Mountain | MCQs

Explanation

At 8,611 m K2 is the tallest mountain in the region, and three others within 20 km top 8,000 m.

The Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders of China, India, and Pakistan.

Extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan also.

Explanation

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 in and around Islamabad is a branch of the?

ND-8-08-2023

Explanation

The Tibetan Plateau (Pamir Plateau) is known as the Roof of the World.

It's also the thickest crust in the world, between 70 and 90 kilometers.

The plateau is the world's largest and highest.

Its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet).

Additional information 

The Shandur Pass in Pakistan is also sometimes called "the roof of the world".

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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Explanation

Saiful Muluk is located in the Mansehra district.

about 9 kilometres  north of Naran, in the northern part of Kaghan Valley.

Malika Parbat, the highest peak in the valley is near the lake.

Explanation

Explanation

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

Sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

Their average height varies between 600 and 1200 meters,

 The range spans the modern-day countries of :

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

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Explanation

Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Explanation

• Naga Parbat is the second highest peak in Pakistan
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• Nanga Parbat, also called Diamir, is one of the world's tallest mountains, 26,660 feet (8,126 meters) high,
• situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region.
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• K-2 is the second highest peak of the World
• The five highest peak in Asia are located in pakistan.

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Explanation

• The Hindu Kush is a vast mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
• The Hindu Kush is 800 kilometers (500 miles) long and covers an area of roughly 152,800 square kilometers (59,000 square meters).