Geography Test 03

Total Questions: 37

1 - Pakistan shares the shortest border with:

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

2 - The circumference of the earth is:

A ) 30000 km
B ) 40,075 km ✅
C ) 50,000 km
D ) 60,000 km

3 - Most glaciers after the Arctic region are located in

A ) Russia
B ) Pakistan ✅
C ) Nepal
D ) India

4 - Eiffel Tower is located in which city of France

A ) Lyon
B ) Paris ✅
C ) Grenoble
D ) Marseille

5 - Wentworth woodhouse is situated in

A ) Spain
B ) USA
C ) UK ✅
D ) Russia

6 - Which country has the largest crude oil reserves?

A ) Saudi Arabia
B ) USA
C ) Venezuela ✅
D ) Qatar

7 - Prime minister of which country was affected by covid-19

A ) UK ✅
B ) Canada
C ) India
D ) France

8 - Where is Great Buddha of Kamakura situated

A ) Japan ✅
B ) Thailand
C ) South Korea
D ) None of these

9 - Biome is a community of

A ) Animals
B ) Plants
C ) Both A&B ✅
D ) None of these

11 - Horseshoe bay is situated in which country

A ) Mexico
B ) Japan
C ) Canada ✅
D ) Australia

12 - Acropolis of Athens is in:

A ) Rome
B ) Greece ✅
C ) Olympia
D ) Paris

14 - The total number of glaciers in the world is:

A ) 10,000
B ) 198,000 ✅
C ) 298,000
D ) 498,000

15 - Tasmania is the major Island of which country

A ) Germany
B ) Finland
C ) Australia ✅
D ) South Africa

16 - An instrument that measures air pressure is called

A ) Lactometer
B ) Barometer ✅
C ) Thermometer
D ) Hydrometer

17 - Where is "white heaven" beach located

A ) Algeria
B ) Germany
C ) Russia
D ) Australia ✅

18 - Qantas is an airline of which country

A ) Saudi Arabia
B ) Australia ✅
C ) UAE
D ) Malaysia

19 - Hygrometer is used to measure:

A ) Speed of sound
B ) Density of milk
C ) Humidity of air ✅
D ) Specific gravity of liquids

20 - Boundary line between North and South Korea is called

A ) 17th parallel line
B ) 38th parallel line ✅
C ) 49th parallel line
D ) LOC

21 - Roosevelt hotel of PIA is located

A ) Karachi
B ) New York ✅
C ) London
D ) Washington DC

Explanation:

🏨 History of PIA’s Hotel – The Roosevelt Hotel, New York

📌 Basic Facts:

  • 🏨 Name: The Roosevelt Hotel
  • 📍 Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA
  • 🏗️ Opened: September 22, 1924
  • 🏢 Owned by: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) through its investment arm Pakalp (PIA Investments Limited)
  • 🏦 Purchase Year: 1979 (PIA became full owner in 1999)

🕰️ Key Historical Timeline:

  ✅ 1924 – Hotel was opened, named after President Theodore Roosevelt

  ✅ 1979 – PIA, via Pak-Arab Investment Company, acquired a major share

  ✅  1999 – PIA purchased 100% ownership of the hotel

  ✅ 2020 – The hotel closed operations in October 2020 citing financial losses due to COVID-19.

22 - From where does the Jhelum river start

A ) Tibet
B ) Held Kashmir ✅
C ) Azad Kashmir
D ) Madhupur

23 - North and South poles are separated by

A ) Plane of Equator
B ) The International date lines ✅
C ) The plane of tropic of Cancer
D ) None of these

24 - "Dasht-e- Lut" desert is located in?

A ) Iran ✅
B ) China
C ) Uzbekistan
D ) Afghanistan

25 - "Cathy Pacific" is an airline of

A ) Hong Kong ✅
B ) Japan
C ) Taiwan
D ) China

26 - Hanna Lake is situated near:

A ) Quetta ✅
B ) Karachi
C ) Sialkot
D ) Peshawar

27 - 'Formosa' is the old name of :

A ) Taiwan ✅
B ) Mongolia
C ) Thailand
D ) Japan

28 - Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is situated in

A ) Germany
B ) Italy
C ) Spain ✅
D ) France

29 - Kilimanjaro is a mountain located in

A ) Nepal
B ) Tanzania ✅
C ) Somalia
D ) South Africa

30 - Which of the following rivers is without a delta

A ) Narmada
B ) St Lawrence
C ) Indus
D ) Both A&B ✅

31 - Bodies which usually fall from the sky to the Earth are called:

A ) Planets
B ) Meteorites ✅
C ) Both A&B
D ) None of these

32 - Cape of Good Hope is situated in:

A ) Chile
B ) India
C ) Australia
D ) South Africa ✅

33 - The Second most abundant metal found in the Earth's crust is:

A ) Iron ✅
B ) Aluminum
C ) Calcium
D ) Sodium

34 - Geology describes the rocky parts of Earth's :

A ) Core
B ) Mantle
C ) Crust ✅
D ) Convection currents

35 - "Derawar Fort" is located in district

A ) Jhelum
B ) Bahawalpur ✅
C ) Muzaffrabad
D ) Chakwal

36 - English Channel separates England from:

A ) Italy
B ) France ✅
C ) Germany
D ) Sicily