CSS past paper

CSS Geography Past Paper 2026

CSS Geography 2026 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Which landscape features indicate that a region is undergoing periglacial processes? What are glacial advance and retreat, and what is their relationship to the glacial state of equilibrium?
(20)
Q. 3
What factors affect the discharge of a stream? How did changes in sea level during the Pleistocene cause the formation of stream terraces?
(20)
Q. 4
What factors are involved in the formation of soil? Describe various ways in which temperature and precipitation are related to soil formation. How does chernozem soil differ from podzol soil?
(20)
Q. 5
What is the relationship between ocean currents and global surface wind systems? How does the gyre in the Northern Hemisphere differ from the one in the Southern Hemisphere?
(20)

Q. 6
What is suburban sprawl? Discuss the causes of suburban sprawl. How is the smart growth concept of a compact city the solution to suburban sprawl?
(20)
Q. 7
How is the form of rural settlements in Pakistan different from the United States? Discuss the structure of the kraal settlement of Africa.
(20)
Q. 8
What is tourism? Describe the main types of international tourism and their global patterns. How does international tourism contribute to the economy of countries?
(20)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.