Water Resources of Pakistan MCQs 13

The preliminary feasibility study of Kalabagh dam was completed in:
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1956-✔️
(d) 1957

Which is the twelfth largest (earth fill) dam in the world?
(a) Tarbela dam
(b) Mangla dam-✔️
(c) Basha dam
(d) Kalabagh dam

The installed hydropower capacity of Basha dam is 3360
Mega Watts from units.
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12-✔️

Which is the largest earth and rockfill dam of the world?
(a) Mangla dam
(b) Kalabagh dam
(c) Tarbela dam-✔️
(d) Warsak dam

Tarbela dam was started in 1968 and completed in
(a) 1976
(b) 1977-✔️
(c) 1978
(d) 1979

The hydropower capacity of Tarbela dam is
(a) 3478 MW-✔️ 
(b) 3578 MW
(c) 3678 MW
(d) 3778 MW

Indus Water Treaty was signed in Karachi on
(a) 19 September 1960-✔️
(b) 19 September 1961
(c) 19 September 1962
(d) 19 September 1963

Indus water dispute arose on when India stopped the irrigation supplies coming to Pakistan.
(a) April 1,1947
(b) April 1,1948-✔️
(c) April 1, 1949
(d) April 1, 1950

Since Mangla dam’s first impounding in 1967, its gross storage capacity has reduced to 4.75 AF from the actual design of 5.88 MAF due to
(a) Poor irrigation management
(b) Waterlogging
(c) Soil salinity
(d) Sedimentation-✔️

The Indus and its five main tributaries all combine into one river near:
(a) Sialkot
(b) Gawadar
(c) Mithan Kot-✔️
(d) Shikarpur