Free Rivers and Dams MCQs with Answers

21. Tarbela Dam is located in district___________?

• A. Wazirabad
• B. Jhelum
• C. Mirpur
• D. Haripur

Explanation: Tarbela Dam is built on the Indus River in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its location is often confused with Mangla Dam, which is associated with Mirpur District.

22. Mirani Dam is located in __________ District?

• A. Turbat
• B. Swabi
• C. Khuzdar
• D. Pashin

Explanation: Mirani Dam is in Balochistan’s Kech District, near the city of Turbat. Since Kech is not listed, Turbat is the intended option.

23. Coal-based power project is approved at _________?

• A. Khairpur
• B. Thatta
• C. Karachi
• D. Jamshoro

Explanation: The coal-based power project was approved at Jamshoro in Sindh, where the existing Jamshoro power complex was planned for coal conversion and expansion. Khairpur and Thatta are also in Sindh but were not the site named in this project.

24. The foundation stone of Diamer-Bhasha Dam was laid by ____________?

• A. Nawaz Sharif
• B. Yousuf Raza Gilani
• C. Shaukat Aziz
• D. Asif Zardari

Explanation: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani laid the foundation stone of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in 2011. The dam is planned on the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, although construction and financing continued under later governments.

25. Gomal Zam Dam has been constructed in __________?

• A. South Waziristan Agency
• B. North Waziristan Agency
• C. Khyber Agency
• D. Mohmand Agency

Explanation: Gomal Zam Dam is located in South Waziristan, on the Gomal River. It is one of the major water and power projects of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

26. Gomal Zam Dam was inaugurated on 12 September 2013 by ____________?

• A. Nawaz Sharif
• B. Asif Zardari
• C. Gen. (R) Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani
• D. Khawaja Muhammad Asif

Explanation: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif inaugurated Gomal Zam Dam on 12 September 2013. The event therefore does not belong to President Zardari or Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif personally.

27. India has constructed "Baglihar Dam" in __________ district of Occupied Kashmir?

• A. Udhampur
• B. Poonch
• C. Jammu
• D. Doda

Explanation: Baglihar Dam is built on the Chenab River in Doda district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Doda is the key location associated with this project in Pakistan Studies questions.

28. India is constructing "Kishanganga Dam" on the __________ River?

• A. Indus
• B. Ravi
• C. Jhelum
• D. Sutlej

Explanation: The Kishanganga project is built on the Kishanganga River, known in Pakistan as the Neelum River, which is a tributary of the Jhelum. Therefore Jhelum is the appropriate option among the rivers listed.

29. India has constructed Baglihar Dam on the __________ river?

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

Explanation: Baglihar Dam is built by India on the Chenab River in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The Indus, Sutlej and Jhelum are separate rivers in the Indus basin.

30. Which one of the following is the biggest natural lake found in Pakistan?

• A. Lalusar
• B. Saif-ul-Muluk
• C. Manchar
• D. Sat Para

Explanation: Manchar Lake in Sindh is Pakistan’s largest natural lake. The other options are high-altitude lakes, whereas Manchar is a major natural freshwater lake of the Indus plain.