Geography | MCQs

Explanation

The Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan, and it is also the country's national river.

Explanation

دریا ئے سندھ پاکستان کا قومی دریا بھی ہے۔

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar Lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was: Sindhu

6 Barrages constructed in the Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

Doab Chaj lies between the Chenab and Jhelum.

Doab Chaj lies on the southern fringes of the Kashmir valley.

Chaj Doab can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab, Pakistan

This doab covers:

 Gujrat District

Bhimber District

Mirpur District

Mandi Bahauddin District

Sargodha District

Lalian Tehsil of Chiniot District 

some areas of Jhang Tehsil of Jhang District.

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Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

Explanation

Murree is Pakistan's most developed and popular hill station located at an altitude of 2,291 meters (7,516 ft) above sea level.

Murree is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range

It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area

The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 

Murree was the summer headquarters of colonial Punjab

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Explanation

The Indus River rises near Mansarovar in Tibet and flows through India, Pakistan, and finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

Explanation

These rivers - Bolan, Nari, Pishin, Lora Mulla, Hingol, Rakhshan, Dusht, and Zhob - are all located in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan.

These play a vital role in the region's ecology and economy.

Many of these rivers originate in the mountain ranges of Balochistan and flow into the Arabian Sea or the Indus River.

Hingol River (the longest river in the province) covers a length of 560 kilometres.

Explanation

Nanga Parbat is known as the "Killer Mountain" due to unpredictable weather, steep inclines, and a high number of climbing fatalities.

It is one of the deadliest mountains in the world for mountaineers.

Additional information:

Nanga Parbat, locally known as Diamer, is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level.

Located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan region

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Explanation

Their average height varies between 600 and 1200 meters,

Sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

Sub-Himalayas are also known as Siwalik or Outer Himalayas.

 The range spans the modern-day countries of :

1. Pakistan,
2. India,
3. Nepal,
4. and Bhutan.

Explanation

The Karakorum Range is located in the north of Pakistan.

It includes some of the world's highest peaks like K2.

It lies between the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush ranges.

Explanation

Tilla Jogian is a historic and religious site situated in the Pothohar Plateau, Punjab,.

Mountain in the Salt Range of Pakistan's Punjab province.

The complex was the most important center for Hindu jogis in Punjab before 1947. 

Height: 975 meters 

Abandoned: 1947

Part of: Mountain