Free Rivers and Dams MCQs with Answers

171. Sindh sagar Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

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

Explanation: Sindh Sagar Doab is the area between the Indus and Jhelum rivers; in these options, “Sindh” represents the Indus. It is the westernmost of the major Punjab doabs.

172. Which one is the Largest Canal in Pakistan?

• A. Rohri Canal
• B. Nara Canal
• C. Kirthar Canal
• D. Dadu Canal

Explanation: Nara Canal in Sindh is generally listed as Pakistan’s largest canal by length and irrigation network. Rohri Canal is also a major Sindh canal, but it is not the largest.

173. The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project is a run-of-the-river power project on the _______________River situated at Alchi village, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Leh in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

• A. Neelum
• B. Jhelum
• C. Chenab
• D. Indus

Explanation: The Nimoo Bazgo project is a run-of-the-river hydropower scheme built on the Indus River near Alchi in Ladakh. The Neelum, Jhelum and Chenab are separate river systems.

174. The first railway line in Pakistan was laid between _________________?

• A. Multan-Lahore
• B. Karachi-Kotri
• C. Sibi-Quetta
• D. Rawalpindi-Peshawar

Explanation: Pakistan's first railway line was laid between Karachi and Kotri in the nineteenth century. Karachi's port made this route especially important for transporting goods inland.

175. Under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 Pakistan has the right to use exclusively the water of_____________?

• A. Ravi, Sutleg and Chenab
• B. Sutleg, Chenab and Jhelum
• C. Chenab, Jhelum and Indus
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Indus Water Treaty gave Pakistan exclusive use of the three western rivers: the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab. India received the eastern rivers, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas, subject to treaty provisions.

176. The Government of Pakistan established the Indus River System Authority in the year_____________?

• A. 1960
• B. 1972
• C. 1983
• D. 1992

Explanation: The Indus River System Authority, or IRSA, was established in 1992 to regulate and distribute water among Pakistan's provinces. Its creation followed the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991.

177. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of _______________?

• A. Baluchistan Plateau
• B. Azad Kashmir
• C. Northern areas
• D. Potohar Plateau

Explanation: The Soan and Haro rivers drain the Potohar Plateau in northern Punjab. Their courses lie around the Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock region.

178. Lake Manchar is situated in which district of Pakistan?

• A. Jamshoro
• B. Dadu
• C. Sukkur
• D. Ghotki

Explanation: Lake Manchar is in Jamshoro District of Sindh, although older references may associate it with Dadu because Jamshoro was later created from Dadu District. The current administrative answer is Jamshoro.

179. World largest dam made of mud is__________?

• A. Mangla
• B. Warsak
• C. Tarbela
• D. Barotha

Explanation: Tarbela is the world’s largest earth-filled, or earth-and-rock-filled, dam by structural volume. It was built on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

180. Which one is the largest barrage of Pakistan?

• A. Jhelum
• B. Qadrabad
• C. Sukkur
• D. Rasul

Explanation: Sukkur Barrage on the Indus is the largest barrage in Pakistan and irrigates a substantial part of Sindh. Rasul and Qadirabad are important barrages but are smaller.