Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams
Within Dams, the answer "Usable reservoir volume between operating levels" is associated with which tested detail?
A. live storage
B. dam safety
C. main purpose
D. arch dam
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "live storage". Live storage can be released for irrigation, water supply or power generation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams
Within Dams, the answer "Water below the lowest normal outlet level" is associated with which tested detail?
A. main purpose
B. sedimentation
C. dead storage
D. catchment
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "dead storage". Dead storage is generally unavailable for routine gravity release and often traps sediment.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams
Within Dams, the answer "Land area draining water into the reservoir" is associated with which tested detail?
A. spillway
B. gravity dam
C. catchment
D. main purpose
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "catchment". Rainfall and runoff from the catchment determine inflows.