Geographical | MCQs

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Jamia Al-Azhar is located in Cairo, Egypt.

The Mosque of al-Azhar was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilly, the Fatimid conqueror of Egypt, in 970 as the congregational mosque for the new city of al-Qahira.

The first khutba was delivered from its minbar in 972.

A university was established there in 988.

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Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

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Thar desert covers an area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan.

About 85% of the Thar Desert is in India, and about 15% is in Pakistan.

The portion in India also extends into:

• Gujarat
• Punjab
• Haryana

The portion in Pakistan extends into:

• Sindh 
• Punjab

 It is the largest desert of Pakistan

It is the world's 18th-largest desert

The world's 9th-largest hot subtropical desert

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The then Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf govenment unveiled a "new political map" of Pakistan which also included occupied Kashmir.

Unveiled on 4 August 2020 on the occasion of first anniversary of annexation of Indian Occupied Kashmir.

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The name Rachna was formed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, by combining the first syllables of the names of the two rivers.

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• The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is also known as the Friendship Highway in China and N-35 in Pakistan.
• It was built by the governments of Pakistan and China and completed in 1979.
• Starting from Hassan Abdal, it spans 1,300 (810 miles) km in Pakistan.
• The Silk Route is also referred to as the Karakoram Highway.
• The Karakoram Range, located between China and Pakistan.
• It is traversed by the Karakoram Highway.
• It connects the two countries via the Khunjerab Pass.

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• The area of ex-Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) is 27220 square kilometers.
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• The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) consisted of two types of areas:
• 1.      Tribal Agencies (Tribal Districts)

• 2.      Frontier Regions (FRs).

• There were seven Tribal Agencies and six Frontier Regions
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Related Question to FATA:

• Share of FATA in NFC award 3%
• Operation Zarb-e-Azb underwent in the former FATA. Azb was the name of the Sword of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
• Name of Army operation in FATA? Zarb-e-Azb
• The major languages of FATA are Pashto
• kPK seats before FATA merger _124
• General seats in the KPK assembly after the merger of FATA are 145
• FATA was merged with KPK under which constitutional amendment 25th
• Ex-FATA comprises 7 Agencies

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The Subtropical Continental Plateau lies in the western part of Balochistan, Pakistan.

It features dry climate, rugged terrain, and sparse vegetation.

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The Rann of Kutch is a large salt marsh located to the south of Tharparkar in the Sindh region of Pakistan.

It extending into the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Pakistan is strategically located as a link between Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia.

It serves as a bridge for economic, cultural, and political connections among Islamic countries in these regions.