Pakistan Geography

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Q1.Nanga Parbat is located in :

Medium
A Himalaya Mountains, Gilgit Baltistan
B Karakuram
C Hindu Kush
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A

Nanga Parbat is part of the Himalayan mountain range, located in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Q2.K-2 is in which mountain range?

Medium
A Himalaya
B Karakuram
C Hindukush
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

K2 is located in the Karakoram mountain range.

Q3.What is the height of K-2?

Medium
A 8,611 m
B 8,848 m
C 8,126 m
D 8,080 m
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: A

K-2, the second highest peak in the world, is 8,611 metres high.

Q4.Nanga Parbat is part of which mountain range?

Medium
A Karakoram
B Hindu Kush
C Himalayas
D Sulaiman
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) is the western anchor of the Himalayas.

Q5.Tirich Mir is the highest peak of which range?

Medium
A Karakoram
B Hindu Kush
C Himalayas
D Salt Range
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Tirich Mir (7,708 m) is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.

Q6.Which is the highest peak of Pakistan?

Easy
A Nanga Parbat
B K-2
C Rakaposhi
D Broad Peak
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

K-2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram Range is Pakistan's highest peak.

Q7.How many peaks above 8,000 m are in Pakistan?

Hard
A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Pakistan has five 8,000+ m peaks: K-2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum-I, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-II.

Q8.Second highest peak of Pakistan is?

Medium
A K-2
B Nanga Parbat
C Gasherbrum-I
D Broad Peak
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) is Pakistan's second highest peak after K-2.

Q9.Broad Peak is located in which range?

Medium
A Himalayas
B Karakoram
C Hindu Kush
D Sulaiman
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Broad Peak (8,051 m) lies in the Karakoram near K-2.

Q10.Rakaposhi peak is located in?

Medium
A Chitral
B Hunza (Nagar)
C Skardu
D Swat
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Rakaposhi (7,788 m) towers over the Nagar and Hunza valleys.

Q11.The Siachen Glacier lies in which range?

Medium
A Hindu Kush
B Karakoram
C Himalayas
D Pamir
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Siachen, the world's second longest non-polar glacier, is in the Karakoram.

Q12.Which is the longest glacier of Pakistan?

Hard
A Baltoro
B Siachen
C Biafo
D Batura
Mountains & Peaks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Siachen (~76 km) is the longest; Baltoro and Biafo are also major glaciers.

Q13.Which Pakistani peak is known as 'Dumani Peak'?

Easy
A Nanga Parbat
B Tirich Mir
C Rakaposhi
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: C

Q14.The world's highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier, is located in which mountain range?

Medium
A Himalayas
B Karakoram
C Hindu Kush
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks CSS 2026

Correct Answer: B

The Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, lies in the Karakoram mountain range.

Q15.What is the length of the Batura Glacier, making it one of the largest and longest glaciers outside the polar regions?

Hard
A 57 kilometers
B 61 kilometers
C 64 kilometers
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks CSS 2026

Correct Answer: C

The Batura Glacier in Pakistan is approximately 64 kilometers long, among the longest glaciers outside the polar regions.

Q16.K2 lies on the border between which countries?

Easy
A India-China
B Pak-India
C Pak-China
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: C

K2 is located between Pakistan and China, along the Karakoram range.

Q17.The Siachen Glacier lies in which mountain range?

Easy
A Himalayas
B Hindukush
C Karakoram
D None of these
Mountains & Peaks PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: C

The Siachen Glacier lies in the Karakoram Range.