Geography | MCQs

Explanation

Hamal Lake is situated in Qambar Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan, 58 km from Larkana city and 40 km from Qambar town.

Explanation

According to Pakistani law, any individual, firm, or organization involved in displaying or circulating an incorrect version of Pakistan's map can face both 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of 5 million PKR as a penalty.

Explanation

The area having lowest rainfall in Pakistan is Nokhudi (Balochistan)

The area having highest rainfall in Pakistan is Murree (Punjab)

Explanation

The length of the common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan called Durand Line

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Durand line is drawn in 1893 between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman

Durand line agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

Explanation

Kargil is located in the Ladakh region, which is part of Indian-administered (Held) Kashmir.

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan on1999

Kargil War fought from the month of May to July 1999

The Kargil War is also known as the Kargil Conflict but in India, this conflict is known as Operation Vijay

The Kargil War was fought in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

Kargil's Issue was stopped by the intervention of the United States of America (USA).

Strength: India: 30,000 = Pakistan: 5,000

Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider was known as the hero of the Kargil war

General Pervez Musharraf was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistani army during the Kargil War in 1999.

Gen VP Malik was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian army during the Kargil war in 1999.

ND15-10-2023

Explanation

Arid regions are dry areas with little rainfall.

In Pakistan, Thal Desert and Cholistan Desert are examples of such arid regions.

Explanation

The Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan, and it is also the country's national river.

Explanation

دریا ئے سندھ پاکستان کا قومی دریا بھی ہے۔

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar Lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was: Sindhu

6 Barrages constructed in the Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh

ND16-8-2023

Explanation

Doab Chaj lies between the Chenab and Jhelum.

Doab Chaj lies on the southern fringes of the Kashmir valley.

Chaj Doab can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab, Pakistan

This doab covers:

 Gujrat District

Bhimber District

Mirpur District

Mandi Bahauddin District

Sargodha District

Lalian Tehsil of Chiniot District 

some areas of Jhang Tehsil of Jhang District.

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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.

Explanation

Murree is Pakistan's most developed and popular hill station located at an altitude of 2,291 meters (7,516 ft) above sea level.

Murree is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range

It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area

The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 

Murree was the summer headquarters of colonial Punjab

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ND8-1-2023