Dams in Pakistan MCQs 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. Which is the largest dam in Pakistan by reservoir capacity? (A) Tarbela Dam (B) Mangla Dam (C) Warsak Dam (D) Hub DamShow All Answers 2. Tarbela Dam is built on which river? (A) Jhelum (B) Indus (C) Chenab (D) Kabul 3. Mangla Dam is located in which region of Pakistan? (A) Punjab (B) Sindh (C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (D) Azad Jammu & Kashmir 4. Which dam is mainly used for hydroelectric power generation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? (A) Hub Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Mirani Dam (D) Satpara Dam 5. What is the primary purpose of dams in Pakistan? (A) Tourism promotion (B) Flood control and irrigation (C) Mining activities (D) Urban development 6. Which dam supplies water to Karachi? (A) Hub Dam (B) Tarbela Dam (C) Mangla Dam (D) Gomal Zam Dam 7. Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being constructed on which river? (A) Jhelum (B) Indus (C) Chenab (D) Swat 8. Which dam is located near Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan? (A) Khanpur Dam (B) Mirani Dam (C) Satpara Dam (D) Gomal Zam Dam 9. Khanpur Dam mainly supplies water to which city? (A) Islamabad (B) Lahore (C) Multan (D) Quetta 10. Which dam is built on the Gomal River? (A) Hub Dam (B) Mirani Dam (C) Warsak Dam (D) Gomal Zam Dam 11. What type of dam is Tarbela Dam? (A) Concrete gravity dam (B) Arch dam (C) Buttress dam (D) Earth and rock-fill dam 12. Which dam is located in Balochistan? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Mirani Dam (D) Khanpur Dam 13. Dams help control floods mainly by: (A) Increasing rainfall (B) Storing excess water (C) Blocking rivers permanently (D) Diverting sea water 14. Which dam has the highest installed power generation capacity in Pakistan? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Hub Dam (D) Tarbela Dam 15. Mangla Dam was constructed mainly for: (A) Drinking water only (B) Irrigation and power generation (C) Tourism (D) Flood prevention only 16. Which dam is located on the Jhelum River? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Tarbela Dam (C) Hub Dam (D) Mirani Dam 17. Why are dams important for Pakistan’s agriculture? (A) They provide regulated irrigation water (B) They reduce soil fertility (C) They stop river flow (D) They increase rainfall 18. Which dam is associated with the Swat River? (A) Tarbela Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Gomal Zam Dam (D) Khanpur Dam 19. Small dams in Pakistan are mainly used for: (A) Nuclear power (B) Industrial waste disposal (C) Sea navigation (D) Local irrigation and drinking water 20. Which dam is also known for recreational activities near Islamabad? (A) Tarbela Dam (B) Mangla Dam (C) Khanpur Dam (D) Mirani Dam 21. Dams help in power generation by utilizing: (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Flowing water (D) Fossil fuels 22. Which dam was raised recently to increase water storage capacity? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Hub Dam (D) Satpara Dam 23. What major problem can result from large dams? (A) Increased rainfall (B) Soil fertility increase (C) Waterlogging and displacement (D) Reduced electricity production 24. Which dam helps irrigate large areas of Sindh? (A) Khanpur Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Tarbela Dam (D) Satpara Dam 25. Diamer-Bhasha Dam will mainly help Pakistan by: (A) Increasing tourism only (B) Reducing population growth (C) Improving water storage and power generation (D) Increasing rainfall 26. Which organization is responsible for major dam projects in Pakistan? (A) NDMA (B) SUPARCO (C) WAPDA (D) FIA 27. Hub Dam is built on which river? (A) Indus River (B) Hub River (C) Jhelum River (D) Chenab River 28. Which dam supports irrigation in Dera Ismail Khan region? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Gomal Zam Dam (D) Khanpur Dam 29. Why are new dams necessary for Pakistan? (A) To increase forest cover (B) To increase imports (C) To stop rivers (D) To meet growing water and energy needs 30. Which dam is considered vital for Pakistan’s future water security? (A) Diamer-Bhasha Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Hub Dam (D) Satpara Dam
