The Margalla Hills overlooking Islamabad are foothills of which mountain system?
Correct answer C. Himalaya
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Mountains and Glaciers MCQs
Mountains and Glaciers MCQs are multiple-choice questions on Pakistan's mountain ranges, highest peaks, mountain passes and glaciers, from the Karakoram to the ranges of Balochistan. Every question on MCQs360 shows the correct answer instantly, so you can check names, heights and locations as you revise.
- Pakistan History 221
- Pakistan Movement 219
- Constitution of Pakistan 200
- Pakistan Geography 116
- Pakistan Economy 83
- Pakistan Politics 62
- Mountains and Glaciers 49
- Famous Places in Pakistan 37
- Defence & Armed Forces 37
- IMP Days of Pakistan 36
- Punjab 35
- Balochistan 34
- Sindh 33
- Khyber Pakhtoon Khawah 31
- Gilgit Baltistan 31
- ICT AND AJK 26
The Batura Glacier, which reaches close to the Karakoram Highway near Passu, is in which area?
Correct answer D. Upper Hunza (Gojal)
The Great Trango Tower, known for one of the tallest near-vertical rock faces in the world, rises above which glacier?
Correct answer C. Baltoro
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The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar with which Afghan city?
Correct answer D. Jalalabad
The Bolan Pass links Quetta with which lowland area?
Correct answer D. Sibi and the Kachhi plain
The Lowari Pass, now bypassed by a tunnel, connects Chitral with which district?
Correct answer B. Dir
The Babusar Pass connects the Kaghan valley with which town on the Karakoram Highway?
Correct answer A. Chilas
The Kohat Pass and its tunnel provide a link between Kohat and which city?
Correct answer D. Peshawar
The Gomal Pass provides a route between Pakistan and Afghanistan from which region?
Correct answer A. South Waziristan and Dera Ismail Khan
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The Tochi Pass is located in which district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Correct answer D. North Waziristan
The Khojak Pass and railway tunnel lie on the route from Quetta to which border town?
Correct answer D. Chaman
Which mountain pass between Chitral and Gilgit hosts an annual polo festival?
Correct answer C. Shandur Pass
The Malakand Pass is the main road gateway into which valley?
Correct answer A. Swat
The Salt Range forms the southern edge of which plateau?
Correct answer C. Pothohar Plateau
The hill station of Fort Munro lies in which mountain range?
Correct answer D. Sulaiman Range
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Takht-e-Sulaiman, a famous summit linked by legend to Prophet Sulaiman, belongs to which range?
Correct answer A. Sulaiman Range
The Kirthar Range forms a natural boundary between which two provinces?
Correct answer A. Sindh and Balochistan
Gorakh Hill station in Dadu district is located in which range?
Correct answer C. Kirthar Range
The Toba Kakar Range lies along the border of which province with Afghanistan?
Correct answer A. Balochistan
The rock formation known as the ‘Princess of Hope’ is found in which range?
Correct answer A. Makran Coastal Range
About Mountains and Glaciers MCQs
Questions on the northern mountains cover the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush ranges and their best-known peaks, including K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, the Gasherbrums, Rakaposhi and Tirich Mir. They ask about heights, first ascents and the climbers involved, and about nicknames such as the Killer Mountain. Glacier questions cover Siachen, Baltoro, Biafo and Batura, which are among the longest glaciers outside the polar regions.
Pass questions deal with routes such as the Khyber, Khunjerab, Babusar, Lowari, Shandur and Bolan passes and the places they connect. Questions on the western and southern ranges cover the Sulaiman, Kirthar and Salt Ranges and the boundaries they form between provinces and regions. A few questions also cover the Karakoram Highway, mountain lakes and valleys such as Hunza, Kaghan and Chitral that lie along these routes.
Key facts to remember
- K2, at 8,611 metres, is the highest peak in Pakistan and lies in the Karakoram Range.
- K2 was first climbed in 1954 by the Italians Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli.
- Nanga Parbat, at 8,126 metres, was first climbed by Hermann Buhl in 1953.
- Five of the world's fourteen peaks above 8,000 metres are in Pakistan.
- The Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram Highway links Pakistan with China.
- The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar with Afghanistan on the route to Kabul.
Exams that include Mountains and Glaciers MCQs
Pakistan
- CSS
- PMS
- PPSC
- FPSC
- SPSC
- KPPSC
- NTS
How to prepare for Mountains and Glaciers MCQs
- Learn the peaks range by range: Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush.
- Make a table of the highest peaks with their height, range and first ascent.
- Learn each pass with the two places it connects and the province or region it lies in.
- Remember nicknames, such as Killer Mountain for Nanga Parbat and Savage Mountain for K2.
Frequently asked questions
Which peaks in Pakistan are higher than 8,000 metres?
Pakistan has five of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II. All except Nanga Parbat, which is in the Himalaya, lie in the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Which exams ask about Pakistan's mountains and glaciers?
These questions appear in the CSS Pakistan Affairs and Geography papers and in PMS, PPSC, FPSC, SPSC, KPPSC and NTS general knowledge sections. They are also common in armed forces initial tests.
Last reviewed October 2026