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Written by Prof. Ayesha Malik (Pakistan Studies)

22 Government jobs Pakistan affairs questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. The highest peak in Pakistan is:

    • 1 Nanga Parbat
    • 2 Tirich Mir
    • 3 K2
    • 4 Broad Peak
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    Correct answer: K2

    K2 is 8,611 m high and is the second highest mountain in the world.

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  2. The longest river of Pakistan is the:

    • 1 Jhelum
    • 2 Ravi
    • 3 Indus
    • 4 Chenab
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    Correct answer: Indus

    The Indus flows for about 2,900 km and enters the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

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  3. The largest province of Pakistan by area is:

    • 1 Punjab
    • 2 Balochistan
    • 3 Sindh
    • 4 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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    Correct answer: Balochistan

    Balochistan covers about 44 percent of the country's area.

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  4. The most populous province of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Sindh
    • 2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • 3 Punjab
    • 4 Balochistan
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    Correct answer: Punjab

    Punjab has more than half of the population of the country.

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  5. The Tarbela Dam is built on the river:

    • 1 Indus
    • 2 Chenab
    • 3 Jhelum
    • 4 Kabul
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    Correct answer: Indus

    Tarbela is on the Indus and is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.

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  6. The Mangla Dam is built on the river:

    • 1 Jhelum
    • 2 Indus
    • 3 Sutlej
    • 4 Ravi
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    Correct answer: Jhelum

    Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum near Mirpur in Azad Kashmir.

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  7. The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with:

    • 1 China
    • 2 Afghanistan
    • 3 Iran
    • 4 India
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    Correct answer: China

    It links Hasan Abdal with Kashgar through the Khunjerab Pass. It was opened to traffic in 1979.

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  8. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor connects Gwadar with:

    • 1 Lhasa
    • 2 Beijing
    • 3 Kashgar in Xinjiang
    • 4 Tashkent
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    Correct answer: Kashgar in Xinjiang

    CPEC links the port of Gwadar to Kashgar in western China.

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  9. The Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India was signed in:

    • 1 1972
    • 2 1947
    • 3 1960
    • 4 1965
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    Correct answer: 1960

    The treaty was signed at Karachi in 1960, with the World Bank as a party.

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  10. The most important cash crop of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Maize
    • 2 Cotton
    • 3 Sugarcane
    • 4 Wheat
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    Correct answer: Cotton

    Cotton feeds the textile industry, which is the largest export sector of Pakistan.

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  11. The largest lake of Pakistan, a freshwater lake, is:

    • 1 Rawal Lake
    • 2 Keenjhar
    • 3 Saif ul Malook
    • 4 Manchar Lake
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    Correct answer: Manchar Lake

    Manchar Lake in Sindh is the largest freshwater lake of Pakistan.

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  12. The deepest seaport of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Ormara
    • 2 Gwadar
    • 3 Port Qasim
    • 4 Karachi
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    Correct answer: Gwadar

    Gwadar has a deep water port on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan.

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  13. The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with:

    • 1 China
    • 2 Afghanistan
    • 3 Iran
    • 4 India
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    Correct answer: Afghanistan

    It links Peshawar with Jalalabad in Afghanistan.

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  14. The Thar Desert is in the province of:

    • 1 Sindh
    • 2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • 3 Punjab
    • 4 Balochistan
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    Correct answer: Sindh

    Tharparkar lies in the south east of Sindh.

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  15. The capital of Gilgit-Baltistan is:

    • 1 Hunza
    • 2 Gilgit
    • 3 Chilas
    • 4 Skardu
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    Correct answer: Gilgit

    Gilgit is the capital of the territory.

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  16. The only river of Pakistan that flows through the whole length of the country is the:

    • 1 Sutlej
    • 2 Indus
    • 3 Ravi
    • 4 Jhelum
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    Correct answer: Indus

    The Indus rises in Tibet and flows through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.

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  17. The most important food crop of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Barley
    • 2 Maize
    • 3 Rice
    • 4 Wheat
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    Correct answer: Wheat

    Wheat is the main staple and the largest crop by area.

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  18. The Pakistan Steel Mills is located near:

    • 1 Faisalabad
    • 2 Karachi
    • 3 Quetta
    • 4 Lahore
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    Correct answer: Karachi

    It is at Pipri, near Karachi.

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  19. The Salt Range is famous for the mines of:

    • 1 Gold
    • 2 Coal
    • 3 Copper
    • 4 Salt
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    Correct answer: Salt

    The Khewra salt mine in the Salt Range is among the largest in the world.

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  20. Sui in Balochistan is famous for:

    • 1 Salt
    • 2 Coal
    • 3 Cotton
    • 4 Natural gas
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    Correct answer: Natural gas

    Sui gas field was found in 1952 and gave Pakistan its first big supply of natural gas.

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  21. The Chashma Barrage is located on the:

    • 1 Ravi
    • 2 Jhelum
    • 3 Chenab
    • 4 Indus
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    Correct answer: Indus

    It is on the Indus near Mianwali in Punjab.

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  22. Pakistan's largest export is:

    • 1 Textile products
    • 2 Leather
    • 3 Sports goods
    • 4 Rice
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    Correct answer: Textile products

    Textiles and clothing provide more than half of Pakistan's exports.

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