General Knowledge - Gwadar MCQs

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Gwadar is a port city and district in the south-west of Balochistan, on the Arabian Sea coast.

Correct Answer: Arabian Sea

Gwadar stands on the shores of the Arabian Sea, opposite Oman.

Correct Answer: 1977

Gwadar was notified as a district in July 1977, with its headquarters at Gwadar town; it had previously been part of Makran District.

Correct Answer: Oman

Gwadar was an Omani enclave, held by the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, until Pakistan purchased it in 1958.

Correct Answer: 1958

Pakistan bought Gwadar from Oman in 1958; it formally became part of Pakistan on 8 December 1958.

Correct Answer: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Gwadar Port is a flagship project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Pakistan leg of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Correct Answer: 600 km

The Gwadar Development Authority gives the district's coastline as about 600 kilometres along the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: Makran District

Gwadar was carved out of Makran District when it was notified as a separate district in July 1977.

Correct Answer: Large deep-water cargo vessels

Gwadar is a warm-water deep-sea port built to berth large ocean-going cargo ships.

Correct Answer: Central Asia

Gwadar is commonly described as Pakistan's gateway to Central Asia, via the trade routes CPEC opens up through it.

Correct Answer: Persian Gulf

Gwadar sits at the apex of the Arabian Sea, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Correct Answer: Fishing

Before the port development, Gwadar's people lived chiefly by fishing from the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: 2024

The New Gwadar International Airport was inaugurated in October 2024.

Correct Answer: Pakistan and China

Gwadar's port, expressway and airport projects were built chiefly through Pakistan-China cooperation under CPEC.

Correct Answer: Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8

The New Gwadar International Airport's runway is built to handle very large aircraft, including the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-8.

Correct Answer: Rising sea levels and coastal erosion

As a low-lying coastal city, Gwadar faces rising sea levels and erosion of its shoreline.

Correct Answer: Islam

Gwadar's population is overwhelmingly Muslim, like the rest of Balochistan.

Correct Answer: 2023

The 1.2-million-gallon-per-day Gwadar seawater desalination plant was inaugurated in 2023.

Correct Answer: 1.2 million gallons

The Gwadar Seawater Desalination Plant produces about 1.2 million gallons of drinking water a day.

Correct Answer: Makran Coastal Highway

The Gwadar Eastbay Expressway links the port to the Makran Coastal Highway, improving movement of goods towards Karachi.

Correct Answer: 2022

The 19.49 km six-lane Eastbay Expressway was inaugurated in June 2022 as a CPEC early-harvest project.

Correct Answer: Middle East and Central Asia

Gwadar's position is valued for trade with both the Middle East and Central Asia.

Correct Answer: Hot desert climate

Gwadar has a hot desert climate: very hot, dry, with little rainfall.

Correct Answer: 8 December 1958

Gwadar formally acceded to Pakistan on 8 December 1958, after its purchase from Oman earlier that year.

Correct Answer: Sorghum, wheat, barley, dates

The Gwadar hinterland's main crops are sorghum, wheat, barley and dates.

Correct Answer: 50%

The 2023 census put literacy in Gwadar district at about 50% (50.3% of residents aged 10 and over).

Correct Answer: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Gwadar is a key project of China's Belt and Road Initiative, through its CPEC corridor.

Correct Answer: Fish-processing

Besides the port, Gwadar's main industry is fish-processing, growing out of its traditional fishing economy.

Correct Answer: Small streams

The arid Gwadar hinterland is drained by small seasonal streams running to the sea.

Correct Answer: Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

Gwadar was held by the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman until Pakistan purchased it in 1958.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

On joining Pakistan, Gwadar was integrated into Balochistan, and became a district of that province in 1977.

Correct Answer: Iran (west) and Lasbela (east)

Gwadar district is bordered by Iran to the west and Lasbela district to the east, with the Arabian Sea to the south.

Correct Answer: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) system

The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) system supports trade logistics services at Gwadar.

Correct Answer: Central Asia and China

Under CPEC, Gwadar is meant to link Pakistan's markets with Central Asia and China.

Correct Answer: Monsoon belt

Gwadar lies outside the monsoon belt, which is why its climate is arid despite its coastal position.

Correct Answer: 2007

Phase I of Gwadar Port was completed and inaugurated in 2007.

Correct Answer: 305,000

The 2023 census counted 305,160 people in Gwadar district, up from 262,253 in 2017.

Correct Answer: 111:100

The booklet gives Gwadar district's sex ratio as about 111 males per 100 females.

Correct Answer: Balochi

Balochi is the majority language of Gwadar district.

Correct Answer: Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, Jiwani and Suntser

Gwadar district's sub-divisions are Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, Jiwani and Suntser.

Correct Answer: 2024

Militants attacked the Gwadar Port Authority complex in March 2024.

Correct Answer: New Gwadar International Airport to the port

The planned expressway Phase II will connect the New Gwadar International Airport with the port.

Correct Answer: Maritime and trans-regional trade

Gwadar is emerging as a hub for maritime and trans-regional trade under CPEC.

Correct Answer: International trade and logistics

Gwadar's economy is shifting from fishing towards international trade and logistics built around the port.

Correct Answer: Drinking water shortages

The desalination plant was built to ease Gwadar's chronic drinking-water shortages.

Correct Answer: Indian Ocean trade

Gwadar gives Pakistan a deep-sea outlet on the Indian Ocean trade network.