Land and People of Pakistan MCQs

Which mountain range forms the backbone of southern Balochistan?

A) Toba Kakar Range

B) Sulaiman Range

C) Kirthar Range

D) Central Brahui Range

Which region of Balochistan is mostly desert and is situated between the Indus and Jhelum rivers?

A) Kirthar Range

B) Toba Kakar Range

C) Central Makran Range

D) Sindh Sagar Doab

Which plateau is bounded by the Jhelum River to the east and the Indus River to the west?

A) Potwar Plateau

B) Sulaiman Range

C) Salt Range

D) Sialkot region

Which area is known for having the most complete geologic sequence in the world, spanning from early Cambrian times to the Pleistocene Epoch?

A) Potwar Plateau

B) Salt Range

C) Sialkot region

D) Indus River plain

Which mountain range forms the backbone of southern Balochistan in Pakistan?

A) Kirthar Range

B) Central Brahui Range

C) Sulaiman Range

D) Makran Coast Range

Which region in southern Balochistan has seen ongoing development, especially with a project linked to Karachi?

A) Makran Coast Range

B) Central Makran Range

C) Ras Koh Range

D) Gwadar

The Potwar Plateau is bounded by which rivers in Pakistan?

A) Jhelum and Chenab

B) Chenab and Ravi

C) Ravi and Beas

D) Jhelum and Indus

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Salt Range in Pakistan?

A) High precipitation

B) Extremely arid territory

C) Low altitude

D) Absence of geologic exposure

Which water body, when full, becomes one of the largest freshwater lakes in South Asia?

A) Indus River

B) Arabian Sea

C) Rann of Kachchh

D) Manchhar

Which ethnic group constitutes roughly half of the population of Pakistan?

Pashtuns

Sindhis

Punjabis

Muhajirs