General Knowledge

Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world and the second highest peak in Pakistan, is located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan. Therefore, option A is correct.

International Monkey Day, also known as World Monkey Day, is celebrated annually on December 14th. This date was established in 2000 by artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin and has since become a global unofficial holiday to raise awareness about monkeys and other primates. Multiple authoritative sources including Wikipedia, World Animal Protection, and other educational sites confirm December 14th as the correct date.

Chaghi District is the largest district in Pakistan by area, located in Balochistan province. It covers a vast area compared to other districts listed.

An octogenarian is a person who is between 80 and 89 years old. The other options refer to different age ranges or concepts: centenary refers to 100 years old, septuagenarian to 70-79 years old, and immortal is unrelated to age.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia were the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to introduce VAT, implementing it in 2018 as part of a GCC-wide agreement to diversify government revenue sources.

International Tea Day was originally celebrated on 15 December each year since 2005 in tea-producing countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and others. However, in 2019, the United Nations General Assembly officially adopted International Tea Day and designated 21 May as the official worldwide observance date. Since the question asks for the date in December and the options only include December dates, the correct answer is 15th December (option C), which is the original date celebrated by many countries before the UN adoption.

Jam-e-Jahan Numa, first published in 1822, is recognized as the first Urdu newspaper in the Indian subcontinent. The other options are either later publications or not Urdu newspapers.

Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing the radio in 1895, successfully demonstrating wireless communication. The other options are either incomplete or incorrect names.

Mercury's average distance from the Sun is approximately 57.9 million kilometers, which is the accepted astronomical value.

International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated annually on 20th December, as designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/209. This day promotes solidarity in addressing global challenges and is recognized worldwide on 20 December each year.