Important Places Mcqs - General Knowledge Question and Answers

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1. 1 Hamal Lake is located in:
   

   1. Thatta District

   2. Dadu District

   3. Larkana District

   4. Qambar Shahdadkot District

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   Answer

   : Qambar Shahdadkot District

   Explanation

   :
   N/A

2. 2 In which country Democracy Wall is located ?
   

   1. Germany

   2. United Kingdom

   3. India

   4. China

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   Answer

   : China

   Explanation

   :
   N/A

3. 3 The most precious gemstone ?Emerald? are found in ___________
   

   1. Swat

   2. Reko Diq

   3. Kala Bagh

   4. Skardu

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   Answer

   : Swat

   Explanation

   :
   A number of other minerals are also found in the region such as peridot, tourmaline, topaz, garnet, red spinal, pargasite, diopside, sphene, apatite, azurite, rose quartz, and agate. In Swat, pale green to green coloured emeralds can be found in talc-carbonate schist.

4. 4 ____________ is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region
   

   1. Skardu

   2. Shigar

   3. Shangrila

   4. Gilgit

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   Answer

   : Gilgit

   Explanation

   :
   Gilgit is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a small valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River.

5. 5 Which city is called Gun factory of the Tribal Areas ?
   

   1. Darra Adam Khel

   2. Chaman

   3. Zhob

   4. Charsadda

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   Answer

   : Darra Adam Khel

   Explanation

   :
   Darra Adam Khel is the gun factory of the Tribal Areas, located around 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Peshawar on the road to Kohat.

6. 6 Durand Line marks border between _______
   

   1. Pakistan and Iran

   2. Afghanistan and Iran

   3. Afghanistan and Pakistan

   4. Sweden and Norway

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   Answer

   : Afghanistan and Pakistan

   Explanation

   :
   The Durand Line is a 2,430-kilometre international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

7. 7 Pakistan Forest institute is located in _________
   

   1. Islamabad

   2. Peshawar

   3. Abbotabad

   4. Karachi

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   Answer

   : Peshawar

   Explanation

   :
   Pakistan Forest Institute established in 1947, is located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

8. 8 Lansdowne Bridge connects ______________
   

   1. Sukkur and Khairpur

   2. Sukkur and Rohri

   3. Khairpur and Rohri

   4. None

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   Answer

   : Sukkur and Rohri

   Explanation

   :
   The Lansdowne Bridge is a 19th century bridge that spans the Indus River between the cities of Sukkur and Rohri

9. 9 Largest Glacier in Himalayas-Karakoram region is _________
   

   1. Siachin

   2. Baltoro

   3. Austfonna

   4. Jostedal

   5. Svartisen

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   Answer

   : Siachin

   Explanation

   :
   Siachen Glacier is the largest in the Himalayas-Karakoram region; claimed by India and Pakistan

10. 10 National Institute of Oceanography Pakistan is headquartered in __________
    

    1. Islamabad

    2. Peshawar

    3. Abbotabad

    4. Karachi

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    Answer

    : Karachi

    Explanation

    :
    The National Institute of Oceanography, is an executive and federal department of the Government of Pakistan, and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology.