Pakistan | MCQs

Explanation

Gwadar Port is located on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan, Pakistan.

It was opened in 2002.

Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman on September 8, 1958.

It was officially became part of Pakistan on December 8, 1958.

Gwadar was under Omani rule for 174 years, from 1783 to 1958.

Additional information

Pakistan has three big sea ports:

1. Karachi Port
2. Muhammad Bin Qasim port
3. Gwadar port

Explanation

• The new length of the Coastline of Pakistan is 1,058 km (650 miles).
• The old length of the Coastline of Pakistan is 1,046 km (650 miles).
• It is divided into two parts: the Sindh Coast, stretching 270 km, and the Makran Coast, extending 720 km.
• The majority of Pakistan's coastline is located in Balochistan.
• Geographically, the coast of Pakistan includes the Gwadar Coast, Lasbela Coast, Karachi Coast, Thatta Coast.
• Thatta Coast from Korangi Creek to the Indian border at Sir Creek.
• The Rann of Kutch from Badin to Tharparkar District.

Most Important Note:

• If the length of the coastline of Pakistan is stated as 1046 km, that would be correct.
• Similarly, if it is stated as 1058 km in other MCQs, that would also be correct.

Explanation

Justice Abdul Rashid was the first honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid was Born: on 29 June 1889; in Lahore

Awards:  Knight Bachelor, Star of India, and Hilal-e-Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid Died on: 6 November 1981 (aged 92); in Islamabad

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid Appointed by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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The longest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan is Mohammad Haleem

The shortest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan was Muhammad Shahabuddin

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 list of Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1949 to 2022

Explanation

List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

Explanation

Thar Desert is the largest desert in Pakistan and the only subtropical desert in Asia.

The Thar Desert is the 3rd largest in Asia.

The Thar Desert spans an area of 175,000 square kilometers and covers large areas of Pakistan and India.

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Pakistan hosts five major deserts which were historic forests.

1.       Cholistan (Bahawalpur, Punjab)

2.       Thal (Bkhar district of Punjab)

3.       Katpana desert (Sakardu)

4.       Kharan desert (Balochistan)

5.       Thar desert (Sindh)

Explanation

K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin

K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.

Godwin Austen was an English topographer (surveyor) 

'K' standing for Karakoram.

Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.

 after the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

Mount K2 is part of the Karakorum Range located on the border of Pakistan and China.

K2 height 8,611 meters

It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

Explanation

There have been only 7 nationwide censuses.

1. The First Census was held in Pakistan in 1951.
2. The Second Census was held in Pakistan in 1961.
3. The Third Census was held in Pakistan in 1972.
4. The Fourth Census was held in Pakistan in 1981.
5. The Fifth Census was held in Pakistan in 1998.
6. The Sixth Census was held in Pakistan in 2017.
7. The Seventh Census was held in Pakistan in 2023.

Census has been undertaken every 10 years.

It was beginning in 1872 under British viceroy.

Explanation

River Indus flow from Country China, India, Pakistan

River Indus flow from State Ladakh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tibet

Sources of water Tibetan Plateau, Senge Zangbu, Gar River

Tributaries Sutlej River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, Ravi River,

Mouth Arabian Sea near Thatta

The Indus River originates in Tibet and follows a circuitous route southward through the Himalaya Mountains to the Arabian Sea,