Free Rivers and Dams MCQs with Answers

161. Simly Dam Lake is located near________?

• A. Mirpur
• B. Attok
• C. Islamabad
• D. Hassan Abdal

Explanation: Simly Dam and its reservoir are located near Islamabad in the Margalla foothill area. The dam is an important source of Islamabad's water supply.

162. The first nuclear power plant in Pakistan was established at___________?

• A. Mianwali
• B. Islamabad
• C. Peshawar
• D. Karachi

Explanation: Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant, KANUPP, was established at Karachi and began commercial operation in 1972. It is located near Paradise Point on the Karachi coast, not in the northern cities listed.

163. Harappa City is situated on the bank of____________ ?

• A. Ravi River
• B. Chenab river
• C. Sutlej river
• D. Jhelum river

Explanation: Harappa was located on the bank of the Ravi River in present-day Punjab. The Chenab, Sutlej and Jhelum are also major Punjab rivers but do not border the Harappan site.

164. Mohmand dam is proposed to be constructed on__________ River?

• A. Indus River
• B. Ravi River
• C. Swat River
• D. none

Explanation: The proposed Mohmand Dam is being built on the Swat River in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is therefore not an Indus or Ravi project.

165. Kori Creek is in which District?

• A. Badin
• B. Thatta
• C. Karachi
• D. Gwaddar

Explanation: Kori Creek is a tidal inlet in the Indus Delta region traditionally associated with Thatta District, Sindh. Administrative boundaries have changed, but Thatta is the expected answer in this question.

166. In which district of Pakistan Kalabagh Dam is located?

• A. MIANWALI
• B. SAHIWAL
• C. BAHAWALPUR
• D. ATTOCK

Explanation: Kalabagh Dam was proposed on the Indus River in Mianwali District of Punjab. The other districts listed are not its location.

167. The land lying between the river Ravi and river Chenab is called________?

• A. Bari Doab
• B. Chaj Doab
• C. Rachna Doab
• D. Sindh sagar Doab

Explanation: The tract between the Ravi and Chenab is Rachna Doab, named from Ravi and Chenab. Bari Doab lies between the Ravi and Sutlej, while Chaj lies between the Chenab and Jhelum.

168. The Land lying between the River Indus and River Jhelum is called:

• A. Bari Doab
• B. Chaj Doab
• C. Rachna Doab
• D. Sindh sagar Doab

Explanation: The land between the Indus and Jhelum is Sindh Sagar Doab. The name reflects the Indus basin and distinguishes it from the doabs formed by the eastern Punjab rivers.

169. Rechina Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

• A. Chenab & Jehlum
• B. Ravi & Chenab
• C. Sindh & Chenab
• D. Sindh & Ravi

Explanation: Rechna Doab is the tract between the Ravi and Chenab rivers. Its name comes from the historical names of those rivers, Ravi and Chenab.

170. Chaj Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

• A. Bias & Ravi
• B. Chenab & Jehlum
• C. Sindh & Chenab
• D. Sindh & Ravi

Explanation: Chaj Doab lies between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. The name combines parts of Chenab’s historical name, Chandra, and Jhelum’s historical name, Jhelum or Jehlum.