Free Foreign Policy of Pakistan MCQs with Answers

• A. Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project
• B. Tulbul project
• C. Wullar Lake barrage
• D. Baglihar DamCompare Local Schools

Explanation: The 23 September 2011 interim-measures order concerned India's Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project on the Neelum River.

• A. Neelum
• B. Jhelum
• C. Ravi
• D. Ganga

Explanation: The Kishanganga project is built on the Kishanganga River, known as the Neelum River in Pakistan, which is a tributary of the Jhelum.

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: Sumoor is classified within the Indus River system in Ladakh. The project is therefore associated with the Indus basin, not the Jhelum…

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: Haftal is an Indian hydropower project in the Indus River system. The other listed rivers belong to different parts of the Indus basin and…

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: Marpachoo is associated with the Indus River system in Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, among the given choices, Indus is the correct river system.

• A. Domestic and agriculture use
• B. Restricted use of hydroelectric power through a "run-of-th river" plant
• C. Non-consumptive use
• D. All of theseSend Money Overseas

Explanation: The Indus Waters Treaty permits domestic and agricultural use, allows limited non-consumptive use, and restricts India’s western-river…

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: The Bhaderwah hydropower project is associated with the Chenab River system.

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: Hunder is classified as a project in the Indus River system of Ladakh. It is therefore distinct from projects located in the Jhelum…

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: The Ganderbal project is on the Sindh River, a tributary of the Jhelum.

• A. Jhelum River
• B. Indus River
• C. Chenab River
• D. Ravi River

Explanation: Karnah is linked to the Kishanganga-Neelum system, which forms part of the Jhelum basin.

• A. Srinagar
• B. Doda
• C. Azad Kashmir
• D. Baramola

Explanation: Baglihar Dam is situated on the Chenab River in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

• A. it will slop its construction
• B. according to the will of Pakistan it is changing its gated structure
• C. it will share dam's 450 M/q of power with Pakistan
• D. none of these

Explanation: India showed flexibility by offering to share the 450 MW of electricity associated with the project, although Pakistan's main objection…

• A. Pakistan does not agree to any change in treaty
• B. Pakistan has accepted India's proposal of sharing dam's power
• C. Pakistan will accept the dam for the navigation only
• D. None of these

Explanation: Pakistan maintained that the Indus Waters Treaty should not be altered and objected to Baglihar's design as inconsistent with the treaty's…

• A. Reamond Laffty
• B. Rums John
• C. Joh F. Tarren
• D. None of these

Explanation: Raymond Lafitte, a Swiss civil engineer, was appointed as the neutral expert under the World Bank mechanism of the Indus Waters Treaty.

• A. Italy
• B. France
• C. Switzerland
• D. Germany

Explanation: Raymond Lafitte was from Switzerland and served as the neutral expert in the Baglihar case.

• A. June 2003
• B. June 2002
• C. June 2001
• D. June 2000

Explanation: The Permanent Indus Commission could not resolve the Baglihar disagreement through bilateral discussions by June 2003, leading Pakistan to…

• A. 11 March 1999
• B. 11 June 2000
• C. 11 April 2001
• D. December 2002Compare Local Schools

Explanation: The project is generally dated to India's signing or formal project action on 11 March 1999, after which Pakistan raised objections under…

• A. Jhelum
• B. Chanab
• C. Indus
• D. none of these

Explanation: Baglihar Dam is being built on the Chenab River, one of the western rivers allocated primarily to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty.

• A. Wullar dam
• B. Kishanganga dam
• C. Ganga dam
• D. Baglihar dam

Explanation: The Wullar project on the Jhelum is viewed by Pakistan as capable of regulating or withholding a significant share of the river's flow…

• A. Siemens
• B. Hydro industries
• C. Both of these
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jaiprakash Industries was associated with Siemens in the construction and equipment arrangements for the Baglihar project.