All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

2721. The Government of Pakistan established the Indus River System Authority in the year_____________?

• A. 1960
• B. 1972
• C. 1983
• D. 1992

Explanation: The Indus River System Authority, or IRSA, was established in 1992 to regulate and distribute water among Pakistan's provinces. Its creation followed the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991.

2722. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of _______________?

• A. Baluchistan Plateau
• B. Azad Kashmir
• C. Northern areas
• D. Potohar Plateau

Explanation: The Soan and Haro rivers drain the Potohar Plateau in northern Punjab. Their courses lie around the Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock region.

2723. Lake Manchar is situated in which district of Pakistan?

• A. Jamshoro
• B. Dadu
• C. Sukkur
• D. Ghotki

Explanation: Lake Manchar is in Jamshoro District of Sindh, although older references may associate it with Dadu because Jamshoro was later created from Dadu District. The current administrative answer is Jamshoro.

2724. World largest dam made of mud is__________?

• A. Mangla
• B. Warsak
• C. Tarbela
• D. Barotha

Explanation: Tarbela is the world’s largest earth-filled, or earth-and-rock-filled, dam by structural volume. It was built on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

2725. Which one is the largest barrage of Pakistan?

• A. Jhelum
• B. Qadrabad
• C. Sukkur
• D. Rasul

Explanation: Sukkur Barrage on the Indus is the largest barrage in Pakistan and irrigates a substantial part of Sindh. Rasul and Qadirabad are important barrages but are smaller.

2726. The capacity of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant is___________?

• A. 960 MW
• B. 950 MW
• C. 990 MW
• D. 969 MW

Explanation: The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project has an installed generation capacity of 969 MW. Its four generating units were designed to produce electricity from diverted Neelum River water.

2727. Dasu dam is in?

• A. Sindh
• B. Punjab
• C. Baluchistan
• D. K.P.K

Explanation: Dasu Hydropower Project is being developed on the Indus River in Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Pakistan’s major hydropower development programme.

2728. Watersports at Khanpur Dam was?

• A. Beat The Waves
• B. Game of Thrones
• C. Battle of War
• D. Swimming

Explanation: “Beat the Waves” is the name associated with the watersports event held at Khanpur Dam. The other options are not recognized names for this event.

2729. Largest dam of Pakistan is____________?

• A. Tarbela Dam
• B. Mangla dam
• C. Warsak dam
• D. None of these

Explanation: Tarbela Dam on the Indus River is generally regarded as Pakistan’s largest dam by structural size and one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams. Mangla is also enormous, but it is not the usual answer to this standard GK question.

2730. What is the total length of Indus River?

• A. 2900 km
• B. 2514 km
• C. 3180 km
• D. 7854 km

Explanation: The Indus River is commonly stated to be about 3,180 kilometres long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Figures near 2,900 kilometres are sometimes used in simplified references, but 3,180 km is the standard answer among these options.