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Geography of Pakistan MCQs

PPSC / FPSC / NTS · Pakistan studies · 6 questions

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Geography MCQs in job tests come from a short list of facts. Mountains: K2 (8,611 m, Karakoram) is the highest peak in Pakistan and second in the world, followed by Nanga Parbat (8,126 m); Tirich Mir is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush. Rivers: the Indus is the longest, rising in Tibet and reaching the Arabian Sea near Thatta; its eastern tributaries are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej. Dams: Tarbela on the Indus, Mangla on the Jhelum, Warsak on the Kabul River. Provinces: Balochistan is the largest by area (about 44% of the country) and Punjab the largest by population; Karachi is the largest city and main port, with Gwadar the deep-sea port on the Balochistan coast. Passes: the Khyber Pass links Pakistan with Afghanistan, and the Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram Highway links it with China. Learn each fact with its pair (dam → river, pass → country), since options mix them.

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  1. Q1 · Parcha original · Sample

    The highest mountain peak in Pakistan is:

    • A. Nanga Parbat
    • B. Tirich Mir
    • C. K2
    • D. Rakaposhi
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    Answer: C. K2

    K2 (8,611 m), in the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, is the highest peak in Pakistan and the second highest in the world. Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) is the second highest in Pakistan.

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  2. Q2 · Parcha original · Sample

    The longest river of Pakistan is the:

    • A. Jhelum
    • B. Indus
    • C. Chenab
    • D. Ravi
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    Answer: B. Indus

    The Indus rises in Tibet, flows the length of Pakistan and enters the Arabian Sea near Thatta. The Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are its tributaries.

  3. Q3 · Parcha original · Sample

    Tarbela Dam is built on which river?

    • A. Indus
    • B. Jhelum
    • C. Kabul
    • D. Swat
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    Answer: A. Indus

    Tarbela Dam, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is on the Indus. Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum, and Warsak Dam on the Kabul River.

  4. Q4 · Parcha original · Sample

    The largest province of Pakistan by area is:

    • A. Punjab
    • B. Sindh
    • C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • D. Balochistan
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    Answer: D. Balochistan

    Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan's area, but has the smallest population of the four provinces. Punjab has the largest population.

  5. Q5 · Parcha original · Sample

    The Khyber Pass links Pakistan with:

    • A. China
    • B. Iran
    • C. Afghanistan
    • D. India
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    Answer: C. Afghanistan

    The Khyber Pass, west of Peshawar, links Pakistan with Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing. The Khunjerab Pass links Pakistan with China.

  6. Q6 · Parcha original · Sample

    Pakistan's largest city by population is:

    • A. Lahore
    • B. Karachi
    • C. Faisalabad
    • D. Islamabad
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    Answer: B. Karachi

    Karachi, Sindh's capital and Pakistan's main seaport, is the largest city; Lahore is second.