All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

2711. In which district of Pakistan Kalabagh Dam is located?

• A. MIANWALI
• B. SAHIWAL
• C. BAHAWALPUR
• D. ATTOCK

Explanation: Kalabagh Dam was proposed on the Indus River in Mianwali District of Punjab. The other districts listed are not its location.

2712. The land lying between the river Ravi and river Chenab is called________?

• A. Bari Doab
• B. Chaj Doab
• C. Rachna Doab
• D. Sindh sagar Doab

Explanation: The tract between the Ravi and Chenab is Rachna Doab, named from Ravi and Chenab. Bari Doab lies between the Ravi and Sutlej, while Chaj lies between the Chenab and Jhelum.

2713. The Land lying between the River Indus and River Jhelum is called:

• A. Bari Doab
• B. Chaj Doab
• C. Rachna Doab
• D. Sindh sagar Doab

Explanation: The land between the Indus and Jhelum is Sindh Sagar Doab. The name reflects the Indus basin and distinguishes it from the doabs formed by the eastern Punjab rivers.

2714. Rechina Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

• A. Chenab & Jehlum
• B. Ravi & Chenab
• C. Sindh & Chenab
• D. Sindh & Ravi

Explanation: Rechna Doab is the tract between the Ravi and Chenab rivers. Its name comes from the historical names of those rivers, Ravi and Chenab.

2715. Chaj Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

• A. Bias & Ravi
• B. Chenab & Jehlum
• C. Sindh & Chenab
• D. Sindh & Ravi

Explanation: Chaj Doab lies between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. The name combines parts of Chenab’s historical name, Chandra, and Jhelum’s historical name, Jhelum or Jehlum.

2716. Sindh sagar Doab lies b/w which two rivers?

• A. Chenab & Jehlum
• B. Sindh & Jehlum
• C. Sindh & Chenab
• D. Sindh & Ravi

Explanation: Sindh Sagar Doab is the area between the Indus and Jhelum rivers; in these options, “Sindh” represents the Indus. It is the westernmost of the major Punjab doabs.

2717. Which one is the Largest Canal in Pakistan?

• A. Rohri Canal
• B. Nara Canal
• C. Kirthar Canal
• D. Dadu Canal

Explanation: Nara Canal in Sindh is generally listed as Pakistan’s largest canal by length and irrigation network. Rohri Canal is also a major Sindh canal, but it is not the largest.

2718. The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project is a run-of-the-river power project on the _______________River situated at Alchi village, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Leh in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

• A. Neelum
• B. Jhelum
• C. Chenab
• D. Indus

Explanation: The Nimoo Bazgo project is a run-of-the-river hydropower scheme built on the Indus River near Alchi in Ladakh. The Neelum, Jhelum and Chenab are separate river systems.

2719. The first railway line in Pakistan was laid between _________________?

• A. Multan-Lahore
• B. Karachi-Kotri
• C. Sibi-Quetta
• D. Rawalpindi-Peshawar

Explanation: Pakistan's first railway line was laid between Karachi and Kotri in the nineteenth century. Karachi's port made this route especially important for transporting goods inland.

2720. Under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 Pakistan has the right to use exclusively the water of_____________?

• A. Ravi, Sutleg and Chenab
• B. Sutleg, Chenab and Jhelum
• C. Chenab, Jhelum and Indus
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Indus Water Treaty gave Pakistan exclusive use of the three western rivers: the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab. India received the eastern rivers, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas, subject to treaty provisions.