General Knowledge

In 2018, Jeff Bezos was widely recognized as the richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates and others due to the rapid growth of Amazon's stock value.

The United Nations Security Council has 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This is a well-established fact in international relations.

During Donald Trump's first trip to Saudi Arabia in May 2017, the two countries signed arms deals valued at approximately $110 billion initially, but the total potential value including other agreements was reported around $140 billion. The $140 billion figure is widely cited as the total arms deal value.

The United States led a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. This boycott was supported by several other countries, making the US the primary leader of the boycott.

Based on the latest data from official and authoritative sources including Jazz's own corporate communications and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority reports, Jazz (formerly Mobilink) remains the largest mobile service provider in Pakistan by subscriber base. As of 2024-2025, Jazz has approximately 73 million mobile subscribers, including about 53 million 4G users, and over 100 million digital customers across its platforms. This surpasses other providers like Ufone, Warid, and Telenor. The company has also undergone rebranding from Mobilink to Jazz, but it is the same entity and continues to lead the market.

Shandur Pass, known as the highest polo ground in the world at 3,734 meters, is located in the Chitral District of Pakistan. This makes option C the correct answer.

A standard feather badminton shuttlecock typically has 16 feathers arranged in a conical shape around the cork base. This is the internationally recognized standard for feather shuttlecocks used in official play. Therefore, the correct answer is option D, 16 feathers.

According to the latest agricultural production data for 2024 and 2025, China is the largest wheat-producing country in the world, producing over 140 million metric tons of wheat annually. India and Russia follow as the second and third largest producers, respectively, while the United States ranks fourth. Therefore, the correct answer is China, not the United States as previously stated.

The Nobel Prize in Economics, officially called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was established in 1968 by Sweden's central bank, Sveriges Riksbank. It was first awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen. Therefore, the correct answer is 1969, which corresponds to option B.

Jyoti Amge from India is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest living woman, measuring 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.6 in). The other options are notable short-statured individuals but not the shortest woman.