PPSC Geography Past Paper 2020 Solved MCQs with Answers
Solved Geography MCQs from the PPSC 2020 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 2020 paper and verified before publication.
The Shandur Pass links Chitral with?
The Shandur Pass links Chitral with Gilgit, and carries the world's highest polo ground.
Pakistan's extended continental shelf limits are defined in terms of?
Maritime limits, including the continental shelf, are measured in nautical miles under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Earth rotates on its axis from which direction?
The earth rotates from west to east, which is why the sun appears to rise in the east.
Coniferous forests have less biodiversity than?
Coniferous forests support far less biodiversity than tropical rain forests, which hold the greatest variety of species on land.
Nanga Parbat is a peak of which mountain range?
Nanga Parbat belongs to the Himalayan range.
Astore District is situated in which area?
Astore District is in Gilgit-Baltistan.
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
Oceans cover about 71 per cent of the earth's surface.
Which planet is the brightest in the solar system?
Venus is the brightest planet, because of its thick highly reflective clouds and its closeness to earth.
Red Lake is located in?
Red Lake is in Minnesota, in the United States.
Where is Whitehaven Beach situated?
Whitehaven Beach, famed for its white silica sand, is in Queensland, Australia.
Which is the biggest ocean basin on Earth?
The Pacific is the largest ocean basin on earth.
Turkiye, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel have in common?
Turkiye, Syria, Lebanon and Israel all have coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea.
Which country is landlocked?
Nepal is landlocked between India and China.
Earth completes one turn on its axis in?
The earth completes one rotation on its axis in 23 hours 56 minutes and about 4 seconds, the sidereal day.
Poonch River is a tributary of?
The Poonch River is a tributary of the Jhelum.
In which place is the famous Adam's Peak located?
Adam's Peak is in Sri Lanka.
Which is regarded as the world's largest glacier located in Antarctica?
The Lambert-Fisher Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier.
Pakistan has the smallest border with?
Pakistan's shortest border is with China, about 595 km, compared with over 3,000 km with India.
How long is a day at the North and South Poles?
At the poles a single day or night lasts about six months, because of the tilt of the earth's axis.
Which lake is the deepest in the world?
Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake in the world.
River Kabul merges with the Indus River near?
The Kabul River merges with the Indus near Attock.
The majority of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the?
Most atmospheric ozone is concentrated in the stratosphere.
Bosphorus Strait links the Black Sea with?
The Bosphorus links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
Large-scale deforestation can be observed at?
The Amazon rain forest is the site of the largest scale deforestation in the world.
The planet closest to the sun is?
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River belong to?
The Tigris and Euphrates watered Mesopotamia, where the earliest civilisations arose.
In which ocean is the mysterious Bermuda Triangle located?
The Bermuda Triangle lies in the Atlantic Ocean.
Which is regarded as the largest glacier of Pakistan?
The Siachen is the largest glacier of Pakistan, about 76 km long.
What is another name for K2?
K2 is also called Mount Godwin-Austen.
The largest planet in our solar system is?
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Kilimanjaro is a mountain situated in?
Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania.
Which mountain in North America is called Denali Peak?
Denali in Alaska, the highest peak in North America, was formerly called Mount McKinley.
Which is the largest desert of Pakistan?
The Thar is the largest desert of Pakistan.
Bodies that usually fall from the sky to the Earth are called?
Bodies from space that survive their fall and reach the earth's surface are called meteorites.
Dasht-e-Lut desert is situated in?
The Dasht-e-Lut is in Iran, and has recorded some of the highest land surface temperatures on earth.
The metal found in the Earth's crust in the second highest abundance is?
Iron is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust, after aluminium.
In which countries are the Atlas Mountains located?
The Atlas Mountains run through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Cape of Good Hope is located in?
The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of South Africa.
Which is the second largest planet in our solar system?
Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
The highest peak in the Salt Range is?
Sakesar is the highest peak of the Salt Range.
What separates the North and South Poles?
The plane of the Equator separates the northern and southern halves of the earth, and so the two poles.
In which country is Great Bear Lake located?
Great Bear Lake is in Canada.
The greater part of the Great Rift Valley is located in?
The greater part of the Great Rift Valley lies in East Africa.
Lake Tana is located in?
Lake Tana in Ethiopia is the source of the Blue Nile.
The Salang Tunnel is situated in the Hindu Kush Mountains. It links the cities?
The Salang Tunnel through the Hindu Kush links Kabul with the north of Afghanistan towards Mazar-i-Sharif.
Channel separates England from?
The English Channel separates England from France.
Tochi Pass links?
The Tochi Pass links Bannu with Ghazni in Afghanistan.
MEANDER refers to?
A meander is a winding curve in the course of a river, formed as it erodes the outer bank and deposits on the inner.
Kronborg Castle is located in?
Kronborg Castle, the setting of Hamlet, is at Helsingor in Denmark.
What is the world's largest inland body of water?
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water.
What is the world's largest country without access to the sea?
Kazakhstan is the largest country in the world without access to the open sea.
Golden Gate Bridge is located in?
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
Chile's capital is?
Santiago is the capital of Chile.
Broad Peak is the ______ tallest mountain in Pakistan.
Broad Peak, at 8,051 metres, is the fourth highest mountain in Pakistan after K2, Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum I.
The elevation of Nanga Parbat is?
Nanga Parbat rises to 8,126 metres.
Lady Finger Peak is situated in which country?
Lady Finger Peak, a striking rock spire in the Hunza valley, is in Pakistan.
Ring of Fire refers to the circle of volcanoes found in?
The Ring of Fire is the belt of volcanoes and earthquake zones around the Pacific, the Circum-Pacific Belt.
Peru is located in?
Peru is in South America.
Sagar Doab links?
Sindh Sagar Doab lies between the Indus and the Jhelum.
Mount Eden Crater is among the most prominent volcanic cones in Auckland. It is situated in?
Mount Eden is a volcanic cone in Auckland, New Zealand.
Hijaz Mountains are located in?
The Hijaz Mountains run along the western side of Saudi Arabia.
The Wakhan Corridor, situated to the north of Pakistan, belongs to?
The Wakhan Corridor, the narrow strip north of Pakistan, belongs to Afghanistan.
Tourmaline is regarded as a semi-precious stone, and this gemstone can be found in?
Tourmaline, a semi-precious gemstone, is found in Chitral.
The Euphrates is a long river that flows through Syria, Turkiye, and?
The Euphrates flows through Turkiye, Syria and Iraq.
The Reko Diq mine is situated in Chagai District, in the Province of?
The Reko Diq copper and gold deposit is in Chagai District, Balochistan.
The Earth's circumference is?
The earth's circumference is about 40,000 km, more precisely 40,075 km around the equator.
The world's highest waterfall is?
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall.
Where is Bathsheba Beach located?
Bathsheba Beach is on the east coast of Barbados.
Soan and Haro are famous rivers of which area?
The Soan and the Haro are the principal rivers of the Pothohar Plateau.
Which is the second longest river in South America?
The Parana is the second longest river in South America, after the Amazon.
Which is the nearest star to planet Earth?
The Sun is the nearest star to the earth.
In which place is the Deccan Plateau located?
The Deccan Plateau occupies most of peninsular India.
In which month is the distance between the Earth and the Sun the smallest?
The earth is closest to the sun at perihelion, in early January.
What is a huge mass of land surrounded by the ocean on at least three sides called?
A large mass of land surrounded by water on at least three sides is a peninsula.
In which places are mangrove forests found?
Pakistan's mangrove forests grow in the Indus Delta in Sindh, among the largest arid-climate mangroves in the world.
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
The Ural Mountains separate Europe from Asia.
Which country is not included in South Asia?
Brunei Darussalam is in South East Asia and is not part of South Asia.
Which is the longest river of Balochistan province?
The Hingol is the longest river of Balochistan.
In which place is Mount Kinabalu situated?
Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak of Borneo, is in Malaysia.
Niagara Falls is in which continent?
Niagara Falls is in North America, on the border of the United States and Canada.
What is meant by an isthmus?
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two larger landmasses, such as the Isthmus of Panama.
In which place is the active volcano Mount Fuji located?
Mount Fuji, an active volcano and the highest peak of Japan, is in that country.
In which place is Pakistan situated?
Pakistan is in South Asia.
Which river flows through the UK?
The Thames flows through the United Kingdom, and through London.
In which place is Syria located?
Syria is in the Middle East.
What are monsoons the names of?
Monsoons are winds, which reverse direction with the seasons.
In which place is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in Italy.
What is the removal of topsoil by wind or water called?
The removal of topsoil by wind or water is called erosion.
How long is the coastline of Pakistan?
Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea is about 1,046 km long.
Lowari Pass links?
The Lowari Pass links Dir with Chitral.
About the PPSC Geography Past Paper 2020
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Geography papers held in 2020, 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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