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Solved most important GK & Current Affairs MCQs — 405 questions with verified answers and explanations, drawn from Advanced FPSC & Other Federal Model Papers (Edition 32), book pp. 823-843. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers rivers, oceans, mountains, lakes, deserts, straits, islands and sea ports.
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This is the GK & Current Affairs: The Most Important MCQs on General Knowledge and Current Affairs solved MCQ bank from Advanced FPSC & Other Federal Model Papers (Edition 32), book pp. 823-843: 405 published questions in 12 geography sections — rivers, oceans and seas, canals/barrages/dams, mountains and plateaus, lakes and waterfalls, gulfs and bays, volcanoes and earthquakes, deserts and plains, passes and glaciers, straits, islands and peninsulas, and sea ports — each with its printed answer tick-marked in the book and re-checked against the standard fact, with book errors corrected and flagged.
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53 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Khartoum
Blue Nile originates from Lake Tana of Ethiopia white Nile originates from Lake Victoria. Blue and white Nile meet at Khartoum and make longest river of the world.
Correct Answer: Caspian Sea
The river Volga pours its water into the Caspian Sea.
Correct Answer: An estuary
The verified answer is An estuary.
Correct Answer: Nile
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Correct Answer: Indus
The verified answer is Indus.
Correct Answer: Tigris
Tigris of the following rivers do not flow in Africa.
Correct Answer: Amazon
The Amazon is the largest river of the world.
Correct Answer: 725
The verified answer is 725.
Correct Answer: Amazon
World's largest river in terms of the volume of its flow is Amazon.
Correct Answer: Ganges-Brahmaputra
Ganges-Brahmaputra set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flow into the respective sea.
Correct Answer: Congo
Congo of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice.
Correct Answer: None of the above
None of the above of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has source of origin in that country itself.
Correct Answer: 61 m
61 m is the length of shortest river of the world "Roe River".
Correct Answer: River Hudson
The verified answer is River Hudson.
Correct Answer: River
Darling is the name of a River.
Correct Answer: North America
River Skeena flows through North America.
Correct Answer: Tiber
Rome, the capital of Italy is located beside the river Tiber.
Correct Answer: Australia
The verified answer is Australia.
Correct Answer: USA
Red river is present in USA.
Correct Answer: Danube
The Danube is the second longest river of Europe continent.
Correct Answer: Missouri
The Missouri is the second longest river of America.
Correct Answer: Russia
Don is a river of Russia.
Correct Answer: River Danube
Budapest is the capital of Hungary situated on the bank of River Danube.
Correct Answer: Seine
Paris is the capital of France situated on the bank of Seine.
Correct Answer: Jumna
Agra is very famous city of India due to Taj Mahal, it is situated on bank of river Jumna.
Correct Answer: Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Oxus River is flowing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Correct Answer: Indus
Indus is called "Father of Rivers".
Correct Answer: Mt. of China Kunlun
Mt. of China Kunlun is the source of Yellow River.
Correct Answer: 6448 km
6448 km is the total length of Amazon River.
Correct Answer: China
The verified answer is China.
Correct Answer: Valdai Plateau
Valdai Plateau is the source of Volga River.
Correct Answer: Arabian Sea
The outflow of Indus River Arabian Sea.
Correct Answer: Yangtze Kiang
The Yangtze Kiang is the largest river of Asia.
Correct Answer: Nile river
The Nile river is the largest river of Africa.
Correct Answer: Mississippi
The Mississippi is the longest river of America.
Correct Answer: Volga
The Volga is the longest river of Europe.
Correct Answer: Amazaon
The Amazaon is the longest river of South America.
Correct Answer: Hawang Ho River
Hawang Ho River is called yellow river.
Correct Answer: USA
Colorado is a river which flows USA.
Correct Answer: Africa
Congo river is located in Africa.
Correct Answer: USA
Missouri is a river located USA.
Correct Answer: Paraguay
Parana river is located in Paraguay.
Correct Answer: France
Seine river is located in France.
Correct Answer: UK
Thames is a famous river of UK.
Correct Answer: India
Ganga is a famous river of India.
Correct Answer: Canada
Mackenzie is a name of river located in Canada.
Correct Answer: Australia
Murray is the name of river of Australia.
Correct Answer: South Africa
Orange is the name of river of South Africa.
Correct Answer: All of above
All of above of the following rivers belongs to Russia.
Correct Answer: Lebanon
Latani River is located in Lebanon.
Correct Answer: Roe River
The Roe River is the shortest river of the world.
Correct Answer: Roe (Montana)
The Roe (Montana) is the shortest river in the world with a total length of 61 m.
Correct Answer: Lake Victoria
The verified answer is Lake Victoria.
Topic Section
34 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: South China Sea
The South China Sea is the largest sea in the world.
Correct Answer: Mariana trench (Challanger deep)
The deepest point in the ocean is Mariana trench (Challanger deep).
Correct Answer: Pacific
The Pacific is the deepest ocean in the world.
Correct Answer: Mediterranean sea
The Mediterranean sea is the saltiest sea of the world.
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
The greatest depth of water surface is about 10,900 meters at Mariana trench. It is locate in the Pacific Ocean.
Correct Answer: Both of these
Both of these of the following is an Ocean Current.
Correct Answer: 1.2%
Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately 1.2%.
Correct Answer: Gulf Stream
Gulf Stream is popularly known as "Warm Blanket of Europe".
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Jamaica
Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea.
Correct Answer: Permanent winds
Ocean currents are caused by Permanent winds.
Correct Answer: pacific
The verified answer is pacific.
Correct Answer: Atlantic
The verified answer is Atlantic.
Correct Answer: Aral sea
Aral sea is located in Central Asia.
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean is called "father of oceans".
Correct Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean is called "Bahr-e-Zulamat by Allama Iqbal".
Correct Answer: 3530 meters
3530 meters is the average depth of all oceans.
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean of the following oceans covers about one third of the surface earth.
Correct Answer: Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean of the world.
Correct Answer: Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean of the world.
Correct Answer: 4280 meters
4280 meters is the average depth of pacific Ocean.
Correct Answer: 1205 meters
1205 meters is the average depth of Arctic Ocean.
Correct Answer: 3926 meters
3926 meters is the average depth of Atlantic Ocean.
Correct Answer: 3963 meters
3963 meters is the average depth of Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Red Sea
Red Sea of the following sea separates Asia from Africa.
Correct Answer: Arctic
The Arctic is the smallest Ocean in the world.
Correct Answer: Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is the smallest sea of the world.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
The verified answer is Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Lakes
Caspian Sea, Dead Sea and Aral Sea are actually Lakes.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Sumatra island is situated in Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: 29,74,600 sq. km
29,74,600 sq. km is the area covered by South China Sea.
Correct Answer: Caribbean sea
The Caribbean sea is the deepest sea of the world.
Correct Answer: Caribbean sea
The verified answer is Caribbean sea.
Correct Answer: Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is the shallowest sea of the world.
Topic Section
32 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: 1869
Suez canal was constructed in 1869.
Correct Answer: Egypt
Aswan Dam is in Egypt.
Correct Answer: Sweden
Gota canal is a ship canal situated in Sweden.
Correct Answer: 80 miles
The verified answer is 80 miles.
Correct Answer: Germany
The verified answer is Germany.
Correct Answer: USA
Erie canal is situated in USA.
Correct Answer: USA
Houston and Delware canals are present in the country USA.
Correct Answer: China
Grand canal is oldest man made canal for shiping purpose situated in China (made in 7th century).
Correct Answer: 1914
1914.
Correct Answer: USA
Hover Dam is located in USA.
Correct Answer: Colorado River
Hover Dam was constructed in 1936 on the river Colorado River.
Correct Answer: Suez Canal
Red Sea is connected with Mediterranean sea through Suez Canal.
Correct Answer: Panama Canal
Atlantic Ocean is connected with Pacific Ocean through Panama Canal.
Correct Answer: 3
3.
Correct Answer: Canada
Welland Canal is located in Canada.
Correct Answer: Sukkur Barrage
The Sukkur Barrage is the oldest Barrage of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Balochistan
The verified answer is Balochistan.
Correct Answer: Russia
Volga is the name of river. It is also name of canal of Russia.
Correct Answer: Lolyed Canal
The Lolyed Canal is the longest canal of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: China
China of the following countries has largest number of dams.
Correct Answer: Beloye-More canal
The Beloye-More canal is the longest shipping canal of the world.
Correct Answer: Peru
Limon Dam is located in Peru.
Correct Answer: China
Ching Ping Dam is located in China.
Correct Answer: Dam
Nurek is the name of a Dam.
Correct Answer: USA
Grand Cullie Dam is located in USA.
Correct Answer: Rogun Dam
The Rogun Dam is the highest dam in the world.
Correct Answer: Australia
Hume Dam is located in Australia.
Correct Answer: Canada
Cleveland Dam is located in Canada.
Correct Answer: Iran
Karun Three Dam is located in Iran.
Correct Answer: Switzerland
The verified answer is Switzerland.
Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
The verified answer is Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Correct Answer: Terbela dam
The verified answer is Terbela dam. Note: FLAG: no tick visible on p.829; answer = Tarbela, the standard largest dam of Pakistan by storage.
Topic Section
48 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Peidimont plateaus
The verified answer is Peidimont plateaus.
Correct Answer: Andes
The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.
Correct Answer: Himalaya Range
Margalla Hills in and around Islamabad is a branch of Himalaya Range.
Correct Answer: Aravali
Aravali is the oldest.
Correct Answer: Himalayas
The verified answer is Himalayas.
Correct Answer: Folding
Folding is related to the formation of Himalayas.
Correct Answer: 1953
The first successful expedition to the Mount Everest was made in 1953.
Correct Answer: Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains of the following mountains separate Asia form Europe.
Correct Answer: The Pamir Plateau (Tibet)
The "Roof of the World" is The Pamir Plateau (Tibet).
Correct Answer: Asia
Himalaya range is based in Asia.
Correct Answer: Andes
Andes.
Correct Answer: Compression movement
The verified answer is Compression movement.
Correct Answer: A plateau
Ceusta is A plateau.
Correct Answer: Naples in Italy
Mount Nova is found in Naples in Italy.
Correct Answer: India
Deccan plateau is in India.
Correct Answer: Tallest mountains
Session mountains are Tallest mountains.
Correct Answer: India
Charmin mountains are only present in India.
Correct Answer: Pamir plateau (Tibat)
The highest plateau of the world is Pamir plateau (Tibat).
Correct Answer: 8611 meter
8611 meter is the highest of the second highest mountain peak k-2.
Correct Answer: Mount Everest
The Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak of the world.
Correct Answer: Himalaya
Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains Himalaya.
Correct Answer: 8848 meters
The verified answer is 8848 meters.
Correct Answer: Nepal
Highest mountain peak Mount Everest situated in Nepal.
Correct Answer: Morocco
Atlas mountains are presents in Morocco.
Correct Answer: Turkey
Pontus mountains are present in Turkey.
Correct Answer: 28208 feet
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain peak situated in Himalaya range its height is 28208 feet.
Correct Answer: Naga parbat
Highest mountain peak of Himalaya range in Pakistan with the height of 26660 feet is Naga parbat.
Correct Answer: Tirich Mir
Highest mountain peak of Hindukush range which is situated in Pakistan with the height of 25263 ft is Tirich Mir.
Correct Answer: K2 (Godwin Austen, Chogori)
Highest mountain peak of Karakoram mountain range is K2 (Godwin Austen, Chogori).
Correct Answer: Nanaga Parbat
Nanaga Parbat mountain peak is called killer mountain peak.
Correct Answer: Himalayasa
The Himalayasa is the second longest mountain of the world. Note: FLAG: standard second-longest range is the Rockies, not offered; book ticks Himalayas — retained with note, see build notes.
Correct Answer: Africa
Mt. Kilimanjaro is situated in Africa.
Correct Answer: North America
Mt. Mckinely is situated in North America.
Correct Answer: Mountain of ice in sea
Mountain of ice in sea is an "iceberg".
Correct Answer: Vertical earth movement
Epirogeny is result of Vertical earth movement.
Correct Answer: Speleology
Scientific study of caves is called Speleology.
Correct Answer: Peru
Effie Plateau is situated Peru.
Correct Answer: Himalaya
Mansalu mountain peak is situated in the range Himalaya.
Correct Answer: 14
14.
Correct Answer: Kanchenjunga
The Kanchenjunga is the third largest mountain peak in the world.
Correct Answer: 8463 meters
8463 meters is the height of world's fifth largest mountain peak Makalu.
Correct Answer: 5
5.
Correct Answer: 8047 meters
8047 meters is the total height of Broat peak of Himalaya rang (Pakistan).
Correct Answer: Mt. Mckinley
Mt. Mckinley is also known as Denali mountain peak.
Correct Answer: Antarctica
The verified answer is Antarctica.
Correct Answer: 10
10. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (b) 11; standard count is 10 in the Himalaya range (Karakoram holds the other 4 of the 14 eight-thousanders).
Correct Answer: Tanzania
The verified answer is Tanzania.
Correct Answer: Surveyor General of India
The verified answer is Surveyor General of India.
Topic Section
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Correct Answer: Lake Superior
The Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake in the world.
Correct Answer: Baikal
The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Correct Answer: Victoria
The Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.
Correct Answer: USA
USA.
Correct Answer: Venezuela
Largest waterfall is situated in Venezuela.
Correct Answer: Salt water
Hamun Maskhel lake present in Balochistan plateau. It is lake of Salt water.
Correct Answer: Canada
The Great Bear lake is situated in Canada.
Correct Answer: Michigan (USA)
Sinkhole lakes are common in Michigan (USA).
Correct Answer: Lake Titicaca, South America
The world's highest lake is Lake Titicaca, South America.
Correct Answer: Five
Total number of great lakes of USA and Canada are Five.
Correct Answer: USA
Oxus lakes are more common USA.
Correct Answer: Quetta
Hanna lake is situated near Quetta.
Correct Answer: Canada
Churchill water fall is present in Canada.
Correct Answer: Canada
Troute lake is present in Canada.
Correct Answer: Ethiopia
Lake Tana is present in Ethiopia.
Correct Answer: Lake Erie
Lake Erie is most polluted lake in the world.
Correct Answer: South Africa
Tugela water fall is present in South Africa.
Correct Answer: Norway
Utigardsfossen water fall is present in Norway.
Correct Answer: Newzealand
Sutherland water fall is present in Newzealand.
Correct Answer: USA
Yosemite is a famous water fall of USA.
Correct Answer: Angel
The highest water-fall of Angel.
Correct Answer: Angel
The highest water-fall of the world is Angel. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (b) Tugela; Angel Falls (979 m) is the world's highest, Tugela (948 m) second — book contradicts its own L21.
Correct Answer: 3281 feet
3281 feet of the following is called Window's tears.
Correct Answer: New Zealand
Malegaon water-fall is located in New Zealand.
Correct Answer: USA
Neuda water-fall is located in USA.
Correct Answer: USA
The verified answer is USA.
Correct Answer: Lake
Lake is "Great bear".
Correct Answer: 394,299 sq. km
394,299 sq. km is the total area of world's largest lake Caspian sea.
Correct Answer: Canada
Randeer is the name of lake, situated in Canada.
Correct Answer: Canada
Ontario lake is situated in Canada.
Correct Answer: USA
Michigan lake is located in USA.
Correct Answer: Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan is situated around the lake Caspian sea. Note: FLAG: Turkmenistan also borders the Caspian but appears in no option; (c) is the best offered.
Correct Answer: Wann lake
Wann lake one of the following lakes is situated in Turkey.
Correct Answer: Dead sea
The Dead sea is the saltiest lake of the world.
Topic Section
18 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin is situated near Vietnam.
Correct Answer: Southern Thailand
Gulf of Sian is located in Southern Thailand.
Correct Answer: Arabian sea
Persian Gulf is located in Arabian sea.
Correct Answer: Greenland
Baffin Bay is located in Greenland.
Correct Answer: Northern Spain and western France
Bay of Biscay is situated between Northern Spain and western France.
Correct Answer: Baltic sea
Bay of Riga is present in Baltic sea.
Correct Answer: Northern Canada
Hudson Bay is situated in Northern Canada.
Correct Answer: Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf of the world.
Correct Answer: Hudson bay
The Hudson bay is the largest bay of the world.
Correct Answer: Western Australia
Shark Bay is present in Western Australia.
Correct Answer: Canada and USA
Thander bay is present between Canada and USA.
Correct Answer: Libya
Gulf of Sidra is present in Libya.
Correct Answer: France
Gulf of lion is present in France.
Correct Answer: Northern Venezuela
Maracaibo bay is situated near Northern Venezuela.
Correct Answer: Canada and Greenland
Baffin Bay is situated between Canada and Greenland.
Correct Answer: Bay
Bay is the "Moray".
Correct Answer: Sweden and Finland
Bothnia Bay is situated between the countries Sweden and Finland.
Correct Answer: Canada
Saint Lawrence bay is situated near Canada.
Topic Section
26 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Secondary waves
The earthquake waves which have transverse movements are known as Secondary waves.
Correct Answer: Earthquakes
The verified answer is Earthquakes.
Correct Answer: Seismic waves
During an earthquake, the major destruction is caused by the energy released due to Seismic waves.
Correct Answer: Richter scale
Richter scale of the following measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
Correct Answer: Circum-Pacific seismic belt
"Ring of Rise" refers to the ring a volcanoes present in Circum-Pacific seismic belt.
Correct Answer: Thermal Spring formation
Thermal Spring formation of the following is a post volcanic activity. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (a) Earthquake; hot/thermal springs are the classic post-volcanic activity.
Correct Answer: Conversation of rocks in the deeper layers of earth's crust to a molten state of magma
Volcanic eruptions occur due to Conversation of rocks in the deeper layers of earth's crust to a molten state of magma.
Correct Answer: All of the above cause earthquake
All of the above cause earthquake is responsible for occurrence of earthquakes.
Correct Answer: Volcano
The verified answer is Volcano.
Correct Answer: Sumatra
Sumatra Island was epicenter of Tsunami on 26, December 2004.
Correct Answer: Folding
Folding is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (c) Volcanic activity; the highest mountains (Himalayas) formed by folding at a plate collision.
Correct Answer: Italy (Sicily)
Volcanic Mt. Etna is located is Italy (Sicily).
Correct Answer: Volcano mountain
Fujiyama is Japan is a Volcano mountain.
Correct Answer: Sicily (Italy)
Stromboli volcano is located in Sicily (Italy).
Correct Answer: Valley of ten thousand smokes
The verified answer is Valley of ten thousand smokes.
Correct Answer: Philippines
Hibok volcano which exploded in 1951 is present in Philippines.
Correct Answer: Volcano in Italy
Vesuvius is the name of Volcano in Italy.
Correct Answer: Volcano
The Devil Tower is present is USA is a Volcano. Note: FLAG: strictly an igneous intrusion, not a volcano; Volcano is the closest offered.
Correct Answer: Toba (Indonesia)
The largest volcano crater in the world is Toba (Indonesia).
Correct Answer: 1946
1946.
Correct Answer: 12
12.
Correct Answer: 1935
Quetta city was completely destroyed due to Earthquake in 1935.
Correct Answer: 30000
30000.
Correct Answer: 8th October 2005
An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on Richter scale hit the northern areas of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on 8th October 2005.
Correct Answer: 73276
73276.
Correct Answer: Garhi Habib Ullah
The epicenter of earthquake which stuck Pakistan on 8th October 2005 was 100 kilometer in the north of Islamabad at Garhi Habib Ullah.
Topic Section
35 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Kalahari
A traveler is thirsty in a desert at 15 degrees E and 25 degrees S. The desert in question is Kalahari.
Correct Answer: Sahara
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world present in North Africa.
Correct Answer: Africa
Ogaden desert is present in Africa.
Correct Answer: Steppes
The temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe are known as Steppes.
Correct Answer: South Africa
The Kalahari Desert, which stretches over 225,000 miles (900,00 sq. m), is in South Africa.
Correct Answer: Desert
Oasis is associated with Desert.
Correct Answer: Temperate grassland
Temperate grassland one of the following regions of the world is called "the bread basket of the world".
Correct Answer: Iran
"Dasht-e-Lut" desert is located in Iran.
Correct Answer: Australia
Down plains is grassland plains present in Australia.
Correct Answer: South Africa's grasslands
Veld is the name of South Africa's grasslands.
Correct Answer: New Zealand
Canterbury plains are present in New Zealand.
Correct Answer: Pamas
Grass land plains present in Argentina are called Pamas.
Correct Answer: Mexico
Sonoran is desert present in Mexico.
Correct Answer: Australia
Great victoria desert is present Australia.
Correct Answer: Australia
Simpson desert is present in Australia.
Correct Answer: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Kyzyl-Kum desert is present in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Correct Answer: Australia
Gibson desert is present in Australia.
Correct Answer: Steppes
The grassland of Asia is called Steppes.
Correct Answer: Cultivation of flowers and fruits
Cultivation of flowers and fruits is horticulture.
Correct Answer: Chile
Atacama desert is located in Chile.
Correct Answer: The Rhine Valley
The Rhine Valley is a rift valley.
Correct Answer: Forest
Area dominated by trees and shrubs is commonly known as Forest.
Correct Answer: 4
4.
Correct Answer: Arabian Desert
The second largest desert of the world is Arabian Desert.
Correct Answer: 8400000 sq. km
8400000 sq. km is the total area o Sahara desert.
Correct Answer: Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Karakum desert is located in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Correct Answer: Subtropical desert
The verified answer is Subtropical desert.
Correct Answer: USA
Majaway desert is located in USA.
Correct Answer: None of these
Namibian desert is situated in None of these. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (c) North Africa; the Namib Desert is in southern Africa (Namibia), so None of these is the only correct offered option.
Correct Answer: Magnolia
Gobi desert is situated in Magnolia.
Correct Answer: Desert
Rub'al-khali is the name of Desert.
Correct Answer: China
Taklamakan desert is located in China.
Correct Answer: 9th
9th is the rank of Thar Desert in the world (area wise).
Correct Answer: Thar desert
Thar desert desert of the world is known as "friendly desert".
Correct Answer: California
Death valley is located in USA in California.
Topic Section
24 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Tibet (China)
Bodpola is the highest mountain pass of the world with the height of 19412 ft situated in Tibet (China).
Correct Answer: Namni pass
The Namni pass is the second highest pass in world situated in Myanmar with the height of 15300 ft.
Correct Answer: France
Col de Restefond is a mountain pass situated in France.
Correct Answer: Italy-Switzerland
The verified answer is Italy-Switzerland.
Correct Answer: Mountain pass of Bulgaria
Stripka is a Mountain pass of Bulgaria.
Correct Answer: Italy-Austria
Brenner is a mountain pass (4508 ft high) situated in Italy-Austria.
Correct Answer: 56 km
The verified answer is 56 km.
Correct Answer: 320 miles
The verified answer is 320 miles. Note: FLAG: modern figure for Lambert Glacier is about 250 miles / 400 km; book's 320 miles retained as the book's figure.
Correct Answer: Antarctica
Denman glacier is situated in Antarctica.
Correct Answer: Greenland
Petermanns glacier is situated in Greenland.
Correct Answer: Iceland
Vatnajokull is glacier situated in Iceland.
Correct Answer: Karakoram
The verified answer is Karakoram.
Correct Answer: Norway
Jostedalsbre is a glacier situated in Norway.
Correct Answer: Hindukhush range
Baroghil pass lies in Hindukhush range.
Correct Answer: Australia
Australia continent is without glaciers. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (c) Africa; Africa has glaciers on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori, while mainland Australia has none.
Correct Answer: Chile
Burgeon Glacier is located Chile.
Correct Answer: USA
Clark glacier is located in USA.
Correct Answer: Newzealand
Hooker glacier is situated in Newzealand.
Correct Answer: Alaska
Fair weather glacier is situated in Alaska.
Correct Answer: Norway
Folgefanna glacier is located in Norway.
Correct Answer: Switzerland
Aletsch glacier is located in Switzerland.
Correct Answer: Chile
Montekao Pass is located in Chile.
Correct Answer: Pakistan
Khojak Pass is situated in Pakistan.
Correct Answer: 56 km
56 km is the total length of Khyber Pass.
Topic Section
23 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Strait
Strait of the following words explains a narrow strip of water separating two landmarks and connecting two big seas.
Correct Answer: Bab-ul-Mandab
Bab-ul-Mandab of following strait separates Arabia and Africa and joins the red sea and Persian gulf. Note: FLAG: stem conflates two straits — Bab el-Mandeb joins the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, not the Persian Gulf; ticked answer kept as the Arabia-Africa/Red Sea part.
Correct Answer: Davis
A strait which separates Greenland from Baffin islands is Davis.
Correct Answer: Black sea and sea of marmara
Strait of Bosporous connects Black sea and sea of marmara.
Correct Answer: Messina strait
The verified answer is Messina strait.
Correct Answer: Malaysia and Indonesia
Strait of Malacca separates Malaysia and Indonesia.
Correct Answer: Palk
Palk of the following straits separate India from Sri Lanka.
Correct Answer: Gibraltar
It separates Spain form Africa and connects Mditerranean se with the atlantic ocean Gibraltar.
Correct Answer: Johor
Johor of the following straits separate Mayaysia from Singapore.
Correct Answer: Sumatra from java
Sunda strait separates Sumatra from java.
Correct Answer: Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara and Aegean sea are connected by the strait Dardanelles.
Correct Answer: Tasmania
Bass strait separates Australia from Tasmania.
Correct Answer: North Newzeland
Cook strait separates South Newzealand from North Newzeland.
Correct Answer: France
English channel separates England from France.
Correct Answer: Strait of Gibralter
The verified answer is Strait of Gibralter.
Correct Answer: Bering Strait
Bering Strait of the following strait separate Asia from North America.
Correct Answer: Mozambique Strait
The Mozambique Strait is the broadest strait of the world.
Correct Answer: Bab-al-Mandab
Bab-al-Mandab of the following straits separate Asia form Africa.
Correct Answer: Florida Strait
Florida Strait of the following straits separate Florida from Cuba.
Correct Answer: Indonesia
Malacca strait is located in Indonesia. Note: FLAG: the strait lies between Malaysia and Indonesia; both border it, book ticks Indonesia.
Correct Answer: Turkey
The verified answer is Turkey.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Palk Strait is located in the Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Malacca strait
The Malacca strait is the longest strait of the world.
Topic Section
20 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Europe
Iberian Peninsula is a part of Europe.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia is an island in Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is a Peninsula.
Correct Answer: Arabian Peninsula
The largest peninsula in the world is Arabian Peninsula.
Correct Answer: Kalaalit Numaat (Greenland)
Kalaalit Numaat (Greenland) of the following is the world's largest island.
Correct Answer: Southwest Pacific
New Guinea Island is located Southwest Pacific.
Correct Answer: New Guiniea island
The New Guiniea island is the second largest island of world.
Correct Answer: Borneo island
The Borneo island is the third largest island of the world.
Correct Answer: England and Argentina
Folkland islands are disputed between two countries England and Argentina.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Java Island is located in Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Indonesia
Sumatra Island is under the control of Indonesia.
Correct Answer: Japan
Honshu Island is the part of Japan.
Correct Answer: Madagascar
The largest Island of India Ocean is Madagascar.
Correct Answer: Baffin
The second largest island of Atlantic Ocean is Baffin.
Correct Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain is an island located in Atlantic Ocean.
Correct Answer: Caribbean Sea
Cuba is an island of Caribbean Sea.
Correct Answer: 1200
The verified answer is 1200.
Correct Answer: 13000
The verified answer is 13000. Note: FLAG: modern count is over 17,000 islands; book's 13,000 retained as the book's figure.
Correct Answer: Indonesia
The Indonesia is the largest archipelago of the world.
Correct Answer: Pakistan
Manora Island is under the control of Pakistan.
Topic Section
58 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Egypt
Alexandria is the seaport of Egypt.
Correct Answer: All of above
All of above is situated in Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Jordan
Aqaba is the famous seaport of Jordan.
Correct Answer: All of above
All of above is situated in United Kingdom.
Correct Answer: Antwerp
The verified answer is Antwerp.
Correct Answer: Italy
Naples is the seaport of Italy.
Correct Answer: France
Le Harve is the seaport of France.
Correct Answer: Malaysia
Penang is the seaport of Malaysia.
Correct Answer: Syria
Latakia is the seaport of Syria.
Correct Answer: Bin Qasim
Bin Qasim of the following is seaport of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Malaysia
Dickenson is the seaport of Malaysia.
Correct Answer: Brazil
Jerry Port is the seaport of Brazil.
Correct Answer: Egypt
Port said is the seaport of Egypt.
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Chittagong is the seaport of Bangladesh.
Correct Answer: Sydney
The Sydney is the most beautiful harbor of the world.
Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
Dammam is the seaport of Saudi Arabia.
Correct Answer: Netherlands
Rotterdam is the seaport of Netherlands.
Correct Answer: Japan
"Yokohama" is the seaport of Japan.
Correct Answer: Qatar
"Doha" is the seaport of Qatar.
Correct Answer: Libya
"Tripoli" is the seaport of Libya.
Correct Answer: UK
"Glasgow" is the seaport of UK.
Correct Answer: China
"Shanghai" is the seaport of China.
Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
"Jeddah" is the seaport of Saudi Arabia.
Correct Answer: Germany
"Hamburg" is the seaport of Germany.
Correct Answer: USA
"Seattle" is the sea port of USA.
Correct Answer: Turkey
"Istanbul" is the sea port of Turkey.
Correct Answer: USA
"San Francisco" is the seaport of USA.
Correct Answer: Brazil
"Rio-de Janerio" is the seaport of Brazil.
Correct Answer: USA
"Honolulu" is the sea port of USA.
Correct Answer: Vietnam
"Hochi Minh" is the seaport of Vietnam.
Correct Answer: Iran
"Abadan" is the seaport of Iran.
Correct Answer: Canada
"Montreal" is the seaport of Canada.
Correct Answer: Argentina
"Buenos Aires" is the seaport of Argentina.
Correct Answer: Belgium
"Antwerp" is the seaport of Belgium.
Correct Answer: UK
"Bristal" is the seaport of UK.
Correct Answer: Iran
"Bandar Bushehr" is the seaport of Iran.
Correct Answer: India
"Kolkata" is the seaport of India.
Correct Answer: South Africa
"Cape Town" is the seaport of South Africa.
Correct Answer: Australia
"Melbourne" is the seaport of Australia.
Correct Answer: UK
"Cardiff" is the seaport of UK.
Correct Answer: France
"Marseilles" is the seaport of France.
Correct Answer: Portugal
"Lisbon" is the seaport of Portugal.
Correct Answer: UK
"Liverpool: is the seaport of UK.
Correct Answer: UK
"Manchester" is the seaport of UK.
Correct Answer: Sydney
Sydney of the following is the Sea Port of Australia.
Correct Answer: Lispon seaport
Lispon seaport of the following is not seaport of USA.
Correct Answer: Isreal
Hayfa is the seaport of Isreal.
Correct Answer: 44
44.
Correct Answer: 12
12. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (a) 11; Asia has 12 landlocked countries.
Correct Answer: 16
16. Note: OVERRIDE: book ticks (b) 15; Africa has 16 landlocked countries.
Correct Answer: Chile
Banteen is the famous seaport of Chile.
Correct Answer: Spain
Meldan is the seaport of Spain.
Correct Answer: Russia
Veloni seaport is belonged to Russia.
Correct Answer: South Korea
Trimkot Lake seaport is a seaport of South Korea.
Correct Answer: Denmark
Supervene is the seaport of Denmark.
Correct Answer: East Timor
Dili is capital and seaport of East Timor.
Correct Answer: Taiwan
Taipei is the seaport and capital of Taiwan. Note: FLAG: Taipei is the capital; its seaport is Keelung, but Taiwan is the intended answer.
Correct Answer: Filand
Nimo Mai is the seaport of Filand.
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Questions
405 questions, from book pp. 823-843 (4 printed items were dropped because they had no correct option among those offered).
World and Pakistan geography throughout: rivers, oceans and seas, canals, barrages and dams, mountains and plateaus, lakes and waterfalls, gulfs and bays, volcanoes and earthquakes, deserts and plains, passes and glaciers, straits, islands and peninsulas, and sea ports.
Yes. Every tick-marked answer was checked against the standard fact; where the book tick was wrong (for example the highest waterfall, the continent without glaciers, or the landlocked-country counts), the verified standard answer is published and the book error is recorded in the set notes.
The same geography facts are asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, OTS, PTS, CSS MPT and all other Pakistan one-paper exams.
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