Natural | MCQs

Explanation

• The Sui Gas Field, located near Sui in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
• It was discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited in 1952.
• Production of Sui gas began in 1955.
• It remains the largest natural gas field in Pakistan.

Explanation

It is Pakistan’s largest and oldest salt mine and the world’s second-largest mine.

The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan.

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Explanation

• On 31 May 1936 Quetta was devasted by an earthquake;
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• An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935
• An earthquake occurred between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta.
• The causalities were up to 60,000
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Related Question to Earthquake:

• Attabad lake emerged in the Hunza valley due to an Earthquake
• A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in the early hours on 22 June 2022.
• Who came to Pakistan after the earthquake as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief? George Bush Sr.
• Alaska U.S. state has had the most earthquakes
• Which two countries witnessed a massive earthquake on October 30, 2020? Turkey and Greece
• Which province was mostly hit by an earthquake in Afghanistan in June 2022? Paktika

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• An earthquake is a 

  Natural Disaster

• An activity related to an earthquake is Seismic activity

• An earthquake can be simplified as a Shaking of the earth
  The intensity of an earthquake is measured by: the Richter scale

• The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw
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• Richter Scale was developed in 1935.
• Seismology is the study of earthquakes.

Explanation

Pakistan is divided into six natural regions:

1. Northern mountain region
2. Mountain of Western frontier
3. Plato photo war and salt range
4. The plate of Balochistan
5. Upper Indus plain
6. Low Indus plain

قدرتی خطوں کے لحاظ سے پاکستان کو چھ حصوں میں تقسیم کیا گیا ہے: پہاڑی علاقہ، بالائی سندھ، بلوچستان، تھل، تھر اور میدان۔

There are 3 Geographical regions of Pakistan:

1. Northern highlands
   

2. The Balochistan plateau

3. The Indus River p

   lain

Explanation

Borithe Lake is located in Gojal, Hunza Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

Explanation

Mangrove forests act as barriers against cyclones.

Mangroves reduce erosion by trapping sediments, stabilizing the coastal zone and thus protecting the coast from storm surges and cyclones.

Mangroves in Pakistan are found along the coastline of Sindh and Balochistan.

Explanation

Iron ore is found in various regions of Pakistan including Nokundi, Chiniot, Kalabagh the largest one, Haripur, and other northern areas.

The iron ore resources at Kalabagh are 400 million metric tons 

while Nokkundi reserves are 50 million tons and Dilband iron ore deposits

اس ٹاپک کے متعلق انتہائی اہم سوالات پڑھیں

Natural Resources

Explanation

• Kalabagh is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. 
• It is renowned for its rich deposits of iron ore, a significant resource for the steel industry.
• The iron ore from Kalabagh is of high quality.

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• Pakistan’s largest oil fields are located in District: Attock
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• KHAUR oil field lies 54 miles southwest of Rawalpindi in Campbellpur (now Attock) District.
• This is the oldest field in Pakistan, discovered by the Attock Oil Company in 1915.
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• JOYA MAIR oil field was discovered in 1944 by the Attock Oil Company.

• BALKASSAR oil field is located west of Joya Mair in Jhelum District. The first well was drilled by Attock Oil Company in 1945/6.

• The KARNAL oil field was the first field discovered after independence.
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• Pakistan has found new deposits of oil and gas in the exploratory well Mamikhel South-01, located in Tal block in KPK
• Byco is the single largest oil refinery in Pakistan.