Barrages in Pakistan MCQs 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. What is the main purpose of barrages in Pakistan? (A) To store water permanently (B) To generate nuclear power (C) To divert water into canals (D) To stop river flowShow All Answers 2. Which barrage is located on the Indus River in Sindh? (A) Trimmu Barrage (B) Rasul Barrage (C) Balloki Barrage (D) Sukkur Barrage 3. Sukkur Barrage was constructed during which period? (A) Mughal period (B) British period (C) Post-independence period (D) Modern period 4. Which barrage is also known as Lloyd Barrage? (A) Guddu Barrage (B) Sukkur Barrage (C) Kotri Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 5. Which barrage is located near Hyderabad on the Indus River? (A) Guddu Barrage (B) Jinnah Barrage (C) Taunsa Barrage (D) Kotri Barrage 6. Guddu Barrage is constructed on which river? (A) Indus (B) Ravi (C) Chenab (D) Jhelum 7. Which barrage connects Punjab and Sindh provinces? (A) Sukkur Barrage (B) Taunsa Barrage (C) Guddu Barrage (D) Balloki Barrage 8. Which barrage is located on the Ravi River? (A) Trimmu Barrage (B) Rasul Barrage (C) Marala Barrage (D) Balloki Barrage 9. Taunsa Barrage is built on which river? (A) Chenab (B) Indus (C) Ravi (D) Jhelum 10. Which barrage is located on the Jhelum River? (A) Trimmu Barrage (B) Rasul Barrage (C) Panjnad Barrage (D) Guddu Barrage 11. Trimmu Barrage is constructed at the confluence of which rivers? (A) Ravi and Chenab (B) Jhelum and Chenab (C) Indus and Kabul (D) Sutlej and Ravi 12. Which barrage controls the flow of River Chenab? (A) Marala Barrage (B) Balloki Barrage (C) Rasul Barrage (D) Kotri Barrage 13. Which barrage is located on the Sutlej River? (A) Balloki Barrage (B) Panjnad Barrage (C) Islam Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 14. Panjnad Barrage is situated near which place? (A) Multan (B) Sialkot (C) Hyderabad (D) Bahawalpur 15. Which barrage is also called Jinnah Barrage? (A) Kotri Barrage (B) Guddu Barrage (C) Taunsa Barrage (D) Sukkur Barrage 16. Which barrage is located on the Chenab River near Sialkot? (A) Balloki Barrage (B) Marala Barrage (C) Trimmu Barrage (D) Rasul Barrage 17. Why are barrages important for irrigation? (A) They increase rainfall (B) They divert water to canal systems (C) They store water underground (D) They reduce evaporation 18. Which barrage is the last control structure on the Indus River before it enters the Arabian Sea? (A) Guddu Barrage (B) Sukkur Barrage (C) Kotri Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 19. Which barrage supplies water to Rohri Canal? (A) Guddu Barrage (B) Sukkur Barrage (C) Taunsa Barrage (D) Panjnad Barrage 20. Which barrage is located near Jhang? (A) Rasul Barrage (B) Trimmu Barrage (C) Balloki Barrage (D) Islam Barrage 21. Which barrage was constructed after independence of Pakistan? (A) Sukkur Barrage (B) Kotri Barrage (C) Balloki Barrage (D) Rasul Barrage 22. Which barrage is built on the River Kabul? (A) Warsak Barrage (B) Jinnah Barrage (C) Guddu Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 23. Which barrage helps regulate water for the Indus Basin Irrigation System in Punjab? (A) Taunsa Barrage (B) Balloki Barrage (C) Kotri Barrage (D) Guddu Barrage 24. Which barrage is located near Lahore? (A) Balloki Barrage (B) Marala Barrage (C) Rasul Barrage (D) Panjnad Barrage 25. Which barrage diverts water to the Nara Canal? (A) Sukkur Barrage (B) Kotri Barrage (C) Guddu Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 26. Which barrage is constructed at the confluence of five rivers? (A) Taunsa Barrage (B) Panjnad Barrage (C) Guddu Barrage (D) Rasul Barrage 27. Which barrage is located on the Indus River near Dera Ismail Khan? (A) Taunsa Barrage (B) Guddu Barrage (C) Sukkur Barrage (D) Kotri Barrage 28. Which barrage supplies water mainly to Sindh’s canal system? (A) Balloki Barrage (B) Rasul Barrage (C) Sukkur Barrage (D) Guddu Barrage 29. Why are barrages preferred over dams for irrigation control? (A) They store more water (B) They are cheaper and regulate flow (C) They generate more electricity (D) They prevent floods completely 30. Barrages in Pakistan mainly support which sector? (A) Tourism (B) Agriculture (C) Industry (D) Services
