PPSC Geography Past Paper 2023 Solved MCQs with Answers
Solved Geography MCQs from the PPSC 2023 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 2023 paper and verified before publication.
Which river is the longest in Pakistan?
The Indus, about 3,180 km long, is the longest river of Pakistan.
What is a cyclone basically?
A cyclone is a large system of winds rotating inward around a centre of low pressure.
Which is the world's largest coral reef?
The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is the world's largest coral reef system.
Which is the biggest lake in Europe?
Lake Ladoga in Russia is the largest lake in Europe.
Siachen Glacier is in which mountain range?
The Siachen Glacier lies in the eastern Karakoram.
A river flowing into a calm lake begins to form what?
Where a river enters still water its velocity drops and it deposits its load, building a delta.
The Suez Canal links the?
The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
Which kind of forest is found in Chitral, Dir, and Gilgit?
Coniferous forests grow in the high altitudes of Chitral, Dir and Gilgit.
Which is the oldest barrage of Pakistan?
The Sukkur Barrage, completed in 1932, is the oldest barrage in Pakistan.
What is the highest peak of the Himalayas in Pakistan?
Nanga Parbat, at 8,126 metres, is the highest Himalayan peak in Pakistan.
What is the longitude of the United Kingdom's Greenwich Mean Time?
Greenwich lies on the prime meridian, that is 0 degrees longitude.
In which region is the Balochistan Plateau located?
The Balochistan Plateau lies west of the Kirthar and Sulaiman Ranges.
In which ocean is the world's deepest trench, the Mariana Trench, located?
The Mariana Trench, the deepest point of the oceans, is in the Pacific.
Between which two rivers is the Bari Doab situated?
Bari Doab lies between the Beas and the Ravi, and contains Lahore and Multan.
What is the latitude of Punjab Province?
Punjab lies roughly between 27 and 34 degrees North.
Which is the world's largest man-made lake?
Lake Kariba on the Zambezi, between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is the largest man-made lake by volume.
Which is the tallest volcano in Asia?
Mount Damavand in Iran, at 5,610 metres, is the tallest volcano in Asia.
Which strait divides Italy from Sicily?
The Strait of Messina separates Italy from Sicily.
The Blue Lagoon is situated in?
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is in Iceland.
What is the share of urban population in the total population of Pakistan according to census of 1998?
According to the 1998 census, 32.5 per cent of Pakistan's population was urban.
Which country is a landlocked country?
Switzerland is landlocked, surrounded by France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Italy.
Tirich Mir is a mountain range in?
Tirich Mir, at 7,708 metres, is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.
Which continent has no hot desert?
Europe is the only continent with no hot desert.
Which desert extends across the districts of Mianwali and Bhakkar?
The Thal Desert extends across Mianwali, Bhakkar and neighbouring districts of Punjab.
K-2 is also known by which name?
K2 is also called Mount Godwin-Austen.
Earth's lowest land point is?
The shore of the Dead Sea, at about 430 metres below sea level, is the lowest land point on earth.
The shortest river among the major rivers of Punjab (Pakistan) is?
The Ravi is the shortest of the major rivers of Punjab.
The imaginary line of zero degree longitude which passes through Greenwich is called?
The line of zero degrees longitude through Greenwich is the Prime Meridian.
The largest desert of Pakistan is?
The Thar is the largest desert of Pakistan.
Cyprus is disputed between which parties?
Cyprus is disputed between Turkey and Greece, divided since 1974.
From where does the Karakoram Highway start in Pakistan?
The Karakoram Highway begins at Hasan Abdal and runs to the Khunjerab Pass.
At what time are day and night equal?
Day and night are equal at the equinoxes, about 21 March and 23 September.
The world's oldest mountains are found in India (Aravallis), and the world's young fold mountains are prominently found in which country?
Pakistan contains prominent young fold mountains, the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush, all raised by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.
Sumatra Island is situated in which ocean?
Sumatra lies in the Indian Ocean, part of the Indonesian archipelago.
Near which place does the Indus River fall into the Arabian Sea?
The Indus enters the Arabian Sea through its delta near Thatta.
In which country is Red Lake, Minnesota, situated?
Red Lake in Minnesota is in the United States.
Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
The heaviest rainfall is recorded in?
The heaviest rainfall occurs in the equatorial region, where strong convection produces daily downpours.
Prime Meridian passes through which country?
The Prime Meridian crosses Mali in West Africa, along with the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana.
Diamir Bhasha dam is being constructed on Indus river in?
Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being built on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Where is Gomal Zam Dam located?
Gomal Zam Dam is in South Waziristan, on the Gomal River.
Mirani Dam is constructed on which river?
Mirani Dam is built on the Dasht River in Balochistan.
Pakistan lies north of the?
Pakistan lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer.
The largest Natural Lake in Pakistan is?
Manchar Lake in Sindh is the largest natural lake in Pakistan.
What are cyclones called in Australia?
In Australia cyclones are locally called willy-willies.
Naryab Dam is being constructed in which district?
Naryab Dam is being built in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Takht-e-Sulaiman is the tallest peak of which mountain range?
Takht-e-Sulaiman, at about 3,487 metres, is the highest peak of the Sulaiman Range.
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time?
The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time is weather. Its long term average is climate.
Which neighboring country of Pakistan has no coastline?
Afghanistan, Pakistan's northwestern neighbour, is landlocked and has no coastline.
The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is located between?
The Strait of Malacca lies between Indonesia and Malaysia, linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Alpine glacier is also called?
A glacier confined within a mountain valley is an alpine or valley glacier.
Which planets have mountains covered with snow?
Mars has snow and ice covered highlands and polar caps, made of water ice and frozen carbon dioxide.
In which country is Varadero Beach located?
Varadero Beach is in Cuba.
Kachura Lake is located in?
Kachura Lake lies near Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Gangkhar Puensum, believed to be the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, is situated in?
Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world.
Wind blowing in a spiral form around an area of low atmospheric pressure is called a?
Wind spiralling around a centre of low pressure is a cyclone. Around high pressure it is an anticyclone.
Khunjerab is a?
Khunjerab is a pass, carrying the Karakoram Highway into China at about 4,693 metres.
Glacier is a mass of ice that is?
A glacier is a mass of ice that moves slowly under its own weight.
The Himalayas, Alps, Andes, and Rockies are examples of what type of mountains?
The Himalayas, Alps, Andes and Rockies are fold mountains, raised by the compression of colliding plates.
Which country lies to the north of Pakistan?
China lies to the north of Pakistan.
Which country lies to the west of Pakistan?
Iran lies to the west of Pakistan.
Who gave the name United Nations?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the name United Nations.
Name the neighboring non-Muslim countries of Pakistan?
India and China are the non-Muslim neighbours of Pakistan.
Demography is the study of population, including?
Demography studies population, including births, deaths, migration and age structure.
Through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea is connected to which gulf?
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
In South America, where is the famous tourist attraction Copacabana Beach located?
Copacabana Beach is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Which is the world's largest glacier?
The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest and longest glacier.
Glaciation is primarily formed by?
Glaciers form by the accumulation and compaction of snow over many years, until it turns to ice and begins to flow.
Which is the largest country in Africa by area?
Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area.
Which is the most populated continent?
Asia is the most populous continent.
The Tower of London stands on the banks of which river?
The Tower of London stands on the north bank of the River Thames.
Which is generally considered the world's largest ecosystem?
The global ocean, covering about 71 per cent of the earth, is regarded as the largest ecosystem.
The Arctic Ocean is situated primarily in which part of the world?
The Arctic Ocean lies in the northern polar region.
Which countries form the quadripoint known as the Four Corners of Africa?
Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe meet at the Kazungula quadripoint, the Four Corners of Africa.
What is the name of the world's longest suspension bridge situated in Turkiye?
The 1915 Canakkale Bridge in Turkiye, opened in 2022, has the longest main span of any suspension bridge.
Which country is situated in both Asia and Africa?
Egypt lies in both Asia and Africa, its Sinai Peninsula being in Asia.
The Gulf of Bothnia lies between?
The Gulf of Bothnia lies between Sweden and Finland.
From which general direction relative to Japan does the Kuroshio Current originate?
The Kuroshio Current flows northward from the south, warming the eastern coast of Japan.
An Oasis is a geological feature primarily found in a?
An oasis is a fertile spot in a desert where groundwater reaches the surface.
Which is the highest peak of the Salt Range in Pakistan?
Sakesar is the highest peak of the Salt Range.
The Earth's approximate circumference at the equator is?
The earth's circumference at the equator is about 40,075 km.
Which continent is often called the continent Down Under?
Australia is called the continent Down Under, lying wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which mountain range is situated in Sindh Province?
The Kirthar Range runs along the western edge of Sindh.
What is the largest port on the Red Sea?
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is the largest port on the Red Sea.
About the PPSC Geography Past Paper 2023
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Geography papers held in 2023, 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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