General Knowledge

The Jamia Masjid in Damascus, also known as the Umayyad Mosque, was built by Caliph Walid I in the early 8th century. He commissioned its construction as one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.

The Indus Valley Civilization is primarily associated with the Bronze Age, which is a part of the Metal Age, as it involved the use of bronze tools and weapons. It does not belong to the Stone Age or Neolithic Age exclusively, so option B (Metal Age) is correct.

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on 24 December 1979, marking the beginning of a decade-long conflict known as the Soviet-Afghan War.

Bahadur Shah II, also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, was the last Mughal emperor who ruled until 1857, marking the end of the Mughal Empire after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan was formally established on 13 January 1975, when the FIA Act (Act‑VIII of 1975) was promulgated, creating the agency as a distinct federal investigative body. This is confirmed by the official FIA historical perspective document from the FIA website and other authoritative sources. Therefore, the correct founding date is 13 January 1975, which corresponds to option B.

The national flower of Belgium is the Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). It is widely accepted as Belgium's national flower due to its historical significance, especially related to World War I battles in the Flanders region where red poppies grew among the graves of fallen soldiers. The Golden Lily (Fleur-de-lis) is a traditional symbol associated more with French heritage and heraldry, not Belgium specifically. Therefore, the correct answer is the Red Poppy, not the Golden Lily.

Park Güell is a famous public park located in Barcelona, Spain, designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí. Therefore, the correct answer is Spain.

There is no official national sweet designated by the government of Pakistan. While sweets like Barfi, Gulab jamun, and Jalebi are popular in Pakistan, none of these has been officially recognized as the national sweet. Therefore, the correct answer is 'D' (None of these).

The International Space Station (ISS) was launched on November 20, 1998. Therefore, on November 20, 2018, it turned 20 years old, making option D correct. However, the options given include 22 years (A), 21 years (B), 19 years (C), and 20 years (D). Since 2018 minus 1998 equals 20, the correct answer is D, not A. The original correct_answer was D, which is correct. The explanation was missing, so it has been added. The topic and difficulty were missing and have been added appropriately.

The world's oldest person to skydive is Alfred “Al” Blaschke from Texas, who completed a tandem skydive at the age of 106 years and 327 days in November 2023. However, the question asks for the name of the world's oldest skydiver without specifying gender or type of jump. Irene O'Shea is recognized as one of the oldest female skydivers, but the absolute oldest recorded skydiver is Alfred Blaschke. Since the options do not include Alfred Blaschke, and Irene O'Shea is the only known oldest skydiver among the options, option A is the best available answer. Other options do not correspond to known oldest skydivers.