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Geography of Pakistan (Solved Mcqs) | World General Knowledge Series Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series Pakistan is situated in the western part of the Indian subcontinent, with Afghanistan and Iran on the west, India on the east, and the Arabian Sea on the south. The name Pakistan is derived from the Urdu words PAK (meaning pure) and STAN (meaning country). It is nearly twice the size of California. Pakistan is divided in three main geographic regions Northern high lands (contain peaks like K2) Indus River Plains (one of the world’s most fertile plains ) Balochistan Plateau (contains Gawadar Port , future economic corridor to South Asia) Northern Highlands The northern and western highlands of Pakistan contain the towering Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges, which include some of the world’s highest peaks: K2 (28,250 ft; 8,611 m) and Nanga Parbat (26,660 ft; 8,126 m). Indus River Plains An expanse of alluvial plains, the Punjab and Sind, lie to the east. The 1,000-mile-long (1,609 km) Indus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the Kashmir region to the Arabian Sea. Balochistan Plateau The Baluchistan Plateau lies to the west and the Thar desert lies in the east. Climate Of Pakistan With the exception of the temperate coastal region, most of Pakistan suffers from seasonal extremes of temperature From June to September, Pakistan has its monsoon season, with warm weather and heavy rain in some areas. The temperatures drop significantly in December through February, while spring tends to be very warm and dry. Of course, the Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges are snowbound for much of the year, due to their high altitudes. Temperatures even at lower elevations may drop below freezing during the winter, while summer highs of 40°C (104°F) are not uncommon. The record high is 55°C (131°F). Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 1 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) 1. What is the total area of Pakistan? (a) 796,096 sq km (Correct) (b) 797,096 sq km (c) 798,094 sq km (d) 799,097 sq km 2. What is the total area of Punjab? (a) 168,122 sq km (b) 270232 sq km (c) 205344 sq km (Correct) (d) 255344 sq km 3. What is the total area of Sindh? (a) 149,424 sq km (b) 158,532 sq km (c) 122,532 sq km (d) 140,914 sq km (Correct) 4. What is the total area of Baluchistan? (a) 347,190 sq km (Correct) (b) 329,190 sq km (c) 335,190 sq km (d) 205,344 sq km 5. What is the total area of KPK? (a) 76,464 sq km (b) 74968 sq km (c) 74,521 sq km (Correct) (d) 72968 sq km 6. What is the total area of Islamabad? (a) 906 sq km (Correct) (b) 915 sq km (c) 911 sq km (d) 915 sq km Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 2 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 7. What is the total area of FATA? (a) 28582 sq km (b) 27,220 sq km (Correct) (c) 28265 sq km (d) 28955 sq km 8. Pakistan lies between the latitudes (a) 24N to 37N (Correct) (b) 56N to 66N (c) 25N to 36N (d) None of these 9. Pakistan lies between the longitudes (a) 61E to 75.5E (Correct) (b) 61.3E to 74.1E (c) 66E to 78.8E (d) 63E to 73.8E 10. Name the range which separates Pakistan from Afghanistan? (a) Hindu Kush Range (Correct) (b) Himalayas Range (c) Pamir Range (d) Karakoram Range 11. What is the height of Tirich Mir peak? (a) 7690 meters (Correct) (b) 7650 meters (c) 7670 meters (d) 7640 meters 12. What is the height of Nanga Parbat peak? (a) 8116 meters (b) 8126 meters (Correct) (c) 8186 meters (d) 8101 meters 13. Which of the following mountain peaks is called Killer Mountain? (a) Nanga Parbat (Correct) (b) Pamir (c) K-2 (d) Rakaposhi Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 3 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 14. What is the total length of Siachen glacier? (a) 63 km (b) 67 km (c) 71.5 km (d) 72.5 km (Correct) 15. Baltoro glacier is situated in the mountain range of (a) Karakoram (Correct) (b) Sulaiman (c) Hindu Kush (d) Himalayas 16. Which Pass connects Chitral with Gilgit and is just 381 meters long? (a) Lawari Pass (b) Shangla Pass (c) Malakand Pass (d) Shaundur Pass (Correct) 17. Which of the following pass connects Abbotabad and Gilgit? (a) Babusar Pass (Correct) (b) Tochi Pass (c) Bolan Pass (d) Dargai Pass 18. Which of the following pass connects Peshawar with Chitral? (a) Malakand Pass (Correct)(b) Dargai Pass (c) Bolan Pass (d) Baroghill Pass 19. Manchhar Lake is found in (a) Thatta district (b) Khushab District (c) Dadu District (Correct) 20. Famous Lake Saif-ul-Maluk is situated in (a) Ziarat (b) Swat (c) Baltistan (d) Kaghan (Correct) 21. The largest Lake of Pakistan is Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 4 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series (a) Sat Para (b) Kachura (c) Manchhar (Correct) (d) None of these 22. In which District of Punjab Kallar Kahar Lake is situated? (a) Jhelum (b) Chakwal (Correct) (c) Sargodha (d) Mianwali 23. Sat Para lake is situated in (a) Baltistan (Correct) (b) Gilgit (c) Kaghan (d) Bolan Valley 24. Which of the following pass connects Dir and Chitral? (a) Lawari Pass (Correct) (b) Babusar Pass (c) Bolan Pass (d) Daragai Pass 25. Which of the following pass connects Sindh Plain with Quetta? (a) Boroghill Pass (b) Kilik Pass (c) Khan Kun Pass (d) Bolan Pass (Correct) 26. Which of the following pass connects Chitral with Wahkan? (a) Baroghil Pass (Correct) (b) Mataka Pass (c) Muztagh Pass (d) Dorah Pass 27. Name the area which separates Pakistan from Central Asian States (a) Pamir Knot (b) Wakhan (Correct) (c) Khyber Pass (d) None of these Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 5 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 28. The Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called (a) Durand line (Correct) (b) 24th parallel line (c) Sir Radcliffe line (d) None of these 29. What is the total area of Azad Kashmir? (a) 13,926 sq km (b) 13,496 sq km (c) 13,493 sq km (d) 13,297 sq km (Correct) 30. What is the total length of Pak-China boundary line? (a) 595 kilometers (Correct) (b) 605 kilometers (c) 795 kilometers (d) 805 kilometers 31. What is the total length of Pak-Afghan boundary line? (a) 2450 kilometers (b) 2252 kilometers (Correct) (c) 2350 kilometers (d) 2218 kilometers 32. What is the total length of Pak-Iran boundary line? (a) 595 kilometers (b) 695 kilometers (c) 795 kilometers (d) 805 kilometers (Correct) 33. Which is the largest desert of Pakistan? (a) Thal (b) Thar (Correct) (c) Cholistan (d) Naran 34. Which is located North and North East of Pakistan? (a) Iran (b) India (c) China (Correct) (d) Afghanistan Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 6 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 35. Which is located East of Pakistan? (a) Afghanistan (a) China (c) Iran (d) India (Correct) 36. Which is located West of Pakistan? (a) Afghanistan (Correct) (b) China (c) Iran (d) India 37. Which is located in South of Pakistan? (a) Indian Ocean (Correct) (b) India (c) China (d) Russia 38. Which is the hottest place in Pakistan? (a) Sibi (b) Kashmor (c) Jacobabad (Correct) (d) Mianwali 39. Which of following places is the rainiest of Pakistan? (a) Murree (Correct) (b) Rawalpindi (c) Karachi (d) Quetta 40. Area around the rivers is known as (a) Doaab (b) Bar (c) Bela (Correct) (d) Flood plain 41. Pakistan’s plains are divided into (a) Two (Correct) (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 7 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 42. The upper Indus plain starts from (a) Kalabagh (Correct) (b) Sahiwal (c) Jhang (d) Multan 43. The upper Indus plain ends at (a) Mithankot (Correct) (b) Multan (c) Karachi (d) Thatta 44. The lower Indus plain starts from (a) Mithankot (Correct) (b) Multan (c) Karachi (d) Thatta 45. The highest peak of the Koh-e-Sufaid range is (a) Sakasar (b) Skaram (Correct) (c) Broad Peak (d) Rakaposhi 46. Which is the highest peak of Himalayas range in Pakistan? (b) Nanga Parbat (Correct) (d) Rakaposhi (c) K-2 (Correct) (d) Nanga Parbat 47. The highest peak of Karakoram Range is (a) Pamir (b) Nanga Parbat (c) K-2 (Correct) (d) Rakaposhi 48. Bahawalpur is mostly consists of (a) Flood (b) Doaaba (c) Desert (Correct) (d) Plateau areas Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 8 Geography of Pakistan (Solved MCQs) | World General Knowledge Series 49. The climate of Pakistan is mostly referred as (a) Hot and dry (Correct) (b) Hot and moist (c) Cold and dry (d) None of these 50. In which province of the Pakistan there is no desert? (a) K.P (Correct) (b) Baluchistan (c) Sindh (d) Punjab 51. In which province of Pakistan, the desert of Thal lies? (a) Punjab (Correct) (b) Sindh (c) K.P (d) Baluchistan 52. In which province of Pakistan, the desert of Thar lies? (a) Baluchistan (b) Sindh (Correct) (c) K.P (d) Punjab 53. K-2 is also Known as: (a) Goodwin Austin (Correct)(b) Broad Peak (c) Roshan Peak (d) Sia Kingri 54. What is the total height of K-2 peak? (a) 8610 meter (b) 8640 meter (c) 8611 meter (Correct) (d) 8691 meter 55.
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