The Renaissance in Europe started roughly from the 14th century and went on all through 17th century AD. During this period, enviable advancements were made on political, religious, industrial, social, cultural and intellectual fronts. New administrative and geostrategic horizons were explored. Germany, France, Britain and then United States of America became the superpowers. Actually, Europe had emerged from a culture …
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Everyone wants to be successful in life. Parents are so much obsessed with the future of their kids that they start planning their career even before their birth. How success can be achieved is a difficult question, however. Since every person subscribes to different concepts and meanings of success, ways and means of becoming successful are also different quite understandably. …
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1. Father of former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, was also a member of the UN Commission on India-Pakistan and author of the book “Danger of Kashmir”. What was his name? (a) Josef Albright (b) Josef Korbel (c) Owen Dixon (d) None of these 2. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq, which …
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Choose the word nearest in meaning to each of the following words. 1. antithesis (a) an expository essay (b) the direct opposite (c) the subject (d) a tentative theory 2. adduce (a) to find a solution to (b) to persuade (c) to increase (d) to cite or allege 3. antipathy (a) ancient times (b) agreement (c) deep dislike (d) the …
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Q2. Précis We visited Qualla Boundary, a town in Cherokee. The mountain scenery surrounding the town was a breathtaking sight. The traditional lifestyle of the Indians, the tribal crafts they made and the historical pageant played six times a week, presented to tourists a rough image of Cherokee in the 18th century. We also visited the souvenir shops which sold …
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“I have studied him [Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) — the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ — he must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it …
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Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, for the interest of JWT readers and CSS, PMS aspirants, please tell us about your educational background? And also tell about your career ambitions during your student life? Jamil Haider Shah (JHS): I hail from a small village of Shorkot, District Jhang. After doing matriculation and FSc from my native village, I went …
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