1- The Circumference of the Earth at the equator is:
a) 60075 km b) 50075 km
c) 40075 km d) none of these
2- The proportion reflected from the snow covered surface is called:
a) brook b) caldera c) sinusoid
d) none
3- Worldwide geocaching is carried out by:
a) GIS b) Remote Sensing
c) GPS d) None
4- Speed of the Earth at 45 N is:
a) 1180.7 km/hb) 2180.7km/h c) 3180.7 km/h d) None
5- Chemical compostion of the Earth dominating 34% by:
a) Silicon
b) Iron c) Magnesium d) None
6- Temperate, Torrid and Frigid Zones, one ancient example of world climates is attributed to:
a) Plate b) Herodotus c) Aristotle d) None
7- In Koppen Climate system Aw stands for:
a)Tropical Rainforest b) Tropical Monsoon
c) Tropica Savanna d) None
8- Which of the following civilization was shut down by droughts combined with devastating floods?
a) Nile b) Indus
c) Incae d) None
9-Pumice, Gabbro and Andesites are identified as:
a) Sedimentary Rocks b) Metamorphic Rocks
c) Igneous Rocks d) None
10- Great Barrier Reef is in the:
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean c) Indian Ocean d) None of these
11- A new sea has been officially created in the pacific Northwest is called:
a) Palish Sea b) Salish Sea c) Valish Sea d) None
12- On March 28, 2001 a tornado outbreak in Pakistan was experienced in:
a) sahiwal
b) Bhalwal c) Sajawal d) None of these
13- Agulhas is one of the warm currents of:
a) Indian Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Arctic Ocean d) None
14- A and formation with many caves caused by dolomite being dissolved by undergoing drainage is termed:
a) Horst b) Mesa c) Scree d) None
15- Frontal Zones where air masses are not moving against each other is called:
a) Occluded Fronts b) Stationary Fronts c) Warm Fronts d) None
16- Mountain ranges near water sources can receive high rainfalls because of:
a) Cyclonic activity b) Rain shadow effect
c) Orographic uplift d) None
17- Cartographers classify maps into two broad categories, reference maps and
a) Topographic maps
b) Thematic maps c) Attases d) None of these
18- The oldest known projection dating back to about 500 BC is:
a) Cylindrical Homolographic b) Gnomonic c) Mollweide d) None
19- Alexander Von Humboldt famous biogeographer produced five volumes of work in 1845, was called:
a) Kosmos b) Helios c) Mellios d) None
20- Normal cycle of erosion was devised by:
a) Karl Ritter b) Thornbury c) Monkhouse
d) None
these are correct answers
bad mcqs satements and way
got only 6 right in paper 1
and 14 right in paper 2
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More determined and driven work ethics due to frequent variability in the weather of the:
a) Higher Latitudes
b) Middle Latitudes c) Lower Latitudes d) None of these
2- Equational Paradox is an aspect of:
a) Cultural Geography b) Regional Geography c) Economic Geography d) None of these
3- Cliamtic determinism was intensely studied by:
a) Ellsworth Huntington b) Carl O Saver c) Carl Marx d) None of these
4- Environmental Problems must all be understood via:
a) Physical Processes
b) Social Processes c) Commercial Process d) None
5-The study of the number of population and its variations in time and space is called:
a) Population Dynamics b) Population Density c) Population Distribution d) None
6- Rapid Population growth in Urban areas perpetuates:
a) Crimes b) safety Issues
c) Poverty d) None of these
7- Sustainability of human settlements have become a matter of:
a) Global Concern b) Continental Concern c) Regional Concern d) None
8- Settlements can be ordered by size or other factors to define:
a) Morphology b) Landscape
c) Hierarchy d) None of these
9- South Asian agriculture is considered to be:
a) Intensive
b) subsistence c) Extensive d) None
10- Appalachian Industrial area hosts
a) Iron and Steelb) Textiles c) Chemicals d) None
it is famous for iron and steel but it offer great potential for minerals
so it may be chemicals. not sure
11- Turkey possess plenty of:
a) Power resources
b) Mineral Resources c) Water Resources d) None
there is doubt because mineral are 2.5 % while water resources are more
12- What had historically made geography unique was its attention to systematic description of areal variation said by:
a) Hart Shorne b) Charles Fisher c) Ann Buttimer
d) None
it was davis
13-Indus Water Treaty Projects were financed by:
a) Asian Development Bank
b) World Bank c) Former EEC d) None
14- Ninety percent of Russia is north of the:
a) 60th Paralle b) 55th Parallel
c) 50 Parallel d) None
15- Before 1950, Famine was a harsh reality in:
a) Poland b) Portugal
c) India d) None
16- Waterways are common transport means in Bengal for carrying:
a) Tea b) Jute c) Animals
d) none
in bengal these are used for cargo and people transportation
17- Greek Culture and power expanded into the near and Middle East during:
a) Archaic Period b) Classical Period
c) Hellenistic Period d) None
18- in the 5th and 4th Centuries BC the most advanced economy was founded in:
a) Italy b) France
c) Greece d) None
19- Geographic regions are based on distinctive quality of
a) Variety b) Homogenity c) ORigin d) None
20- Geography affects the culture of a region by:
a) What people do b) What people possess c) What people copy d) None
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both papers are made as such to ignore books of local authors
de blij has answers but if read carefully and kept sharp eye
subjective paper 1 is normal and balanced
but paper 2 is more like general knowledge and current affair style
this year geography has made tough
in my centre people attempted mcqs and when see subjective leave hall in hardly 25 minutes.at about 9:55 four in front of me and 3 from one side and 3 from other side left hall
in paper 2 ,there was a great laughter in hall when people see paper
everybody looked at each other ,openly saying 2 mcq atey he yar ,1 sawal ata he
fpsc has discouraged the previous trends and followed good but strict approach
lets see what geography has under its arms this year
Allah kher karey