Water Resources of Pakistan MCQs 4

What is the purpose of Hub Dam:

(a) To irrigate agricultural land in Lasbella (Balochistan)

(b) To irrigate agricultural land in Karachi district

(c) To provide drinking water supply for Karachi

(d) All the above-✔️

The water storage capacity of Hub Dam is:

(a) 0.11 MAF-✔️

(b) 0.9 MAF

(c) 0.7 MAF

(d) 0.02 MAF

Khanpur Dam was built in 1984 on River:

(a) Hunza

(b) Soan

(c) Haro-✔️

(d) Hingol

The purpose of constructing Khanpur Dam on river Haro was:

(a) To irrigate agricultural land in Attock district.

(b) To irrigate agricultural land in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad district.

(c) To meet the water requirements of Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Wah.

(d) All the above-✔️

The water storage capacity of Khanpur Dam is around:

(a) 0.09 MAF-✔️

(b) 0.55 MAF

(c) 0.11 MAF

(d) 0.66 KAF

Tanda Dam built in 1965 on river:

(a) Dasht

(b) Kohat-Toi-✔️

(c) Soan

(d) Kurram

Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on river:

(a) Kurang-✔️

(b) Gomal

(c) Soan

(d) Jhelum

The purpose of Rawal Dam is:

(a) To provide potable water to Rawalpindi

(b) To provide potable water to Islamabad

(c) To irrigate small area around Islamabad

(d) All the above-✔️

Simly Dam was constructed in 1972 near the city of:

(a) Karachi

(b) Islamabad-✔️

(c) Quetta

(d) Kohat

Simly Dam was built on river:

(a) Kurang

(b) Gomal

(c) Soan-✔️

(d) Jhelum