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(First Term)

THE CONTINENT
The continent means:
The biggest unit of dry land on earth. The earth is divided into 7 continents which are named as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ASIA AFRICA NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA ANTARCTICAI The largest continent The second largest continent The smallest continent The most populous continent The second most populous continent The least populous continent The continent without population

ASIA AFRICA AUSTRALIA ASIA EUROPE AUSTRALIA ANTARTICA

ASIA
Area

: 44,579,000 sq.km

Percent of total land area:30% Highest point Lowest Point

:Mt. Everest Tibet ,China (29,028 ft, 8,848 m) :Dead Sea Israel /Jordan (1,312 ft, below sea level)

Some Asian Countries:

Afghanistan Bangladesh Indonesia India Iran Turkey China Cyprus Pakistan Saudi Arabia

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Oceans and Seas:

1. Pacific Oceans 2. Atlantic Oceans 3. Indian Oceans 4. Arctic Oceans 5. Mediterranean Sea 6. Caribbean Sea 7. South China Sea 8. Bering Sea 9. Gulf of Mexico 10.Okhotsk Sea

Highest Waterfall of the World:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Waterfall Angel Tvugela Suther land Ribbon (Yosemite) Widows Tears Location Venezuela Natal, South Africa South Island, New Zealand California (USA) California (USA)

Deserts of the World:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Subtropical Deserts Sahara Arabian Kalahari Gibson Great Sandy Thar

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Famous Geographical
Name of the countries:
Famous Geographical Name 1. The land of prophets 2. The gift of Nile 3. The fountain head of knowledge and Philosophy 4. The land of rising Sun 5. The land of mid night Sun 6. The roof of the World 7. The land of lakes 8. The island of pearl 9. The rose land of desert 10.The land of white elephants Country Palestine Egypt Greece Japan Norway Tibet Finland Bahrain Ethiopia Thailand

Cities of the world:

1. The city of mosques 2. The city of bazaars 3. The city of Hotels 4. The city of Sky Scrapers 5. The city of seven hills 6. The city of Canals 7. The city of Pacific 8. The city of domes 9. The city of old building 10.The city of saints 11.The city of colleges 12.The city of eagles 13.The city of Nawabes 14.The eye of Muslim 15.The Venice of the east 16.The city of priests 17.The bride of France Dacca (Bangladesh) Cairo (Egypt) Beirut New York (USA) Rome (Italy) Venice (Italy) Sydney (Australia) Istanbul (Turkey) Ankara (Turkey) Multan (Pakistan) Lahore (Pakistan) Sargodha (Pakistan) Hyderabad (India) Cordoba (Spain) Bangkok (Thailand) Rome (Italy) Paris (France)

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Seven wonder of the world:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Pyramids of Egypt The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq) The Temple of Diana of Ephesus of Rome. Statue of Jupiter at Olympia (Greece) The Tomb of Taj Mahal (India) Colossus of Rhodes The lighthouse on the Island of Pharos of Alexandria (Egypt)

The highest Military Awards:

Country 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. USA Russia U.K Pakistan India Awards The medal of honor The order of Victory The Victoria Cross Nishan-i -Haider Param Vir Chakkar

Organization of the world:

The United Nations: Birth of the UNO Oct,24,1945 Place of charter San Francisco (California USA) Head office New York (USA) Official Language English, Chinese, Arabic, French Member Countries 185 Permanent members USA, Russia, China, UK, France Of the security Council United nations organization is the organization consisting of nation of the world which decide the disputes of the country.

Animals And Birds:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The biggest animal on earth The biggest animal on sea The biggest animal of Cat race The biggest bird on earth The bird that lays the heaviest egg Elephant Whale Lion Ostrich Ostrich

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6. The animal having longest neck 7. The longest living animal 8. The man resembling animal 9. The speediest animal 10.The wingless bird 11.The bird that does not make rest

Giraffe Whale Guerrilla Whale tiger Kiwi Cuckoo

Islamic General Knowledge:

Islam :
Meaning:
Islam , in Arabic , means obedience and submissiveness. It is named religiously Islam because it commands obedience and submissiveness to ALLAh, the Almighty.

Fundamentals of Islam: 1. Monotheism

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Salat (Prayer) Fasting )( Alms (Zakat) )( Hajj )(

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Iman
Iman means firm faith and belief and acting on such fait. Fundamentals of Islam: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. To believe in ALLAH To believe in Angels To believe in Prophets To believe in Holy divine Books To believe in the resurrection day To believe in good and bad fate

Fundamentals Faiths:

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1. Monotheism 2. Prophet Hood 3. Kiyamah

Iman Mufassal:
English Translation: I affirm my belief in ALLAH, his angles, his messengers, the day of judgment, in that fate good and fate is determine by ALLAH and in coming to life after death (resurrection).

Iman Mujammal
English Translation: I affirm my belief in ALLAH as he is with all his names and attributes and I accept all of his commands.

Important Angeles:
Names 1. Hazrat Jubrail 2. Hazrat Mikail 3. Hazrat Israfil 4. Hazrat Izrael 5. Kiraman Katibin Duties He is angel who use to bring ALLAHs messages, command scriptures to his prophets He is incharges of sending rains and provisions To ALLAHs creatures He will blow the trumpet on the day of Judgment He is appointed by ALLAH to take souls of his creatures out of their bodies. There are two angles appointed for every Person, one of them records the good acts and the other keeps the record of bad act. They are those angel who put questions to dead person in their graves.

6. Munkar Nakir

The Holy Divine Books:

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Name 1. 2. 3. 4. The Torah The Zabur The Bible The Holy Quran

Revealed on It was revealed on Hazrat Musa It was revealed on Hazrat Dawood It was revealed on Hazrat Isa It was revealed on Hazrat Muhammd (P.B.U.H)

(Second Term)

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The Elements:
Elements 1. Aluminum 2. Argon 3. Barium 4. Beryllium 5. Bismuth 6. Boron 7. Bromine 8. Cadmium 9. Calcium 10.Carbon 11.Chlorine 12.Chromium 13.Cobalt 14.Fluorine 15.Gold (aurum) 16.Helium 17.Hydrogen 18.Iodine 19.Iron 20.Krypton Symbol Al Ar Ba Be Bi B Br Cd Ca C Cl Cr Co F Au He H I Fe Kr

Source of Islamic shariah:

1. 2. 3. 4. Holy Quran Hadith Ijmah Qiyas

Element Islamic Jurists:

1. 2. 3. 4. The great Imam Abu Hanifa Imam Malik Imam Ahmed bin Hanmbul Imam Shaafi

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Salat (Prayer)
It is Islamic way to worship ALLAH ,the almighty and the word salat means prayer and blessing.

Conditions for Salat (Prayer)

There are seven condition for Salat , which are obligatory to be observed. They are as follow, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cleanliness of body Cleanliness of clothes Cleanliness of place Covering of sattar Timing of Salat

The fundamental of Salat ( Prayer)

The obligation in Salat are called fundamentals of salat which are as follow, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Saying Takbir Qiyam or standing for prayer Qirrat of Reciting Holy Quran Performing Rakuh Performing Sajdah Qaada Akhira

About the Holy Quran:

1. Total Paras 2. Total Surahs 3. Total Rakus

4. Total Verses 5. Total period of revelation of Holy Quran 22 years, 5 month, 14 days. 6. Total recitational bows :14 7. Total Manzal 8. The first Surah 9. The Last Surah

:30 :114 :540 :6666

:7 :Fatiha : Al naas

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10.The shortes Surah :Al Kausar 11.The Longest Surah :Surah Bakra

Some Places and their importance:

Kaabah: Kabah is the house of ALLAH. It is situated in Makkah, a city of Saudi Arabia. Kabah is qibla is the direction that must be faced during Salat. To complete seven rounds around Kabah is called Taaf every round starts and ends by kissing the Black Stone.

Mina:
Mina is a plain about four miles away from Makkah. Pilgrims stay here on way to Arafat and on return from Arafat. These are three places in Mina where the Pilgims throw pebbles at the devils during Hajj on the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hajj. This act of pilgrims is called Jamarat. The pilgrims sacrifice animals at Mina.

Arafat:
Arafat is a plain about 10 miles away from Makkah. It is obligatory for the pilgrims to stay in this plains on the 9th of Zul Hajj till the sunset. If a pilgrim fails to reach here, then he spoils his Hajj.

Safa, Marwa:
These are two hillocks at Makkah between which the pilgrims run while performing the Hajj. The act of 7 running between 2 hillocks Safa and Marwa during Hajj is called Saee.

Who is who in Islam:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Hazrat Adam Hazrat Dawood Hazrat Musa Hazrat Ibrahim Hazrat Ismail Hazrat Abu Bakar Hazrat Umar Friend of ALLAH Caliph of ALLAH Speaker of ALLAH Friend of ALLAH Sacrifice for ALLAH Siddique Akbar Farooq i Azam

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8. Hazrat Usman Zul Noorain 9. Hazrat Ali Lion of ALLAH 10.Hazrat Ali Door of Knledge 11.Hazrat Amir Hamza Leader of martyeres 12.Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed Sword of ALLAH 13.Hazrat Saeed ibn Zaid Sea of knowledge 14.Hazrat Ayub Ansari Host of the Holy Prophet 15.Hazrat Bilal Muazzan of the (P.B.U.H) 16.Hazrat Amir Muaviya Writer of revelation 17.Hazrat Hasan bin Sabat Poet of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)

The solar system

Definition: There are nine planets including the earth revolving around the sun. it is called the solar system. The Suns age is 4.49 billion years (calculates in 1989). Planet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. No. of Moon

Saturn 18 Venus Nil Earth 1 Mars 2 Mercury 12 Jupiter 16 Uranus 18 (possibly 2 more) Neptune 8 Pluto 1 The scientist introducing the solar system The biggest planet The smallest planet The hottest planet The coldest planet The nearest planet to the earth The nearest planet to the Sun The brightness planet The speediest Planet

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Newton Mercury Pluto Venus Pluto Venus Saturn Venus Saturn

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The first in the world

1. The largest canal of shipping 2. The most beautiful port 3. The biggest barrage 4. The longest wall 5. The biggest University 6. The biggest library 7. The most spoken language 8. The most common sport 9. The longest road 10.The highest dam 11.The biggest desert The Suez Canal Sydney (Australia) The Guddu Barrage (Pakistan) The great wall of China California University (USA) The Congress Library (USA) Chinese Foot Ball The Broad way, New York (USA) Tarbela Dam (Pakistan) Sahahra

The largest in the World

1. The largest country in area : 2. The second largest country in area : 3. The third largest country in area : 4. The most populated country : 5. The second most populated country : 6. The largest Islamic country : 7. The most populated Islamic country : 8. The 2nd most populated Islamic country 9. The country with largest of borders : 10.The most oil producing country : Russia Canada China India Vatican City Sudan Indonesia Pakistan China South Africa

Important Exports
1. Cotton Yarn 3. Cotton Cloth 5. Armed Products 2. Ready made Garments and Hosiery 4. Light engineering Products

Important Imports
1. Non-Electric Machinery 2. Petroleum and Products

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3. Transport Equipments

Important Crops
1. Wheat 2. Rice 3. Maize 4. Corps

Desert of Pakistan
1. Thal (Punjab) 2. Cholistan(Punjab) 3. Thar (Sindh) 4. Sehan (Baluchistan)

International Airports
1. Karachi 2. Islamabad 3. Lahore 4.Multan

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