Water Resources of Pakistan MCQs 8

Desert Pat feeder Canals are extracted from:

(a) Taunsa Barrage

(b) Chashma Barrage

(c) Guddu Barrage-✔️

(d) Sukkur Barrage

The oldest Barrage of Pakistan is:

(a) Kotri Barrage

(b) Taunsa Barrage

(c) Guddu Barrage

(d) Sukkur Barrage-✔️

All disputes relating to the allocation of water resources in between provincial governments or federally administered areas, under 1973 Constitution of Pakistan shall be raised in:

(a) National Economic Council

(b) Council of the Common Interests-✔️

(c) Inter Provincial Coordination Committee

(d) National Finance Commission

The first water accord between the provincial governments relating to the water distribution from Indus River was signed in:

(a) 1980

(c) 1991-✔️

(b) 1988

(d) 1993

The second water accord relating to the distribution of water (from Rivers) between the provinces was signed in:

(a) 1994-✔️

(b) 1995

(c) 1996

(d) 1997

According to 1991 water accord, the share of Punjab from Indus River water was only:

(a) 37% -✔️

(b) 47%

(c) 50%

(d) 57%

Under Indus River Treaty 1960, which of the three rivers were given to Pakistan:

(a) Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab

(b) Chenab, Jhelum, Sindh-✔️

(c) Ravi, Sutlej, Beas

(d) None of the Above

Under Indus Basin Treaty 1960 which of the three rivers were given to India:

(a) Ravi, Sutlej, Beas-✔️

(b) Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul

(c) Indus, Chenab, Ravi

(d) None of the Above

By giving three eastern river to India, Pakistan agreed to forego its rights of water which is around:

(a) 20MAF

(b) 26MAF-✔️

(c) 28MAF

(d) 30MAF

The major sources of rainfall in Pakistan are:

(a) The Monsoons

(b) The Western Disturbances

(c) Both of the above-✔️

(d) None of the above