1. The main mountain ranges in northern Pakistan include:
(A) Balochistan Plateau exclusively
(B) Thar Desert only
(C) Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush
(D) Coastal Sindh only
2. The highest peak of Pakistan, K2, is located in:
(A) Karakoram Range
(B) Himalayas
(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Balochistan Plateau
3. The Hindu Kush mountains are mainly located in:
(A) Coastal Balochistan only
(B) Northern Punjab
(C) Thar Desert exclusively
(D) Northwestern Pakistan and Afghanistan
4. The Himalayas in Pakistan are found in:
(A) Thar Desert only
(B) Balochistan exclusively
(C) Northern areas including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir
(D) Sindh plains
5. Which mountain range is famous for glaciers like Baltoro and Biafo?
(A) Salt Range
(B) Himalayas
(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Karakoram
6. Northern mountains are important for Pakistan because they:
(A) Are uninhabited entirely
(B) Cause desertification exclusively
(C) Support only coastal trade
(D) Provide rivers, forests, and hydroelectric power
7. The famous Nanga Parbat peak is located in:
(A) Hindu Kush
(B) Karakoram
(C) Himalayas
(D) Salt Range
8. The northern and northwestern mountains influence Pakistan’s climate by:
(A) Coastal humidity exclusively
(B) Creating tropical climate exclusively
(C) Desertifying the plains only
(D) Causing heavy snowfall in winter and cold weather in northern areas
9. Major rivers originating from northern mountains include:
(A) Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, and Swat
(B) Ravi exclusively
(C) Thar Desert rivers
(D) Coastal rivers only
10. Northwestern mountains affect Pakistan’s agriculture by:
(A) Industrial cooling only
(B) Causing desert farming only
(C) Supporting coastal fisheries exclusively
(D) Providing water for irrigation through rivers and canals
11. Northern mountains are rich in:
(A) Salt exclusively
(B) Desert sand only
(C) Coastal fish exclusively
(D) Forests, minerals, and freshwater resources
12. The climate of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush is mainly:
(A) Cold with heavy snowfall in winter
(B) Hot desert exclusively
(C) Tropical humid only
(D) Coastal humid only
13. The northern mountains play an important role in Pakistan’s hydroelectric power generation because:
(A) Plains irrigation alone
(B) Desert rivers only
(C) Coastal tides exclusively
(D) They have fast-flowing rivers suitable for dams
14. The northern mountains are suitable for:
(A) Coastal trade only
(B) Desert grazing exclusively
(C) Tourism, mountaineering, and trekking
(D) Tropical agriculture exclusively
15. Glaciers in northern Pakistan are important because they:
(A) Are tourist attractions only
(B) Support desert farming exclusively
(C) Feed major rivers like Indus and its tributaries
(D) Cause coastal flooding only
16. The northern and northwestern mountains influence Pakistan’s weather by:
(A) Causing western disturbances and snowfall in winter
(B) Increasing tropical storms only
(C) Desertification exclusively
(D) Coastal humidity alone
17. Salt Range is part of which northern system?
(A) Balochistan Plateau
(B) Karakoram
(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Himalayas
18. Northern mountains of Pakistan are a source of:
(A) Coastal fisheries exclusively
(B) Desert sand only
(C) Freshwater, minerals, and timber
(D) Tropical fruits only
19. Northern Pakistan’s mountains contribute to:
(A) Soil fertility in plains through river deposits
(B) Desertification only
(C) Coastal trade exclusively
(D) Industrial growth only
20. Understanding northern and northwestern mountains is important for:
(A) Industrial production only
(B) Coastal trade exclusively
(C) Urban fashion only
(D) Water resource management, disaster preparedness, and tourism development