geography MCQ #11248

Pakistan earns foreign exchange partly by exporting Himalayan pink rock salt mined mainly near which Punjab town?

geography MCQ #11248

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Pakistan earns foreign exchange partly by exporting Himalayan pink rock salt mined mainly near which Punjab town?

    • A) Jhelum
    • B) Sibi
    • C) Sukkur
    • D) Gilgit

    Answer: Jhelum

    Explanation: The Khewra Salt Mine, the world's second largest salt mine, is located in the Khewra town of the Jhelum district in Punjab, Pakistan. The pinkish hue of the rock salt comes from trace iron oxide minerals, and the mine has been commercially exploited since the Mughal era.