Dams and Barrages in Pakistan (Tarbela, Mangla, Diamer-Bhasha) MCQS 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Where is the Tarbela Dam located? (A) Swabi (B) Dera Ghazi Khan (C) Attock (D) Haripur 2. : Which is the largest earth-filled dam in the world? (A) Mangla Dam (B) Warsak Dam (C) Tarbela Dam (D) Diamer-Bhasha Dam 3. : Mangla Dam is constructed on which river? (A) Jhelum (B) Indus (C) Chenab (D) Ravi 4. : What is the main purpose of Diamer-Bhasha Dam? (A) Irrigation only (B) Flood control (C) Power generation and water storage (D) Navigation 5. : Which barrage is located on the Indus River near Sukkur? (A) Guddu Barrage (B) Kotri Barrage (C) Taunsa Barrage (D) Sukkur Barrage 6. : When was Tarbela Dam completed? (A) 1970 (B) 1976 (C) 1984 (D) 1990 7. : Which dam is under construction in Gilgit-Baltistan? (A) NeelumāJhelum (B) Diamer-Bhasha (C) Satpara (D) Gomal Zam 8. : Mangla Dam is located in which district? (A) Mirpur (B) Muzaffarabad (C) Bhimber (D) Bagh 9. : Which is the oldest barrage on the Indus River? (A) Kotri Barrage (B) Guddu Barrage (C) Sukkur Barrage (D) Taunsa Barrage 10. : Which of the following dams is used for irrigation in South Waziristan? (A) Satpara (B) Gomal Zam (C) Dargai (D) Rawal 11. : Which dam provides water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi? (A) Mangla (B) Tarbela (C) Rawal (D) Hub 12. : Kotri Barrage is located in which province? (A) Punjab (B) Sindh (C) Balochistan (D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13. : Which dam is built on the Hunza River? (A) Diamer-Bhasha (B) Dattakhel (C) Attabad Lake Dam (D) Gomal Zam 14. : What is the primary function of the Taunsa Barrage? (A) Transportation (B) Drinking water supply (C) Water diversion for irrigation (D) Tourism 15. : Satpara Dam is located in which region? (A) Gilgit (B) Skardu (C) Swat (D) Mirpur 16. : Which of the following is a multi-purpose dam project in Pakistan? (A) Sukkur Barrage (B) Rawal Dam (C) Tarbela Dam (D) Hub Dam 17. : What is the expected power generation capacity of Diamer-Bhasha Dam? (A) 1,200 MW (B) 2,400 MW (C) 4,500 MW (D) 6,400 MW 18. : Which barrage connects to the Nara Canal system? (A) Guddu (B) Taunsa (C) Sukkur (D) Kotri 19. : Hub Dam is a water source for which major city? (A) Quetta (B) Karachi (C) Peshawar (D) Multan 20. : When was Mangla Dam constructed? (A) 1955 (B) 1960 (C) 1967 (D) 1972 21. : Which dam was severely affected by the earthquake in 2005? (A) Tarbela (B) Warsak (C) Mangla (D) Rawal 22. : Which barrage is also called Ghulam Muhammad Barrage? (A) Guddu (B) Sukkur (C) Taunsa (D) Kotri 23. : Which dam is located near D.I. Khan? (A) Warsak Dam (B) Gomal Zam Dam (C) Satpara Dam (D) Diamer-Bhasha Dam 24. : Which dam is built on the Swat River? (A) Dargai (B) Malakand-III (C) Jabban (D) All of these 25. : Tarbela Dam was built with the assistance of which international body? (A) IMF (B) World Bank (C) OIC (D) ADB 26. : What is the location of the proposed Kalabagh Dam? (A) D.I. Khan (B) Mianwali (C) Swabi (D) Sukkur 27. : Which is the largest dam in Pakistan in terms of water storage capacity? (A) Mangla (B) Tarbela (C) Rawal (D) Hub 28. : Which of the following dams is used for hydroelectric power generation in Northern Areas? (A) Satpara (B) Diamer-Bhasha (C) Both A and B (D) None 29. : Which dam is located on the Kabul River? (A) Tarbela (B) Warsak (C) Hub (D) Rawal 30. : When was the Guddu Barrage commissioned? (A) 1955 (B) 1962 (C) 1971 (D) 1980 31. : Which is the southernmost barrage on the Indus River? (A) Guddu (B) Taunsa (C) Kotri (D) Sukkur 32. : What type of dam is the Diamer-Bhasha Dam? (A) Concrete gravity (B) Arch (C) Earth and rock-fill (D) Hollow gravity 33. : Which dam is situated between Balochistan and Sindh? (A) Hub (B) Rawal (C) Tarbela (D) Satpara 34. : The Taunsa Barrage is located on which river? (A) Jhelum (B) Chenab (C) Indus (D) Ravi 35. : Which damās reservoir created Mangla Lake? (A) Tarbela (B) Mangla (C) Hub (D) Rawal 36. : Which barrage is linked to the Begari Canal? (A) Kotri (B) Guddu (C) Taunsa (D) Sukkur 37. : What is the total height of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam? (A) 210 meters (B) 272 meters (C) 190 meters (D) 314 meters 38. : When was the Sukkur Barrage inaugurated? (A) 1932 (B) 1947 (C) 1955 (D) 1965 39. : Which of the following dams is a source of hydel power for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? (A) Tarbela (B) Rawal (C) Mangla (D) Hub 40. : Which canal system is controlled by the Guddu Barrage? (A) Rohri Canal (B) Nara Canal (C) Begari Canal (D) All of the above 41. : What is the main issue delaying Diamer-Bhasha Dam construction? (A) Environmental clearance (B) Lack of labor (C) Funding and land disputes (D) Lack of cement 42. : Which dam is proposed on the Swat River? (A) Kurram Tangi (B) Munda Dam (C) NeelumāJhelum (D) Satpara 43. : What is the live storage capacity of Tarbela Dam (approx.)? (A) 5.5 MAF (B) 8.3 MAF (C) 11.6 MAF (D) 7.0 MAF 44. : Mangla Dam was raised in: (A) 1985 (B) 1999 (C) 2006 (D) 2011 45. : Which is the longest barrage in Pakistan? (A) Sukkur (B) Guddu (C) Taunsa (D) Kotri 46. : Warsak Dam is located near which city? (A) Nowshera (B) Dera Ghazi Khan (C) Peshawar (D) Kohat 47. : Hub Dam was constructed in which year? (A) 1963 (B) 1972 (C) 1981 (D) 1990 48. : The Kalabagh Dam project has been opposed due to: (A) Budget issues (B) Political reasons and provincial concerns (C) Lack of labor (D) Environmentalists’ pressure only 49. : Dargai and Jabban Dams are located in: (A) Balochistan (B) Swat (C) Malakand (D) Waziristan 50. : Which of these is the primary function of barrages in Pakistan? (A) Store water (B) Generate electricity (C) Divert water for irrigation (D) Protect against earthquakes