Free Mountain Ranges and Passes MCQs with Answers

81. Peshawar means ________ ?

• A. City of flowers
• B. City of tombs
• C. City of gardens
• D. None of them

Explanation: Peshawar is popularly called the City of Flowers, a nickname linked to its gardens and traditional greenery. Although the historical etymology of the name is debated, this is the conventional answer in Pakistan Studies MCQs.

82. The Chowk Yadgar is located in __________ ?

• A. Peshawar
• B. D I Khan
• C. Dir
• D. Chitral

Explanation: Chowk Yadgar is a famous public square and memorial in Peshawar’s historic centre. The name itself means Memorial Square.

83. Which area is called gun factory of the tribal areas ?

• A. Darra Isa Khel
• B. Darra Khyber
• C. Darra Adam Khel
• D. Kohat

Explanation: Darra Adam Khel is famous for its handmade firearms and is traditionally known as the gun factory of the tribal areas. It lies between Peshawar and Kohat.

84. Jamrud Fort is located near ________ ?

• A. Peshawar
• B. Abbottabad
• C. Charsadda
• D. Attock

Explanation: Jamrud Fort stands near the Khyber Pass at Jamrud, close to Peshawar. It was built during the Sikh period to guard this strategically important route.

85. Pakistan Academy for Rural Development is situated in ________ ?

• A. Chitral
• B. Peshawar
• C. Bannu
• D. Mardan

Explanation: The Pakistan Academy for Rural Development is located in Peshawar. It provides training and conducts research relating to rural development and administration.

86. Masjid Mahabat Khan is located in _______ ?

• A. Mardan
• B. Kohat
• C. Hangu
• D. Peshawar

Explanation: Masjid Mahabat Khan is a celebrated Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar’s old city. It was built during the seventeenth century and is named after the Mughal governor Mahabat Khan.

87. The Pakhtunwali is __________ ?

• A. A city
• B. Flower
• C. Ethical Code
• D. Dialect of languageCity & Local Guides

Explanation: Pashtunwali is the traditional ethical and social code of the Pashtun people. It emphasises values such as hospitality, honour, courage and protection of guests.

88. Lords of the Khyber is written by _________ ?

• A. Andre Joseph
• B. Kipling
• C. Yousuf Khan
• D. Andre Singer

Explanation: Lords of the Khyber was written by Andre Singer and deals with the people and history of the Khyber and the North-West Frontier. Kipling wrote extensively about the frontier but was not the author of this book.

89. World's largest tribal society is ________ ?

• A. Pashtun
• B. Baloch
• C. Noro
• D. Afridi

Explanation: The Pashtuns are often described in general-knowledge sources as the world’s largest tribal society, because tribal organisation remains central to their traditional social structure. Afridis are one Pashtun tribe, not the whole society.

90. How many Police ranges are in KPK?

• A. 7
• B. 4
• C. 8
• D. 3

Explanation: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is conventionally divided into eight ranges, including Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Swat. The number can change with administrative restructuring, but eight is the standard answer for this question.