Indus | MCQs

Explanation

Six barrages on the Indus River

1. Guddu Barrage
2. Sukkur Barrage
3. Kotri Barrage 
4. Taunsa Barrage
5. Chashma Barrage
6. Jinnah Barrage.

Explanation

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

ND11-2-2023

Explanation

• Baglihar Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• It is the first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation.
• It is conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996.
• It is construction began in 1999.
• The dam opened in 2008 with an estimated cost of US$1 billion.
• It was commissioned in two stages: Stage I in 2008-09 and Stage II in 2015-16.

Explanation

Robots are widely used in automobile manufacturing for tasks like assembling cars with precision and speed.

This is a key application of industrial robotics in automation and production lines.

Explanation

Passage for Reading & Comprehension: The word industry comes from Latin word Industria which means diligence reflecting the highly disciplined way human energy, natural resources and technology are combined to produce goods and services in a modern economy. The rapid growth in population necessities the establishment of industries. For preparing different items of daily use factories are installed and these are established in such areas where raw material is available in abundance, climate conditions are favourable, means of transportation are good, thickly populated areas are near to it so that the finished products gets market and traders are easily accessible. Industries use a range of inputs, such as capital, technology, natural resources, labour and management, to produce goods and services. In order to manufacture products, money is needed to purchase buildings, equipment and machinery and pay to workers. This money is called finance capital. Buildings, machinery and other equipment are referred to as physical capital.

1. The similar meaning of the word 'reflect' is?

Mirror means آئینہ

Reflect means عکس ڈالنا

2. The similar meaning of the word 'resource' is?

Property means جائیداد

Resource means وسائل

3. The similar meaning of the word 'raw' is?

Crude means کچا ۔ کڑا ۔ خام

Raw means کچا ۔ کڑا ۔ خام

4. The opposite meaning of the word 'trade' is?

Idleness means بیکاری

Trade means تجارت

5. The opposite meaning of the word 'manufacturer' is?

Break means توڑ

Manufacturer means بنانے والا ۔ گھڑنے والا ۔ دست کار ۔ کاریگر

6. The word industry comes from Latin word Industria which means ______?

Diligence

7. Industry directs human energy, natural resources and technology to produce goods and services in a modern ______?

Economy

8. Industries were developed to meet the demands of the rapid growth of _____?

Population

9. Money is needed to purchase buildings, equipment and machinery and pay to workers and this money is called _____?

Finance Capital

10. Buildings, machinery and other equipment are referred to as _______?

Physical Capital

Explanation

Passage for Reading Comprehension: The most important features of the Indus Valley civilization are town planning and architecture. The cities of Indus Valley Civilization were very well planned. Each city was planned in a grid-like pattern, formed by straight roads running from North to South and East to West. This divided the city into blocks. The main streets were ten (10) meters wide, so two bullock carts could pass by each other. The houses were built of thick walls of baked bricks. The bricks were joined together with mud, gypsum, and lime mortar. The architecture of the Indus civilization was very advanced. There were well-designed dockyards, well-built granaries, large warehouses, well-aligned brick platforms, and impenetrable protective walls. The massive walls of Indus cities most likely protected them from floods and invaders.

1. The similar meaning of the word 'architecture' is ______?

Infrastructure means فن تعمیر

Architecture means فن تعمیر

2. The similar meaning of the word 'bake' is _______?

Cook means پکانا

Bake means پکانا

3. The similar meaning of the word 'advance' is ______?

Progress means پیشرفت

Advance means پیش قدمی

4. The opposite meaning of the word 'protect' is _____?

Attack means حملہ

Protect means حفاظت

5. The opposite meaning of the word 'flood' is _______?

Empty means خالی

Flood means سیلاب ۔ چڑھاؤ

6. The opposite meaning of the word 'invader' is _______?

Defender means محافظ

Invader means حملہ آور

7. The most important features of the Indus Valley civilization are town planning and _______?

Architecture

8. Each city was planned in a pattern of _______?

Grid

9. The grid had straight roads, running from North to South and _______?

East to West

10. The main streets were ten (10) meters wide enough to pass by ______?

Two bullock carts

Explanation

Indus River Falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi

Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea called Indus Delta (southern Sindh province of Pakistan)

Indus Delta Designated on 5 November 2002

All important question "INDUS RIVER"

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar Lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in the Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot 

NA23-7-2023

Explanation

• The Indus Waters Treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank.
• It allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.
• It was signed in Karachi by Pakistan President Ayub Khan, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif. 
• The Treaty became effective on April 1, 1960.

Explanation

The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan

while

and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India

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The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan.

Indus Waters Treaty brokered by the World Bank

It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960

Sighed by:

• Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru 
•  Pakistani President Ayub Khan.

Explanation

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank

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The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan

and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India

Indus Waters Treaty, treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan

Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by World Bank

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The Treaty was signed at Karachi by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,

the then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 

the then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 

The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960