PPSC Geography Past Paper 2019 Solved MCQs with Answers
Solved Geography MCQs from the PPSC 2019 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 2019 paper and verified before publication.
Baglihar Dam is on which river?
Baglihar Dam, built by India in Jammu and Kashmir, stands on the Chenab.
Which is regarded as the most heavily glaciated part of the world outside the Polar Regions?
The Karakoram is the most heavily glaciated region outside the polar regions.
Volga is the principal river of which country?
The Volga is the principal river of Russia and the longest in Europe.
Lido Beach is located in which place?
Lido Beach is at Venice in Italy.
Which is the longest glacier of Pakistan?
The Siachen, about 76 km long, is the longest glacier of Pakistan.
Which continent is the world's second largest and second most populous?
Africa is the second largest continent by area and the second most populous.
In which place is Gota Canal situated?
The Gota Canal crosses Sweden, linking the Baltic with the North Sea.
In which place is Daman-e-Koh located?
Daman-e-Koh is a viewpoint in the Margalla Hills above Islamabad.
Which country is known as the crossroads of Central Asia?
Afghanistan is called the crossroads of Central Asia, lying where South, Central and West Asia meet.
Which is regarded as the largest archipelagic state in the world?
Indonesia, with over 17,000 islands, is the largest archipelagic state in the world.
Where is Satpara Lake located?
Satpara Lake is near Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
What is the rank of Earth in terms of size among the planets in our Solar System?
Earth is the fifth largest planet, after Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Seven Mile Beach is located where?
Seven Mile Beach is in the Cayman Islands.
Which country possesses the longest coastline?
Canada has the longest coastline of any country, over 200,000 km including its islands.
Which is the longest mountain range above sea level?
The Andes, running about 7,000 km down South America, form the longest mountain range above sea level.
Which is the youngest mountain range?
The Himalayas are the youngest of the great mountain ranges, still rising as the Indian plate pushes north.
What does the Lowari Tunnel connect?
The Lowari Tunnel connects Dir with Chitral, replacing the pass that closes in winter.
Which is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres, is the highest mountain in the Alps.
Western Asia produces a large quantity of?
Western Asia produces a very large share of the world's crude oil.
Agriculture is often referred to as the:
Agriculture is described as the oldest human occupation, beginning with the Neolithic revolution.
Which mountain has its peak farthest from the center of the Earth?
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador has the summit farthest from the earth's centre, because the earth bulges at the equator, even though Everest is higher above sea level.
Where is SAARC headquartered?
The SAARC Secretariat is at Kathmandu.
The number of persons living per square kilometer is known as population?
The number of persons per square kilometre is population density.
The regions around the North and South Poles within the Polar Circles are called?
The regions within the polar circles are called the frigid zones.
Which type of climate in the world has a dry summer and a wet winter?
A Mediterranean climate has dry summers and wet winters.
Rakaposhi is situated in which mountain range?
Rakaposhi belongs to the Karakoram Range.
Hiroshima is located on which island?
Hiroshima is on Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
In which ocean is the Great Barrier Reef located?
The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean.
In which country is Heidelberg located?
Heidelberg, with Germany's oldest university, is in that country.
Balochistan Province is situated to the ______ of KPK Province?
Balochistan lies to the south of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
How many climate zones does Pakistan have?
Pakistan is generally described as having four climate zones, from the highland north to the arid south.
The Thal Desert is located in?
The Thal Desert is in Punjab, between the Indus and the Jhelum.
In Australia, where is Whitehaven Beach located?
Whitehaven Beach is in Queensland, Australia.
Alpine glaciers are also known as?
A glacier confined within a mountain valley is an alpine or valley glacier.
Which city is known as Pearl of Danube?
Budapest is called the Pearl of the Danube.
Where is Gwadar Port located?
Gwadar Port is on the Makran coast of Balochistan.
Which river is the longest in the world?
The Nile, about 6,650 km long, is generally regarded as the longest river in the world.
Which is the biggest barrage in Pakistan?
The Sukkur Barrage is the largest barrage in Pakistan, commanding the biggest irrigation system in the world.
Which country is situated to the north of Pakistan?
China lies to the north of Pakistan.
What is the capital city of America?
Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.
Pakistan shares a common border in the west with?
Pakistan's western border is with Iran.
The Earth's surface and crust are constantly changing due to?
The rock cycle, the continual formation, destruction and re-formation of rock, keeps the crust changing.
Rechna Doab lies between which two rivers?
Rechna Doab lies between the Ravi and the Chenab.
Mangla Dam is located in which region/area?
Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum in Azad Kashmir.
The UK and the USA are separated by what?
The Atlantic Ocean separates the United Kingdom from the United States.
A place where human dwellings are built for living on a permanent basis is called?
A place where people build permanent dwellings is a settlement.
Which hill range is located in Sindh?
The Kirthar Range runs along the western edge of Sindh.
Which is not a cereal crop?
Cotton is a fibre and cash crop, not a cereal. Wheat, rice and maize are cereals.
Which glacier, located in Antarctica, is considered the largest in the world?
The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the largest glacier in the world.
Which is the largest country in Africa by area?
Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area.
The Formosa Strait separates which areas?
The Formosa Strait, also called the Taiwan Strait, separates mainland China from Taiwan.
Which is the largest and most important river in North America?
The Mississippi is the largest and most important river system of North America.
In the atmosphere, ozone is found at about how many kilometers above the Earth?
Ozone occurs through the stratosphere, roughly 10 to 50 km above the surface, most densely between about 20 and 30 km.
Deosai Park is situated in?
Deosai National Park, one of the highest plateaus in the world, is in Baltistan.
What is the widened river mouth called that is found at the point where a river enters the sea?
The widened mouth of a river where it meets the sea, with mixing of fresh and salt water, is an estuary.
Where is the McMahon Line located?
The McMahon Line is the boundary line between India and China, drawn in 1914 and disputed by China.
On what were the early human settlements built?
The earliest human settlements grew up in river valleys, which offered water, fertile soil and transport.
In which places are glaciers not formed?
Glaciers do not form in rainforest regions, where temperatures never fall low enough for snow to accumulate.
From where does the Karakoram Highway start?
The Karakoram Highway begins at Hasan Abdal.
Which is the world's most famous channel for long-distance swimming?
The English Channel is the most famous course for long distance swimming.
The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are connected by which strait?
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
Which highest plain in the world is called the Roof of the World?
The Pamir Plateau is called the Roof of the World, a name also applied to the Tibetan Plateau.
Which river is not a major tributary of the Indus River system?
The Yamuna is a tributary of the Ganges, not of the Indus system.
Khyber Pass is located in which province?
The Khyber Pass is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Water covers approximately how much of the Earth's surface?
Water covers about 71 per cent of the earth's surface.
On the western side of which river does the Salt Range primarily lie?
The Salt Range lies chiefly on the eastern side of the Indus, running east from the river across northern Punjab.
Which river flows generally in the direction from southwest to northeast within Pakistan?
The Zhob River in Balochistan flows from the south west towards the north east, joining the Gomal.
Goodwin Austen (K2), the second highest mountain peak in the world, is located in?
K2, also called Godwin Austen, stands in Pakistan and is the world's second highest peak.
Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on which river?
Rawal Dam, built in 1962, is on the Korang River near Islamabad.
Which river is nicknamed the Sorrow of China?
The Huang He, or Yellow River, is called the Sorrow of China because of its devastating floods.
What does the Kiel Canal link?
The Kiel Canal in Germany links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
What is the highest point above sea level in Pakistan?
K2, at 8,611 metres, is the highest point in Pakistan.
The pass that connects Pakistan to China is called?
The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with China.
Rub al-Khali is the name of?
Rub al-Khali, the Empty Quarter of Arabia, is the largest continuous sand desert in the world.
What is the total area of FATA?
The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas covered about 27,220 square kilometres.
The Taj Mahal is situated on the bank of which river?
The Taj Mahal at Agra stands on the bank of the Yamuna.
Hamun Maskhel Lake is found on the Balochistan plateau. It is a lake of?
Hamun-i-Mashkel on the Balochistan plateau is a salt water lake, largely dry for much of the year.
What is the world's smallest city by population and area?
Vatican City is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.
Which continent has the largest population?
Asia has the largest population of any continent.
In which area is Astore located?
Astore is in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Which pass is the highest in Pakistan?
The Muztagh Pass in the Karakoram, at about 5,422 metres, is the highest pass in Pakistan.
The Annapurna Mountain Range is in which country?
The Annapurna range is in Nepal.
The famous Humboldt Ocean Current is also called the?
The Humboldt Current off South America is also called the Peruvian Current.
The area located between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers is called?
Chaj Doab lies between the Jhelum and the Chenab.
In which country is the world's largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, located?
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of Australia.
About the PPSC Geography Past Paper 2019
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Geography papers held in 2019, 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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