Tariq Bin Ziyad and Musa Bin Nusayr had made great conquest in Andalus(Spain) and France.
160. The old name of Spain is Andalus.
161. Muhammad Bin Qasim attacked Sindh at the age of 17 in 712 AD.
162. A special instrument used by Muhammad Bin Qasim was Manjaniq (catapult) named Al-Aroos.
163. The ruins of Bhambhore city were found in 1958.
164. Muhammad Bin Qasim constructed a mosques which is called Bab Al-Islam.
165. Bab Al-Islam is the oldest mosque in the subcontinent.
166. After the conquest of Sindh, Muhammd Bin Qasim sent his forces to Bhinmal and Kathiawar.
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167. The large hindu temple in Multan is called Bayt-Al-Zahab.
168. Muhammad Bin Qasim was planning to attack Kanauj when he received his dismissal orders.
169. Yazid arrested Muhammad Bin Qasim and sent him to Iraq.
170. Muhammad Bin Qasim died in imprisonment in Iraq.
171. The book A monograph of Sindh through Centuries is written by Dr. Muhammad Ali Sheikh.
172. Muhammad Bin Qasim had two sons, Amr bin Muhammad and Qasim.
173. Sultan Salah-ud-Din Ayyubi was the conqueror of Baitul Muqaddas.
174. S.D.A was praised even by the enemy.
175. His full name was Salah-ud-Din Yusaf Bin Ayub.
176. S.D.A was born in 1138 in Iraqi city of Tikrit.
177. His Fathers name was Najam-ud-Din.
178. The Kurds are the people of Iranian origin.
179. Kurdistan includes Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
180. S.D.A conquered Elat Port at the Gulf of Aqbah in 1167.
181. S.D.A abolished the Fatamid caliphate in 1171.
182. S.D.A was titled Sultan of Islam and Muslimeen.
183. S.D.A attacked Gaza and Asqalan (Ashkelon) in 1177.
184. Uqbah Bin Nafi (RA) was the conqueror of North Africa.
185. U.B.N founded the Qairawan city.
186. He belonged to the Quraish tribe of Prophet (PBUH).
187. The real name of Quraish was Fihr.
188. North Africa, comprisisng Libya and Tunis, was called Afrikia.
189. Uqbah (RA) was the nephew of Amr Bin Al-Aas.
190. Urbah (RA) was born in Makkah in 622 AD.
191. Uqbah became the governor of Egypt in 668 AD.
192. Uqbah (RA) made Qairawan the new capital city of North Africa.
193. Al-Qairawan orginates from the Persian word caravan meaning a company of travelers.
194. The great Mosque of Uqbah was the first mosque in North Africa.
195. Uqbah (RA) died in 683.
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196. Noor-ud-Din Zangi was born in February 1118.
197. His full name was Abul Qasim Noor-Ud-Din Mahmood Zangi.
198. His Fathers name was Imad-ud-Din Zangi.
199. The crusades are a long series of battles launched by the Christians against Muslims.
200. Crusades were fought during 1095-1291 A.D.
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202. The objective of Crusades was to occupy Bait Al Muqaddas and Palestine.
203. Imad-ud-Din Zangi became the governor of Iraq in 1122.
204. Imad-ud-Din zangi conquered Aleppo (Syria) in January 1128.
205. Imad-Ud-Din Zangi died in 1146.
206. Noor-Ud-Din Zangi became ruler of Aleppo in 1146.
207. Edessa and Antioch are located in Turkey.
208. Sultan Noor-Ud-Din Zangi saw the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in dream.
209. Noor-Ud-Din Zangi invaded Antioch in May, 1149.
210. Noor-Ud-Din Zangi passed away in Damascus on May 15, 1174.
Countries
211. Qatar is a country which observes two national days.
212. Qatar got independence from Bahrain on December, 18, 1878. (1
st
national Day)
213. Qatar got independence from Britain on September, 3 , 1971.
214. Qatar is in West Asia.
215. Qatar is called Gitar in local dialect.
216. Jabal Ad Dukhan is a mountain in the west of Qatar.
217. The highest peak in Qatar is Qurayn Abu al Bawl (105 m high)
218. Almost 5000 years ago Iraqi fishermen came to Qatar.
219. Greeks and Roman used to import canned fish from Qatar.
220. Islam came to Qatar through the gateway of Bahrain.
221. In 628 A.D, the Prophet (PBUH) sent his envoy, Al Ala Al-Hadhrami (RA) to the king of Bahrain.
222. Islam reached Qatar during the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
223. Qatar was famous for horse and camel breeds during Umayyad Caliphate.
224. In the beginning of 16
th
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225. The Ottomans expelled the Portuguese from Qatar and Oman in 1522.
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226. Banu Khalid , an Arab tribe, ruled Qatar in 18
th
century.
227. The caliphs of Bahrain Occupied Qatar in 1783.
228. Baghdad Midhat Pasha made Qatar part of Ottoman sultanate in 1871.
229. Ottomans accepted Qatar as independent state in 1893.
230. Bahrain-Qatar War took place I 1867-1868.
231. Crude oil was discovered in Qatar in 1939.
232. Qatar is among the top exporters of LNG.
233. LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas.
234. Qatar was ranked the richest country in the world during 2010-2012.
235. Qatar is a tax free state.
236. The literacy rate in Qatar is 96 %.
237. The capital of Qatar is Doha.
238. Doha is the largest city of Qatar.
239. Doha is derived from Al-Doha which means A big tree.
240. Almost 60% population of Qatar lives in Doha city.
241. Pearl-Qatar is a man made island built in the sea near Doha.
242. Qatar will host 2022 Football world cup.
243. Arabian Oryx is the national animal of Qatar.
244. Qatar produces 500,000 metric tonnes of LNG every year.
245. 4000 years ago, Dravidians lived in Bengal.
246. The words Bengla and Bengal originated from Dravidian words Bang or Vanga.
247. The ancient Greeks and Romans called it Gandaredai.
248. Gandaredai means the Nation of Ganga.
249. During 7
th
century, Muslim traders started preaching Islam in Bengal.
250. Bakhtiar Khilji invaded Bengal in 1206 A.D.
251. Bakhtiar Khilji belonged to a Turkish tribe.
252. Bengal became part of Mughal Sultanate in 1555.
253. The capital city of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
254. The Old name of DHAKA is Jehangir Nagar.
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255. British traders arrived India in 17
th
century.
256. The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757.
257. Mir Jafar is known as Clives Donkey due to his role as conspirator.
258. Muslin is a thin fine cotton fabric which was manufactured in DHAKA.
259. The British cut the thumbs of Bengali Muslin weavers to sell English cloth in India.
260. War of Independence took place in 1857.
261. Bengal was divided in 1905 by Lord Curzon.
262. All India Muslim league was founded in Bengal in 1906.
263. Quaid Azam M.A Jinnah was elected president of All India Muslim league in 1935.
264. A.K. Fazl-ul-Haq was elected prime minister of the United Bengal after 1936 elections.
265. Pakistan resolution was passed on 23, March, 1940.
266. Pakistan resolution was moved by Maulvi Fazl-ul-Haq.
267. Maulvi Fazl-ul-Haq is known as The Tiger of Bengal.
268. Lord Mountbatten announced the partition of India on June 3, 1947.
269. After Independence in 1947, Bengal became the Eastern Wing of Pakistan.
270. Bengal became Bangladesh in 1971.
271. The Strait of Harmuz separates Oman from Iran.
272. Mountain Range of Jabal al Akhdar is located in east of Oman.
273. Mazeira Island is the largest island of Oman.
274. Mazeira Island is situated along Arabian Sea.
275. Islam reached Oman in 628 A.D. during the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
276. Portuguese invaders arrived Oman is 1507.
277. Imam Sultan bin Saif Al-Yarbi freed Omanese coast from Portuguese in 1650.
278. Saif Bin sultan expanded his sultanate to the coast of East Africa during 1690.
279. Zanzabir city was made the capital of Oman in 1837.
280. The capital of Oman is Muscat nowadays.
281. National language of Oman is Arabic.
282. Official Language of Oman is Arabic.
283. The currency of Oman is Omani Riyal.
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284. Muscat gate Museum is in Oman.
285. The government of Pakistan bought Gwadar from Oman in 1958.
286. Gwadar was bought by Pakistan for 3,000,000 dollars.
287. Gwadar became part of Baluchistan in 1977.
288. Dishdasha is omani dress.
289. Zawawi mosque is in Muscat city of Oman.
290. The Nizwa Fort and Nizwa Souq(bazaar) are in Nizwa city of Oman.
291. Oil reserves were discovered in Oman in 1964.
292. Oil wells of Oman became operative in 1967.
293. In 1997, Qaboos Bin Saeed gave democratic rights to the people of Oman.
294. Harees is a popular dish cooked in Oman.
295. Kuwait is located in the Northern coast of the Persian Gulf.
296. The captital city of Kuwait is KUWAIT.
297. The national Language of Kuwait is Arabic.
298. The currency of Kuwait is Kuwaiti Dinar.
299. Official language of Kuwait is Arabic.
300. Kuwait forms a triangle along the northwestern coast of Persian Gulf.
301. No Lake, Mountain or River is found in Kuwait.
302. Bubiyan and Felicia are Islands in Kuwait.
303. Islam arrived in Kuwait during the times of Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique (RA).
304. Islam arrived in Kuwait in 633 A.D.
305. Khalid Bin Waleed conquered the city of KAZAMA (Kuwait) in 633 A.D.
306. The people who lived in Iraq 4,000 years ago are called Sumerians.
307. The human population has existed in Kuwait since 6000 B.C.
308. The people of Iraq started to settle in Kuwait in 2000 B.C.
309. Sassanids took control of Kuwait in 224 A.D. and made it part of Iran.
310. Sassanids were the fire-worshipping Iranians who ruled Iraq and Iran from 226 to 651 AD.
311. The word Kuwait is originated from Arabic word Al-Kout meaning a fort.
312. Kuwait means A fort or a small castle.
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313. Oil and gas are the only natural resources found in Kuwait.
314. Independence day of Kuwait is 19, June, 1961.
315. Kuwait became part of United nation in 1963.
316. The Kuwaits are famous for their hospitality and geneorosity.
317. Thobe is a Kuwaiti dress.
318. The agricultural centre of Kuwait is Al-Jahrah city.
319. The Petroleum and Oil Ministrys Headquarter of Kuwait is in Al-Ahmadi city.
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Inventions
321. An electronic device sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet is called
Artificial satellite.
322. An artificial satellite revolves around a planet like natural satellite.
323. The size of artificial satellite is smaller than natural satellite.
324. Russia was the first to send a satellite into space.
325. Sputnik-I was the first ever artificial satellite sent by Russia.
326. Sputnik-I was sent into space by Russia on October 4, 1957.
327. The USA sent EXPLORER-1 to space on Jan 31, 1958.
328. Sputnik-2 was sent to space on Nov, 3, 1957.
329. Sputnik-2 carried a dog named LAIKA to space.
330. Satelite signals are sent to space by RADAR from GROUND STATION.
331. When Radar signals reach satellite they are called UPLINK.
332. The signals received from satellite are called downlink.
333. A satellite move around Earth at an altitude of 8000 to 36000km.
334. A satellite moves constantly due to the gravity of the Earth.
335. A satellite is launched into eastern direction because earth moves from east to west.
336. APOLA-11 was sent to space in July, 1968.
337. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
338. Since 1957, Seven Thousand (7000) satellites have been sent to space.
339. Presently, 3,000 satelites are moving in space, operated by more than 40 countries.
340. Artificial satellite has three parts 1. Radar 2. Solar Panel 3. Battery
341. Radar measures the distance of satellite from Earth.
342. Solar Panel gives solar energy to Satelite.
343. Battery is charged by solar panel which provides power to satellite.
344. Weather satellites help in forecasting the weather.
345. Telecommunication satellite is used for communicating by radio, TV, and Internet.
346. Scientific Satelite is used for scientific research.
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347. The Hubble space telescope is a scientific satellite.
348. Rescue satellite receives signals from aircrafts in crisis situation.
349. Military satellite is used by military forces.
350. SUPARCO is a Pakistani institution for space research.
351. SUPARCO stands for The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.
352. SUPARCO was established in 1961.
353. The meteorological rocket, RAHBAR-I was sent to space in 1962 by SUPARCO.
354. Pakistan sent first satellite to space in 1991.
355. Pakistan sent 200 weather satellites to space since 1998.
356. SUPARCO has helped in developing SHAHEEN MISSILE during 1999 to 2002.
357. SUPARCO set up ground station near RAWAT in ISLAMABAD in 1989.
358. Badar I was Pakistans first satellite sent to space.
359. BADAR-I was sent to space on July, 16, 1990.
360. BADAR-I remained operative till August 20, 1990.
361. CubeSat is a very small satellite weighing only 1.5 KG.
362. Pakistan University of Space Technology, Islamabad have launched CubeSat into space.
363. CUBE-I will help students in carrying out Scientific research.
364. Pakistan is the first Asian country to launch satellite at university level.
365. Under Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite can provide information about weather in
any part of the world.
366. Lithunia is a small European country which sent first satellite LitSat-I to space on January 9,
2014.
367. PLASTIC is a man made substance which can be molded into any shape.
368. Before plastic, clay was used to make objects of different shapes.
369. There are 50 types of plastic.
370. In 18 century, Charles Goodyear mixed sulphur and some chemicals with rubber and
produced many new chemical substances which were later used to make plastic.
371. Petroleum is the basic ingredient of all types of plastic.
372. Carbon is the necessary component of petroleum.
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373. A molecule of plastic is called MONOMER.
374. Many monomers join together to make chain-like structure called polymers.
375. These Polymers are called plastics.
376. PARKESINE plastic was produced by ALEXANDER PARKER in 1862.
377. ALEXANDER made Parkesine from cellulose.
378. Cellulose is derived from plants.
379. BAKELITE Plastic was made by LEO HENRICUS ARHTUR BAEKLAND.
380. Bakelite plastic is used in electrical appliances, switches and telephones.
381. Bakelite plastic is extremely resilient to heat.
382. Plastic bag are in trillion numbers and are most commonly used in the world.
383. Americans use 100 million shopping bags every year.
384. Almost 430, 000 liters petrol is needed to make ONE BILLION plastic bags.
385. Polystyrene (PS) plastic was made in 1872.
386. Polystyrene is the most widely used plastic.
387. Computer CDs, Packing material and crockery is made of Polystyrene.
388. NYLON plastic is 100% artificial.
389. NYLON was prepared in 1930 in was named polyamide.
390. POLYESTER is mostly used in CLOTH industry.
391. Polyester is also used in Filters.
392. In 1998, Richard Sowa, made a floating island with plastic bottles in MEXICO.
393. Richard Sowa used 250,000 plastic bottles in making that Island.
394. Used plastic bottles are harmful for health and environment.
395. 60 million plastic bottles are used DAILY all over the world.
396. Plastic garbage around the world needs 700 years to absorb into soil.
397. Only 30% of plastic is recycled.
398. 1500 bottles become part of our environment EVERY SECOND.
399. Every year 2,500,000 TONNEs of carbon dioxide is added to atmosphere.
400. Plastic is the most commonly used item in the world.
401. Plastic is the biggest cause of Environmental Pollution.
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402. A TANK is an armored vehicle designed for frontline combat.
403. TANKS usually weigh 20 to 60 tonnes.
404. Their length is 20 to 30 feet.
405. Tanks were first used by Britain against Germany in France on sep 15, 1819.
406. The concept of a safe and strong war vehicle was first presented by an Italian Engineer, Leo
Nardo da Vinci in 15
th
century.
407. Tiger tank was made by Germany.
408. Churchill tank was made by British.
409. Sherman was an American Tank.
410. During 2
nd
world War, Germany, Britain, Russia and USA made powerful tanks.
411. The Biggest tank battle was fought during 2
nd
world War.
412. Russia was the first country to equip its tanks with atomic missiles.
413. Al-Khalid and Al-Zarrar are Pakistani tanks.
414. Al-Khalid Tank is the most modern armored carrier in every respect. (72km/hour)
415. Al-Zarrar is the newest and the most modern tank in Pakistan Army. (65km/hour)
416. Al-Zarrar is manufactured by HEAVY MECHANICAL COMPLEX, TAXILA.
417. Pakistan has 2,640 tanks.
418. Indian army left 125 burning tanks in 1965 war.
419. 250 Indian tanks attacked Chawindah near Sialkot, Pakistan combated with 130 tanks.
420. The worlds largest tank was CHER-2C built by France during First World War.
421. Cher-2C was 33 feet long and 69 tonnes heavy with 12 soldiers seating capacity.
422. K-2 BLACK PANTHER is the worlds latest and most powerful tank.
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