Major Mountain Ranges (Karakoram, Himalayas, Hindukush) 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. Which mountain range contains K2, the second-highest peak in the world? (A) Himalayas (B) Karakoram (C) Hindukush (D) Pamirs 2. Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindukush range, is located in which area of Pakistan? (A) Gilgit (B) Skardu (C) Hunza (D) Chitral 3. Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s highest peaks, belongs to which mountain range? (A) Karakoram (B) Hindukush (C) Himalayas (D) Pamirs 4. Which mountain range is known for having the largest glaciers outside the polar regions? (A) Himalayas (B) Karakoram (C) Hindukush (D) Andes 5. The Hindukush mountain range primarily extends between Pakistan and which country? (A) Afghanistan (B) India (C) China (D) Iran 6. The Karakoram, Himalayas, and Hindukush mountain ranges meet near which region? (A) Pamir Knot (B) Deosai Plateau (C) Potohar Plateau (D) Bolan Pass 7. Which is the highest peak of the Himalayan range? (A) K2 (B) Nanga Parbat (C) Annapurna (D) Mount Everest 8. Which mountain range forms a natural boundary between Pakistan and China? (A) Himalayas (B) Hindukush (C) Karakoram (D) Suleiman Range 9. The Hindukush mountain range is part of which larger mountain system? (A) Rockies (B) Alpine System (C) Andes System (D) Great Dividing Range 10. Which river originates from the Himalayan range? (A) Indus (B) Ravi (C) Kabul (D) Kurram 11. Which mountain range lies to the north of the Himalayas? (A) Hindukush (B) Kirthar (C) Suleiman (D) Karakoram 12. K2 is also known by which name? (A) Tirich Mir (B) Mount Everest (C) Nanga Parbat (D) Mount Godwin-Austen 13. Which mountain range is entirely located within Pakistan and Afghanistan? (A) Karakoram (B) Himalayas (C) Pamirs (D) Hindukush 14. Which of the following peaks is part of the Karakoram range? (A) Tirich Mir (B) Nanga Parbat (C) Mount Everest (D) Gasherbrum I 15. The Himalayan mountain range was formed due to the collision of which two plates? (A) African and Eurasian (B) Arabian and African (C) Pacific and Eurasian (D) Indo-Australian and Eurasian 16. Which mountain range is known as the “Roof of the World”? (A) Himalayas (B) Pamirs (C) Hindukush (D) Karakoram 17. Which glacier is the longest in Pakistan and located in the Karakoram range? (A) Biafo Glacier (B) Baltoro Glacier (C) Hispar Glacier (D) Siachen Glacier 18. The Hindukush mountains mainly affect the climate of which region of Pakistan? (A) Sindh (B) Balochistan (C) Punjab (D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19. Which mountain range includes the Siachen Glacier? (A) Himalayas (B) Pamirs (C) Hindukush (D) Karakoram 20. Nanga Parbat is also known as? (A) Snow Dome (B) White Mountain (C) Killer Mountain (D) Ice Peak 21. Which mountain range stretches across Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan? (A) Himalayas (B) Karakoram (C) Hindukush (D) Pamirs 22. Which of the following passes is located in the Karakoram range? (A) Khyber Pass (B) Bolan Pass (C) Gomal Pass (D) Khunjerab Pass 23. Tirich Mir has an approximate height of? (A) 8,848 meters (B) 8,611 meters (C) 7,708 meters (D) 8,126 meters 24. Which mountain range lies west of the Karakoram? (A) Himalayas (B) Suleiman (C) Pamirs (D) Hindukush 25. The Himalayan range acts as a barrier preventing which winds from entering Pakistan? (A) Trade Winds (B) Westerlies (C) Monsoon Winds (D) Polar Winds 26. Which mountain range is youngest among the three major ranges of Pakistan? (A) Hindukush (B) Karakoram (C) Himalayas (D) Suleiman 27. Which famous highway passes through the Karakoram range? (A) Grand Trunk Road (B) Karakoram Highway (C) Silk Road (D) Indus Highway 28. Which mountain range contains the Deosai Plateau nearby? (A) Karakoram (B) Hindukush (C) Himalayas (D) Pamirs 29. The Karakoram range is mainly located in which region of Pakistan? (A) Balochistan (B) Punjab (C) Gilgit-Baltistan (D) Sindh 30. Which of the following peaks is part of the Hindukush range? (A) K2 (B) Nanga Parbat (C) Gasherbrum II (D) Tirich Mir
