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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Hub dam river"?
A. Gomal River
B. Haro River
C. Jhelum River
D. Hub River
Correct Answer: D
Hub dam river: Hub River. Hub Dam supplies water to Karachi and parts of Balochistan.
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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Warsak river"?
A. Hub River
B. Kabul River
C. Swat River
D. Dasht River
Correct Answer: B
Warsak river: Kabul River. Warsak Dam is on the Kabul River near Peshawar.
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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Mangla location"?
A. Mirpur
B. Skardu
C. Pakistan
D. Sindh and Balochistan
Correct Answer: A
Mangla location: Mirpur. The dam lies near Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Mangla river"?
A. Kabul River
B. Jhelum River
C. Indus River
D. Gomal River
Correct Answer: B
Mangla river: Jhelum River. Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum near Mirpur.
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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Tarbela type"?
A. Hydroelectric power project
B. Earth-filled dam
C. It mainly regulates and diverts river flow with gates
D. It has largely remained operational
Correct Answer: B
Tarbela type: Earth-filled dam. Tarbela is a massive earth-and-rock-fill structure.
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For Dams of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Tarbela river"?
A. Hub River
B. Gomal River
C. Indus River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: C
Tarbela river: Indus River. Tarbela Dam is located on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Which dam created Rawal Lake near Islamabad?
A. Mangla Dam
B. Satpara Dam
C. Tarbela Dam
D. Rawal Dam
Correct Answer: D
Rawal Dam on the Korang River created Rawal Lake.
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Khanpur Dam is built on which river?
A. Jhelum River
B. Haro River
C. Dasht River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: B
Khanpur Dam on the Haro supplies water to Islamabad-Rawalpindi and supports irrigation.
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The Neelum-Jhelum project is primarily what kind of project?
A. Hydroelectric power project
B. Earth-filled dam
C. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
D. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
Correct Answer: A
It diverts water through tunnels for hydropower generation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Mohmand Dam is being constructed on which river?
A. Haro River
B. Kabul River
C. Swat River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: C
Mohmand Dam is on the Swat River in Mohmand District.
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On which river is the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project being built?
A. Indus River
B. Haro River
C. Dasht River
D. Gomal River
Correct Answer: A
The project is on the Indus between the Diamer and Kohistan regions.
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Satpara Dam is near which city?
A. Mirpur
B. Sindh and Balochistan
C. Skardu
D. Aror
Correct Answer: C
Satpara Dam provides water and hydropower near Skardu.
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On which river is Gomal Zam Dam located?
A. Dasht River
B. Gomal River
C. Jhelum River
D. Haro River
Correct Answer: B
Gomal Zam Dam is a multipurpose project in South Waziristan/Dera Ismail Khan region.
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On which river is Mirani Dam built?
A. Indus River
B. Dasht River
C. Haro River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: B
Mirani Dam is in Kech District, Balochistan, on the Dasht River.
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Hub Dam lies near the boundary of which two provinces?
A. Sindh and Balochistan
B. Gwadar Free Zone
C. Skardu
D. Mirpur
Correct Answer: A
The reservoir lies close to the inter-provincial boundary.
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Hub Dam is built on which river?
A. Dasht River
B. Indus River
C. Hub River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: C
Hub Dam supplies water to Karachi and parts of Balochistan.
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Mangla Dam is located near which city?
A. Skardu
B. Sindh and Balochistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Mirpur
Correct Answer: D
The dam lies near Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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On which river is Mangla Dam built?
A. Indus River
B. Dasht River
C. Gomal River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: D
Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum near Mirpur.
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Tarbela is famous as one of the world's largest dams of what type?
A. Store water for later use
B. Earth-filled dam
C. By its own weight
D. Hydroelectric power project
Correct Answer: B
Tarbela is a massive earth-and-rock-fill structure.
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On which river is Tarbela Dam built?
A. Hub River
B. Gomal River
C. Swat River
D. Indus River
Correct Answer: D
Tarbela Dam is located on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.