1. What is the main purpose of the canal system in Pakistan?
(A) Flood prevention only
(B) Industrial water supply
(C) Agricultural irrigation
(D) Navigation
2. Pakistan’s canal system is part of which larger irrigation network?
(A) Nile Basin System
(B) Yellow River System
(C) Tigris–Euphrates System
(D) Indus Basin Irrigation System
3. Which province has the most extensive canal network in Pakistan?
(A) Sindh
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Balochistan
(D) Punjab
4. Which is the largest canal in Pakistan?
(A) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(B) Nara Canal
(C) Lower Jhelum Canal
(D) Rohri Canal
5. Nara Canal takes off from which barrage?
(A) Guddu Barrage
(B) Taunsa Barrage
(C) Kotri Barrage
(D) Sukkur Barrage
6. Which canal irrigates large areas of Sindh?
(A) Upper Chenab Canal
(B) Lower Bari Doab Canal
(C) Thal Canal
(D) Nara Canal
7. Upper Bari Doab Canal takes water from which river?
(A) Chenab
(B) Sutlej
(C) Jhelum
(D) Ravi
8. Which canal system was the first modern canal system developed in Punjab?
(A) Upper Jhelum Canal
(B) Upper Chenab Canal
(C) Lower Chenab Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
9. Thal Canal mainly irrigates which region?
(A) Potohar Plateau
(B) Kachhi Plain
(C) Cholistan Desert
(D) Thal Desert
10. Which canal originates from Marala Barrage?
(A) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(B) Nara Canal
(C) Rohri Canal
(D) Upper Chenab Canal
11. Lower Jhelum Canal takes water from which barrage?
(A) Rasul Barrage
(B) Trimmu Barrage
(C) Mangla Dam
(D) Marala Barrage
12. Which canal is mainly used for irrigating rice crops?
(A) Rohri Canal
(B) Thal Canal
(C) Upper Chenab Canal
(D) Lower Bari Doab Canal
13. Which canal system irrigates the Multan region?
(A) Upper Chenab Canal
(B) Lower Bari Doab Canal
(C) Lower Chenab Canal
(D) Nara Canal
14. What is the function of link canals?
(A) To generate electricity
(B) To connect rivers and canals
(C) To store water
(D) To control floods only
15. Which canal supplies water to the Bahawalpur area?
(A) Thal Canal
(B) Pat Feeder Canal
(C) Upper Jhelum Canal
(D) Rohri Canal
16. Pat Feeder Canal originates from which barrage?
(A) Guddu Barrage
(B) Taunsa Barrage
(C) Sukkur Barrage
(D) Kotri Barrage
17. Which canal system is located in Balochistan?
(A) Nara Canal
(B) Pat Feeder Canal
(C) Rohri Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
18. Which canal irrigates the Faisalabad region?
(A) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(B) Thal Canal
(C) Lower Chenab Canal
(D) Nara Canal
19. What problem is commonly associated with canal irrigation?
(A) Waterlogging and salinity
(B) Increased rainfall
(C) Soil erosion reduction
(D) Glacier melting
20. Which canal originates from Trimmu Barrage?
(A) Thal Canal
(B) Lower Jhelum Canal
(C) Rohri Canal
(D) Upper Chenab Canal
21. Which canal irrigates the Cholistan Desert?
(A) Rohri Canal
(B) Nara Canal
(C) Thal Canal
(D) Desert Canal
22. Which canal is known as the oldest canal system in Sindh?
(A) Rohri Canal
(B) Thal Canal
(C) Pat Feeder Canal
(D) Nara Canal
23. Canal irrigation in Pakistan is mostly dependent on:
(A) Rainfall
(B) River water
(C) Groundwater only
(D) Sea water
24. Which canal is part of the Indus Right Bank irrigation system?
(A) Rohri Canal
(B) Pat Feeder Canal
(C) Nara Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
25. Which canal supplies water to Sukkur region?
(A) Rohri Canal
(B) Thal Canal
(C) Upper Jhelum Canal
(D) Lower Bari Doab Canal
26. Why is canal lining important?
(A) To increase evaporation
(B) To block water flow
(C) To reduce seepage losses
(D) To increase salinity
27. Which canal system is mainly used for sugarcane cultivation?
(A) Lower Chenab Canal
(B) Thal Canal
(C) Nara Canal
(D) Upper Jhelum Canal
28. Which canal originates from Taunsa Barrage?
(A) Thal Canal
(B) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(C) Lower Chenab Canal
(D) Nara Canal
29. Which canal is most important for Sindh’s agriculture?
(A) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(B) Lower Jhelum Canal
(C) Nara Canal
(D) Thal Canal
30. Why is the canal system vital for Pakistan?
(A) It promotes tourism
(B) It increases rainfall
(C) It supports agricultural economy
(D) It reduces population