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UNO (United Nations Organization)

1. António Guterres(he is from Portugal) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is the ninth Secretary-General, his term began 1 January 2017.
2. 'Kofi Annan"17th General-Secretary(1997-2006) a former secretary general of UNO belonged to Ghana
3. Pakistan's current Permanent Representative to the UN is Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who assumed the position on April 1, 2025. He is also the President of the UN Security Council for the month of July 2025. 
4. UNO called A decade of  Education from 2004 to 2014
5. Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States , Headquater :New York ,Members 193 member states, Permanent member is 05 which are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States Not members of the United Nations (UN) are Taiwan, Kosovo, and Vatican City. President Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)as the "Father of the United Nations.
6. Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak, Foreign Minister of Belgium, was elected first President of the General Assembly of the United Nations on January 16, 1946 and held this office for one session. Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary-General(1946-1953)
7. The highest office of UNO is General assembly,The United Nations has six(6) main organs,The six(6) official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
8. There are two non-member observer states of the United Nations: State of Palestine & the Holy See .
9. China officially became a member of the United Nations on October 24, 1945. Israel(59th member of the UN) was admitted to the United Nations (UN) on May 11, 1949. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan become the member of the UNO in1992. Montenegro 192nd member state joined the UNO in28 June 2006:
10. The last country to become a member of the United Nations was South Sudan(193th member), which joined on July 14, 2011.

1.Famous character Sherlock Holmes was  written by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle(1887)

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," was published in 1892.

2.The character of James bond was created by which famous novelist Ian Fleming(1953)

3.Harry potter is the famous character of: J.K Rowlling, The first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published on June 26, 1997.

4.Famous character of Dracula is Bram stoker(May 26, 1897)

5.Ahmed Khan Kharal the famous character of war of independence belong to Jhamra, Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( c1776 – 21 September 1857), known as the Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe who led a rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

📚 Books by Jane Austen:

  1️⃣   Pride and Prejudice  (1813)   Most famous work; theme: love, class, pride
  2️⃣   Sense and Sensibility   (1811)  First published novel
  3️⃣   Emma   (1815)   Satirical romantic comedy
  4️⃣   Mansfield Park   (1814)   About morality and social class
  5️⃣   Northanger Abbey   (1817) (posthumous)   A parody of Gothic novels
  6️⃣   Persuasion  (1817) (posthumous)   Her last completed novel

"Pride and Prejudice" was written by Jane Austen.

📘 Details for Competitive Exams :

🔹 Fact Detail
   ✅ Title  Pride and Prejudice
   ✅  Author   Jane Austen
   ✅ Nationality   British
   ✅ Published  1813
   ✅  Genre   Romantic Novel / Social Commentary
   ✅ Famous Characters   Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy
   ✅ Theme   Love, class, pride, and social expectation

    ✅ RAM stands for: Random Access Memory

1. ✅ Definition:
   RAM is a type of computer memory that allows data to be read and written quickly in any order (randomly).
2. ✅ Volatility:
   RAM is volatile memory → data is lost when power is turned off.
3. ✅ Function:
   • Stores programs and data that the CPU is currently using.
   • Makes the system fast by allowing quick access.
4. ✅ Types of RAM:
   • SRAM (Static RAM)
   • DRAM (Dynamic RAM)
   • SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5.

     ✅ K2 is also called: Mount Godwin-Austen

      Key Points for Competitive Exams:

•     ✅ Other Names: Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori (Balti), Savage Mountain
•     ✅ Height: 8,611 m – 2nd highest mountain in the world
•     ✅ Location: Karakoram Range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (near China border)
•     ✅ Named After: Henry Godwin-Austen, British surveyor and geographer
•     ✅ Survey Name: K2 (given in 1856 by T.G. Montgomerie; “K” for Karakoram, “2” for second peak)
•     ✅ First Ascent: 31 July 1954 by Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli (Italy)
•     ✅ Fame: Known as “Savage Mountain” due to extreme climbing difficulty and high fatality rate
•     ✅ First to climb K2: Names: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli
             Country: Italy   ,Date: 31 July 1954.