Water Resources of Pakistan MCQs 2

River Kabul joins the Indus river at:

(a) Mohmand Agency

(b) Attock-✔️

(c) Peshawar

(d) Gilgit

River Kabul originate from north eastern Afghanistan, its length is:

(a) 480 km

(b) 550 km

(c) 580 km-✔️

(d) 705 km

The total storage capacity of different water reservoirs in Pakistan is around:

(a) 17.1 MAF-✔️

(b) 22.2 MAF

(c) 34.5 MAF

(d) 39.1 MAF

Tarbela Dam was constructed in 1976 on:

(a) Indus river-✔️

(b) Jhelum river

(c) Chenab river

(d) Kabul river

The total storage capacity of Tarbela Dam under normal climatic conditions is:

(a) 7.5 MAF

(b) 8.3 MAF

(c) 9.7 MAF

(d) 11.6 MAF-✔️

The main purpose for constructing of Tarbela Dam was:

(a) Irrigation

(b) Hydropower generating

(c) Both the above-✔️

(d) None of the above

The world's twelfth largest earthfill dam is:

(a) Salal Dam (Jammu & Kashmir)

(b) Aswan Dam (Egypt)

(c) Mangla Dam (Pakistan)-✔️

(d) None of the above

Mangla Dam was constructed on river Jhelum in:

(a) 1960

(b) 1962

(c) 1966-✔️

(d) 1969

The gross water storage capacity of Mangla Dam is:

(a) 5.88 MAF-✔️

(b) 4.77 MAF

(c) 3.55 MAF

(d) 2.66 MAF

Hydropower generating capacity of Mangla Dam is:

(a) 200 MW

(b) 500 MW

(c) 700 MW

(d) 1000 MW-✔️