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Pakistan Provinces

– Most Important Exam Facts

1.Punjab (High Priority)

Capital: Lahore
Area: 205,344 sq km (2nd largest)
Population (2023): ~127.7 million (Most populous)
Divisions: 10
Districts: 42 ✅ (Very important MCQ)
Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej (“Land of Five Rivers”)
First Chief Minister: Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
Famous Site: Minar-e-Pakistan (Lahore Resolution place)
Oldest University: University of the Punjab (1882)

2. Sindh (High Priority)

Capital: Karachi
Area: 140,914 sq km (3rd largest)
Population (2023): ~55.7 million (2nd most populous)
Divisions: 7
Districts: 30 ✅ (Important)
Major River: Indus (lifeline of Sindh)
Desert: Thar Desert
Mountain Range: Kirthar
First Capital of Pakistan: Karachi ✅ (Very common MCQ)
Ancient City: Mohenjo-daro (Indus Valley Civilization)

3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

Capital: Peshawar
Old Name: NWFP (changed in 2010 – 18th Amendment) ✅
Area: 101,741 sq km
Population (2023): ~40.85 million
Divisions: 7
Districts: 38 ✅ (After FATA merger)
FATA Merger: 2018 (25th Amendment) ✅
Famous Pass: Khyber Pass
Major River: Indus, Kabul
Famous Valley: Swat (“Switzerland of Pakistan”)

4. Balochistan (Very Important)

Capital: Quetta
Area: 347,190 sq km (Largest province) ✅
Population (2023): ~14.9 million (Least populous) ✅
Divisions: 9
Districts: 37
Important Resource: Reko Diq (Gold & Copper) ✅
Famous System: Karez irrigation
Historic Place: Ziarat Residency (Quaid-e-Azam stayed in 1948) ✅
Port: Gwadar (CPEC importance)

Administrative & Political Geography of Pakistan

1. The capital of Pakistan is:

A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Rawalpindi

Answer: C) Islamabad

2. Islamabad became the capital of Pakistan in:

A) 1947
B) 1959
C) 1963
D) 1973

Answer: C) 1963

3. Which city was the first capital of Pakistan?

A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Rawalpindi

Answer: B) Karachi

4.Pakistan follows which system of government?

A) Presidential
B) Parliamentary
C) Monarchy
D) Dictatorship

Answer: B) Parliamentary

5. Pakistan is officially called:

A) Islamic State of Pakistan
B) Republic of Pakistan
C) Islamic Republic of Pakistan
D) Federal Pakistan

Answer: C) Islamic Republic of Pakistan

6. The constitution of Pakistan was first enforced in:

A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1973

Answer: B) 1956

7. The current constitution of Pakistan was enforced in:

A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) 1985

Answer: C) 1973

8. The federal legislature of Pakistan is called:

A) Parliament
B) Senate
C) National Assembly
D) Supreme Council

Answer: A) Parliament

19. Pakistan’s Parliament consists of:

A) One house
B) Two houses
C) Three houses
D) Four houses

Answer: B) Two houses

10. The upper house of Parliament is called:

A) National Assembly
B) Provincial Assembly
C) Senate
D) Cabinet

Answer: C) Senate

11. The lower house of Parliament is called:

A) Senate
B) National Assembly
C) Cabinet
D) Supreme Court

Answer: B) National Assembly

13. The National Assembly is located in:

A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar

Answer: C) Islamabad

14. The highest court of Pakistan is:

A) High Court
B) Federal Court
C) Supreme Court
D) Shariat Court

Answer: C) Supreme Court

15. The Supreme Court of Pakistan is located in:

A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Quetta

Answer: C) Islamabad

16. The administrative head of a province is called:

A) President
B) Governor
C) Chief Justice
D) Chairman

Answer: B) Governor

17. The executive head of a province is:

A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) Commissioner
D) Speaker

Answer: B) Chief Minister

18. The head of state in Pakistan is:

A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Governor
D) Chief Justice

Answer: B) President

19. The head of government in Pakistan is:

A) President
B) Chairman Senate
C) Prime Minister
D) Governor

Answer: C) Prime Minister

20. The term of the National Assembly is:

A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years

Answer: C) 5 years

21. The term of the Senate members is:

A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years

Answer: D) 6 years

22. Which province was formerly known as NWFP?

A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan

Answer: C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

23. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was renamed in:

A) 1999
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2015

Answer: C) 2010

24. The capital of Punjab is:

A) Multan
B) Lahore
C) Faisalabad
D) Rawalpindi

Answer: B) Lahore

25. The capital of Sindh is:

A) Hyderabad
B) Sukkur
C) Karachi
D) Larkana

Answer: C) Karachi

26. The capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is:

A) Abbottabad
B) Mardan
C) Peshawar
D) Swat

Answer: C) Peshawar

27. The capital of Balochistan is:

A) Gwadar
B) Khuzdar
C) Quetta
D) Turbat

Answer: C) Quetta

28. Azad Jammu & Kashmir has its capital at:

A) Gilgit
B) Muzaffarabad
C) Mirpur
D) Skardu

Answer: B) Muzaffarabad

29. Gilgit-Baltistan’s capital is:

A) Hunza
B) Gilgit
C) Chilas
D) Skardu

Answer: B) Gilgit

30. Pakistan’s largest province by area is:

A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) KPK
D) Balochistan

Answer: D) Balochistan

31. Pakistan’s most populous province is:

A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) KPK
D) Balochistan

Answer: B) Punjab

32. The provincial assembly of Punjab is located in:

A) Faisalabad
B) Lahore
C) Multan
D) Rawalpindi

Answer: B) Lahore

33. The Election Commission of Pakistan is responsible for:

A) Census
B) Conducting elections
C) Foreign policy
D) Budget making

Answer: B) Conducting elections

34. Local government system mainly works at:

A) Provincial level only
B) District and local level
C) International level
D) Federal level only

Answer: B) District and local level

35. Pakistan is divided administratively into:

A) Provinces, divisions, and districts
B) Kingdoms
C) States only
D) Colonies

Answer: A) Provinces, divisions, and districts

Pakistan International Borders MCQs

1. Pakistan shares international borders with how many countries?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

Answer: B) 4

2. Pakistan shares its eastern border with:

A) Iran
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) India

Answer: D) India

3. Pakistan shares its western border with:

A) China
B) India
C) Iran and Afghanistan
D) Nepal

Answer: C) Iran and Afghanistan

4. Pakistan shares its northern border with:

A) India
B) China
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan

Answer: B) China

5. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called:

A) Radcliffe Line
B) Durand Line
C) LOC
D) Goldsmith Line

Answer: B) Durand Line

6. The Durand Line was demarcated in:

A) 1857
B) 1893
C) 1901
D) 1947

Answer: B) 1893

7. The Durand Line separates Pakistan from:

A) India
B) China
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran

Answer: C) Afghanistan

8. The border between Pakistan and India is known as:

A) Durand Line
B) Goldsmith Line
C) Radcliffe Line
D) McMahon Line

Answer: C) Radcliffe Line

9. The Radcliffe Line was drawn in:

A) 1935
B) 1940
C) 1947
D) 1956

Answer: C) 1947

10. The border between Pakistan and Iran is called:

A) Goldsmith Line
B) Durand Line
C) LOC
D) McMahon Line

Answer: A) Goldsmith Line

11. The Line of Control (LOC) exists between:

A) Pakistan and China
B) Pakistan and Iran
C) Pakistan and India in Kashmir
D) Pakistan and Afghanistan

Answer: C) Pakistan and India in Kashmir

12. The border between Pakistan and China is approximately:

A) 300 km
B) 523 km
C) 900 km
D) 1,200 km

Answer: B) 523 km

13. Pakistan’s longest international border is with:

A) China
B) Iran
C) Afghanistan
D) India

Answer: D) India

14. Pakistan’s shortest international border is with:

A) India
B) China
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan

Answer: B) China

15. The Pakistan-Iran border length is approximately:

A) 523 km
B) 909 km
C) 2,430 km
D) 1,640 km

Answer: B) 909 km

16. The Pakistan-Afghanistan border length is approximately:

A) 909 km
B) 523 km
C) 2,640 km
D) 1,200 km

Answer: C) 2,640 km

17. The Pakistan-India border length is approximately:

A) 1,200 km
B) 2,912 km
C) 523 km
D) 909 km

Answer: B) 2,912 km

18. Which province shares border with India only?

A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Answer: A) Punjab

19. Which Pakistani province shares border with Iran?

A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Gilgit-Baltistan

Answer: C) Balochistan

20. Which province shares the longest border with Afghanistan?

A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan

Answer: D) Balochistan

21. Which important border crossing exists between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

A) Wagah
B) Taftan
C) Torkham
D) Khunjerab

Answer: C) Torkham

22. The Wagah Border connects Pakistan with:

A) China
B) Afghanistan
C) Iran
D) India

Answer: D) India

23. The Taftan border crossing connects Pakistan with:

A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) Iran
D) China

Answer: C) Iran

24. Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with:

A) India
B) China
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran

Answer: B) China

25. The Pakistan-China border agreement was signed in:

A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1963
D) 1971

Answer: C) 1963

26. Which border line was named after Sir Mortimer Durand?

A) Radcliffe Line
B) Goldsmith Line
C) Durand Line
D) LOC

Answer: C) Durand Line

27. The Radcliffe Line was named after:

A) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
B) Sir Mortimer Durand
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Goldsmith

Answer: A) Sir Cyril Radcliffe

28. Pakistan’s borders are strategically important because they connect:

A) Europe and Africa
B) South Asia with Central Asia and the Middle East
C) Australia with Asia
D) America with Asia

Answer: B) South Asia with Central Asia and the Middle East

29. Which border is famous for the Wagah Border Ceremony?

A) Pakistan-China Border
B) Pakistan-Iran Border
C) Pakistan-India Border
D) Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Answer: C) Pakistan-India Border

Districts of Pakistan

1. Which is the largest district of Pakistan by area?

A) Khuzdar
B) Chagai
C) Gwadar
D) Dera Bugti

Answer: B) Chagai

2. Pakistan conducted its nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 in:

A) Khuzdar
B) Gwadar
C) Chagai
D) Quetta

Answer: C) Chagai

3. Reko Diq project is located in:

A) Gwadar
B) Chagai
C) Khuzdar
D) Quetta

Answer: B) Chagai

4. Saindak Copper-Gold Project is located in:

A) Chagai
B) Gwadar
C) Khuzdar
D) Zhob

Answer: A) Chagai

5. Sui Gas Field is located in which district?

A) Khuzdar
B) Dera Bugti
C) Gwadar
D) Quetta

Answer: B) Dera Bugti

6. Khewra Salt Mine is located in:

A) Chakwal
B) Attock
C) Jhelum
D) Rawalpindi

Answer: C) Jhelum

7. Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) is located at Kakul in:

A) Peshawar
B) Abbottabad
C) Haripur
D) Mardan

Answer: B) Abbottabad

8. Gwadar Port is located in:

A) Lasbela District
B) Kech District
C) Gwadar District
D) Hub District

Answer: C) Gwadar District

9. Which district is famous for football manufacturing?

A) Gujrat
B) Gujranwala
C) Sialkot
D) Faisalabad

Answer: C) Sialkot

10. Which district is known for surgical instruments?

A) Lahore
B) Sialkot
C) Faisalabad
D) Gujrat

Answer: B) Sialkot

11. Which district is known as the Manchester of Pakistan?

A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Faisalabad
D) Multan

Answer: C) Faisalabad

12. Which district is famous for Kinnow oranges?

A) Multan
B) Sargodha
C) Jhang
D) Bahawalpur

Answer: B) Sargodha

13. Which district is known as the City of Saints?

A) Bahawalpur
B) Lahore
C) Multan
D) Hyderabad

Answer: C) Multan

14. Which district is famous for mango production?

A) Sargodha
B) Multan
C) Gujrat
D) Kasur

Answer: B) Multan

15. Pakistan’s largest seaport is located in:

A) Gwadar
B) Karachi
C) Pasni
D) Ormara

Answer: B) Karachi

16. Which district contains Pakistan’s federal capital?

A) Rawalpindi
B) Islamabad
C) Attock
D) Haripur

Answer: B) Islamabad

17. Which district is famous for fan manufacturing?

A) Gujrat
B) Sialkot
C) Lahore
D) Jhelum

Answer: A) Gujrat

18. Tarbela Dam is located in:

A) Swabi District
B) Haripur District
C) Abbottabad District
D) Nowshera District

Answer: B) Haripur District

19. Mangla Dam is located in:

A) Mirpur
B) Muzaffarabad
C) Kotli
D) Bhimber

Answer: A) Mirpur

20. Which district is famous for date production in Balochistan?

A) Zhob
B) Turbat (Kech)
C) Chagai
D) Khuzdar

Answer: B) Turbat (Kech)

21.Pakistan is administratively divided into:

A) Provinces only
B) Provinces and districts only
C) Provinces, divisions, and districts
D) Tehsils only

Answer: C) Provinces, divisions, and districts

A district is headed by:

A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) Deputy Commissioner (DC)
D) Prime Minister

Answer: C) Deputy Commissioner (DC)

The district administration system mainly functions under:

A) Federal Government
B) Provincial Government
C) Senate
D) Supreme Court

Answer: B) Provincial Government

The smallest administrative unit below district is:

A) Province
B) Division
C) Tehsil
D) National Assembly

Answer: C) Tehsil

A tehsil is further divided into:

A) Provinces
B) Union Councils
C) Districts
D) Divisions

Answer: B) Union Councils