Canals and Irrigation System of Pakistan MCQS 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : What is the name of the largest irrigation system in Pakistan? (A) Upper Swat Canal (B) Indus Basin Irrigation System (C) Western Canal Network (D) Kachhi Canal System 2. : Which canal is the longest in Pakistan? (A) Rohri Canal (B) Nara Canal (C) Upper Bari Doab Canal (D) Lower Chenab Canal 3. : Which canal originates from the Sukkur Barrage? (A) Nara Canal (B) Dadu Canal (C) Rohri Canal (D) All of the above 4. : What is the source of the Upper Bari Doab Canal? (A) Indus River (B) Ravi River (C) Chenab River (D) Jhelum River 5. : The Lower Chenab Canal takes off from which barrage? (A) Taunsa (B) Marala (C) Balloki (D) Trimmu 6. : The Upper Swat Canal is located in which province? (A) Punjab (B) Sindh (C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (D) Balochistan 7. : Which canal irrigates parts of Bahawalpur? (A) Desert Canal (B) Abbasia Canal (C) Dadu Canal (D) Nara Canal 8. : The Gudu Barrage feeds how many major canals? (A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five 9. : Which canal is part of the Thal Development Project? (A) Kachhi Canal (B) Greater Thal Canal (C) Lower Swat Canal (D) Dadu Canal 10. : Which of these is a perennial canal? (A) Rohri Canal (B) Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal (C) Nara Canal (D) All of the above 11. : Which river supplies water to the Dadu Canal? (A) Indus (B) Ravi (C) Chenab (D) Jhelum 12. : The Balloki-Sulemanki Link Canal connects which rivers? (A) Indus and Chenab (B) Ravi and Sutlej (C) Jhelum and Indus (D) Chenab and Jhelum 13. : What is the purpose of link canals in Pakistan? (A) Flood protection (B) Connecting cities (C) Transferring water between rivers (D) Navigation 14. : Which of the following is a major canal taken from Trimmu Barrage? (A) Rasul Qadirabad Canal (B) Haveli Canal (C) Lower Chenab Canal (D) Sidhnai Canal 15. : The Sidhnai Canal gets water from which barrage? (A) Sukkur (B) Taunsa (C) Trimmu (D) Marala 16. : Which canal is famous for irrigating Multan region? (A) Sidhnai Canal (B) Abbasia Canal (C) Dadu Canal (D) Rohri Canal 17. : Rasul Qadirabad Link Canal connects which two barrages? (A) Balloki and Sulemanki (B) Trimmu and Panjnad (C) Rasul and Qadirabad (D) Marala and Balloki 18. : The irrigation system of Pakistan is managed by: (A) WAPDA (B) Ministry of Agriculture (C) Provincial Irrigation Departments (D) Ministry of Water Resources 19. : The length of the Nara Canal is approximately: (A) 180 miles (B) 226 miles (C) 360 miles (D) 450 miles 20. : The Kachhi Canal is located in which province? (A) Sindh (B) Balochistan (C) Punjab (D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21. : From where does the Kachhi Canal originate? (A) Tarbela Dam (B) Sukkur Barrage (C) Taunsa Barrage (D) Marala Barrage 22. : How many major canals are drawn from Sukkur Barrage? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 23. : Which river is linked to the Marala-Ravi Link Canal? (A) Ravi and Chenab (B) Chenab and Jhelum (C) Sutlej and Indus (D) Ravi and Indus 24. : The irrigation system in Pakistan was greatly expanded during: (A) British period (B) Ayub Khan’s regime (C) Bhutto era (D) Zia-ul-Haq era 25. : The Rohri Canal flows in which province? (A) Balochistan (B) Punjab (C) Sindh (D) KPK 26. : Link canals were built after which treaty? (A) Indus Waters Treaty (B) Tashkent Agreement (C) Simla Agreement (D) Rann of Kutch Agreement 27. : Which canal is a non-perennial canal? (A) Kachhi Canal (B) BRB Canal (C) Dadu Canal (D) Thal Canal 28. : Which of the following canals helps irrigate lands in Larkana District? (A) Dadu Canal (B) Warah Canal (C) Saifullah Magsi Canal (D) All of the above 29. : Which major canal provides water to the Punjab plains? (A) Lower Chenab Canal (B) Rohri Canal (C) Dadu Canal (D) Sidhnai Canal 30. : Which canal takes off from Panjnad Barrage? (A) Abbasia Canal (B) Thal Canal (C) Sidhnai Canal (D) Nara Canal 31. : The irrigation system of Pakistan is mostly: (A) Rain-fed (B) River-fed (C) Canal-fed (D) Both B and C 32. : The total length of canals in Pakistan is over: (A) 10,000 km (B) 30,000 km (C) 40,000 km (D) 60,000 km 33. : What is the main purpose of the BRB Canal? (A) Military defense (B) Irrigation (C) Both A and B (D) Fishing 34. : Which province has the most extensive canal network? (A) Punjab (B) Sindh (C) Balochistan (D) KPK 35. : The Dadu Canal is used for irrigation in which region? (A) Larkana (B) Sukkur (C) Hyderabad (D) Thatta 36. : What is the function of escape canals? (A) Divert excess water (B) Direct water to cities (C) Link rivers (D) Help in hydropower 37. : The term “doab” refers to land between: (A) Mountains (B) Two rivers (C) Two canals (D) Two barrages 38. : Link canals were built to transfer water from: (A) Western to Eastern rivers (B) Eastern to Western rivers (C) Punjab to Sindh (D) None of the above 39. : Who regulates the water distribution in canals? (A) WAPDA (B) Indus River System Authority (IRSA) (C) Federal Flood Commission (D) NADRA 40. : A distributary canal is used to: (A) Collect flood water (B) Distribute water to farms (C) Provide water to industries (D) Transport goods 41. : BRB stands for: (A) Bari Ravi Bridge (B) Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian (C) Barki-Ravi-Battagram (D) Bund Road Branch 42. : The perennial canals carry water: (A) Only in rainy season (B) All year round (C) In winter only (D) In summer only 43. : Kachhi Canal primarily benefits which province? (A) Punjab (B) KPK (C) Balochistan (D) Sindh 44. : The irrigation system in Pakistan is mainly fed by: (A) Lakes (B) Snowmelt and rivers (C) Groundwater (D) Rainfall only 45. : Which is the headwork of the BRB Canal? (A) Marala (B) Balloki (C) Rasul (D) Trimmu 46. : The area irrigated by canals is called: (A) Rain-fed (B) Chahi (C) Sailaba (D) Canal command area 47. : Which barrage controls the Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal? (A) Taunsa (B) Sukkur (C) Kotri (D) Panjnad 48. : The distributaries are linked with: (A) Rivers directly (B) Barrages directly (C) Main canals (D) Lakes 49. : What is a head regulator? (A) Controls water flow at dam (B) Regulates flow into a canal (C) Manages rainfall (D) Records flood levels 50. : A minor canal is: (A) Main irrigation source (B) Used only in cities (C) A small channel branching off a distributary (D) Used for drainage