CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
For 1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "largest plain"?
A. Indus Plain
B. Thar Desert
C. Bolan Pass
D. Balochistan
Correct Answer: A
Largest plain: Indus Plain. The Indus Plain covers much of Punjab and Sindh and is built by river alluvium.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
For 1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "eastern high mountains"?
A. Hindu Kush
B. Himalayas
C. Plateau and mountain basins
D. Karakoram
Correct Answer: B
Eastern high mountains: Himalayas. The western Himalayas extend into Pakistan's north-east.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
For 1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "western range"?
A. Karakoram
B. Plateau and mountain basins
C. Hindu Kush
D. Himalayas
Correct Answer: C
Western range: Hindu Kush. The Hindu Kush dominates much of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining regions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
For 1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "northern mountain system"?
A. Karakoram
B. Plateau and mountain basins
C. Hindu Kush
D. Himalayas
Correct Answer: A
Northern mountain system: Karakoram. The Karakoram in northern Pakistan contains K2 and many very high peaks.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
For 1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "major river system"?
A. Jhelum River
B. Dasht River
C. Haro River
D. Indus River system
Correct Answer: D
Major river system: Indus River system. The Indus and its tributaries form the central drainage and irrigation system of Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Where does the Indus River ultimately empty?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Arabian Sea
C. Bolan Pass
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: B
The Indus forms a delta before entering the Arabian Sea near Sindh's coast.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which high plateau in Gilgit-Baltistan is famous for alpine plains and wildlife?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Balochistan
C. Punjab
D. Deosai Plateau
Correct Answer: D
Deosai is one of the world's high plateaus and a major protected landscape.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which pass provides a historic route through Balochistan toward the Afghan frontier?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Bolan Pass
C. Punjab
D. Indus Plain
Correct Answer: B
The Bolan Pass has long linked the plains of Sindh with upland Balochistan and routes toward Afghanistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which pass historically linked the Peshawar valley with Afghanistan?
A. Deosai Plateau
B. Indus Plain
C. Arabian Sea
D. Khyber Pass
Correct Answer: D
The Khyber Pass is one of the most famous trans-mountain routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
What is the highest mountain in Pakistan?
A. Takht-e-Sulaiman
B. Tirich Mir
C. K2
D. Sakesar
Correct Answer: C
K2, at 8,611 metres, is Pakistan's highest peak and the world's second highest.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
The Makran Coast is located mainly in which province?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Balochistan
C. Indus Plain
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's western coast, including Gwadar, is part of the Makran coastal belt.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Pakistan's southern coastline lies along which sea?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Arabian Sea
C. Bolan Pass
D. Indus Plain
Correct Answer: B
Sindh and Balochistan border the Arabian Sea.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
The Potohar Plateau lies primarily in which province?
A. Bolan Pass
B. Indus Plain
C. Khyber Pass
D. Punjab
Correct Answer: D
The Potohar Plateau occupies northern Punjab between the Indus and Jhelum systems.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
What broad landform dominates much of Balochistan?
A. Hindu Kush
B. Karakoram
C. Plateau and mountain basins
D. Himalayas
Correct Answer: C
Balochistan is characterized by uplands, plateaus, ranges and enclosed basins.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which major desert lies mainly in south-eastern Pakistan?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Deosai Plateau
C. Arabian Sea
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: D
The Thar Desert extends across Sindh and into India.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which broad alluvial plain is the country's major agricultural heartland?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Indus Plain
C. Deosai Plateau
D. Bolan Pass
Correct Answer: B
The Indus Plain covers much of Punjab and Sindh and is built by river alluvium.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which mountain system reaches Pakistan in the north-east, especially around Azad Kashmir and northern areas?
A. Hindu Kush
B. Karakoram
C. Himalayas
D. Plateau and mountain basins
Correct Answer: C
The western Himalayas extend into Pakistan's north-east.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which major mountain system extends through north-western Pakistan toward Afghanistan?
A. Himalayas
B. Hindu Kush
C. Plateau and mountain basins
D. Karakoram
Correct Answer: B
The Hindu Kush dominates much of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining regions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which great mountain system contains K2 and much of Pakistan's highest terrain?
A. Plateau and mountain basins
B. Karakoram
C. Himalayas
D. Hindu Kush
Correct Answer: B
The Karakoram in northern Pakistan contains K2 and many very high peaks.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Geography - Physical Geography of Pakistan
Which river system dominates Pakistan's physical geography and irrigation network?
A. Indus River system
B. Indus River
C. Beas River
D. Haro River
Correct Answer: A
The Indus and its tributaries form the central drainage and irrigation system of Pakistan.