The name ‘Karakoram’ is usually explained as meaning what in Turkic?
Correct answer C. Black gravel
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Pakistan Studies MCQs
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Siachen Glacier lies in which part of the Karakoram?
Correct answer D. Eastern Karakoram
Concordia, the famous campsite with views of K2, lies at the meeting point of the Baltoro and which other glacier?
Correct answer D. Godwin-Austen Glacier
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The Baltoro Glacier is located in which district of Gilgit-Baltistan?
Correct answer D. Shigar
The Biafo and Hispar glaciers are linked by which high pass to form one of the longest glacial routes outside the polar regions?
Correct answer B. Hispar La
Kirthar National Park is located in which province?
Correct answer A. Sindh
Ayubia National Park is part of which hill area?
Correct answer A. Galyat
On which date did the major Kashmir earthquake strike northern Pakistan in 2005?
Correct answer B. 8 October 2005
Which city was largely destroyed by an earthquake on 31 May 1935?
Correct answer B. Quetta
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Which 1945 event generated a deadly tsunami along Pakistan’s coast?
Correct answer B. The Makran earthquake
What is the main cause of frequent earthquakes in northern Pakistan?
Correct answer D. Collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates
The September 2013 Awaran earthquake caused what unusual feature to appear off the coast of Gwadar?
Correct answer B. A small mud island
A sudden flood caused when water bursts out of a lake dammed by a glacier is known by which abbreviation?
Correct answer D. GLOF
Which federal body, created in 2007, leads disaster management in Pakistan?
Correct answer A. National Disaster Management Authority
To which mountain range does K2 belong?
Correct answer D. Karakoram
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What is the generally accepted height of K2?
Correct answer B. 8,611 metres
Which nation’s expedition made the first ascent of K2 in 1954?
Correct answer C. Italy
By which alternative name, honouring a British surveyor, is K2 also known?
Correct answer B. Mount Godwin-Austen
The label ‘K2’ originated from which survey of the nineteenth century?
Correct answer D. The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world, lies in which district of Gilgit-Baltistan?
Correct answer B. Diamer