MCQs Pakistan Geography

The Ras Koh Hills are a source of which strategic mineral?

A. Copper

B. Coal

C. Uranium

D. Bauxite

Which mountain pass provides the shortest route between Pakistan and China?

A. Khunjerab

B. Mintaka

C. Kilik

D. Babusar

The Swat River joins the Kabul River near:

A. Charsadda

B. Nowshera

C. Peshawar

D. Attock

The Mangla Dam was constructed in which year?

A. 1958

B. 1965

C. 1971

D. 1984

The Barren Zone of Balochistan receives annual rainfall of less than:

A. 100 mm

B. 150 mm

C. 200 mm

D. 250 mm

Which city lies closest to the Tropic of Cancer?

A. Karachi

B. Gwadar

C. Khuzdar

D. Turbat

The Kirthar Mountains lie along the border of:

A. Punjab and Sindh

B. Sindh and Balochistan

C. Balochistan and KPK

D. Punjab and Balochistan

The Pamir Knot is a convergence of which mountain ranges?

A. Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush

B. Sulaiman, Safed Koh, Salt Range

C. Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Tien Shan

D. Hindukush, Himalayas, Hindu Raj

Which of the following lakes is a tectonic lake in origin?

A. Manchar

B. Hanna

C. Saif-ul-Malook

D. Satpara

The Indus River enters Pakistan near:

A. Chitral

B. Hunza

C. Skardu

D. Sost

The geographical center of Pakistan lies near:

A. Quetta

B. Kohat

C. Dera Ismail Khan

D. Zhob

The length of Pakistan’s coastline is approximately:

A. 700 km

B. 850 km

C. 990 km

D. 1050 km

The Khewra Salt Mine is located in:

A. Mianwali

B. Chakwal

C. Jhelum

D. Rawalpindi

The Soan River is a tributary of which river?

A. Chenab

B. Indus

C. Jhelum

D. Ravi

The mountain range parallel to the Makran coast is:

A. Ras Koh

B. Kirthar

C. Koh-e-Maran

D. Makran Coastal Range

The average elevation of the Balochistan Plateau is:

A. 1000 meters

B. 2000 meters

C. 1500 meters

D. 2500 meters

The Pak-China border was demarcated in:

A. 1961

B. 1963

C. 1965

D. 1971

Rakhine Ridge is associated with:

A. Koh-e-Suleiman

B. Salt Range

C. Potwar Plateau

D. Waziristan Hills

The source of the Jhelum River is:

A. Pir Panjal

B. Verinag Spring

C. Dal Lake

D. Wular Lake