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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) .
| 101. |
The number of lives lost in 1950 flood was: |
| A. | 2910 |
| B. | 679 |
| C. | 1008 |
| D. | 519 |
| Answer» A. 2910 | |
| 102. |
How many people died in 1992 flood? |
| A. | 2910 |
| B. | 1901 |
| C. | 1008 |
| D. | 679 |
| Answer» C. 1008 | |
| 103. |
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was created in: |
| A. | 1949 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» B. 1959 | |
| 104. |
When was the Federal Flood Commission set up? |
| A. | January 1957 |
| B. | January 1967 |
| C. | January 1977 |
| D. | January 1987 |
| Answer» C. January 1977 | |
| 105. |
Which of the following barrages are on River Indus? |
| A. | Jinnah Barrage |
| B. | Kotri Barrage |
| C. | Guddu Barrage |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 106. |
Which western tributary joins the Indus near Attock? |
| A. | The Chenab |
| B. | The Kabul |
| C. | The Swat |
| D. | The Kunar |
| Answer» B. The Kabul | |
| 107. |
Which of the following rivers drain into the Indus? |
| A. | The Soan |
| B. | The Harrow |
| C. | The Panjkora |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 108. |
The Chenab enters Pakistan through Diawara Village in: |
| A. | Sialkot |
| B. | Gujranwala |
| C. | Gujrat |
| D. | Lala Musa |
| Answer» A. Sialkot | |
| 109. |
Which of the following are major tributaries of the Chenab? |
| A. | Jammu Tawi |
| B. | Palkhu Nullah |
| C. | Aik Nullah |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 110. |
Islam Barrage is on: |
| A. | River Ravi |
| B. | River Jhelum |
| C. | River Sutlej |
| D. | River Chenab |
| Answer» C. River Sutlej | |
| 111. |
Which of the following is the smallest of the five main eastern tributaries of the Indus? |
| A. | The Ravi |
| B. | The Sutlej |
| C. | The Jhelum |
| D. | The Chenab |
| Answer» A. The Ravi | |
| 112. |
Rasul Barrage is on: |
| A. | River Chenab |
| B. | River Jhelum |
| C. | River Indus |
| D. | River Ravi |
| Answer» B. River Jhelum | |
| 113. |
After passing through Gurdaspur district, the Ravi enters Sialkot’s tehsil: |
| A. | Shakargarh |
| B. | Daska |
| C. | Pasrur |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Shakargarh | |
| 114. |
Pollution in the Ravi is the highest compared to all the rivers in Pakistan. What percentage of total pollution (muncipal and industrial) is only discharged into the Ravi? |
| A. | 37% |
| B. | 47% |
| C. | 57% |
| D. | 67% |
| Answer» B. 47% | |
| 115. |
Which of the following rivers flows through Dal Lake and Wullar Lake? |
| A. | The Chenab |
| B. | The Sutlej |
| C. | The Jhelum |
| D. | The Ravi |
| Answer» C. The Jhelum | |
| 116. |
Near Muzaffarabad, the Jhelum is joined by its largest tributary: |
| A. | The Kunhar |
| B. | The Ujh |
| C. | The Soan |
| D. | The Neelum |
| Answer» D. The Neelum | |
| 117. |
The retention level of Kalabagh dam was 925 feet, which has been reduced by: |
| A. | 5 feet |
| B. | 10 feet |
| C. | 15 feet |
| D. | 25 feet |
| Answer» B. 10 feet | |
| 118. |
The Kalabagh reservoir at a 915 feet elevation would pose no flood risk to Nowshera which is located at an elevation of: |
| A. | 923 feet |
| B. | 928 feet |
| C. | 933 feet |
| D. | 938 feet |
| Answer» D. 938 feet | |
| 119. |
The Pakistani government first undertook engineering investigations for Kalabagh dam during |
| A. | 1953-1954 |
| B. | 1963-1964 |
| C. | 1973-1974 |
| D. | 1983-1984 |
| Answer» A. 1953-1954 | |
| 120. |
The preliminary feasibility study of Kalabagh dam was completed in: |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1955 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 121. |
Which is the twelfth largest (earth fill) dam in the world? |
| A. | Tarbela dam |
| B. | Mangla dam |
| C. | Basha dam |
| D. | Kalabagh dam |
| Answer» B. Mangla dam | |
| 122. |
The installed hydropower capacity of Basha dam is 3360 Mega Watts from _____ units. |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 123. |
Which is the largest earth and rockfill dam of the world? |
| A. | Mangla dam |
| B. | Kalabagh dam |
| C. | Tarbela dam |
| D. | Warsak dam |
| Answer» C. Tarbela dam | |
| 124. |
Tarbela dam was started in 1968 and completed in |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1977 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» B. 1977 | |
| 125. |
The hydropower capacity of Tarbela dam is |
| A. | 3478 MW |
| B. | 3578 MW |
| C. | 3678 MW |
| D. | 3778 MW |
| Answer» A. 3478 MW | |
| 126. |
Indus Water Treaty was signed in Karachi on |
| A. | 19 September 1960 |
| B. | 19 September 1961 |
| C. | 19 September 1962 |
| D. | 19 September 1963 |
| Answer» A. 19 September 1960 | |
| 127. |
Indus water dispute arose on _____ when India stopped the irrigation supplies coming to Pakistan. |
| A. | April 1, 1947 |
| B. | April 1, 1948 |
| C. | April 1, 1949 |
| D. | April 1, 1950 |
| Answer» B. April 1, 1948 | |
| 128. |
Since Mangla dam’s first impounding in 1967, its gross storage capacity has reduced to 4.75 MAF from the actual design of 5.88 MAF due to |
| A. | Poor irrigation management |
| B. | Waterlogging |
| C. | Soil salinity |
| D. | Sedimentation |
| Answer» D. Sedimentation | |
| 129. |
The Indus and its five main tributaries all combine into one river near: |
| A. | Sialkot |
| B. | Gawadar |
| C. | Mithan Kot |
| D. | Shikarpur |
| Answer» C. Mithan Kot | |
| 130. |
Which is the first multipurpose dam built by Pakistan after independence? |
| A. | Tarbela dam |
| B. | Mangla dam |
| C. | Warsak dam |
| D. | Khushdil Khan dam |
| Answer» C. Warsak dam | |
| 131. |
To solve Indus Water dispute, negotiations under the offices of the world Bank commenced in: |
| A. | May 1949 |
| B. | May 1950 |
| C. | May 1951 |
| D. | May 1952 |
| Answer» D. May 1952 | |
| 132. |
The Sutlej Valley Tripartite Agreement was signed by the Punjab, Bhawalpur and Bikanir states in: |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 133. |
The Sutlej Valley Project committee was setup in |
| A. | 1922 |
| B. | 1932 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» B. 1932 | |
| 134. |
The 1991 Water Accord also called “Water Apportionment Accord” was signed by: |
| A. | Governors of the four provinces |
| B. | Chief Ministers of the four province |
| C. | Chief Secretaries of the four provinces |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Chief Ministers of the four province | |
| 135. |
The Water Accord 1991 was signed on March 16 in |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Islamabad |
| C. | Karachi |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» C. Karachi | |
| 136. |
Under the chairmanship of Akhtar Hussain, the Water Allocation and Rates Committee was constituted in |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1969 |
| Answer» C. 1968 | |
| 137. |
For the water apportionment of the Indus and its tributaries, a committee was constituted in October 1970 under the chairmanship: |
| A. | Justice Fazle Akbar |
| B. | Justice Hamud-ur-Rehman |
| C. | Justice Muhammad Munir |
| D. | Justice Irshad Hassan Khan |
| Answer» A. Justice Fazle Akbar | |
| 138. |
Which of the following is the smallest barrage? |
| A. | Sukkur Barrage |
| B. | Chasma Barrage |
| C. | Taunsa Barrage |
| D. | Kotri Barrage |
| Answer» C. Taunsa Barrage | |
| 139. |
The current estimated irrigation efficiency in Pakistan is just |
| A. | 25.5% |
| B. | 35.5% |
| C. | 45.5% |
| D. | 55.5% |
| Answer» B. 35.5% | |
| 140. |
Pakistan asked the world Bank to appoint a neutral expert to resolve the dispute arising out of the construction of |
| A. | Baglihar Dam |
| B. | Assan Dam |
| C. | Wullar dam |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Baglihar Dam | |
| 141. |
Baglihar dam is being built on |
| A. | The Ravi |
| B. | The Sutlej |
| C. | The Beas |
| D. | The Chenab |
| Answer» D. The Chenab | |
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