Topic MCQs · Pakistan Studies
40 MCQs on Pakistan — Geography sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 14 solved papers (2005–2026). Below are the top 37 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Haripur, KPK
Tarbela Dam, built on the Indus River, is located in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
From: Pakistan Studies Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Nowshera
Azakhel Dry Port is located in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a key inland cargo terminal facilitating trade with Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing.
From: PERA Enforcement Officer & Investigation Officer Solved Past Paper 2026 (PPSC) (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Manchar
Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan's largest natural freshwater lake.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 1 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Indus
The Indus is the longest river in Pakistan.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 1 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
The Siachen Glacier region is the other party to the dispute with Pakistan.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: All of these
Pakistan shares maritime boundaries with India, Iran and Oman in the Arabian Sea.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Karachi
Karachi is Sindh's largest city and Pakistan's largest city overall.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
Pakistan's four land neighbours are Afghanistan, Iran, China and India.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Manchar
Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan's largest natural freshwater lake.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 2 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
The Pakistan-India border (about 3,323 km) is longer than the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (about 2,670 km).
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Manchar Lake
Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan's largest natural freshwater lake.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Thar Desert
The Thar Desert, mostly in Sindh, is Pakistan's largest desert.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: K2
K2 (8,611 m) is Pakistan's highest peak and the world's second highest.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
The Indus flows through India (Ladakh) before entering Pakistan; India is the conventional one-liner answer.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Karachi
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city by population.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
The Pakistan-India border (about 3,323 km) is longer than the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (about 2,670 km).
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 4 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Afghanistan & Iran
Pakistan's western neighbours are Afghanistan and Iran.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 4 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: China
The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan with China through the Khunjerab Pass.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 4 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Chaman
The Khojak Pass connects Qila Abdullah with Chaman on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set - General Knowledge One-Liners (Booklet 5) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Chitral
The Lowari Pass connects Dir with Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set - General Knowledge One-Liners (Booklet 5) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Gwadar
The Makran Coastal Highway runs from Karachi to Gwadar, making Gwadar its farthest point from Karachi.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set - General Knowledge One-Liners (Booklet 5) (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Manchar
Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan's largest natural freshwater lake.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set — Q101–150 (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Karachi Port
Karachi Port is Pakistan's largest and busiest port by cargo handled.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set — Q101–150 (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Indus Delta
Pakistan's largest mangrove forest is in the Indus Delta, in Sindh.
From: PMS 2026 GK Tough GK Mock — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Balochistan
Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province by area.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Killer Mountain
Nanga Parbat is known as the Killer Mountain because of the high number of climber deaths on its slopes.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Indus River
The Indus River, about 3,180 km long, is Pakistan's longest river.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: K-2
K-2 (8,611 m) is Pakistan's tallest mountain and the second-highest peak in the world.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Oman
Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman in 1958.
From: PMS Screening 2025 GK Recall List — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan
The ancient port city of Bhambore is in Thatta District, Sindh.
From: PMS Screening 2025 GK Recall List — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Neelum Valley lies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, along the Neelum River.
From: PMS Screening 2025 GK Recall List — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Balochistan
Karez (qanat) underground irrigation channels are characteristic of Balochistan.
From: PMS Screening 2025 GK Recall List — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: 8
At the time of independence in 1947, there were 8 towns in Pakistan with a population exceeding 10,000 inhabitants.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Jhelum
Mangla Dam, one of the largest in Pakistan, is built on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: China
The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan with China, running from Hasan Abdal to Kashgar through the Khunjerab Pass.
From: CSS MPT 2023 General Knowledge Fragment (Q51–70) — Solved One-Liners with Answers (2023) · CSS
Correct Answer: Punjab
The major segment of the Saraiki-speaking population lives in Punjab.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
The bank holds 40 questions tagged "Pakistan — Geography" under Pakistan Studies, drawn from 14 solved papers (2005–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 37 are distinct; this page shows the top 37.
They are pulled from the solved papers in the GK360 archive — PMS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC papers among them — and every card on this page names its source paper and year, so you can open the full paper from the Past Papers archive.
Yes — 37 of the 37 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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