1. How many climatic zones does Pakistan have?
Answer: A. Four
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2. The Lowland climatic zone covers the
Answer: C. Indus Plain
3. Which zone includes Thar, Cholistan, Thal and Kharan?
Answer: B. Desert or arid
4. The Coastal zone has a ______ climate.
Answer: D. maritime
5. Aridity means
Answer: D. low precipitation and low moisture
6. The difference between day and night temperature is the
Answer: A. diurnal range
7. The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word
Answer: B. mausim
8. Pakistan gets monsoon rain mainly from
Answer: C. June to September
9. The two sources of monsoon rain in Pakistan are the Bay of Bengal and the
Answer: C. Arabian Sea
10. In winter, monsoon winds blow from the
Answer: B. land to the sea
11. Western depressions develop over the
Answer: A. Mediterranean Sea
12. Western depressions are common from
Answer: D. November to April
13. Convectional rain is caused by
Answer: B. heated ground that makes air rise
14. Relief or orographic rain occurs when moist air is
Answer: D. forced up a mountain
15. Karachi gets no convectional rain because of the
Answer: A. temperature inversion layer
16. In a temperature inversion layer, temperature
Answer: C. increases with height
17. Which coastal places are at risk from tropical cyclones?
Answer: C. Karachi, Thatta and Gwadar
18. A rain shadow area is on the ______ side of mountains.
Answer: D. leeward
19. Which is a rain shadow area?
Answer: B. Gilgit
20. Spring in Pakistan lasts from
Answer: A. March to May
21. Autumn in Pakistan lasts from
Answer: D. October to November
22. Winter in Pakistan lasts from
Answer: A. December to February
23. Which of these affects temperature?
Answer: B. Altitude
24. Pothwar farming is mostly
Answer: C. rain-fed (Barani)
25. Rainfall in Pothwar is about
Answer: B. 500 to 1,000 mm
26. Himalayan humid regions get over
Answer: D. 2,000 mm
27. A natural cause of floods in Pakistan is
Answer: A. heavy monsoon rainfall
28. A human cause of floods is
Answer: C. houses on flood plains
29. The 2010 flood is called the flood of the
Answer: B. century
30. The 2010 flood affected over
Answer: A. 20 million people
31. Floods can also deposit fresh nutrients and
Answer: D. alluvium
32. Which is a measure against floods?
Answer: C. Afforestation
33. Drought in deserts that never ends is called
Answer: C. permanent drought
34. Seasonal drought occurs in Barani Pothwar because the
Answer: B. monsoon is unreliable
35. Which is a measure to manage drought?
Answer: A. Rainwater harvesting
36. Drought-resistant crops include
Answer: D. sorghum and millet
37. Transhumance is the seasonal movement of
Answer: B. livestock between high and low pastures
38. Thunderstorms occur mostly in
Answer: A. April to June
39. Handicrafts of the arid zone include
Answer: D. Ajrak and Ralli quilts
About Pakistan Studies Class 9 Unit 5 MCQs (Federal Board)
These 39 Pakistan Studies MCQs cover Class 9 Unit 5: Climate and Environmental Hazards of the Federal Board (FBISE) SSC-I (Class 9) syllabus. They are SLO-based MCQs as per the new pattern for FBISE exams. Each question has four options and the correct answer is shown, so you can practise for the annual examination and find the topics you still need to revise. You can also read the Climate and Environmental Hazards notes for this chapter. Download the Climate and Environmental Hazards MCQs as a PDF using the button at the top of this page.