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Major Dams and Hydropower Projects in Pakistan MCQs with Answer

Which of the following is the largest dam in Pakistan by water storage capacity?
A) Mangla Dam
B) Tarbela Dam
C) Dargai Dam
D) Warsak Dam

Answer
B) Tarbela Dam

The construction of which dam began in 1968 and was completed in 1976?
A) Kalabagh Dam
B) Mangla Dam
C) Dams in Balochistan
D) Neelum-Jhelum Dam

Answer
B) Mangla Dam

The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
B) Balochistan
C) Azad Jammu and Kashmir
D) Sindh

Answer
C) Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Which dam is located on the Indus River and is known for its dual purpose of irrigation and power generation?
A) Mangla Dam
B) Tarbela Dam
C) Kalabagh Dam
D) Dargai Dam

Answer
B) Tarbela Dam

What is the name of the hydropower project located on the Jhelum River and is one of Pakistan’s major power generation facilities?
A) Dargai Dam
B) Warsak Dam
C) Mangla Dam
D) Hub Dam

Answer
C) Mangla Dam

The Kalabagh Dam, if constructed, would be located on which river?
A) Ravi River
B) Chenab River
C) Indus River
D) Jhelum River

Answer
C) Indus River

Which dam was completed in 1988 and is located on the Swat River?
A) Warsak Dam
B) Dargai Dam
C) Dams in Balochistan
D) Chashma Barrage

Answer
A) Warsak Dam

The Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project is located near which major Pakistani city?
A) Islamabad
B) Lahore
C) Peshawar
D) Rawalpindi

Answer
D) Rawalpindi

Which dam on the Ravi River was designed to help with flood control and irrigation?
A) Chashma Barrage
B) Hub Dam
C) Kalabagh Dam
D) Mangla Dam

Answer
C) Kalabagh Dam

Which major hydropower project is located on the Neelum River in Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
B) Warsak Dam
C) Chashma Barrage
D) Chichokimal Dam

Answer
A) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project

The Tarbela Dam is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Sindh
B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
C) Balochistan
D) Punjab

Answer
B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

What is the primary purpose of the Dargai Dam, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
A) Irrigation
B) Hydroelectric power generation
C) Flood control
D) Tourism

Answer
A) Irrigation

Which hydropower project, located on the Indus River, is one of Pakistan’s largest and produces a significant amount of electricity?
A) Mangla Dam
B) Tarbela Dam
C) Dargai Dam
D) Warsak Dam

Answer
B) Tarbela Dam

Which dam is located in Balochistan and primarily serves for irrigation purposes?
A) Mangla Dam
B) Kalabagh Dam
C) Dams in Balochistan
D) Warsak Dam

Answer
C) Dams in Balochistan

The proposed Dasu Hydropower Project is located on which river?
A) Jhelum River
B) Indus River
C) Swat River
D) Chenab River

Answer
B) Indus River

Which project, completed in 2018, is designed to generate hydroelectric power and was a significant step towards enhancing Pakistan’s energy capacity?
A) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
B) Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project
C) Chashma Barrage
D) Warsak Dam

Answer
A) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project

The Chashma Barrage is located on which river?
A) Indus River
B) Chenab River
C) Ravi River
D) Swat River

Answer
B) Chenab River

Which dam on the Swat River is used for irrigation and flood control?
A) Dargai Dam
B) Warsak Dam
C) Chashma Barrage
D) Mangla Dam

Answer
B) Warsak Dam

The Mirani Dam, located in Balochistan, serves primarily to control floods and irrigate which areas?
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Answer
C) Balochistan

What is the name of the dam project on the Kabul River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aimed at providing both power and irrigation?
A) Warsak Dam
B) Dargai Dam
C) Jinnah Barrage
D) Dargai Project

Answer
B) Dargai Dam

Which major dam in Pakistan was originally built for flood control but is now used for power generation and irrigation?
A) Kalabagh Dam
B) Mangla Dam
C) Dargai Dam
D) Chashma Barrage

Answer
B) Mangla Dam

Which dam project is located near the town of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab?
A) Hub Dam
B) Dargai Dam
C) Chashma Barrage
D) Warsak Dam

Answer
C) Chashma Barrage

Which hydropower project located on the Jhelum River has been instrumental in providing electricity to Pakistan’s national grid?
A) Ghazi Barotha
B) Neelum-Jhelum
C) Mangla Dam
D) Chashma Barrage

Answer
C) Mangla Dam

Which dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is part of a proposed flood control and irrigation project for the region?
A) Warsak Dam
B) Dargai Dam
C) Neelum-Jhelum
D) Kalabagh Dam

Answer
B) Dargai Dam

What is the name of the hydropower project located near the towns of Kohat and Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
A) Dargai Dam
B) Warsak Dam
C) Chashma Barrage
D) Hub Dam

Answer
A) Dargai Dam

Which dam on the Indus River in Sindh is primarily used for both irrigation and water storage?
A) Kalabagh Dam
B) Chashma Barrage
C) Mangla Dam
D) Hub Dam

Answer
B) Chashma Barrage

Which Balochistan dam is primarily used to support irrigation needs in the region?
A) Chashma Barrage
B) Mangla Dam
C) Mirani Dam
D) Neelum-Jhelum Project

Answer
C) Mirani Dam

What is the main purpose of the Dargai Dam, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
A) Irrigation
B) Hydroelectric power generation
C) Water storage
D) Flood control

Answer
A) Irrigation

Which hydroelectric project, located in the northern regions of Pakistan, provides a significant amount of electricity to the national grid?
A) Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project
B) Mangla Dam
C) Warsak Dam
D) Tarbela Dam

Answer
A) Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project

Which dam was constructed as part of a larger project aimed at flood control and irrigation for the southern regions of Punjab?
A) Warsak Dam
B) Mangla Dam
C) Kalabagh Dam
D) Chashma Barrage

Answer
D) Chashma Barrage

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