Free Rivers and Dams MCQs with Answers

11. PM Nawaz has inaugurated 340 MW Chashma Nuclear Project-III in Mianwali on 28 December-2016 with the help of??

• A. China
• B. Turkey
• C. Russia
• D. Canada

Explanation: China assisted Pakistan in the construction of Chashma Nuclear Project-III, reflecting Sino-Pakistani cooperation in Pakistan’s nuclear energy sector.

12. USA have signed an agreement to provide Rs 8.5 billion to the WAPDA for the construction of?

• A. Dia Mir Bahasha Dam Project
• B. Kala Bagh Dam Project
• C. Kurram Tangi Dam Project
• D. Mirani Dam Project

Explanation: The US agreement provided funding for the Kurram Tangi Dam Project in North Waziristan. Diamer-Bhasha and Mirani are separate dam projects with different funding histories.

13. Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant based in Muzzafarabad will produce electricity?

• A. 969 Mwt
• B. 4500 Mwt
• C. 425 Mgw
• D. 3200 Mwt

Explanation: The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant near Muzaffarabad has an installed generation capacity of 969 MW. The larger figures listed are not its capacity.

14. The total length of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is___________?

• A. 1,000 km
• B. 1,152 km
• C. 1,200 km
• D. 1,300 km

Explanation: The Karachi-Lahore Motorway was commonly reported in project descriptions as approximately 1,152 kilometres long. The other figures are rounded alternatives that do not match the stated project length.

15. The government of Pakistan is trying to add electricity generation of__________MW to national grid by 2017- 18

• A. 10,000
• B. 10,400
• C. 10,800
• D. 11,200

Explanation: The government’s target was to add about 10,400 MW of electricity-generation capacity to the national grid by 2017-18. This was part of the plan to reduce Pakistan’s electricity shortfall.

16. International Court of Arbitration sets minimum flow of __________ m3/sec into the Neelum River.

• A. 5
• B. 7
• C. 9
• D. 11

Explanation: In the Kishanganga arbitration, the Court allowed India’s diversion project but required a minimum flow of 9 cubic metres per second into the Neelum River. This condition was intended to preserve downstream environmental needs.

17. The Installed Capacity of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant is __________ MW?

• A. 948
• B. 955
• C. 962
• D. 969

Explanation: The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project has an installed generation capacity of 969 MW. It diverts Neelum River water through tunnels to a power station near Muzaffarabad.

18. Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river _________?

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

Explanation: Diamer-Bhasha Dam is planned on the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Indus is Pakistan’s principal river and supports the country’s largest irrigation system.

19. Dasu Dam is located in __________?

• A. Sindh
• B. Punjab
• C. Baluchistan
• D. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Explanation: Dasu Hydropower Project is located in Upper Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on the Indus River. Its location in the mountainous north makes it part of Pakistan’s major hydropower development programme.

20. The largest source of electricity generation in Pakistan is __________?

• A. Thermal
• B. Hydal
• C. Wind
• D. Solar

Explanation: Thermal power has historically produced the largest share of Pakistan’s electricity, using coal, gas and oil. Hydropower is also major, but has generally remained below thermal generation in total output.