PPSC Geography Past Paper 2016 Solved MCQs with Answers
Solved Geography MCQs from the PPSC 2016 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 2016 paper and verified before publication.
Mount Kinabalu is located in which place?
Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak of Borneo, is in Malaysia.
What is the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn called?
The belt between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is the torrid zone, which receives the sun's rays most directly.
The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with which country?
The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan.
Siachen Glacier is located in which mountain range?
The Siachen Glacier lies in the eastern Karakoram.
Attabad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan was created by a massive landslide that blocked which River for almost six months?
A landslide in 2010 dammed the Hunza River for about six months, creating Attabad Lake.
Angel Falls is located in which country?
Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is in Venezuela.
On which river is Chashma Barrage constructed?
Chashma Barrage is built on the Indus in Mianwali district.
Which is the biggest ocean in the world?
The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.
Which is the world's smallest ocean?
The Arctic is the smallest ocean.
The South Pole is located on which continent?
The South Pole lies on the continent of Antarctica.
Which mountain peak is located in the Hindu Kush Range?
Tirich Mir, at 7,708 metres, is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.
Antalya Airport is situated in which place?
Antalya Airport serves the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya in Turkiye.
Mangla Dam is built on which river?
Mangla Dam is built on the Jhelum.
Satpara Lake is located close to which place?
Satpara Lake lies close to Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
What is the name of the area lying between the River Beas and the River Ravi?
Bari Doab lies between the Beas and the Ravi.
Fort Munro is located in which province?
Fort Munro is a hill station in Dera Ghazi Khan district, Punjab.
Baltoro is famous as what?
Baltoro is a major glacier of the Karakoram, the approach route to K2.
What does the Panama Canal connect?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is on which river?
Ghulam Muhammad Barrage, also called Kotri Barrage, is on the Indus in Sindh.
Derawar Fort is located in Pakistan near which place?
Derawar Fort stands in the Cholistan Desert near Bahawalpur.
The change in season is caused due to what?
The seasons change because the earth's axis is inclined at about 23.5 degrees as it orbits the sun.
In which country is Mount Fujiyama located?
Mount Fuji is in Japan.
Awaran District is located in which place?
Awaran District is in Balochistan.
Khunjerab is the border pass between Pakistan and which country?
The Khunjerab Pass is the border crossing between Pakistan and China.
Which sea lies between Asia and Africa?
The Red Sea lies between Asia and Africa.
What is called an isthmus?
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two larger landmasses.
Which mountain peak is known as the Killer Mountain?
Nanga Parbat is called the Killer Mountain, for the many climbers who have died attempting it.
Cuba is located in?
Cuba lies in the Caribbean Sea, which forms part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where is the Orange River located?
The Orange River is the longest river of South Africa.
Where is the Adriatic Sea located?
The Adriatic Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkans, is in Europe.
What is the statistical study of the human population called?
Demography is the statistical study of human populations.
What is an area in a desert where there is enough water for plants called?
A fertile spot in a desert where groundwater reaches the surface is an oasis.
Due to what do day and night change?
Day and night are caused by the earth's rotation on its axis.
The theory of plate tectonics explains the movements of?
Plate tectonics explains the movement of the continents, carried on the plates of the earth's lithosphere.
Which area is called the World's earthquake belt?
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world's principal earthquake and volcanic belt.
Which districts of Balochistan have huge deposits of copper?
Chagai district in Balochistan holds huge copper deposits, notably at Saindak and Reko Diq.
Which is regarded as the largest archipelago in the world?
Indonesia, with over 17,000 islands, is the largest archipelago in the world.
What is the height of the ozone layer from the earth's surface?
Ozone is present through the stratosphere, roughly 10 to 50 km above the surface.
The appearance of the evening star indicates the?
The evening star, Venus, appears in the western sky after sunset, and so indicates west.
In which district is Naryab Dam being constructed?
Naryab Dam is being built in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
On which river is Balloki Headworks situated?
Balloki Headworks is on the River Ravi.
Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on which river?
Rawal Dam, built in 1962, is on the Korang River near Islamabad.
About the PPSC Geography Past Paper 2016
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Geography papers held in 2016, 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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