Land and People of Pakistan MCQs
The area known as the “Fruit Basket of Pakistan” is located in:
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Quetta
D) Balochistan
The Thar Desert is primarily located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan
What is the largest glacier outside the polar regions, located in Pakistan?
A) Siachen Glacier
B) Batura Glacier
C) Baltoro Glacier
D) Hispar Glacier
The Indus River originates from which region?
A) Himalayas
B) Karakoram Range
C) Hindu Kush Mountains
D) Pamir Plateau
What is the southernmost point of Pakistan?
A) Gwadar
B) Karachi
C) Cape Monze
D) Jiwani
The largest natural lake in Pakistan is:
A) Hanna Lake
B) Manchar Lake
C) Satpara Lake
D) Keenjhar Lake
The highest peak in Pakistan is:
A) Tirich Mir
B) K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
C) Nanga Parbat
D) Broad Peak
The Makran Coastal Highway runs along which coastline of Pakistan?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Gulf of Oman
C) Persian Gulf
D) Bay of Bengal
The largest plain in Pakistan is known as:
A) Thal Desert
B) Cholistan Desert
C) Potohar Plateau
D) Indus Plain
The Salt Range is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
C) Balochistan
D) Sindh
Which of these rivers does not flow through Pakistan?
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Sutlej
D) Ganges
The Kirthar Range is situated in which province of Pakistan?
A) Balochistan
B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
C) Sindh
D) Gilgit-Baltistan
The highest paved international road in the world, connecting Pakistan and China, is known as:
A) Karakoram Highway
B) Silk Road
C) Grand Trunk Road
D) CPEC Highway
The mountain pass that connects Pakistan with Afghanistan is called:
A) Khyber Pass
B) Bolan Pass
C) Tochi Pass
D) Kurram Pass
The famous Ranikot Fort, believed to be the world’s largest fort, is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The highest lake in Pakistan is:
A) Attabad Lake
B) Sheosar Lake
C) Rush Lake
D) Satpara Lake
The region of Pakistan famous for its fertile alluvial soil and known as the “Granary of Pakistan” is:
A) Peshawar Valley
B) Sibi Valley
C) Tharparkar District
D) Faisalabad District
The Cholistan Desert is also known as:
A) Thar Desert
B) White Desert
C) Black Desert
D) Rohi Dessert
Which mountain ranges occupy the entire northern end of Pakistan?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakoram and Himalayas
C) Safid Mountain Range
D) Sulaiman Range
Which peak in Pakistan is also known as Godwin Austen?
A) Tirich Mir
B) Nanga Parbat
C) K2
D) Takht-e Sulaiman
Which river rises in the Karakoram Range and is a tributary of the Shyok River?
A) Jhelum River
B) Indus River
C) Nubra River
D) Ravi River
Which mountain range separates Pakistan from Tajikistan beyond the Hindu Kush?
A) Himalayas
B) Karakoram Range
C) Pamirs
D) Hindu Kush
The Karakoram Highway links which towns in Pakistan and China, respectively?
A) Gilgit and Kashgar
B) Skardu and Lhasa
C) Islamabad and Urumqi
D) Rawalpindi and Kashi
Which river emerges from the east-west-aligned ranges in Pakistan to flow southward?
A) Ravi River
B) Jhelum River
C) Shyok River
D) Indus River
What is the primary crop grown in most tiny settlements in the northern region of Pakistan?
Rice
Wheat
Barley
Maize
Which range branches off southwestward from the Pamir Knot and runs through Chitral, Dir, and Swat in Pakistan?
A) Karakoram Range
B) Hindu Kush
C) Safid Mountain Range
D) Sulaiman Range
E) Answer: B) Hindu Kush
Which pass has historical significance due to its use as a point of ingress for invading armies into the subcontinent?
A) Bolan Pass
B) Khyber Pass
C) Kurram Pass
D) Gomal Pass
Which river forms a border with Afghanistan and is situated south of the Safid Mountain Range?
A) Indus River
B) Gomal River
C) Kurram River
D) Kabul River
What is the highest point of the Sulaiman Range in Pakistan?
A) Tirich Mir
B) Takht-e Sulaiman
C) Nanga Parbat
D) K2
Which of the following mountain ranges in Pakistan is an extension of the Himalayas?
A) Karakoram Range
B) Hindu Kush Range
C) Pir Panjal Range
D) Sulaiman Range
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
