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1.

Kotri Barrage was built in 1955 on

A. The Ravi
B. The Sutlej
C. The Indus
D. The Chenab
Answer» D. The Chenab
2.

Rasul Barrage is on:

A. River Chenab
B. River Jhelum
C. River Indus
D. River Ravi
Answer» C. River Indus
3.

What is the number of headworks in Pakistan?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
4.

On Jhelum river, the Rasul headworks was built in

A. 1881
B. 1891
C. 1901
D. 1911
Answer» D. 1911
5.

A rim station is a control structure on the river. For the Chenab, the rim station is

A. Balloki Barrage
B. Sulemanki Barrage
C. Marala Barrage
D. Kalabagh Barrage
Answer» D. Kalabagh Barrage
6.

Which of the following are major tributaries of the Chenab?

A. Jammu Tawi
B. Palkhu Nullah
C. Aik Nullah
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
7.

Near Muzaffarabad, the Jhelum is joined by its largest tributary:

A. The Kunhar
B. The Ujh
C. The Soan
D. The Neelum
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following rivers flows through Dal Lake and Wullar Lake?

A. The Chenab
B. The Sutlej
C. The Jhelum
D. The Ravi
Answer» D. The Ravi
9.

Which western tributary joins the Indus near Attock?

A. The Chenab
B. The Kabul
C. The Swat
D. The Kunar
Answer» C. The Swat
10.

Which of the following rivers drain into the Indus?

A. The Soan
B. The Harrow
C. The Panjkora
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
11.

Under Indus Basin Treaty 1960 which of the three rivers were given to India:

A. Ravi, Sutlej, Beas
B. Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul
C. Indus, Chenab, Ravi
D. None of the Above
Answer» B. Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul
12.

The major water reserviors in our Indus Basin Irrigation system are:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
13.

How many canal systems are in Indus Basin Irrigation System?

A. 12
B. 24
C. 44
D. 88
Answer» D. 88
14.

Upper Thal Canal and South Thal Canal is extracted from:

A. Jinnah Barrage
B. Mangla Dam
C. Chashma Barrage
D. Tarbela Dam
Answer» B. Mangla Dam
15.

Desert Pat feeder Canals are extracted from:

A. Taunsa Barrage
B. Chashma Barrage
C. Guddu Barrage
D. Sukkur Barrage
Answer» D. Sukkur Barrage
16.

Pakistan takes pride in its achievements in the construction of several barrages and canals. What is the length of canals in Pakistan?

A. 36,073 km
B. 46,073 km
C. 56,073 km
D. 66,073 km
Answer» D. 66,073 km
17.

How many barrages are in Pakistan?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
Answer» E.
18.

Which is the twelfth largest (earth fill) dam in the world?

A. Tarbela dam
B. Mangla dam
C. Basha dam
D. Kalabagh dam
Answer» C. Basha dam
19.

Sukkur Barrage, one of the largest barrages in the world was constructed on the Indus in

A. 1922
B. 1932
C. 1942
D. 1952
Answer» C. 1942
20.

Which is the largest earth and rockfill dam of the world?

A. Mangla dam
B. Kalabagh dam
C. Tarbela dam
D. Warsak dam
Answer» D. Warsak dam
21.

Tarbela dam was started in 1968 and completed in

A. 1976
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1979
Answer» C. 1978
22.

The power generating capacity of Warsak Dam is:

A. 170 MW
B. 280 MW
C. 240 MW
D. 200 MW
Answer» D. 200 MW
23.

The hydropower capacity of Tarbela dam is

A. 3478 MW
B. 3578 MW
C. 3678 MW
D. 3778 MW
Answer» B. 3578 MW
24.

Mirani Dam is under construction near

A. Turbat
B. Zoab
C. Lasbella
D. Quetta
Answer» B. Zoab
25.

Gomal Zam Dam is under construction in the tribal agency of:

A. North Waziristan
B. South Waziristan
C. Khyber
D. Kurram
Answer» C. Khyber
26.

The purpose of constructing Khanpur Dam on river Haro was:

A. To irrigate agricultural land in Attock district.
B. To irrigate agricultural land in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad district.
C. To meet the water requirements of Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Wah.
D. All the above
Answer» B. To irrigate agricultural land in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad district.
27.

The Hydropower generating capacity of Gomal Zam Dam would be around:

A. 15.2 MW
B. 17.4 MW
C. 18.7 MW
D. 19.2 MW
Answer» C. 18.7 MW
28.

In 1913, the Namal dam was constructed in

A. Lahore district
B. Gujrat district
C. Mianwali district
D. Faislabad district
Answer» D. Faislabad district
29.

The water storage capacity of Hub Dam is:

A. 0.11 MAF
B. 0.9 MAF
C. 0.7 MAF
D. 0.02 MAF
Answer» B. 0.9 MAF
30.

The water storage capacity of Khanpur Dam is around:

A. 0.09 MAF
B. 0.55 MAF
C. 0.11 MAF
D. 0.66 KAF
Answer» B. 0.55 MAF
31.

The storage capacity of Mirani Dam would be around:

A. 0.30 MAF
B. 0.60 MAF
C. 0.70 MAF
D. 0.90 MAF
Answer» B. 0.60 MAF
32.

Gomal Zam Dam is being constructed on river:

A. Indus
B. Jhelum
C. Gomal
D. Soan
Answer» D. Soan
33.

Simly Dam was constructed in 1972 near the city of:

A. Karachi
B. Islamabad
C. Quetta
D. Kohat
Answer» C. Quetta
34.

The water storage capacity of Simly Dam is:

A. 0.02 MAF
B. 0.05 MAF
C. 0.07 MAF
D. 0.09 MAF
Answer» B. 0.05 MAF
35.

The proposed Kalabagh Dam would be constructed on river:

A. Jhelum
B. Gomal
C. Indus
D. Kurram
Answer» D. Kurram
36.

Simly Dam was built on river:

A. Kurang
B. Gomal
C. Soan
D. Jhelum
Answer» D. Jhelum
37.

Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on river:

A. Kurang
B. Gomal
C. Soan
D. Jhelum
Answer» B. Gomal
38.

In which part of the country, the proposed Bhasha Dam would be built in:

A. Punjab
B. NWFP
C. Sindh
D. Northern Areas
Answer» E.
39.

Bund Khusdil Dam was built in 1900 on River:

A. Hingol
B. Dasht
C. Pishin
D. Zoab
Answer» D. Zoab
40.

Which dam was built in 1945?

A. Warsak dam
B. Spin Karaiz dam
C. Mangla dam
D. Ghazi Barotha dam
Answer» C. Mangla dam
41.

Baglihar dam is being built on

A. The Ravi
B. The Sutlej
C. The Beas
D. The Chenab
Answer» E.