Canals Barrages and Dams General Knowledge MCQs - 4

Canals Barrages and Dams General Knowledge MCQs - 4

1. The Suez Canal connects: (PPSC Tehsiidar 2012)
(a) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean and South China Sea
(c) Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea ✓

2. Largest dam of Pakistan is____________?
(a) Tarbela Dam ✓
(b) Mangla dam
(c) Warsak dam
(d) None of these

3. GOMAL DAMGomal Dam is located on Gomal river in____
(a) Sindh
(b) Balochistan
(c) NWFP ✓
(d) Punjab

4. Who laid the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage?
(a) Liaqat Ali Khan
(b) Sikander Mirza ✓
(c) Zia ul Haq
(d) Zulifqar Ali Bhutto

5. The total project cost of Guddu Barrage?
(a) 10 Billion
(b) 12 Billion ✓
(c) 15 Billion
(d) 20 Billion

6. Hub Dam is constructed in ___ on Hub River?
(a) 1960
(b) 1967
(c) 1972
(d) 1981 ✓

7. The proposed site for the dam is situated at Kalabagh in ____
(a) Mianwali  ✓
(b) Swat
(c) Peshawar
(d) Hyderabad

8. Major source of Pakistan's total hydroelectric capacity____
(a) Tarbela Dam ✓
(b) Mangla Dam
(c) Gomal Dam
(d) Guddu Barrage

9. Taunsa Barrage is located on ____ river in Punjab, Pakistan.
(a) Indus River ✓
(b) Haro River
(c) Jhelum River
(d) Toi River

10. Taunsa Barrage wetland site is located in ____
(a) Sindh
(b) Balochistan
(c) NWFP
(d) Punjab ✓

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