Multiple Choice Questions

General Knowledge

Q: The Karakoram mountains lie____ of the Indus River and extend north ward beyond the borders of Pakistan.
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South
Q: The water dividing the Hunza River and the ____ River is taken as the boundary between the Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains.
A) Indus
B) Jhelum
C) Kabul
D) Gilgit
Q: The Karakoram mountains are about ____ kilometers wide.
A) 240
B) 400
C) 600
D) 800
Q: In the Karakoram range the largest number of ____ peaks in the world are found within a small area.
A) Highest
B) Lowest
C) Moderated
D) None of these
Q: There are more than ____ mountains higher than 7000 meters in Karakoram range.
A) 14
B) 16
C) 18
D) 20
Q: There are four mountains have height above____ meters in Karakoram range.
A) 6000
B) 7000
C) 8000
D) 9000
Q: K-2, ____ is the second highest peak in the world next to Mt. Everest.
A) 28,251ft/8611m
B) 28,300ft/8711m
C) 28,300ft/8811m
D) None of these
Q: The Karakoram range is the most extensively snow covered range and 18 glacier range in length form 7 to ____ kilometers.
A) 52
B) 62
C) 76
D) 82
Q: The longest glacier is Siachen covers____ kilometers.
A) 76
B) 82
C) 92
D) 102
Q: The Biafo glacier is ____ kilometers wide.
A) 52.5
B) 67
C) 72.5
D) 82.5
Q: The snowline in the southern Karakoram is at a height of approximately____ meters.
A) 2300
B) 3300
C) 4300
D) 5300
Q: The Khunjerab Pass is an important pass linking Pakistan and ____ through the Karakoram Highway.
A) China
B) India
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan
Q: K-2 was discovered and measured by the Himalayan Surveyor, Henry Godwin Austen in _____.
A) 1852
B) 1855
C) 1857
D) 1858
Q: On July 31, 2012___ climbers managed to scale K-2 in a single day.
A) 28
B) 29
C) 30
D) None of these
Q: K-2 was ascended on ____.
A) July 31, 1954
B) July 31, 1953
C) July 31, 1955
D) None of these
Q: Ashraf Amman became first Pakistani who reached the summit K-2 on August 7, _____.
A) 1975
B) 1976
C) 1977
D) 1978
Q: Gasherbrum I is ranked as the _____ highest peak in the world.
A) 9th
B) 10th
C) 11th
D) 12th
Q: K-2 is situated un _____.
A) Himalayan Range
B) Hindu Kush Range
C) Karakoram Range
D) None of these
Q: The height of Gasherbrum I is_____.
A) 26,510ft/8080m
B) 28,250ft/8611m
C) 26,660ft/8125m
D) None of these
Q: Gasherbrum I was first conquered on July 5, 1958 by____.
A) American expeditions
B) German expeditions
C) Pakistani expeditions
D) None of these
Q: The another name of Gasherbrum I is Hidden Peak, because it is hidden by neighboring peak of____.
A) Baltoro Glacier
B) Biafo Glacier
C) Hispar Glacier
D) None of these
Q: The height of Broad Peak is____.
A) 26,445ft/8060m
B) 26,400ft/8047m
C) 25,552ft/7788m
D) 25,230ft/7690m
Q: The Broad Peak was named by____
A) Martin Conway
B) Karl Herligk
C) Nick Clinch
D) None of these
Q: The Broad Peak was conquered on____.
A) June 9, 1955
B) June 9, 1957
C) June 9, 1958
D) None of these
Q: In the world's mountain ranking, The Broad Peak is ranked as _____ highest.
A) 12th
B) 14th
C) 16th
D) 10th
Q: In Gilgit, within a radius of 65 miles, there are over two dozen peaks ranging in height between____.
A) 18,000-26,000 ft.
B) 18,000-22,000 ft.
C) 18,000-24,000 ft.
D) None of these
Q: There are a total of 14 main peaks soaring above 8000 meters/26,000 ft. in the world. Out of these ____ are in Pakistan.
A) 5
B) 8
C) 1
D) 1
Q: Which mountain range has the most summits in Pakistan?
A) Himalayan Range
B) Karakoram
C) Hindu Kush
D) None of these
Q: The height of Sia-Kangri-I is____.
A) 24370 ft./7442 m
B) 19,800 ft.6518 m
C) 25264 ft./7699 m
D) None of these
Q: The height of Raka Poshi is____.
A) 7788 m
B) 7700 m
C) 7800 m
D) None of these
Q: The height of Batura Peak is____.
A) 7388 m
B) 7795 m
C) 7,000 m
D) None of these
Q: Around which city are towering mountain peaks?
A) Chitral
B) Gilgit
C) Gupis
D) None of these
Q: Which mountain range is known as the "Third Pole"?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Himalaya
C) Karakoram
D) None of these
Q: There are scores of over 7000 meters peaks in____.
A) Karakoram Range
B) Hindu Kush Range
C) Himalaya Range
D) None of these
Q: Which mountain peak is known as "Egyptian Pyramid"?
A) Nanga Parbat
B) Broad Peak
C) Gasherbrum-II
D) None of these
Q: The height of Muztagh Tower is____.
A) 7000 m
B) 7100 m
C) 7273 m
D) None of these
Q: The height of Gasherbrum IV is____.
A) 7800 m
B) 7900 m
C) 7925 m
D) None of these
Q: The height of Mt. Paiju is____.
A) 6500 m
B) 6580 m
C) 6590 m
D) 6610 m
Q: Nazir Sabir made history by climbing K-2's west/southwest ridge for the first time with a group from the Japanese Waseda University on August 7, _____.
A) 1980
B) 1979
C) 1981
D) 1984
Q: The world's eleventh highest peak is____.
A) Gasherbrum I
B) Raka Poshi
C) K-2
D) Nanga Parbat
Q: The height of Uttar Peak is____.
A) 7388
B) 7985
C) 8085
D) 8185
Q: The height of Passu Peak is____.
A) 7852
B) 7478
C) 7872
D) 7882
Q: The height of Diran Peak is____.
A) 7852
B) 7284
C) 7266
D) 7882
Q: The Hindu Kush Range is a continuation of the ____Range.
A) Himalaya
B) Sulaiman
C) Karakoram
D) None of these
Q: The Hindu Kush range extends westward into____.
A) China
B) India
C) Afghanistan
D) Pakistan
Q: In the ____, Hindu Kush range merges with Pamir Palteau.
A) East
B) West
C) South
D) North
Q: the southern limit is considered the ____ River, a tributary of the Indus River.
A) Hunza
B) Gilgit
C) Ghizer
D) Kabul
Q: Some peaks of Hindu Kush range are higher than ____ meters in altitude.
A) 3000
B) 5000
C) 7000
D) 9000
Q: The Hindu Kush Range guards the ____ border of Pakistan.
A) North-western
B) North-southern
C) East-southern
D) West-eastern
Q: The highest peak of the Hindu Kush range is Tirich Mir at ___ meters.
A) 7708
B) 7790
C) 7890
D) 7990

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