O Level Geography of Pakistan chapter 2: Natural resources MCQs with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
48 exam-style questions on Natural resources, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. Much of Karachi's piped water supply is taken from which river?
A
the Kabul, through Warsak Dam
B
the Jhelum, through the Mangla Dam
C
the Indus, through Keenjhar Lake
D
the Dasht, through the Mirani Dam
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Answer: C. Karachi draws most of its water from the Indus: a canal from Kotri Barrage feeds Keenjhar Lake, and the water is carried from there to the city. A smaller share comes from the Hub Dam on the Hab. The other rivers are far to the north or west.
2. Trout are caught in the streams of Swat and the Kaghan valley and reared in hatcheries there. Why are they not farmed in the ponds of southern Punjab?
A
trout need cold, clear water rich in oxygen
B
trout feed only on insects from forests
C
trout can live only in salty sea water
D
the ponds of southern Punjab are far too deep for them
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Answer: A. Trout are cold-water fish, so the warm, muddy ponds of the plains do not suit them; carp are farmed there instead.
3. Which group of fish is most commonly reared in fish-farm ponds on the plains of Punjab and Sindh?
A
silver pomfret and yellowfin tuna
B
lobsters and crabs
C
carp such as rohu and thaila
D
sardines and mackerel
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Answer: C. Carp such as rohu, thaila and mori grow well in warm freshwater ponds. Pomfret, tuna, sardines and lobsters are marine species caught at sea.
4. Pakistan has iron ore deposits near Kalabagh, but its large steel mill at Port Qasim, Karachi, was designed to use imported ore. Why?
A
the steel mill cannot receive ore by rail
B
imported ore needs no smelting before use
C
the local ore is too valuable and is all exported
D
the local ore is low grade and costly to process
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Answer: D. Kalabagh ore has a low iron content and many impurities, so higher-grade ore shipped to the coast is cheaper to use. The mill was built at the port so that ore and coking coal could be brought in by sea.
5. Which of these barrages is on the Indus?
A
Sukkur Barrage
B
Balloki Barrage
C
Marala Barrage
D
Sulemanki Barrage
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Answer: A. Sukkur Barrage in upper Sindh feeds a very large system of canals. Marala is on the Chenab, Balloki on the Ravi and Sulemanki on the Sutlej.
6. Changa Manga, south-west of Lahore, is a well-known example of which type of forest?
A
riverine forest
B
irrigated plantation
C
coniferous forest
D
scrub forest
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Answer: B. Changa Manga was planted by people and is watered by canals, with trees such as shisham and mulberry. Riverine forests grow naturally on land flooded by rivers.
7. Which of these is a metallic mineral?
A
limestone
B
iron ore
C
gypsum
D
rock salt
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Answer: B. Iron ore is smelted to obtain a metal. Gypsum, rock salt and limestone are non-metallic minerals, used for plaster, salt and cement.
8. In many years little river water now flows past Kotri Barrage to the Indus delta. What is the most likely effect of this?
A
the delta's farmland becomes waterlogged with river water
B
the delta grows rapidly out into the Arabian Sea
C
sea water moves inland, damaging farmland and mangroves
D
more silt reaches the coast and builds up the beaches
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Answer: C. With less fresh water and silt coming down, the sea pushes up the creeks, making soil and groundwater salty and killing mangroves. A growing delta needs more silt, not less.
9. Why have many of Balochistan's mineral deposits not been fully developed?
A
the deposits all lie deep under the sea off the Makran coast
B
they are in remote areas with poor roads and little water
C
the minerals are renewable, so there is no hurry
D
they lie too close to large cities to be mined
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Answer: B. Many deposits are in dry, mountainous areas far from roads, railways, power and water, so mining them needs large amounts of capital and technology.
10. Saindak, in the Chagai district of north-west Balochistan, is known for mining which minerals?
A
rock salt and gypsum
B
chromite and iron ore
C
coal and limestone
D
copper and gold
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Answer: D. The Saindak project extracts copper, with some gold and silver, in the remote desert near the Iranian and Afghan borders. Chromite is mined around Muslim Bagh.
48, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 4 topics: Water, Forests, Mineral resources, Fish. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the O Level Geography of Pakistan chapter 2 test free?
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How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
