3. Which of the following countries are land locked?
Correct : D. Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Portugal
4. The World’s largest Island is :
Correct : A. Greenland
5. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of:
Correct : B. Potohar Plateau
6. Punjab’s size in the total land mass of Pakistan is :
Correct : B. 25.8%
7. The “Shandur Pass” at the Height of 12,205 feet connects:
Correct : A. Chitral and Gilgit
8. The area lying between river Beas and the Ravi is called:-
Correct : C. Bari Doab
9. Which part of Punjab is famous for shisham Timber Forests?
Correct : A. Changa Manga
10. Which of the following Central Asian State is enriched with
the world’s largest mineral resources?
Correct : B. Kazakistan
11. The largest number of fatalities by earth quakes were recorded in :
Correct : D. Izmir (Turky)August, 17th 1999
12. Pakistan Forest institution is located in:
Correct : D. Peshawar
13. The archaeological site “Kot Diji” is located near the city of:
Correct : C. Khairpur
14. Pakistan is surrounded in the North West by:
Correct : D. Himalayas Range
15. The most precious gemstone “Emerald” are found in:
Correct : C. Swat
16. On a 1: 50,000 map, village A and B are 4.5 cm apart. What is the real distance in km?
Correct : C. 2 ¼ km
17. To show the distribution of People of Pakistan we should use:
Correct : B. Do method
18. The strength of wave action depends on all these EXCEPT:
Correct : A. Currents in the sea
19. Bore is caused by:
Correct : A. Rising tide while meeting river currents
20. Which of these is not a metamorphic rock?
Correct : C. Shale
21. Earthquakes are vibrations associated with all the following EXCEPT:
Correct : C. Subsidence of a geocyncline
22. Biological weathering occurs in the ways EXCEPT.
Correct : C. Reaction with humid acid
23. Which of the following has the highest annual rainfall?
Correct : A. Sialkot
24. The largest district of the Punjab by area is:
Correct : C. Bahawalpur
25. Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in:
Correct : A. 1984
26. Which of these is a process of transportation in a river?
Correct : C. Attrition
27. A canyon is a large form of:
Correct : B. Gorge
28. What kind of weathering takes place on the valley side
above the surface of the glacier?
Correct : D. Frost shattering
29. Which of the statements to about the Troposphere is not true?
Correct : D. It is about 350 km thick
30. A wind which reverses seasonally is known as wind.
Correct : C. Monsoon
31. The Stevenson screen contains all of these EXCEPT:
Correct : D. Anemometer
32. Weather describe the condition of ______ at any one time:
Correct : C. The atmosphere
33. Temperature increases with increasing altitude by 10øC for every ______ rise:
Correct : C. 250 m
34. Water vapour turns into clouds in the atmosphere when:
Correct : C. Dew point is reached
35. When a warm air is lifted off the surface in temperature depression it is called:
Correct : A. An occlusion
36. Afternoon rains in the equatorial region are the result of influences:
Correct : A. Convectional
37. Mediterranean regions are useful for all these EXCEPT?
Correct : B. Forestry
38. The best projection to suit the map of Pakistan is:
Correct : D. Conventional
39. The extinct Volcanic Peak of Koh-i-Sultan is in:
Correct : D. Pakistan
40. The length of River Ganges is approx:
Correct : A. 2500 km
41. Deccan Plateau is in:
Correct : B. Asia
42. The only river in Pakistan flows, SW-NE direction:
Correct : C. The Zhobe
43. Potwar Plateau bounded on the south by:
Correct : C. Salt range
44. The Mountain Peak of Takht-i-Sulaiman is in:
Correct : C. Pakistan
45. Black Race is not in:
Correct : B. Portugal
46. SURMA is the name of.
Correct : A. River
47. Transportation and trade are:
Correct : C. Tertiary activities
48. ‘Kyoto Protocol’ is an international treaty relating to:
Correct : B. Environmental problems
49. Which of the following Sufi saints belong to “Chistia order”?
Correct : C. Hazrat Farid-ud-Din Ganj Shakar
50. The longest river in South Asia is:
Correct : C. The Brahm putra
51. The total length of Railways in Pakistan is:
Correct : B. 8875 km
52. The length of River Indus is:
Correct : A. 2880 km
53. The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is:
Correct : D. Malakand
54. The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in:
Correct : A. 1932
55. World’s density of population (1990 estimate):
Correct : B. 39 person per sq km
56. Which of the following continents has no desert?
Correct : D. Europe
57. Which of the following regions is ‘Peninsula’?
Correct : D. All of above.
58. The richest fishing ground in the world:
Correct : B. North Eastern Asia
59. The oldest Iron and steel industry centre in India is:
Correct : D. Jamshedpur
60. Buddhism accounts for 100% of the total population in:
Correct : B. Bhutan
61. Maize, Rice and Wheat are generally referred as:
Correct : B. Cereal Crops
62. The largest latitude circle on earth is:
Correct : C. The Equator
63. World’s largest Delta is:
Correct : C. Sunderlands (India)
64. Which is the largest tea producing country in the world?
Correct : C. India
65. Three Persian Gulf Islands, Abu Mussa, The Greater and
Lesser Tunbs, are disputed between:
Correct : B. Iran and U.A.E.
66. “Darwin” is the seaport of:
Correct : A. Australia
67. Which country produces maximum gold?
Correct : B. South Africa
68. Which city is called “City of seven hills”?
Correct : D. Rome
69. “Broadway” (New York U.S.A.) is the world’s largest:
Correct : B. Thoroughfare
70. What is meant by “Equinox”?
Correct : B. The shortest day
71. The season changes because of the:
Correct : C. Earth is revolving round the sun
72. The distance of longitude represents how many minutes
difference in time:
Correct : B. 4 minutes
73. ‘49th Parallel’ is a boundary line between:
Correct : D. USA and Canada
74. “Zardak” is the highest peak of:
Correct : C. Kirthar range
75. When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then its time will be:
Correct : A. Ahead
76. What is the age of the earth?
Correct : D. 5500 million years
77. “Antarctica” is situated in the:
Correct : B. South Pole
78. Which continent is termed as “Dark continent”?
Correct : B. Africa
79. The biggest desert “Sahara” is in:
Correct : C. Africa
80. The country which is first in Petroleum oil production is?
Correct : D. Saudi Arabia
81. Maximum quantity of diamonds are found in:
Correct : D. Africa
82. In which continent is the Alps mountains to be found?
Correct : D. Europe
83. “London” is situated by the side of which river?
Correct : D. Thames
84. “Madagascar” is the largest island in the:
Correct : C. Indian Ocean
85. “Suez” Canal is between:
Correct : A. Red sea and Mediterranean
86. Which is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
Correct : B. 22nd December
87. The animal Kangaroo is to be found in :
Correct : B. Australia
88. The earth’s rotation on its axis is from:
Correct : D. West to East
89. Which country has the largest production of aluminium?
Correct : C. U.S.A.
90. To control was environmental hazards, United Nations will
hold the “Earth Summit 2002” in:
Correct : C. South Africa
91. By area, the World’s largest country is:
Correct : C. Russia
92. Which country is known as “Land of midnight sun”?
Correct : D. Norway
93. Rainfall related to mountains is:
Correct : A. Orographic rainfall
94. Which waterway gives the source of terrestrial moisture?
Correct : C. Lakes
95. Bangladesh has a dispute over the construction of a dam on
Naaf river with:
Correct : B. Myanmar
96. A large group of islands is known as
Correct : B. Archipelago
97. A large coral reef containing islands encompassing a sea
water lagoon is named:
Correct : B. Atoll
98. These are only two double land-locked countries in the world. Double land locked means a land-locked country which is also surrounded by land locked neighbouring countries. Name both the countries?
Correct : A. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
99. Basin is a low land area. Which are the largest basins in the
face of the earth?
Correct : B. Oceans
100. Among these SAARC countries which is not land locked?