solved mcq`s of past papers(2001-2011)
 

paper 1 (2001)


(1) Which of the following is sedimentary rock:
[B](a) Lignite[/B]
(b) Granite
(c) Graphite
(d) None of these

(2) As per Suess the specific gravity of Sima (layer) lies between:
(a) 2.75 and 2.90
[B](b) 2.90 and 4.75[/B]
(c) 2.85 and 3.75
(d) None of these

(3) The water that trickles down the side of the Cave deposits Carbonate of lime in layers is called:
(a) Stalagmite
(b) Dolomite
[B](c) Stalactite[/B]
(d) None of these

(4) Pene plains are the type of:
(a) Coastal Plains
(b) Depositional Plains
[B](c) Erosional Plains[/B]
(d) None of these

(5) Mountain belts are the relief features of:
[B](a) First Order[/B]
(b) Second Order
(c) Third Order
(d) None of these

(6) According to Krummel water covers ___________ of the globe.
[B](a) 70.8%[/B]
(b) 71.7%
(c) 70.8%
(d) None of these

(7) The Pacific Ocean is roughly __________ in shape.
(a) Conical
[B](b) Triangular[/B]
(c) Circular
(d) None of these

(8) The seismic sea wave from travels at speed of ____ Per hour.
(a) 200 to 300 KM
[B](b) 500 to 800 KM[/B]
(c) 350 to 450 KM
(d) None of these

(9) The cerntre of moon is about _________ Miles from the centre of the earth.
[B](a) 240,000 miles[/B]
(b) 236,000 miles
(c) 238,000 miles
(d) None of these

(10) Globigerina ooze is made up chiefly of:
(a) Frustules
(b) Foraminifera
[B](c) Silica[/B]
(d) None of these

(11) Ordnance maps were first made in:
(a) Sixteenth Century
[B](b) Seventeenth Century[/B]
(c) Eighteenth Century
(d) None of these

(12) The largest scale maps are generally known as:
(a) Climate maps
(b) Atlas maps
[B](c) Cadastral maps[/B]
(d) None of these

(13) The best suited projection for map of Tundras is:
[B](a) Zenithal[/B]
(b) Conical
(c) Mercetor’s
(d) None of these

(14) To show the distribution of animals on a map we prefer to use:
(a) Shade method
(b) Isopleth
[B](c) Dot method[/B]
(d) None of these

(15) Which of the following symbols is used to show storm on a weather map:
(a) >->->---->->----->
(b) >->->---->->->---->
(c) >->->------->---->
(d) None of these

(16) For every 900 ft of rise in elevation the mercury column falls:
(a) 1/20
[B](b) 1/30[/B]
(c) 1/39
(d) None of these

(17) Clouds and ground reflection loss of radiant energy of the Sun is:
(a) 19.5%
[B](b) 25%[/B]
(c) 27.3%
(d) None of these

(18) Any object moving horizontally in the northern hemisphere tends to deflect to the:
(a) Left
(b) Centre
[B](c) Right[/B]
(d) None of these

(19) The type of Clouds which causes Hail are called
(a) Cumulonimbus
(b) Stratiform
(c) Altocumulus
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(20) Tropical Desert and Steppe climates occur between latitudes:
[B](a) 15° to 35° N and S[/B]
(b) 10° to 25° N
(c) 10° to 20° N and S
(d) None of these
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paper 2

(1) Warsak Dam is situated on:
(a) Indus River
[B](b) Kabul River[/B]
(c) Kurram River
(d) Sawat River
(e) None of these

(2) Urbanization started with:
(a) Bronze Age
(b) Iron Age
[B](c) Agricultural Revolution[/B]
(d) Industrial Revolution
(e) None of these

(3) Gulf of Bothnia is located between:
(a) Norway and Denmark
[B](b) Sweden and Finland [/B]
(c) Ireland and Scotland
(d) None of these

(4) Arrange the following Passes according to their heights from the sea level.
(a) Bolan Pass(4)
(b) Gomal Pass(3)
(c) Shandur Pass(2)
(d) Babusar Pass(1)
(e) None of these

(5) Leading fishing country in the world
(a) Chile
[B](b) Japan[/B]
(c) Norway
(d) U.S.A.
(e) None of these

(6) Naples is a sea port of:
(a) Spain
[B](b) Italy[/B]
(c) France
(d) None of these

(7) Rubber is mainly grown in:
(a) North West Europe
[B](b) South East Asia[/B]
(c) North East of USA
(d) None of these

(8) Largest Desert among the following:
[B](a) Arabian Desert[/B]
(b) Gobi Desert
(c) Kalahari Desert
(d) Atacama Desert
(e) None of these

(9) Isle of Wight is situated in:
(a) Atlantic Ocean
[B](b) English Channel[/B]
(c) Irish Sea
(d) North Sea
(e) None of these

(10) Tirana is the capital of:
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Romania
[B](c) Albania[/B]
(d) None of these

(11) Bali Island is situated in:
(a) Philippine Island
[B](b) Indonesia Island[/B]
(c) West Indies Island
(d) Japan Island
(e) None of these

(12) Largest River among these
(a) Mississippi
(b) Yenisei
[B](c) Amazon[/B]
(d) Yangtze
(e) None of these

(13) Mt. Blanc is situated in:
[B](a) Italy[/B]
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) None of these

(14) Highest Mountain Peak among these:
(a) Nanga Parbet
(b) McKinley
(c) Kanchenjunga
[B](d) Godwin Austen [/B]
(e)None of these

(15) Great Salt Lake is situated in:
(a) Iowa State
[B](b) Utah State[/B]
(c) Minnesota State
(d) Nerada State
(e) None of these

(16) Largest Mt. Range is
(a) Andeo Mountains
(b) Alps
[B](c) Rockies[/B]
(d)Himalayas
(e) None of these

(17) Port Palermo is located in:
[B](a) Tyrrhenian Sea[/B]
(b) Adriatic Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) None of these

(18) “Gulf of Carpentaria” is in:
(a) Indian Ocean
[B](b) Pacific Ocean[/B]
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) None of these

(19) “Cape York Peninsula”
(a) New Zealand
[B](b) Australia[/B]
(c) Indonesia
(d) None of these

(20) Highest Capital city located in the world
(a) Lhasa
[B](b) La Pez[/B]
(c) Bogota
(d) None of these

paper 1 (2002)

(1) Instrument used for the measurement of wind speed is called
(a) Altimeter
(b) Barometer
[B](c) Anemometer[/B]
(d) None of these

(2) Vernal equinox occurs on:
(a) December 21
(b) September 23
(c) June 21
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(3) Atmospheric pressure at sea level is:
(a) 750 mm
[B](b) 760 mm[/B]
(c) 770 mm
(d) None of these

(4) When there is an active upward ascent of lighter warm air over the cold dense air, the front is called:
(a) Cold front
[B](b) Warm foot[/B]
(c) Occluded front
(d) None of these

(5) On 21st of June the sun shines vertically on the:
(a) Tropic of Capricorn
[B](b) Tropic of cancer[/B]
(c) Equator
(d) Arctic circle
(e) None of these

(6) The hot molten material erupted from a volcano is called:
[B](a) Lava[/B]
(b) Magma
(c) Pyro-clast
(d) None of these

(7) The point in the earth from where seismic waves spread out in all directions is:
(a) Seismic Center
(b) Epicenter
[B](c) Earthquake focus [/B]
(d) None of these

(8) The continental crust ranges from:
(a) 7 to 20 Km in thickness
(b) 20 to 70 Km in thickness
(c) 40 to 150 Km in thickness
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(9) Marble is a:
(a) Sedimentary rock
(b) Igneous rock
[B](c) Metamorphic rock[/B]
(d) None of these

(10) Yardang is produced by:
(a) River
(b) Glacier
[B](c) Wind[/B]
(d) Volcanic activity
(e) None of these

(11) Continental glacier produces the following feature on the earth surface.
(a) V-shaped Valley
(b) U-shaped Valley
(c) Hanging Valley
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(12) The deepest point in the ocean bottom is in:
(a) Indian ocean
(b) Atlantic ocean
[B](c) Pacific ocean[/B]
(d) Arctic ocean
(e) None of these

(13) The flat ocean bottom lying near the continents is called:
(a) Peneplain
(b) Archipelagic Apron
(c) Lacustrine Plain
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(14) Benguela current flows near the western coast of:
(a) Australia
(b) South Africa
[B](c) Africa[/B]
(d) None of these

(15) Waves are caused by:
(a) Gravitational force of moon
(b) Gravitational force of earth
(c) Solar radiation
[B](d) Winds[/B]
(e) None of these

(16) Conical Projection is best suited for:
(a) Polar Regions
(b) Equatorial Regions
[B](c) Temperate latitudes[/B]
(d) None of these

(17) Zero degree meridian is:
(a) 15° East of Prime Meridian
(b) 10° East of Prime Meridian
(c) 5° West of Prime Meridian
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(18) A map on RF 1:2400 will be:
(a) A Large Scale map
(b) Small Scale map
[B](c) Medium Scale map[/B]
(d) None of these

(19) Lines showing places of equal rainfall are called:
(a) Isohalines
(b) Isobars
(c) Isopleths
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(20) Sea water contains on the average about:
[B](a) 3.5% Salt[/B]
(b) 2.7% Salt
(c) 7% Salt
(d) None of these

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paper 2

(1) Technical base for the earliest urban civilization was:
[B](a) Agriculture[/B]
(b) Trade
(c) Mining
(d) None of these

(2) Modern man evolved on the earth at least:
[B](a) 150,000 to 50,000 years back[/B]
(b)300,000 to 100,000 years back
(c) 600,000 to 200,000 years back
(d) 1,000,000 to 555,000 years back
(e) None of these

(3) Han, Asoka and Roman dynasties were characterized by:
[B](a) Urban culture[/B]
(b) Rural set up
(c) Markets
(d) None of these

(4) Thinly spread food gatherers still occupy most of:
(a) Latin America
(b) Southern Europe
[B](c) Eastern Asia[/B]
(d) None of these

(5) Nile Valley is located in:
(a) Central Africa
[B](b) South Africa
(c) North Africa[/B]
(d) West Africa
(e) None of these

(6) Antananarivo is capital of:
(a) Lithuania
(b) Macedonia
(c) Nicaragua
[B](d) Madagascar[/B]
(e) None of these

(7) Shanty towns are feature of:
(a) African large towns
(b) Indian Cities
(c) Eskimo dwellings
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(8) Sadza, a stiff maize porridge is the staple food of:
(a) Syria
(b) North Korea
(c) Newzealand
[B](d) Zimbabwe[/B]
(e) None of these

(9) Water resources care the basis for country’s development in:
(a) Iran
[B](b) Sudan[/B]
(c) Turkey
(d) Spain
(e) None of these

(10) Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic calculated from:
[B](a) Life expectancy[/B]
(b) Educational Expenditure
(c) Foreign Exchange
(d) None of these

(11) Peru, Bolivia and Mexico had centers of advanced culture called:
(a) Aegean
(b) Buddha
[B](c) Mayan and Inca[/B]
(d) None of these

(12) Current position of Human Geography in the U.S. has edited by:
(a) Taaffe
(b) Scholz
(c) Brodnock
[B](d) Janzen
(e) None of these[/B]

(13) Austria and Switzerland are included in:
(a) Northern Europe
[B](b) Alpine Europe[/B]
(c) Mediterranean Europe
(d) None of these

(14) Metal working Industries, collectivized agriculture and export of mineral fuel are features of:
(a) Japan
(b) India
[B](c) Russian federation [/B]
(d) Germany
(e) None of these

(15) Christaller (1933) pioneered theory of:
(a) Agricultural Locations
[B](b) Central place[/B]
(c) Industrial Locations
(d) None of these

(16) Prairie Provinces are parts of:
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Somalia
(c) Thailand
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(17) The so called Green Revolution began in India in:
(a) 1980
(b) 1970
[B](c) 1966[/B]
(d) 1990
(e) None of these

(18) Myanmar a mountainous country is located in:
(a) South West Asia
[B](b) South East Asia[/B]
(c) Southern Asia
(d) None of these

(19) Systematic colonization of land in South Asia began in:
[B](a) Mid 18th Century[/B]
(b) Mid 19th Century
(c) Mid 20th Century
(d) None of these

(20) Pakistan’s iron and steel mill at Pipri is built by:
(a) British assistance
(b) UAE assistance
(c) German assistance
[B](d) Soviet assistance[/B]
(e) None of these

paper 1 (2003)


(1) Lines of equal distribution of pressure are called:
(a) Isopleths
(b) Isotherms
[B](c) Isobars[/B]
(d) None of these

(2) According to Ferrel’s Law winds are deflected:
[B](a) To their right in the northern hemisphere[/B]
(b) To their left in the northern hemisphere
(c) Not deflected at all

(3) Thermal equator is located-
(a) At the Equator
[B](b) North of Equator[/B]
(c) South Equator
(d) None of these

(4) Orographic rainfall is affected by:
[B](a) Relief features[/B]
(b) Distance from the Sea
(c) Distance from the equator
(d) None of these

(5) Lie graphs are used for depicting:
[B](a) Temperature of a place[/B]
(b) Rainfall of a place
(c) Growth of population
(d) None of these

(6) Meanders are created by:
[B](a) River action[/B]
(b) Action of glacier
(c) Action of wind
(d) None of these

(7) Equatorial climate has:
[B](a) No dry season[/B]
(b) Short dry season
(c) Long dry season
(d) None of these

(8) Oxygen in the atmosphere is:
(a) 78%
(b) 71%
(c) 59%
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(9) Density of sea water ranges from:
[B](a) 1.027 to 1.028[/B]
(b) 1.010 to 1.025
(c) 1.000 to 1.020
(d) None of these

(10) West-wind-drift is a:
[B](a) Circumpolar drift[/B]
(b) Current of South Pacific Ocean
(c) Current of South Atlantic Ocean
(d) None of these

(11) Limestone is a:
(a) Metamorphic rock
[B](b) Sedimentary rock[/B]
(c) Igneous rock
(d) None of these

(12) The material thrown out during an eruption is:
(a) Solid
[B](b) Liquid[/B]
(c) Gaseous
(d) None of these

(13) The cold air mass is:
[B](a) Conditionally unstable[/B]
(b) Stable
(c) Unstable
(d) None of these

(14) Weathering is caused by:
[B](a) Great range of temperature[/B]
(b) Great range of rainfall
(c) Action of wind
(d) None of these

(15) Simple conical projections with one standard parallel are used for:
(a) Maps for higher latitudes
(b) Maps for the Polar Regions
(c) Maps for the lower latitudes
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(16) Tornadoes affect areas ranging from:
(a) A few yards to a quarter of a mile in diameter
(b) A few furlongs to about 5 miles in diameter
[B](c) A few miles to about 10 miles in diameter[/B]
(d) None of these

(17) On a weather map the word ‘L’:
[B](a) denotes a low Pressure zone[/B]
(b) denotes a low Temperature zone
(c) denotes a low Rainfall zone
(d) None of these

(18) Large scale maps are used for
[B](a) Small areas[/B]
(b) Large areas
(c) Areas of Moderate extent
(d) None of these

(19) In a wave water particles move only:
(a) Near the coast
(b) In deep water
(c) In shallow water
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(20) The inner core of the earth is
[B](a) Solid[/B]
(b) Liquid
(c) Semi solid
(d) None of these
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paper 2

(1) The port of Gwadar guards:
[B](a) Strait of Hormuz[/B]
(b) Strait of Malacca
(c) Palk strait
(d) None of these

(2) Among the Southwest Asian countries the exporter of wheat is:
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
[B](c) Saudi Arabia[/B]
(d) None of these

(3) The main oil producing region in Europe excluding Russia is:
[B](a) Balkan Peninsula[/B]
(b) North European Plains
(c) North Sea
(d) None of these

(4) Pakistan is self-sufficient in:
[B](a) Rice[/B]
(b) Wheat
(c) Vegetable oil
(d) None of these

(5) Truck farming means
(a) Farming by trucks
(b) Production of trucks
[B](c) Vegetable growing[/B]
(d) None of these

(6) The largest producer of natural gas in the world.
(a) Kuwait
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) U.A.E.
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(7) A landlocked country:
(a) Algeria
(b) Nepal
[B](c) Spain[/B]
(d) None of these

(8) The country with largest population
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Russia
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(9) Rubber is a crop of:
[B](a) Equatorial climate[/B]
(b) Mediterranean Climate
(c) Monsoon climate
(d) None of these

(10) A pass on the Karakoram Highway which links Pakistan with China:
[B](a) Karakoram Pass[/B]
(b) Khunjerab Pass
(c) Lawari Pass
(d) None of these

(11) One of the temperate grasslands
[B](a) Pampa[/B]
(b) Selva
(c) Taiga
(d) None of these

(12) The earliest occupation of man:
(a) Animal keeping
(b) Farming
[B](c) Food gathering[/B]
(d) None of these

(13) The continent most deficient in fishing industry:
(a) Africa
[B](b) Australia[/B]
(c) South America
(d) None of these

(14) Country registering negative population growth:
(a) Canada
[B](b) China[/B]
(c) Germany
(d) None of these

(15) A major iron and steel producing country producing a small quantity of iron ore:
(a) China
(b) India
[B](c) Japan [/B]
(d) None of these

(16) Panama Canal lies in
(a) North America
(b) South America
[B](c) Forms the boundary between North and South America[/B]
(d) None of these

(17) The main source of softwood in the world
[B](a) Coniferous Forests[/B]
(b) Equatorial Forests
(c) The Mediterranean Forests
(d) None of these

(18) The mountains which protect Pakistan from the cold winds of Central Asia:
[B](a) Himalayas[/B]
(b) Karakoram - Hindukush
(c) Kirthar
(d) None of these

(19) Suez Canal connects
[B](a) The Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea [/B]
(b) The Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
(c) The Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
(d) None of these

(20) Country with largest life expectancy at birth in
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
[B](c) Sri Lanka[/B]
(d) None of these

paper 1 (2004)


(1) Weather describes the condition of ________ at any one time:
(a) the earth
(b) the land surface
[B](c) the atmosphere[/B]
(d) the ionosphere
(e) space
(f) None of these

(2) Seasonality increases with
[B](a) latitude[/B]
(b) distance from sea
(c) altitude
(d) aspect
(e) longitude
(f) None of these

(3) Temperature decreases with increasing altitude by 1° C for every _______ rise:
(a) 100 ft
(b) 150 m
[B](c) 165 m[/B]
(d) 250 m
(e) 300 m
(f) None of these

(4) Water vapour turns into clouds in the atmosphere when:
(a) it rains
(b) the temperature rises
[B](c) dew point is reached[/B]
(d) evaporation takes place
(e) relative humidity is low
(f) None of these

(5) Updraught and downdraught in a cumulo-nimbus cloud lead to the formation of:
(a) lightening
(b) hail
[B](c) thunder[/B]
(d) snow
(f) Any other

(6) The air in the middle of a typhoon is:
[B](a) rising[/B]
(b) descending
(c) blowing in a clockwise spiral
(d) gusty and variable
(e) None of these

(7) Oceanic plates are made of _______ rocks:
[B](a) basaltic[/B]
(b) granitic
(c) acidic
(d) mantle
(e) None of these

(8) Which of the following statements is NOT true:
(a) The core is made chiefly of nickel and iron.
(b) There is an outer (liquid) and inner (solid) core.
(c) The mantle is made of liquid ultraboric rocks
(d) The curst, or lithosphere, is made of rigid crystal plates
[B](e) None of these[/B]

(10) The retreat of a waterfall up stream results in:
(a) Pot-holes
(b) Rapids
(c) Bluffs
(d) Flood plain
(
[B]e) Gorge([/B]f) None of these

(11) Which type of erosion is not typical of a desert?
(a) Abrasion
[B](b) Plucking[/B]
(c) Attrition
(d) Deflation
(e) None of these

(12) A glacier lengthens when:
(a) The climate gets warmer
(b) The climate gets drier
[B](c) The rate of accumulation of ice exceeds the rate of melting[/B]
(d) The gradient of the glacier valley steepens
(e) There is a state of equilibrium between snowfall and the rate of melting
(f) None of these

(13) On earth surface water cover is:
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
[B](c) 70%[/B]
(d) 80%
(e) None of these

(14) Continental Shelf is
[B](a) a link between ocean and land[/B]
(b) a broad level plain forming greater part of the ocean
(c) the deepest part of the ocean
(d) a steep slope stretching to the sea plain
(e) None of these

(15) The strength of wave action depends on all EXCEPT:
[B](a) currents in the sea[/B]
(b) wind strength
(c) length of fetch
(d) depth of coastal water
(e) height of waves
(f) None of these

(16) Seawater on the average contains:
[B](a) 3.5% salt[/B]
(b) 5% salt
(c) 10% salt
(d) 2.5% salt
(e) 4.5% salt
(f) None of these

(17) Neap tides occur:
(a) At the full and new moon days
[B](b) First quarter and last quarter moon days[/B]
(c) When the sun, moon and earth are in one straight line
(d) Due to collective pull of moon and sun
(e) Any other

(18) Best suited projection for Pakistan is:
[B](a) Conical[/B]
(b) Zenithal
(c) Mercator
(d) Cylindrical equal area
(e) Conventional
(f) None of these

(19) A portable measure for pressure is:
(a) a Stevenson Screen
(b) an anemometer
[B](c) an aneroid barometer[/B]
(d) a maximum and minimum thermometer set
(e) a mercury column
(f) None of these

(20) Small scale maps are used for:
(a) small areas
(b) areas of moderate extent
[B](c) large areas[/B]
(d) None of these
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paper 2
(1) The length of the coastline of Nepal is:
(a) 2,562 Km
(b) 5000 Km
[B](c) 0 Km[/B]
(d) None of these

(2) The Sub-Himalayas or outer most Himalayas is also known as:
(a) Lesser Himalayas
(b) Great Snowy Himalayas
[B](c) The Siwaliks[/B]
(d) None of these

(3) “Rub-ul-Khali” desert is located in:
(a) Africa
(b) Pakistan
[B](c) Saudi Arabia[/B]
(d) None of these

(4) Whole South West Asia can be termed as:
(a) Arab
(b) Islamic world
(c) Dry World
[B](d) All of the above [/B]
(e)None of these

(5) White Nile and Blue Nile, two branches of the river Nile converge at:
[B](a) Khartoum[/B]
(b) Sudan
(c) Omdurman
(d) None of these

(6) Agriculture which involves the haphazard cutting and burning of vegetation is a part of:
(a) Nomadic farming
(b) Subsistence farming
[B](c) Shifting cultivation[/B]
(d) None of these

(7) The fastest moving cargo vehicle is:
(a) Aeroplane
(b) Train
[B](c) Ballistic missile[/B]
(d) None of these

(8) Which of the following is not a fuel?
(a) Lignite
(b) Natural GAs
[B](c) Magnetite[/B]
(d) None of these

(9) The Suez Canal was completed in:
[B](a) 1869[/B]
(b) 1857
(c) 1971
(d) None of these

(10) The height of Mt. Everest is about:
(a) 8000 m
[B](b) 8848 m[/B]
(c) 9000 m
(d) None of these

(11) Population of Pakistan is:
[B](a) 149.1 million[/B]
(b) 14.8 million
(c) 25.1 million
(d) None of these

(12) The length of Pakistan coast is:
[B](a) 700 Km[/B]
(b) 800 Km
(c) 850 Km
(d) None of these

(13) The percentage of urban population is:
[B](a) 32.5%[/B]
(b) 48%
(c) 24%
(d) None of these

(14) The length of Indus River is about:
(a) 2500 Km
[B](b) 2900 Km[/B]
(c) 3000 Km
(d) None of these

(15) The Karakoram Pass connects the areas of:
(a) State of Jammu and Kashmir with the Sinking Province of China.
[B](b) Gilgit Valley with Yarkand in Sinking Province of China[/B]
(c) Chitral Valley with the areas of Gilgit Valley in Kashmir
(d) None of these

(16) Pakistan is a land of:
(a) Extensive farming
[B](b) Subsistence farming [/B]
(c) Commercial farming
(d) None of these

(17) Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1968
[B](c) 1938[/B]
(d) None of these

(18) The Cold Labrador Current meets near the:
[B](a) Grand Banks [/B]
(b) Japanese Coast
(c) Cape of Good Hope
(d) None of these

(19) White Nile originates from:
(a) Lake Town
[B](b) Lake Victoria[/B]
(c) Lake Ontario
(d) None of these

(20) The absolute location of South Asia is:
[B](a) 1° S to 37° N + 62° E - 97° E[/B]
(b) 180° W to 20° W + 90° N - 30° N
(c) Both are correct
(d) None of these

suggest any book regarding geography preparation
 

kindly guide me if prepare last 5 years papers of the subject it is appropraite for prep:bow......also suggest me any book which most of the part covered...thanks

[QUOTE=Sundus Naureen;329532]kindly guide me if prepare last 5 years papers of the subject it is appropraite for prep:bow......also suggest me any book which most of the part covered...thanks[/QUOTE]


yes you can see past year paper for only paper 1, paper pattern has now changed a bit more like current affair type for paper 2 so i would not recommend you to see past year paper for paper2.

for geography paper objective part i will recommend you to solve past papers.:dd

for books ahhhhhh..... you have not mentioned for which paper?:shy

2005 ( paper 1)


(1) Calcareous rocks are ________________ rocks.
[B](a) Sedimentary[/B]
(b) Igneous
(c) Metamorphic
(d) None of these

(2) Most of the rainfall received in Pakistan is by:
(a) Westerlies
(b) Mountain and Valley winds
[B](c) Monsoon winds[/B]
(d) None of these

(3) Organic deposits are mostly found over:
(a) Continental Shelf
(b) Continental Slope
[B](c) Deep Sea Plain[/B]
(d) None of these

(4) Irrigation is a ____________ feature.
(a) Cultural
(b) Natural
[B](c) Topographic[/B]
(d) None of these

(5) Standard parallel is a part of _________ Projection
(a) Cylindrical
[B](b) Conical[/B]
(c) Zenithal
(d) None of these

(6) __________ Projection are called
(a) Mathematical
(b) Cylindrical
[B](c) Conventional [/B]
(d) None of these

(7) Conical Projections are suitable for:
(a) Tropical
[B](b) Temperate[/B]
(c) Polar areas
(d) None of these

(8) _________ is the best method of drawing distribution maps:
[B](a) Dot method[/B]
(b) Shade method
(c) Diagrammatic method
(d) None of these

(9) A low pressure area is called:
[B](a) Cyclone[/B]
(b) Anti-cyclones
(c) Wedge
(d) None of these

(10) Zenithal projections are mostly used for ______ areas:
(a) Equatorial
(b) Tropical
[B](c) Polar[/B]
(d) None of these

***********************

paper 2
(1) Male is the capital of:
(a) Mali
(b) Malawi
[B](c) Maldives[/B]
(d) None of these

(2) POTWAR Plateau bounded in the east by:
(a) Indus River
(b) Salt Range
[B](c) Jhelum River[/B]
(d) None of these

(3) Baglihar Dam is being built on:
(a) Ravi River
(b) Jhelum River
[B](c) Chenab River[/B]
(d) None of these

(4) Pakistan’s Cotton Production in 2005 is about:
(a) 10 million bales
(b) 12.5 million bales
[B](c) 15 million bales[/B]
(d) None of these

(5) Pakistan’s oil Production and Consumption per day respectively is about:
(a) 65000 barrels - 350000
(b) 50000 barrels - 300000
(c) 75000 barrels - 450000
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(6) The length of River Indus is about:
[B](a) 2900 Km[/B]
(b) 2700 Km
(c) 2250 Km
(d) None of these

(7) The Kishan Ganga Dam is being constructed on one of the tributary of:
(a) Ganger River
(b) Sutlej River
(c) Chenab River
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(8) The length of newly constructed oil pipe line from Baku (Caspian Sea) to Ceyhan (Mediterranean Sea) is about:
(a) 1600 Km
(b) 2000 Km
[B](c) 1800 Km[/B]
(d) None of these

(9) World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on:
[B](a) 1st January, 1995[/B]
(b) 14th January, 1997
(c) 5th January, 1993
(d) None of these

(10) Global exports and imports in 2003 were respectively:
(a) $.44 trillion - $.61 trillion
(b) $ 34 trillion - $ 55 trillion
(c) $.50 trillion - $.95 trillion
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(11) Mount Demavend (5671 M) is in:
(a) Turkey
[B](b) Iran[/B]
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) None of these

(12) Suez canal was constructed in:
(a) 1845
[B](b) 1869[/B]
(c) 1896
(d) None of these

(13) The smallest Islamic country is:
(a) Bahrain
[B](b) Maldives[/B]
(c) Jordan
(d) Qatar
(e) None of these

(14) Bishkek is the capital of
(a) Kazakhstan
(b) Tajikistan
[B](c) Kyrgyzstan[/B]
(d) None of these

(15) Islamabad is near the latitude:
(a) 33.5° N
[B](b) 34.5° N[/B]
(c) 35.5° N
(d) None of these

(16) The largest Islamic country by area is:
(a) Algeria
(b) Sudan
[B](c) Kazakhstan[/B]
(d) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these

(17) According to 1998 census urban population in Pakistan is:
[B](a) 32.5 %[/B]
(b) 28.3%
(c) 36.5%
(d) None of these

(18) Per capita in Pakistan in 2004-05 is:
[B](a) 652 dollars[/B]
(b) 736 dollars
(c) 763 dollars
(d) None of these

(19) Saudi Arabia’s oil resources are about:
[B](a) 260 billion barrels[/B]
(b) 225 billion barrels
(c) 230 billion barrels
(d) None of these

(20) The total number of persons engaged in fisheries in Pakistan during 2002-03 is estimated as:
(a) 365000
[B](b) 395000[/B]
(c) 335000
(d) None of these
__________________

[B]paper 1 (2006)[/B]

1) The feature not due to glaciation is a:
[B](a) Wadi[/B]
(b) Cirque
(c) Fiord
(d) Fiord

2) Loess found in northern China is:
(a) mountain screes
(b) volcanic ash
[B](c) river debris[/B]
(d) None of these

3) An example of an igneous rock is:
(a) clay
(b) sand
[B](c) granite[/B]
(d) slate

4) The moraine which is formed where two small glaciers converge is termed:
(a) Lateral
(b) Ground
(c) Terminal
[B](d) Medial[/B]

5) Stacks are typical features of:
(a) coastal glaciation in temperate latitudes
[B](b) Marine erosion by wayes[/B]
(c) Coastal deposition
(d) Materials at river delta

6) The usual way of showing population in a map is by using:
(a) Lines
(b) Squares
[B](c) Dots[/B]
(d) None of these

7) If the R.F. of a map is 1 :25000. This is a:
[B](a) One inch map[/B]
(b) Two inch map
(c) Two and a half inch map
(d) five inch map

8) North West Passage is suitably shown in:
[B](a) Zenithal Projection[/B]
(b) Conineal projection
(c) Cylindrical projection
(d) None of these

9) West Wind Drift is present in all oceans except:
[B](a) Arctic[/B]
(b) Indian
(c) Pacific
(d) Atlantic

10) The predominant vegetation of Arid Western U.S.A. is:
(a) coniferous
(b) deciduous
(c) Grasses
[B](d) Xerophtes[/B]

11) Hot wind which blows from Sahara to the Guinea Coast is:
(a) Sirocco
b) Mistral
[B](c) Harmattan [/B]
(d) Fohn

12) Warm current that keeps the Norwegian Ports ice free through out the year is the:
(a) Canary current
(b) Arctic current
(c) Guinea current
[B](d) North Atlantic Drift[/B]

13) Elongated Lakes have normally resulted from
(a) glacial erosion
(b) Volcanic eruption
[B](c) faulting [/B]
(d) corals

14) The inlets in the coast of South Western New Zealand are called:
(a) Buas
[B](b) Fiords[/B]
(c) Esturies
(d) spits

15) One of the following is also called international scale:
(a) Linear
(b) Btagonal
(c) Comparative
[B](d)R.F.[/B]

16) Rejuvination of river is associated with formation of:
(a) Oxbow Lakes
(b) Basins
(c) Monadnocks
[B](d) Terraces[/B]

17) Radial Trellised and Denritic are forms and patterns of:
(a) Mountain systems
[B](b) Drainages[/B]
(c) Climates
(d) None of these

18) A Ring of fire is attributed to:
(a) Antarctic
(b) Arctic
(c) Atlantic
[B](d) Pacific[/B]

19) Earthquake of Kobe, Japan, in January 1995 had a magnitude:
(a) 5.2
(b) 6.2
[B](c) 7.2[/B]
(d) 6.6

20) Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technology developed the Richter scale in:
(a) 1735
(b) 1835
(c) 1855
[B](d) 1935 [/B]

[CENTER]
*****************[/CENTER]

[B]paper 2[/B]

1) Percentage of urban population in 1998 of Pakistan was:
(a) 11.1
(b) 21.2
(c) 25.3
[B](d) 32.5 [/B]

2) Quetta Building Code was passed in:
(a) 1916
(b) 1926
[B](c) 1936[/B]
(d) 1946

3) Irrigated area in Pakistan damaged by Water logging and Salinity is above:
[B](a) 26%[/B]
(b) 36%
(c) 46%
(d)None of these

4) Planned Nucleated Villages were founded in Punjab between:
[B](a) 1870and1910 [/B]
(b) 1880 and 1900
(c) 1890 and 1920
(d) 1915 and 1925

5) Fortified human settlement is common in:
[B](a) Sindh[/B]
(b) Punjab
(c) Azad Kashmir
(d) Federally Administered Tribal Areas

6) Honshu is highly industrialized part of:
(a) Mangolia
(b) China
[B](c) Japan [/B]
(d) Thailand

7) Tashkent a one of biggest market of:
[B](a) Wheat [/B]
(b) Rice
(c) Sugar Cane
(e) Cotton

8) Hutu and Tutsi tribes live in:
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
[B](c) Rwanda[/B]
(d) Cameroon

9) Since 1970's tourist industry have developed in:
(a) Yemen
(b) Nigeria
[B](c) Srilanka [/B]
(d) Kuwait

10) Arakan Yoma, an extended Himalayan chain is located in:
(a) Laos
[B](b) Myanmar[/B]
(c) Bhutan
(d) Taiwan

11) Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are also called¬
(a) High Countries
(b) Ye~ High countries
(c) Table Land Countries
[B](d) Low countries[/B]

12) Adriatic, Aegean and Baltic are:
(a) Valleys
(b)Mountains
[B](c) Seas[/B]
(d)Lakes

13) Human Development Index is an indicator of:
(a) country position in Local Spectrum
(b) country position in Regional Spectrum
[B](c) Country position in Global Spectrum[/B]
(d) None of these

14)Volkwagen is the biggest car manufacturer in the following South American country:
(a) Peru
(b) Argentina
(c) Chile
[B](d) Brazil[/B]

15)Lake Nasser is behind the:
[B](a)Aswan Dam[/B]
(b)Izmir Dam
(c) Luxor Dam
(b) Asyut Dam

16) Isotims and isodapanes in human geography are related to:
[B](a) transport cost[/B]
(b) retailing
(c) barter trade
(d) none of these

17) Lake Biwa in Japan supplies drinking water for:
(a) 4 miHion people
[B](b) 8 million people[/B]
(c) 14 million people
(e) None of these

18) The worst drought for 50 years is experience by:
(a) Papua New Guinea
[B](b) Chad[/B]
(c) Mali
(d) Mauritania

19) Lightning is the main natural cause of forest fire which comes to earth at the rate:
(a) 200 strikes per second
(b) 400 strikes per second
(c) 300 strikes per second
[B](d) 100 strikes per second[/B]

20) 600,000 hectares of Savanna badly damaged in 1998 in:
(a) India
[B](b) Brazil[/B]
(c) Colombia
(d) Senegal


[CENTER]
*****************[/CENTER]

[B]paper 1 (2007)[/B]


1) Average monthly temperature of a place can be represents by means of
[B](a) Bar Graph[/B]
(b) line graph
(c) pie graph
(d) graduated circle
(e) None of these

2) Hanging valleys are formed by the action of
(a) Wind
(b) Running water
[B](c) Moving Ice [/B]
(d) None of these

3) Dendritic pattern of drainage is:
(a) Rectangular in shape
(b) Radial in shape
[B](c) like the tree with branches [/B]
(d) None

4) Lines joining places having equal rainfall are :
(a) Iso-baths
(b) Contours
[B](c) Iso-hyets [/B]
(d) Iso-bars

5) The most common rock found on earth is
(a) Marble
[B](b) granite[/B]
(c) Basalt
(d) None of these (Igneous rock)

6) The wind which reverses seasonally is known as ___________ wind
(a) Trade
[B](b) Monsoon[/B]
(c) Cyclone
(d) Polar

7) Karsts region originally a landscape located in :
(a) Belgium
(b) Greece
[B](c) Former Yugoslavia[/B]
(d) None of these

8) The earliest period of geological history is:
(a) Permian
[B](b) Pre-Cambrian [/B]
(c) Cambrian
(d) Tertiary

9) Which of the following are considered to be the primary rock:
(a) sedimentary
(b) Metamorphic
[B](c) igneous [/B]
(d) Argillaceous

10) What is the point of an earth quake called:
(a) Quake centre
[B](b) Epicenter [/B]
(c) Seismic focus
(d) Tectonic point

11) Epeirogeny is a result of:
(a) Vertical earth movements
[B](b) Horizontal earth movements[/B]
(c) Mass movements
(d) None of these

12) What is the name given to a plateau surrounded by mountains:
(a) piedmont plateau
[B](b) intermountain plateau[/B]
(c) mountain plateau
(d) raised plateau

13) The dust bowl of North American has been caused by:
(a) glacial deposition
[B](b) wind erosion[/B]
(c) wind deposition
(d) shifting cultivation

14) Ideal cycle of erosion was first suggested by:
(a) De Martonne
(b) B.W Sparks
[B](c) W.M Davis [/B]
(d) W. Penck

15) What does the term loess refers to:
(a) River borne material
[B](b) Fine wind deposited material[/B]
(c) fine glacial material
(d) fine wave deposited material

16) An Avalanche is a mass of glacial debris transported to the sea:
[B](a) Mass of snow and rocks moving down slope under gravity [/B]
(b) Broad crack in the upper paart of glacier
(c) steep rock in the coastal are made by wave erosion
(d) None of these.

17) What is meant by Hamada:
[B](a) An extensive flat rocky surface in desert [/B]
(b) A Costal lowland eroded by glaciers
(c) A plain surface in the karst region
(d) A depositional part of pediplain.

18) The direction of rotation of the earth on its axis is from:
(a) North to south
(b) South to north
(c) East to west
[B](d) West to east[/B]

19) On which date is the earth perihelion:
[B](a) june 21 [/B]
(b) December 22
(c) January 03
(d) July 04

20) What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth:
(a) A Circle
(b) A Sphere
[B](c) A Geoid[/B]
(d) An absolute sphere

[CENTER]*****************[/CENTER]

paper 2

(1) Agriculture, the deliberate tending of crops, dates back to approximate years:
(a) 8,000
[B](b) 10,000[/B]
(c) 12,000
(d) None of these

(2) The number of Agriculture Revolutions the world has experiences is:
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None of these

(3) Approximate latitude extent of Pakistan is:
(a) 21 - 38° N
[B](b) 24-37° S[/B]
(c) 28-40° N
(d) None of these

(4) The type of crop, the coffee is:
[B](a) Luxury[/B]
(b) Industrial
(c) Fibre
(d) None of these

(5) “Seven Sisters” is a group of:
(a) Summits
(b) Lakes
[B](c) Oil companies[/B]
(d) None of these

(6) “Nego” is the name of a:
(a) River
[B](b) Mountain[/B]
(c) Dam
(d) None of these

(7) The number of sovereign states in the SAARC is:
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
[B](d) None of these[/B]

(8) Rome, the capital of Italy, is located beside the river:
(a) Rhine
[B](b) Tiber[/B]
(c) Po
(d) None of these

(9) The Caucasoid have their skin colour:
(a) Black
[B](b) Yellow[/B]
(c) Brown
(d) None of these

(10) The Iberian Peninsula is a part of:
(a) Asia
[B](b) Europe[/B]
(c) Africa
(d) None of these

(11) The Levant is located in:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) None of these

(12) The “Orange” is the name of:
[B](a) River[/B]
(b) State
(c) Coastline
(d) None of these

(13) Ibadan is located in:
[B](a) Africa[/B]
(b) Europe
(c) Asia
(d) None of these

(14) The “Majors” are a group of:
(a) Oil companies
(b) MDC’s
(c) Islands
(d) None of these

(15) Esperanto is a type of:
(a) Cultivation
(b) Language
(c) Industry
(d) None of these

(16) The portion of the world permanently inhabited by Man is called:
(a) Ecosystem
(b) Ecumene
(c) MDC
(d) None of these

(17) The change in a culture through interaction with another culture is termed as:
[B](a) Cultural Diffusion[/B]
(b) Acculturation
(c) Cultural hearth
(d) None of these

(18) The doubling time (in years) of a country’s population with 2.5 percent annual growth rate is:
(a) 30
(b) 23
(c) 28
(d) None of these

(19) Pakistan’s longest border is with:
[B](a) India[/B]
(b) China
(c) Iran
(d) None of these

(20) The sixth largest city of Pakistan according to the 1998 census is:
(a) Rawalpindi
[B](b) Multan[/B]
(c) Gujranwala
(d) None of these

[CENTER]
*****************[/CENTER]

[QUOTE=Afshan Choudary;335796][B]paper 1 (2006)[/B]

1) The feature not due to glaciation is a:
[B](a) Wadi[/B]
(b) Cirque
(c) Fiord
(d) Fiord

2) Loess found in northern China is:
(a) mountain screes
(b) volcanic ash
[B](c) river debris[/B]
(d) None of these

3) An example of an igneous rock is:
(a) clay
(b) sand
[B](c) granite[/B]
(d) slate

4) The moraine which is formed where two small glaciers converge is termed:
(a) Lateral
(b) Ground
(c) Terminal
[B](d) Medial[/B]

5) Stacks are typical features of:
(a) coastal glaciation in temperate latitudes
[B](b) Marine erosion by wayes[/B]
(c) Coastal deposition
(d) Materials at river delta

6) The usual way of showing population in a map is by using:
(a) Lines
(b) Squares
[B](c) Dots[/B]
(d) None of these

7) If the R.F. of a map is 1 :25000. This is a:
[B](a) One inch map[/B]
(b) Two inch map
(c) Two and a half inch map
(d) five inch map

8) North West Passage is suitably shown in:
[B](a) Zenithal Projection[/B]
(b) Conineal projection
(c) Cylindrical projection
(d) None of these

9) West Wind Drift is present in all oceans except:
[B](a) Arctic[/B]
(b) Indian
(c) Pacific
(d) Atlantic

10) The predominant vegetation of Arid Western U.S.A. is:
(a) coniferous
(b) deciduous
(c) Grasses
[B](d) Xerophtes[/B]

11) Hot wind which blows from Sahara to the Guinea Coast is:
(a) Sirocco
b) Mistral
[B](c) Harmattan [/B]
(d) Fohn

12) Warm current that keeps the Norwegian Ports ice free through out the year is the:
(a) Canary current
(b) Arctic current
(c) Guinea current
[B](d) North Atlantic Drift[/B]

13) Elongated Lakes have normally resulted from
(a) glacial erosion
(b) Volcanic eruption
[B](c) faulting [/B]
(d) corals

14) The inlets in the coast of South Western New Zealand are called:
(a) Buas
[B](b) Fiords[/B]
(c) Esturies
(d) spits

15) One of the following is also called international scale:
(a) Linear
(b) Btagonal
(c) Comparative
[B](d)R.F.[/B]

16) Rejuvination of river is associated with formation of:
(a) Oxbow Lakes
(b) Basins
(c) Monadnocks
[B](d) Terraces[/B]

17) Radial Trellised and Denritic are forms and patterns of:
(a) Mountain systems
[B](b) Drainages[/B]
(c) Climates
(d) None of these

18) A Ring of fire is attributed to:
(a) Antarctic
(b) Arctic
(c) Atlantic
[B](d) Pacific[/B]

19) Earthquake of Kobe, Japan, in January 1995 had a magnitude:
(a) 5.2
(b) 6.2
[B](c) 7.2[/B]
(d) 6.6

20) Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technology developed the Richter scale in:
(a) 1735
(b) 1835
(c) 1855
[B](d) 1935 [/B]

[CENTER]
*****************[/CENTER]

[B]paper 2[/B]

1) Percentage of urban population in 1998 of Pakistan was:
(a) 11.1
(b) 21.2
(c) 25.3
[B](d) 32.5 [/B]

2) Quetta Building Code was passed in:
(a) 1916
(b) 1926
[B](c) 1936[/B]
(d) 1946

3) Irrigated area in Pakistan damaged by Water logging and Salinity is above:
[B](a) 26%[/B]
(b) 36%
(c) 46%
(d)None of these

4) Planned Nucleated Villages were founded in Punjab between:
[B](a) 1870and1910 [/B]
(b) 1880 and 1900
(c) 1890 and 1920
(d) 1915 and 1925

5) Fortified human settlement is common in:
[B](a) Sindh[/B]
(b) Punjab
(c) Azad Kashmir
(d) Federally Administered Tribal Areas

6) Honshu is highly industrialized part of:
(a) Mangolia
(b) China
[B](c) Japan [/B]
(d) Thailand

7) Tashkent a one of biggest market of:
[B](a) Wheat [/B]
(b) Rice
(c) Sugar Cane
(e) Cotton

8) Hutu and Tutsi tribes live in:
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
[B](c) Rwanda[/B]
(d) Cameroon

9) Since 1970's tourist industry have developed in:
(a) Yemen
(b) Nigeria
[B](c) Srilanka [/B]
(d) Kuwait

10) Arakan Yoma, an extended Himalayan chain is located in:
(a) Laos
[B](b) Myanmar[/B]
(c) Bhutan
(d) Taiwan

11) Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are also called¬
(a) High Countries
(b) Ye~ High countries
(c) Table Land Countries
[B](d) Low countries[/B]

12) Adriatic, Aegean and Baltic are:
(a) Valleys
(b)Mountains
[B](c) Seas[/B]
(d)Lakes

13) Human Development Index is an indicator of:
(a) country position in Local Spectrum
(b) country position in Regional Spectrum
[B](c) Country position in Global Spectrum[/B]
(d) None of these

14)Volkwagen is the biggest car manufacturer in the following South American country:
(a) Peru
(b) Argentina
(c) Chile
[B](d) Brazil[/B]

15)Lake Nasser is behind the:
[B](a)Aswan Dam[/B]
(b)Izmir Dam
(c) Luxor Dam
(b) Asyut Dam

16) Isotims and isodapanes in human geography are related to:
[B](a) transport cost[/B]
(b) retailing
(c) barter trade
(d) none of these

17) Lake Biwa in Japan supplies drinking water for:
(a) 4 miHion people
[B](b) 8 million people[/B]
(c) 14 million people
(e) None of these

18) The worst drought for 50 years is experience by:
(a) Papua New Guinea
[B](b) Chad[/B]
(c) Mali
(d) Mauritania

19) Lightning is the main natural cause of forest fire which comes to earth at the rate:
(a) 200 strikes per second
(b) 400 strikes per second
(c) 300 strikes per second
[B](d) 100 strikes per second[/B]

20) 600,000 hectares of Savanna badly damaged in 1998 in:
(a) India
[B](b) Brazil[/B]
(c) Colombia
(d) Senegal


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paper 1

19) there were 5 options in this mcq & right ans is 6.9


paper 2

19)its 300 strikes