General Knowledge

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) started in 2016 and as of 2024, there have been 8 completed seasons. No team has qualified for the playoffs consecutively 9 times because that would exceed the total number of seasons played. The team with the longest consecutive playoff qualification streak is Peshawar Zalmi, who have qualified for the playoffs in every season since the PSL's inception, making it 8 consecutive times as of 2024. Quetta Gladiators and other teams have been consistent but have not matched this record. Therefore, the correct answer is Peshawar Zalmi (option B).

The knitting machine was invented in 1589 by William Lee, an English clergyman. He created the first mechanical knitting machine called the stocking frame, which produced knitted stockings. John Kay invented the flying shuttle, a weaving device, not a knitting machine. Therefore, William Lee is correctly credited as the inventor of the knitting machine.

The book 'Aab-e-Hayat' is a famous biography written about the life of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, making option B the correct answer. The other options do not pertain to his biography.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, which was the first true antibiotic medicine, revolutionizing the treatment of bacterial infections.

France has the most time zones in the world due to its numerous overseas territories spread across the globe, resulting in 12 different time zones.

The European Coal and Steel Community was established in 1951, and it was followed by the Treaty of Rome in 1957, which created the European Economic Community (EEC). This sequence is a well-documented historical fact.

As of 2024, NATO has 32 member countries. This number increased with the recent accession of Finland and Sweden, bringing the total to 32.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of Motilal Nehru, a prominent Indian lawyer and politician. This familial relationship is well-documented in historical records.

Karl Marx is the author of the book "Das Kapital," which is a foundational theoretical text in communist philosophy and economics. The other options did not write this book.

The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), established in 1951, was the first step toward European integration, eventually leading to the creation of the European Union. It aimed to unify coal and steel production among member countries to prevent further conflicts.