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For River, which option correctly gives the "Chenab formation"?
A. Chandra and Bhaga
B. Kabul River
C. Swat River
D. Beas River
Correct Answer: A
Chenab formation: Chandra and Bhaga. The Chandra and Bhaga join in Himachal Pradesh to form the Chenab.
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For River, which option correctly gives the "Jhelum source"?
A. Jhelum River
B. Sutlej River
C. Dasht River
D. Beas River
Correct Answer: A
Jhelum source: Jhelum River. The Jhelum is a major western tributary of the Indus system.
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For River, which option correctly gives the "Indus mouth"?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Lahore
C. Thar Desert
D. Tibetan Plateau
Correct Answer: A
Indus mouth: Arabian Sea. The river forms the Indus Delta before reaching the Arabian Sea.
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For River, which option correctly gives the "Indus source region"?
A. Lahore
B. Balochistan
C. Tibetan Plateau
D. Arabian Sea
Correct Answer: C
Indus source region: Tibetan Plateau. The Indus originates near the Tibetan Plateau before flowing through Ladakh and Pakistan.
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For River, which option correctly gives the "longest river"?
A. Swat River
B. Beas River
C. Dasht River
D. Indus River
Correct Answer: D
Longest river: Indus River. The Indus is Pakistan's principal and longest river.
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Which Balochistan river is dammed by Mirani Dam?
A. Swat River
B. Dasht River
C. Beas River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: B
Mirani Dam controls and stores flows of the Dasht River.
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Which river forms part of the boundary between Sindh and Balochistan and feeds Hub Dam?
A. Indus River
B. Hub River
C. Chandra and Bhaga
D. Sutlej River
Correct Answer: B
The Hub River supports a major water-supply reservoir.
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Which river is impounded by Rawal Dam?
A. Sutlej River
B. Dasht River
C. Chandra and Bhaga
D. Korang River
Correct Answer: D
Rawal Lake is formed on the Korang River near Islamabad.
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Which river is dammed by Khanpur Dam?
A. Dasht River
B. Korang River
C. Haro River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: C
Khanpur Dam is on the Haro River.
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What is Panjnad?
A. Combined channel of Punjab's five-river system
B. Hindu Kush
C. Safed Koh
D. Salt Range
Correct Answer: A
Panjnad forms after the lower Punjab rivers combine before joining the Indus.
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Which river drains the Swat Valley and joins the Kabul River system?
A. Haro River
B. Swat River
C. Korang River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: B
The Swat River flows south-west toward the Kabul system.
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Which river from Afghanistan joins the Indus near Attock?
A. Dasht River
B. Chandra and Bhaga
C. Indus River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: D
The Kabul River joins the Indus close to Attock.
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Which river allocated primarily to India under the Indus Waters Treaty does not flow through Pakistan as a major present channel?
A. Korang River
B. Beas River
C. Swat River
D. Indus River
Correct Answer: B
The Beas is one of the treaty's eastern rivers.
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Which eastern river joins the Chenab-Panjnad system before reaching the Indus?
A. Sutlej River
B. Dasht River
C. Swat River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: A
The Sutlej is the southernmost of Punjab's five historic rivers.
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Which major Pakistani city lies near the Ravi River?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Lahore
C. Punjab
D. Tibetan Plateau
Correct Answer: B
The Ravi historically flows along the Lahore region.
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The Chenab is formed by the confluence of which two Himalayan rivers?
A. Chandra and Bhaga
B. Swat River
C. Sutlej River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: A
The Chandra and Bhaga join in Himachal Pradesh to form the Chenab.
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Which river flows through the Kashmir Valley and Mangla reservoir before entering Punjab?
A. Kabul River
B. Beas River
C. Jhelum River
D. Korang River
Correct Answer: C
The Jhelum is a major western tributary of the Indus system.
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Where does the Indus River empty?
A. Tibetan Plateau
B. Arabian Sea
C. Lahore
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: B
The river forms the Indus Delta before reaching the Arabian Sea.
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The Indus rises near which highland region?
A. Lahore
B. Arabian Sea
C. Tibetan Plateau
D. Thar Desert
Correct Answer: C
The Indus originates near the Tibetan Plateau before flowing through Ladakh and Pakistan.
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What is the longest river of Pakistan?
A. Jhelum River
B. Indus River
C. Swat River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: B
The Indus is Pakistan's principal and longest river.