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.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy: "movement symbol" corresponds to ______.
A. Severe repression and restrictions
B. Humility or one who is humble
C. Spade (belcha)
D. Late British colonial period
Correct Answer: C
Spade (belcha) is the correct completion. Khaksars famously carried spades, symbolizing labor, discipline and service.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy: "movement founder" corresponds to ______.
A. Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
B. Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Correct Answer: A
Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi is the correct completion. Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi founded the Khaksar Movement in the early 1930s.
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Within 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy, the answer "Late British colonial period" is associated with which tested detail?
A. movement character
B. historical placement
C. uniform
D. ideological emphasis
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "historical placement". The event occurred in 1940 during the final decade of British rule.
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Within 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy, the answer "Severe repression and restrictions" is associated with which tested detail?
A. tragedy date
B. political consequence
C. tragedy city
D. historical placement
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "political consequence". The clash brought arrests, bans and tighter colonial restrictions on the movement.
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Within 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy, the answer "Humility or one who is humble" is associated with which tested detail?
A. name meaning
B. tragedy date
C. historical placement
D. uniform
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "name meaning". Khaksar literally suggests humility, self-effacement or being of the dust.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Within 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy, the answer "Khaki uniform" is associated with which tested detail?
A. uniform
B. movement symbol
C. political province
D. historical placement
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "uniform". Khaksar volunteers were known for khaki dress and military-style organization.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Within 1940 - Pakistan Movement - Khaksar Tragedy, the answer "Discipline and self-reform" is associated with which tested detail?
A. historical placement
B. colonial authority
C. political consequence
D. ideological emphasis
Correct Answer: D
The tested detail is "ideological emphasis". Mashriqi emphasized discipline, social service and moral reconstruction.