Solved MCQs on Pakistan's historical sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, forts, mosques, Sufi shrines and natural landmarks, with locations and builders.
This set covers Pakistan's historical places, shrines and landmarks: Mohenjo-daro, Harappa and Taxila, Mughal monuments of Lahore and Thatta, forts such as Rohtas and Ranikot, the shrines of great Sufi saints, and famous natural landmarks.
Questions usually ask where a place is or who built it. Learn each landmark with its city or district and its builder or era, and the options will be easy to sort out.
Correct answer: B. Sindh
Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, is in Larkana district, Sindh. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Sahiwal
The archaeological site of Harappa lies near Sahiwal in Punjab, on an old course of the Ravi River.
Correct answer: A. Rawalpindi/Islamabad
Taxila, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies about 35 km northwest of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Correct answer: C. Mardan
The Takht-i-Bahi ruins near Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are among the best-preserved Buddhist monasteries of the Gandhara period.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri built Rohtas Fort in the 16th century to block the return of the Mughal emperor Humayun. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Thatta
Makli Hill near Thatta, Sindh, contains hundreds of thousands of graves and monuments from the 14th to 18th centuries. It is a UNESCO site.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Thatta
Shah Jahan built this mosque in Thatta, Sindh, in the 17th century. It is known for its acoustics and glazed tiles.
Correct answer: B. Jamshoro district
Ranikot Fort in Jamshoro district has walls stretching around 30 km, among the largest fort perimeters in the world.
Correct answer: B. Jahangir
Emperor Jahangir built Hiran Minar near Sheikhupura in memory of his pet antelope, Mansraj.
Correct answer: A. Shahdara, Lahore
Jahangir's tomb stands in Shahdara Bagh, across the Ravi River from Lahore.
Correct answer: D. Lahore
Built during Shah Jahan's reign by his governor Wazir Khan, the mosque stands inside the Walled City of Lahore.
Correct answer: A. Bahawalpur
Noor Mahal in Bahawalpur was built in the 1870s in a blend of Italian and Islamic styles.
Correct answer: D. Ziarat
The Quaid stayed at the Residency in Ziarat, Balochistan, during his final illness in 1948.
Correct answer: B. Hunza
Both forts stand in the Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, and were seats of the former rulers (Mirs) of Hunza.
Correct answer: D. A landslide blocking the Hunza River
A massive landslide in January 2010 blocked the Hunza River and created the lake, submerging part of the Karakoram Highway.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Kaghan
Saiful Muluk lies near Naran in the Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is linked with a famous folk legend.
Correct answer: D. Nanga Parbat
Fairy Meadows offers views of Nanga Parbat's Raikot face and is a popular base for treks to the mountain.
Correct answer: D. Lahore
Data Darbar in Lahore is one of the oldest Sufi shrines in South Asia. Ali Hajveri wrote Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, an early Persian book on Sufism.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Sehwan Sharif
The shrine in Sehwan, Jamshoro district, Sindh, is famous for its daily dhamaal.
Correct answer: A. Bhit Shah
Shah Abdul Latif, author of Shah Jo Risalo, is buried at Bhit Shah in Matiari district, Sindh.