Geology | MCQs

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A glacier is a river of ice sliding down a mountain carrying along with morainic material.

Glaciers usually deform and get down their weight.

On earth, 99% of glacial ice is there in vast ice sheets in the polar regions and the mountain ranges.

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     Fifth largest planet in the solar system is: Earth

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Valley glacier is a glacier usually originating in a cirque at a valley head or in a plateau ice cap and flowing downward between the walls of a valley.

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The Margalla Hills are part of the Himalayan foothills. 

The Margalla Hills is a hill range located north of Islamabad and south of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Margalla Hills within the Margalla Hills National Park 

The Margalla range has an area of 12,605 hectares.

The highest peak of Margalla Hills is Tilla Charouni

Elevation: 1,604 m (5,262 ft)

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related question

Which country's capital is situated near the Margalla Hills?
Margalla Hills, a hill range, is a part of which mountain range?

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The Soan Valley, known for its ancient civilization, is located in the Pothohar Plateau region of Pakistan, near the northern part of the Punjab province.

The Soan Valley is also home to the Soan River.

It flows through the valley and supports a diverse range of flora and fauna.

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"Below" is used for something at a lower level, without implying direct contact — ideal for minerals beneath the surface.

Below means نیچے

Under means اس کے تحت

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The Himalayas are spread across five countries Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan. 

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• Gilgit Baltistan is the biggest province geological circumstance of Pakistan
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• Gilgit-Baltistan is home to all five of Pakistan's "eight-thousanders" and to more than fifty peaks above 7,000 meters (23,000 ft).
• Gilgit-Baltistan has been under Pakistan administration since 1947