Dams in Pakistan MCQs

1. Which is the largest dam in Pakistan by storage capacity?
(A) Mangla Dam
(B) Tarbela Dam
(C) Warsak Dam
(D) Mirani Dam

2. On which river is Tarbela Dam located?
(A) Jhelum River
(B) Chenab River
(C) Indus River
(D) Ravi River

3. On which river is Mangla Dam constructed?
(A) Indus River
(B) Jhelum River
(C) Ravi River
(D) Sutlej River

4. In which province is Tarbela Dam located?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Balochistan

5. In which year was Tarbela Dam completed?
(A) 1967
(B) 1970
(C) 1976
(D) 1982

6. In which year was Mangla Dam completed?
(A) 1961
(B) 1967
(C) 1973
(D) 1976

7. What is the primary purpose of dams in Pakistan?
(A) Water storage and irrigation
(B) Road construction
(C) Mineral exploration
(D) Industrial transportation

8. Which dam is located near Peshawar on the Kabul River?
(A) Warsak Dam
(B) Mangla Dam
(C) Tarbela Dam
(D) Hub Dam

9. Which dam is located on the Hub River?
(A) Mirani Dam
(B) Hub Dam
(C) Khanpur Dam
(D) Rawal Dam

10. Hub Dam mainly supplies water to which major city?
(A) Lahore
(B) Karachi
(C) Peshawar
(D) Multan

11. Which dam is located on the Haro River near Islamabad?
(A) Khanpur Dam
(B) Warsak Dam
(C) Mirani Dam
(D) Gomal Zam Dam

12. Which dam is situated on the Dasht River in Balochistan?
(A) Hub Dam
(B) Mirani Dam
(C) Rawal Dam
(D) Mangla Dam

13. Which dam is one of Pakistan’s major sources of hydroelectric power?
(A) Tarbela Dam
(B) Rawal Dam
(C) Simly Dam
(D) Mirani Dam

14. What is one major benefit of dams for Pakistan’s agriculture?
(A) They provide stored water for irrigation
(B) They reduce cultivated land
(C) They prevent crop production
(D) They increase soil erosion

15. Which of the following is a major multipurpose dam of Pakistan?
(A) Tarbela Dam
(B) Rawal Dam
(C) Simly Dam
(D) Mirani Dam