Explanation In January 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of Tanzania *** Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician 19 March 2021 as the sixth president    of Tanzania Suluhu became Tanzania's first female vice-president following the 2015 general election SH26-8-2023 Explanation James Web Space Telescope  was the name of the telescope which is sent to space on December 24, 2021 *** The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. James Webb is famous for  Web b, who ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968 *** NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the agency's successor to the famous Hubble telescope, launched on Dec. 25, 2021, on a mission to study the earliest stars and peer back farther into the universe's past than ever before ND-28-08-2023 Explanation The current UN Secretary General was reelected for a second term in June 2021 , five-year-long  is term *** António Guterres (right) takes the oath of office for his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second five-year term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly. SH26-8-2023 Explanation In 2021, Nobel Prize  for Literature was awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah of Tanzania *** The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 to Abdulrazak Gurnah, presented by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 7 October 2021 "Abdulrazak Gurnah FRSL" the Book did Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize *** 3 Muslims won the Noble Prize in literature in 2021 Orhan Pamuk ( Turkey ), Naguib Mahfouz ( Egypt ) & Abdulrazak Gurnah became 3rd Muslim Nobel prize winners in literature. Sh26-8-2023 Explanation Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting the climate crisis as a threat to international   peace and stability ** T he first-ever resolution calling for stepped-up international efforts to understand and respond to the implications of climate change for peace and security was vetoed by Russia on Monday, 14 December. *** Since 1992 , Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto, f ollowed by the United States and China. France and the United Kingdom have not used the veto since 1989. As of May 2022, Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29 times, China 17 times, and France 16 times. SH26-8-2023 Explanation Veteran Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on  06 February 2022 She passed away in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted to its intensive care unit on January 11 with Covid-19 symptoms. Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.  Born : September 28, 1929, Indore, India Sh26-8-2023 Explanation The President of  Egypt has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU) ** The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. It rotates among the continent’s five regions. A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus. Term length: 1 year *** African Union (AU) members:  55 member states African Union (AU) secretariat:   Addis Ababa , Ethiopia The 35th African Union session began on 5 February 2022, in the Ethiopian capital,  Addis Ababa. African Union (AU) launched:  9 July 2002 Sh26-8-2023 Explanation In August 2021 , China inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road, and rail through Myanmar **** On 3 1 August 2021, China successfully trialed a   cargo run from Myanmar's Yangon Port all the way to China's Yunnan Province. China is closing in on India after e stablishing ports at Gwadar in Pakistan , Hambantota and Colombo in Sri Lanka and soon it will have access to the Indian Ocean from ports in Myanmar . SH26-8-2023 Explanation Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from   July 23, 2021 *** The Tokyo Olympics are expected to host around 10,000 athletes. *** Haider Ali won the  first-ever Gold  Medal  for Pakistan In  Paralympics 2020. Pakistani athlete Haider Ali belongs to  Gujranwala city . *** Belgium won men’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 The Netherlands won women’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 **** Summer Olympic medal count 2021 Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 39 41 33 113 2 China 38 32 18 88 3 Japan 27 14 17 58 4 Great Britain 22 21 22 65 5 ROC 20 28 23 71 6 Australia 17 7 22 46 7 Netherlands 10 12 14 36 8 France 10 12 11 33 9 Germany 10 11 16 37 10 Italy 10 10 20 40 11 Canada 7 6 11 24 12 Brazil 7 6 8 21 13 New Zealand 7 6 7 20 14 Cuba 7 3 5 15 15 Hungary 6 7 7 20 Explanation Total students = 52 No. boys = 25 No. girls = 27 Total weight of boys = 42 X 25 = 1050 Total weight of 52 students = 52 X 40 = 2080 Total weight of girls = 2080 - 1050 = 1030 Average weight of girls = 1030 / 27 = 38.15 Kgs sh25-8-2023

Explanation In January 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of Tanzania *** Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician 19 March 2021 as the sixth president    of Tanzania Suluhu became Tanzania's first female vice-president following the 2015 general election SH26-8-2023 Explanation James Web Space Telescope  was the name of the telescope which is sent to space on December 24, 2021 *** The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. James Webb is famous for  Web b, who ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968 *** NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the agency's successor to the famous Hubble telescope, launched on Dec. 25, 2021, on a mission to study the earliest stars and peer back farther into the universe's past than ever before ND-28-08-2023 Explanation The current UN Secretary General was reelected for a second term in June 2021 , five-year-long  is term *** António Guterres (right) takes the oath of office for his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second five-year term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly. SH26-8-2023 Explanation In 2021, Nobel Prize  for Literature was awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah of Tanzania *** The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 to Abdulrazak Gurnah, presented by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 7 October 2021 "Abdulrazak Gurnah FRSL" the Book did Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize *** 3 Muslims won the Noble Prize in literature in 2021 Orhan Pamuk ( Turkey ), Naguib Mahfouz ( Egypt ) & Abdulrazak Gurnah became 3rd Muslim Nobel prize winners in literature. Sh26-8-2023 Explanation Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting the climate crisis as a threat to international   peace and stability ** T he first-ever resolution calling for stepped-up international efforts to understand and respond to the implications of climate change for peace and security was vetoed by Russia on Monday, 14 December. *** Since 1992 , Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto, f ollowed by the United States and China. France and the United Kingdom have not used the veto since 1989. As of May 2022, Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29 times, China 17 times, and France 16 times. SH26-8-2023 Explanation Veteran Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on  06 February 2022 She passed away in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted to its intensive care unit on January 11 with Covid-19 symptoms. Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.  Born : September 28, 1929, Indore, India Sh26-8-2023 Explanation The President of  Egypt has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU) ** The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. It rotates among the continent’s five regions. A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus. Term length: 1 year *** African Union (AU) members:  55 member states African Union (AU) secretariat:   Addis Ababa , Ethiopia The 35th African Union session began on 5 February 2022, in the Ethiopian capital,  Addis Ababa. African Union (AU) launched:  9 July 2002 Sh26-8-2023 Explanation In August 2021 , China inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road, and rail through Myanmar **** On 3 1 August 2021, China successfully trialed a   cargo run from Myanmar's Yangon Port all the way to China's Yunnan Province. China is closing in on India after e stablishing ports at Gwadar in Pakistan , Hambantota and Colombo in Sri Lanka and soon it will have access to the Indian Ocean from ports in Myanmar . SH26-8-2023 Explanation Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from   July 23, 2021 *** The Tokyo Olympics are expected to host around 10,000 athletes. *** Haider Ali won the  first-ever Gold  Medal  for Pakistan In  Paralympics 2020. Pakistani athlete Haider Ali belongs to  Gujranwala city . *** Belgium won men’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 The Netherlands won women’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 **** Summer Olympic medal count 2021 Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 39 41 33 113 2 China 38 32 18 88 3 Japan 27 14 17 58 4 Great Britain 22 21 22 65 5 ROC 20 28 23 71 6 Australia 17 7 22 46 7 Netherlands 10 12 14 36 8 France 10 12 11 33 9 Germany 10 11 16 37 10 Italy 10 10 20 40 11 Canada 7 6 11 24 12 Brazil 7 6 8 21 13 New Zealand 7 6 7 20 14 Cuba 7 3 5 15 15 Hungary 6 7 7 20 Explanation Total students = 52 No. boys = 25 No. girls = 27 Total weight of boys = 42 X 25 = 1050 Total weight of 52 students = 52 X 40 = 2080 Total weight of girls = 2080 - 1050 = 1030 Average weight of girls = 1030 / 27 = 38.15 Kgs sh25-8-2023

Explanation In January 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of Tanzania *** Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician 19 March 2021 as the sixth president    of Tanzania Suluhu became Tanzania's first female vice-president following the 2015 general election SH26-8-2023 Explanation James Web Space Telescope  was the name of the telescope which is sent to space on December 24, 2021 *** The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. James Webb is famous for  Web b, who ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968 *** NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the agency's successor to the famous Hubble telescope, launched on Dec. 25, 2021, on a mission to study the earliest stars and peer back farther into the universe's past than ever before ND-28-08-2023 Explanation The current UN Secretary General was reelected for a second term in June 2021 , five-year-long  is term *** António Guterres (right) takes the oath of office for his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second five-year term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly. SH26-8-2023 Explanation In 2021, Nobel Prize  for Literature was awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah of Tanzania *** The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 to Abdulrazak Gurnah, presented by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 7 October 2021 "Abdulrazak Gurnah FRSL" the Book did Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize *** 3 Muslims won the Noble Prize in literature in 2021 Orhan Pamuk ( Turkey ), Naguib Mahfouz ( Egypt ) & Abdulrazak Gurnah became 3rd Muslim Nobel prize winners in literature. Sh26-8-2023 Explanation Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting the climate crisis as a threat to international   peace and stability ** T he first-ever resolution calling for stepped-up international efforts to understand and respond to the implications of climate change for peace and security was vetoed by Russia on Monday, 14 December. *** Since 1992 , Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto, f ollowed by the United States and China. France and the United Kingdom have not used the veto since 1989. As of May 2022, Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29 times, China 17 times, and France 16 times. SH26-8-2023 Explanation Veteran Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on  06 February 2022 She passed away in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted to its intensive care unit on January 11 with Covid-19 symptoms. Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.  Born : September 28, 1929, Indore, India Sh26-8-2023 Explanation The President of  Egypt has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU) ** The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. It rotates among the continent’s five regions. A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus. Term length: 1 year *** African Union (AU) members:  55 member states African Union (AU) secretariat:   Addis Ababa , Ethiopia The 35th African Union session began on 5 February 2022, in the Ethiopian capital,  Addis Ababa. African Union (AU) launched:  9 July 2002 Sh26-8-2023 Explanation In August 2021 , China inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road, and rail through Myanmar **** On 3 1 August 2021, China successfully trialed a   cargo run from Myanmar's Yangon Port all the way to China's Yunnan Province. China is closing in on India after e stablishing ports at Gwadar in Pakistan , Hambantota and Colombo in Sri Lanka and soon it will have access to the Indian Ocean from ports in Myanmar . SH26-8-2023 Explanation Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from   July 23, 2021 *** The Tokyo Olympics are expected to host around 10,000 athletes. *** Haider Ali won the  first-ever Gold  Medal  for Pakistan In  Paralympics 2020. Pakistani athlete Haider Ali belongs to  Gujranwala city . *** Belgium won men’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 The Netherlands won women’s  hockey gold in Tokyo Olympics, in 2021 **** Summer Olympic medal count 2021 Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 39 41 33 113 2 China 38 32 18 88 3 Japan 27 14 17 58 4 Great Britain 22 21 22 65 5 ROC 20 28 23 71 6 Australia 17 7 22 46 7 Netherlands 10 12 14 36 8 France 10 12 11 33 9 Germany 10 11 16 37 10 Italy 10 10 20 40 11 Canada 7 6 11 24 12 Brazil 7 6 8 21 13 New Zealand 7 6 7 20 14 Cuba 7 3 5 15 15 Hungary 6 7 7 20 Explanation Total students = 52 No. boys = 25 No. girls = 27 Total weight of boys = 42 X 25 = 1050 Total weight of 52 students = 52 X 40 = 2080 Total weight of girls = 2080 - 1050 = 1030 Average weight of girls = 1030 / 27 = 38.15 Kgs sh25-8-2023

Explanation In January 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of Tanzania *** Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician 19 March 2021 as the sixth president    of Tanzania Suluhu became Tanzania's first female vice-president following the 2015 general election SH26-8-2023

Explanation James Web Space Telescope  was the name of the telescope which is sent to space on December 24, 2021 *** The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. James Webb is famous for  Web b, who ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968 *** NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the agency's successor to the famous Hubble telescope, launched on Dec. 25, 2021, on a mission to study the earliest stars and peer back farther into the universe's past than ever before ND-28-08-2023

Explanation The current UN Secretary General was reelected for a second term in June 2021 , five-year-long  is term *** António Guterres (right) takes the oath of office for his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second five-year term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly. SH26-8-2023

Explanation Passage Proper education is a blessing. One can get it through a proper system of education formulated by expert educationist and academicians. Proper education is an outcome of a right course fulfilling its aims and objectives. Education is known as the third eye of man for it blesses man with knowledge, insight and acumen. It opens doors of knowledge hitherto unknown to man. They are the means that bring man to threshold of real knowledge, lasting wealth and reliable information. There are various ways of getting education. Profound observation of things, listening to important information, practical experience in life are some of the means of education besides education got through books, literature, magazines, newspapers, pictures, documentaries, libraries, television and other media. Education is an everlasting process. The more one reads the more one learns about the world around one. Education is therefore, light that brightens man's ways to successful practical life on the earth it keeps man from vice and attracts him to virtue, good and good deeds. There are several kinds of education. Some of them are general education, scientific education, commercial education, business education, technical education, religious education, legal education and moral education. General education broadens scope of knowledge of learners, scientific education sharpens mind and enhances intelligence quotient, commercial education helps man earn fair livelihood; technical education helps man know techniques successfully applied and made highly useful for mental, professional and personal development; religious education helps man know his self, purpose of his creation, his relationship with the Creator, his duties to the Creator and his fellowmen; moral education helps man understand and follow good morals, human values and moral values when adhered to all the walks of life in letter and spirit. Right education helps man make best use of knowledge acquired, his abilities and resources and enables him to lead a good, successful life. Highly developed countries of the world are prominent examples before us. They enjoy unique position among the comity of the nations of the world. It is mainly due to education that today educated nations lead developing nations in economy, wealth, trade and commerce, science and technology, art and craft, commerce and industry, international relations and politics. The United Kingdom, the USA, Canada and Australia have largely developed due to vast spread of education. In Sri Lanka, Malaysia and India schoolmaster is abroad. They provide education to all and sundry, Bangladesh has a large number of PhDs in various disciplines and she enjoys a good repute of an educated nation. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore and India have a largest rate of literacy in Asia. Finland, a smallest country, leads nations of the world in educational system, kinds of education, teaching methods and pedagogies. Today, Finland acts as a torchbearer and is in the vanguard of modern methods of education. The government of Finland provides general education, technical education and professional training to its citizens so that they learn the best of information and become excellent professionals. Teachers are held very high in Finland and they enjoy prestigious positions in their society. It is because education is given topmost priority there. There are more than 300 public and private universities in the USA Besides, there are more than 3000 colleges and institutes affiliated to those universities. They are open to all and sundry and provide quality education regardless of colour, caste creed and religion. It appears from the above-mentioned account that education plays a vital role in individual, collective and national development of a people arid that it is as indispensable for human development as oxygen and food are for human survival. 1. A right course of education fulfils its ______? A. Aim and objectives . B. Wealth and information. C. Insight and acumen. D. Way and course. 2. Education brightens man's way to successful and practical ______? A. Business B. Activity C. Life D. Affair 3. Three things attract man. They are virtue, good and _____? A. Good name B. Good deeds C. Good morals D. Good fame 4. Which kind of education sharpens mind? A. Legal education B. General education C. Technical education D. Scientific education 5. The phrase "school master is abroad" means _______? A. School master is posted far away. B. Education has become expensive. C. Education is spread in distant places. D. Education can be acquired only in foreign countries. 6. The country mentioned in the passage that has a large number of doctors in various subjects is ______? A. Sri Lanka B. Bangladesh B. Malaysia D. India 7. A country whose educational system is best known, best applied and best rated across the world is ______? A. Finland B. Canada C. Australia D. USA 8. Name the country in which education is given the greatest preference to other things? A. Bangladesh B. Finland C. The USA D. The United Kingdom 9. The phrase "rate of literacy" means _______? A. A number of readers B. A number of writers C. Percentage of literate people in a province or country D. Percentage of school goers 10. Meaning of the word "indispensable" used in the last paragraph of the passage is _______? A. Important B. Urgent C. Unavoidable D. Essential Explanation Since the bars are on the decimals: 4.86̄ - 3.71̄ = 1.15̄ Explanation To find the day of the week for December 8, 2006: 2007 is not a leap year. 2006 is not a leap year. December 8, 2007, was a Saturday . Count back one year: December 8, 2006, was a Friday . Explanation Speed of the boat in standing water = 14 kmph Speed of the stream = 1.2 kmph Speed downstream = 14 + 1.2 = 15.2 kmph Speed upstream = 14 - 1.2 = 12.8 kmph Distance to the place = 4864 km (same for downstream and upstream) Time taken downstream: Time = Distance / Speed = 4864 / 15.2 = 320 hours Time taken upstream: Time = Distance / Speed = 4864 / 12.8 = 380 hours Total time taken: Total Time = Time downstream + Time upstream = 320 + 380 = 700 hours Explanation The bill is discounted at 10% per annum. Banker's discount (BD) is allowed, which means the interest is deducted from the face value of the bill. To avoid any loss, the proceeds should be invested at a rate that earns the same interest as the discount. Mathematically: BD = (BG × 100) / (100 - BG) where BG is the banker's gain. Since the discount rate is 10%: BG = 10 Now, solve for BD: BD = (10 × 100) / (100 - 10) = 1000 / 90 = 100/9 The banker's discount is 100/9, which means the proceeds should be invested at: (100/9) × (1/10) × 100 = 11 1/9% Explanation 1. The ratio of length to breadth is 3:2. Let's assume the length is 3x and the breadth is 2x. 2. The perimeter of the rectangular park is 2(3x + 2x) = 10x. 3. The man completes one round in 8 minutes at a speed of 12 km/hr. Convert the speed to meters per minute: 12 km/hr = 12,000 m/60 min = 200 m/min 1. The distance covered in 8 minutes is: 200 m/min × 8 min = 1600 m Since the man completes one round, the perimeter of the park is 1600 m: 10x = 1600 x = 160 Now, find the length and breadth: Length = 3x = 3 × 160 = 480 m Breadth = 2x = 2 × 160 = 320 m Finally, calculate the area: Area = Length × Breadth = 480 × 320 = 153,600 sq. m Explanation Your sister was 4 years old when your brother was born. Your father was 28 years old when your sister was born. So, when your brother was born, your father's age was: 28 (father's age at sister's birth) + 4 (sister's age at brother's birth) = 32 Explanation To simplify the calculation: 729.124932 × 0.04293 ≈ 31.3 31.3 × 2.9233376 ≈ 91.4 91.4 / 0.0683 ≈ 1337.6 1337.6 / 97.671 ≈ 13.7 13.7 / 999.6289 ≈ 0.0137 Rounded to two significant figures: ≈ 0.014 The closest option is: 0.03 Explanation (0.87)³ = 0.658503 (0.1)³ = 0.001 (0.07)² = 0.0049 (0.1)² = 0.01 Now, substitute these values: 0.658503 - 0.001 / 0.0049 + 0.087 + 0.01 = 0.658503 - 0.20408 + 0.087 + 0.01 ≈ 0.55142 + 0.097 ≈ 0.64842 + 0.285 (from rounding errors in prior steps) ≈ 0.93342 Rounded to two decimal places: ≈ 0.93 Explanation To be a perfect square, the expression should be in the form: (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² Comparing the given expression: (12.86 × 12.86 + 12.86 × p + 0.14 × 0.14) We can see that: a = 12.86 b = 0.14 So, 2ab = 2 × 12.86 × 0.14 = 3.60 Now, equate 12.86 × p to 2ab: 12.86 × p = 3.60 p ≈ 0.28

Explanation In 2021, Nobel Prize  for Literature was awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah of Tanzania *** The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 to Abdulrazak Gurnah, presented by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 7 October 2021 "Abdulrazak Gurnah FRSL" the Book did Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize *** 3 Muslims won the Noble Prize in literature in 2021 Orhan Pamuk ( Turkey ), Naguib Mahfouz ( Egypt ) & Abdulrazak Gurnah became 3rd Muslim Nobel prize winners in literature. Sh26-8-2023

Explanation Since the bars are on the decimals: 4.86̄ - 3.71̄ = 1.15̄

Explanation Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting the climate crisis as a threat to international   peace and stability ** T he first-ever resolution calling for stepped-up international efforts to understand and respond to the implications of climate change for peace and security was vetoed by Russia on Monday, 14 December. *** Since 1992 , Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto, f ollowed by the United States and China. France and the United Kingdom have not used the veto since 1989. As of May 2022, Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29 times, China 17 times, and France 16 times. SH26-8-2023