Major Dams and Power Projects in Pakistan MCQs

1. Which is the largest dam in Pakistan?
(A) Tarbela Dam
(B) Mangla Dam
(C) Diamer-Bhasha Dam
(D) Warsak Dam

2. The Tarbela Dam is built on which river?
(A) Indus River
(B) Jhelum River
(C) Chenab River
(D) Ravi River

3. Mangla Dam is located in which province of Pakistan?
(A) Punjab
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Sindh
(D) Azad Jammu & Kashmir

4. The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is located in which area?
(A) Punjab
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Azad Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Balochistan

5. The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being constructed on which river?
(A) Jhelum River
(B) Indus River
(C) Chenab River
(D) Kabul River

6. What is the main purpose of the Tarbela Dam?
(A) Irrigation
(B) Electricity generation
(C) Flood control
(D) All of the above

7. The Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project is associated with which dam?
(A) Tarbela Dam
(B) Mangla Dam
(C) Warsak Dam
(D) Kalabagh Dam

8. The total installed capacity of the Tarbela Dam is approximately:
(A) 2,500 MW
(B) 3,478 MW
(C) 4,888 MW
(D) 6,298 MW

9. Which of the following dams is the second largest in Pakistan by storage capacity?
(A) Tarbela Dam
(B) Mangla Dam
(C) Rawal Dam
(D) Satpara Dam

10. Which power project in Pakistan is the first private hydropower project?
(A) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
(B) Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project
(C) Karot Hydropower Project
(D) Warsak Hydropower Project

11. The Kalabagh Dam has remained controversial due to opposition from which province?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Both (B) and (C)

12. The Hub Dam supplies water to which city?
(A) Islamabad
(B) Lahore
(C) Karachi
(D) Quetta

13. The Warsak Dam was built with the assistance of which country?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Germany

14. Which is the largest hydropower project completed under CPEC?
(A) Dasu Hydropower Project
(B) Karot Hydropower Project
(C) Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
(D) Suki Kinari Hydropower Project

15. Which of the following is a major renewable energy project in Pakistan?
(A) Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
(B) Guddu Thermal Power Plant
(C) K-2 Nuclear Power Plant
(D) Lakhra Coal Power Plant

16. Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant (KANUPP) was established with the assistance of:
(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Canada

17. The Dasu Hydropower Project is located in which province?
(A) Punjab
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Sindh
(D) Balochistan

18. The Gomal Zam Dam is built on which river?
(A) Indus River
(B) Jhelum River
(C) Gomal River
(D) Swat River

19. The Sukkur Barrage is built on which river?
(A) Ravi River
(B) Indus River
(C) Chenab River
(D) Jhelum River

20. Which of the following is the largest coal-based power plant in Pakistan?
(A) Port Qasim Power Plant
(B) Guddu Thermal Power Plant
(C) Sahiwal Coal Power Plant
(D) Hub Coal Power Plant