The Soan and the Haro are two rivers of:
- (A) Balochistan Plateau
- (B) Pothohar Plateau
- (C) Northern Areas
- (D) Azad Kashmir
- (B) Pothohar Plateau
The Soan and Haro rivers flow through the Pothohar Plateau in northern Punjab. The Soan River starts in the Murree Hills and irrigates the central Potohar region of northern Punjab, while the Haro River passes through northern Potohar and then through the Hazara region as a tributary of the Indus River. The Pothohar Plateau is geographically located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers in northern Punjab.
“Sui” a place known for the largest reserves of natural gas is in:
- (A) Quetta Division
- (B) Kalat Division
- (C) Sibi Division
- (D) Makran Division
- (C) Sibi Division
Sui is a town and sub-district in Dera Bugti District, located in the Sibi Division. It is also seen as falling under the Nasirabad Division in newer administrative structures, but traditionally and most often, it is seen as being in the Sibi region, on the axis of Sui, Sibi, and Dera Bugti in Balochistan. It remains one of Pakistan’s most significant sources of natural gas since its discovery in 1952.
“Warsak Dam” has been built on the river:
- (A) Indus
- (B) Korang
- (C) Kabul
- (D) Sutlej
- (C) Kabul
The Warsak Dam is located on the Kabul River, approximately 30 kilometers northwest of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Warsak Dam is a massive concrete gravity dam with a capacity of 500 megawatts. It serves as a major hydroelectric dam. The Kabul River meets the Indus River at Attock.
The “Shandur Pass” at the height of 12,205 feet connects:
- (A) Chitral and Gilgit
- (B) Chitral and Bannu
- (C) Mardan and Malakand
- (D) Gilgit and Kashgar
- (A) Chitral and Gilgit
Shandur Pass is located at an altitude of about 12,205 feet or 3,720 meters above sea level. The Shandur Pass connects Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan. Shandur Pass is renowned all over the world for being the Roof of the World.
Pakistan’s highest mountain peak “K-2” is located in:
- (A) Himalaya range
- (B) Karakorum range
- (C) Hindu Kush range
- (D) Koh-i-Suleman range
- (B) Karakorum range
Pakistan’s highest peak, K-2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chogori, is located in the Karakoram range. It has the world’s second-highest height and lies on the border between Gilgit and Baltistan (Pakistan) and Xinjiang (China).
The river Chenab joins river Jhelum at:
- (A) Sidhnai
- (B) Trimmu
- (C) Mithankot
- (D) Uch Sharif
- (B) Trimmu
The confluence of the Chenab River with the Jhelum River occurs at Trimmu, where the Trimmu Barrage is located in Jhang District in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. The Chenab River meets the Jhelum River at this point.
Pakistan joined “Non-Aligned Movement” in 1979 at:
- (A) Bangalore
- (B) Havana
- (C) Colombo
- (D) Bandung
- (B) Havana
Pakistan was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which was formed in 1979 at the 6th Summit held in (B) Havana, Cuba. Pakistan was a full member of this organization after withdrawing from SEATO.
Identify the meaning of the word: “In Camera”
- (A) Open environment
- (B) Not in public
- (C) Hippocratic attitude
- (D) Prolong
- (B) Not in public
‘In Camera’ is a Latin term that literally means ‘in a chamber’ or ‘in private’. It refers to legal procedures, hearings, or meetings that take place out of the public eye, typically inside a judge’s chambers without the presence of the public, the press, or a jury. It is used to protect sensitive information, such as trade secrets, national security matters, or the privacy of minors. It is the opposite of a trial in open court.
The culture center of Gandhara Civilization was situated at:
- (A) Harappa
- (B) Kot Digi
- (C) Mohenjodaro
- (D) Taxila
- (D) Taxila
Taxila, formerly known as Takshashila, was the epicenter of Gandhara civilization. It was the principal site of Buddhist scholarship, artistic expression, and intellectual pursuits, which flourished from the 1st century BCE to the 7th century CE. Situated at the intersection of three significant trade routes, Taxila was a cosmopolitan center where Greek, Persian, and Indian cultures merged, resulting in the development of Gandhara Art.
Identify the site of Ghazi Brotha Hydro-Power Project:
- (A) Punjab
- (B) KPK
- (C) Azad Kashmir
- (D) Sindh
- (A) Punjab
The Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is located on the Indus River in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 1,450 MW run-of-the-river power project has a barrage near Ghazi (KPK) and the power project near Barotha in Punjab.