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511. In which year Syed Jamal uddin Afhani died?

سید جمال الدین عفانی کا انتقال کس سال ہوا؟

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Answer: 1897

Explanation Syed Jamal Uddin Afghani was a Thinker. Syed Jamal-u-din Afghani Born: 1838, Asadabad, Afghanistan. Syed Jamal-u-din Afghani Died: March 9, 1897, İstanbul, Turkey. Syed Jamal-u-din Afghani Cause of death: Cancer of the jaw.

512. The last ruler of Soviet Union (USSR) was _______?

سوویت یونین کا آخری حکمران _____ تھا؟

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Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

Explanation Mikhail Sergeyevich was a Russian and former Soviet politician. The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union he was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 . ***** The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics It was the largest country in the world, covering over 22,402,200 square kilometers (8,649,500 sq mi) spanning eleven time zones. Capital and largest city: Moscow Leader • 1922–1924: Vladimir Lenin • 1924–1953: Joseph Stalin • 1953 : Georgy Malenkov • 1953–1964 : Nikita Khrushchev • 1964–1982: Leonid Brezhnev • 1982–1984: Yuri Andropov • 1984–1985: Konstantin Chernenko • 1985–1991: Mikhail Gorbachev **** Currency : Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR) ND7-5-2023

513. Who said, Where wealth accumulates, men decay?

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Answer: Oliver Goldsmith

Explanation The phrase "Where wealth accumulates, men decay" come s from Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith's In the 1770 poem The Deserted Village Oliver Goldsmith was an 18th-century Irish writer, poet, and playwright. Goldsmith is also famous for works like “The Vicar of Wakefield” and “She Stoops to Conquer” .

514. Alfred Adler proposed that humans are motivated by:

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Answer: Social urges of superiority and inferiority

Explanation Alfred Nobel Born : October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden Alfred Nobel Died : on December 10, 1896, in Sanremo, Italy Alfred Nobel Full name : Alfred Bernhard Nobel Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and Nitro-glycerine in 1875 . Alfred Nobel was a chemist from Sweden . He is best known for having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize Alfred Adler proposed that humans are motivated by S ocial urges of superiority and inferiority ND21-2-2023

515. Sir Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of which country?

سر ونسٹن چرچل کس ملک کے وزیراعظم تھے؟

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Answer: UK

Explanation Winston Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World Wa r. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955.

516. Fatima Payman became the Australian Parliament's ___hijab-wearing Muslim woman.

فاطمہ پیمان آسٹریلوی پارلیمنٹ کی کون سی حجاب پہننے والی مسلم خاتون بن گئیں۔

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Answer: First

Explanation Fatima Payman is the first hijab-wearing Senator of Australia . Fatima Payman became the Australian Parliament's first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in 2022

517. Who was considered as Father/Expert of Modern Optics?

کون جدید آپٹکس کا باپ/ماہر سمجھا جاتا تھا؟

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Answer: Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham

Explanation Ibn al-Haytham is known as the Father of Modern Optics . He made groundbreaking discoveries about light and vision . His famous book is Kitab al-Manazir ( Book of Optics ). His research was done around 1011–1021 AD. Last verified on 27-04-2026

518. Sir Laurence Olivier was a _____?

سر لارنس اولیویر کون تھا؟

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Answer: An actor

Explanation Sir Laurence Olivier was a famous actor . He is considered one of the greatest English actors of the 20th century. Known for his work in theatre, film, and television. Additional Details / Facts He was knighted in 1947 for his contributions to drama. Famous roles include Shakespearean characters like Hamlet and Richard III .

519. Who is the special envoy of President Barack Obama to Middle East?

مشرق وسطیٰ کے لیے صدر براک اوباما کا خصوصی ایلچی کون ہے؟

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Answer: George Mitchell

Explanation George Mitchell: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2009–2011). He is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was born : August 20, 1933 A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. 8th Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast from May 5, 1999, to March 29, 2009

520. Albert Einstein, Karl Marx and Martin Luther are from which country?

البرٹ آئن سٹائن، کارل مارکس اور مارٹن لوتھر کا تعلق کس ملک سے ہے؟

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Answer: Germany

Explanation Albert Einstein was a physicist born in Germany in 1879 . He developed the theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Karl Marx was a philosopher and economist born in Germany in 1818 . He is known for his works on socialism, including " The Communist Manifesto ." Martin Luther was a theologian and reformer born in Germany in 1483 . He initiated the Protestant Reformation by challenging the practices of the Catholic Church.

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