All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. K2
• B. Rakaposhi
• C. Nanga Parbat
• D. Tirich Mir

Explanation: K2 (8,611 m) is Pakistan's highest mountain.

• A. Three
• B. Five
• C. Four
• D. Six

Explanation: Pakistan has five eight-thousanders: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II.

• A. Nanga Parbat, Tirich Mir, Rakaposhi, Haramosh and Ultar
• B. K2, Kangchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna
• C. K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
• D. K2, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu

Explanation: These five peaks above 8,000 m lie wholly or partly in Pakistan.

• A. Broad Peak
• B. K2
• C. Gasherbrum I
• D. Nanga Parbat

Explanation: Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas; the other four Pakistani eight-thousanders are in the Karakoram.

• A. K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
• B. K2, Nanga Parbat, Tirich Mir and Rakaposhi
• C. Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
• D. K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak

Explanation: These four are Karakoram peaks; Nanga Parbat is the Himalayan one.

• A. Annapurna I
• B. Nanga Parbat
• C. Makalu
• D. K2

Explanation: Nanga Parbat earned the nickname from the high number of climber fatalities.

• A. White Mountain
• B. Snowy Peak
• C. Naked Mountain
• D. Killer Mountain

Explanation: "Nanga Parbat" comes from Sanskrit meaning "naked mountain", for its bare rock faces.

• A. Namcha Barwa
• B. Kangchenjunga
• C. Dhaulagiri
• D. Nanga Parbat

Explanation: Nanga Parbat is the westernmost major peak of the Himalayas (Namcha Barwa is the eastern anchor).

• A. Nanga Parbat
• B. Shishapangma
• C. Manaslu
• D. Gasherbrum I

Explanation: Nanga Parbat is the westernmost of the fourteen eight-thousanders.

• A. K2
• B. Gasherbrum I
• C. Gasherbrum II
• D. Broad Peak

Explanation: Gasherbrum I is also known as Hidden Peak.

• A. Noshaq
• B. Istor-o-Nal
• C. Tirich Mir
• D. Saraghrar

Explanation: Tirich Mir (7,708 m) is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.

• A. Swat
• B. Azad Kashmir
• C. Gilgit-Baltistan
• D. Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Explanation: Tirich Mir rises above Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• A. The Hindu Kush
• B. The Sulaiman Range
• C. The Karakoram
• D. The Pamirs

Explanation: The Hindu Kush stretches from central Afghanistan into northern Pakistan.

• A. The Tian Shan
• B. The Pamirs
• C. The Alay Range
• D. The Hindu Kush

Explanation: The Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan are often called the Roof of the World.

• A. The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
• B. The Arabian Plate and the African Plate
• C. The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
• D. The African Plate and the Eurasian Plate

Explanation: The Indian Plate's push into the Eurasian Plate folded the crust into the Himalayas.

• A. White Peaks
• B. Roof of the World
• C. High Mountains
• D. Abode of Snow

Explanation: "Himalaya" comes from Sanskrit: "hima" (snow) and "alaya" (abode).

• A. Nepal and India
• B. Nepal and China
• C. India and Bhutan
• D. China and Bhutan

Explanation: Kangchenjunga straddles the Nepal–India (Sikkim) border.

• A. The circular movement of ocean water
• B. The horizontal movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
• C. The falling of rain from clouds
• D. The vertical movement of air from low to high pressure

Explanation: Wind is air moving horizontally from high-pressure areas toward low-pressure areas.

• A. A hygrometer
• B. A wind vane
• C. An anemometer
• D. A barometer

Explanation: An anemometer measures how fast the wind blows.

• A. An anemometer
• B. A barometer
• C. A thermometer
• D. A wind vane

Explanation: A wind vane (weathercock) points into the wind, showing its direction.