PPSC Geography Past Paper 2022 Solved MCQs with Answers
Solved Geography MCQs from the PPSC 2022 past paper, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Ideal practice for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS and PMS. All questions are extracted from the actual 2022 paper and verified before publication.
The English Channel lies between which two countries?
The English Channel separates England from France, at its narrowest only 33 km across.
Which pass links Pakistan and China?
The Khunjerab Pass links Pakistan with China, carrying the Karakoram Highway at about 4,693 metres.
Lowari Pass links?
The Lowari Pass connects Dir with Chitral.
Dasu Dam is located in which province of Pakistan?
Dasu Dam is being built on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Which is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and the second-longest in the world's nonpolar regions?
The Siachen, about 76 km long, is the longest glacier of the Karakoram and the second longest outside the polar regions.
Nanga Parbat is situated in which mountain range?
Nanga Parbat belongs to the Himalayan range, marking its western end.
Mount Logan is located in?
Mount Logan, the highest peak of Canada, is in the Yukon.
A line on a map connecting places with equal rainfall is called an?
A line joining places of equal rainfall on a map is an isohyet.
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
We live in the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere, where all weather occurs.
From where does the Volga River originate?
The Volga rises in the Valdai Hills north west of Moscow.
Rakaposhi is situated in which mountain range?
Rakaposhi belongs to the Karakoram Range.
Keenjhar Lake is situated in which district of Sindh?
Keenjhar Lake, a major freshwater lake, is in Thatta district, Sindh.
Wind always blows from a region of?
Wind always blows from an area of high pressure towards one of low pressure.
Which planet has the greatest number of natural satellites?
Saturn has the greatest number of confirmed natural satellites, having overtaken Jupiter.
The Blue Mosque is located in which place?
The Blue Mosque, formally the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is in Istanbul.
Volga is the principal river of?
The Volga is the principal river of Russia and the longest in Europe.
In ocean basin relief, what is a gently sloping, relatively shallow submerged plain at the margin of the continent?
The gently sloping submerged margin of a continent is the continental shelf, the shallowest part of the ocean basin.
Dickson (Port Dickson) is the seaport of which country?
Port Dickson is a seaport of Malaysia.
The Indus River begins from?
The Indus rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar.
In which place is the Dead Sea located?
The Dead Sea lies between Israel and Jordan.
The land between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers is called?
Chaj Doab lies between the Jhelum and the Chenab.
Word Tsunami belongs to which language?
Tsunami is a Japanese word, meaning harbour wave.
Lunar Sea refers to?
A lunar sea, or mare, is a dark basaltic plain on the surface of the moon, so named because early observers took them for seas.
Astronomy is the science of?
Astronomy is the science of celestial objects and the phenomena of space.
The river that forms the border between Israel and Jordan?
The River Jordan forms part of the boundary between Israel and Jordan.
Sudirman Range is situated in?
The Sudirman Range is in Papua, Indonesia, and contains Puncak Jaya.
Godwin Austin, located in the Karakoram Range, is also known as?
Godwin Austen in the Karakoram is better known as K2.
Mount Ararat is the tallest mountain in?
Mount Ararat, at 5,137 metres, is the highest mountain in Turkey.
The hottest desert in the world is?
The Sahara is the hottest desert in the world, and the largest hot desert.
Which is the last planet in the solar system?
Neptune is the outermost planet of the solar system, since Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Which planet is similar in size to Earth?
Venus is closest to Earth in size and mass, which is why it is called Earth's twin.
Which is the biggest lake in the world?
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by area.
In the southern region of Pakistan, there is a mountain range of?
The Kirthar Range runs through the southern part of Pakistan, between Sindh and Balochistan.
Monsoon is produced by?
The monsoon is produced by the seasonal reversal of winds, as land and sea heat and cool at different rates.
Sphinx is situated at?
The Great Sphinx stands at Giza in Egypt.
Durand Line lies between?
The Durand Line lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The region Tibet is presently under the control of?
Tibet is presently under the control of China.
The Pakistan-India border is?
The Pakistan-India border is the Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Uigur Autonomous Region of?
Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.
Which is the coldest city in Pakistan?
Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan is generally cited as the coldest city of Pakistan.
Attabad Lake is situated at?
Attabad Lake in the Hunza valley was formed in 2010 when a landslide dammed the Hunza River.
Pakistan's longest river is?
The Indus is the longest river of Pakistan.
Rechna Doab is situated between which two rivers?
Rechna Doab lies between the Ravi and the Chenab.
About the PPSC Geography Past Paper 2022
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Geography papers held in 2022, with the correct answer and a written explanation for each. Past-paper practice is the most dependable way to prepare for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS and PMS, because these papers repeat their themes, and often the questions themselves, from one year to the next.
Questions were checked against reliable sources before publication. Where a circulating source sheet carried a factual or wording error, we corrected it rather than reproducing the mistake. For chapter-wise preparation, work through our World Geography MCQs hub, which also lists every other year’s paper. Further reading: Pakistan Movement and the PPSC official website.
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