Pakistan Infrastructure | MCQs

Explanation

Explanation

The M-2 Motorway or the Lahore–Islamabad Motorway.

• Length: 375 km
  
• Constructed: 1992
• North end: Kashmir Highway Interchange, Islamabad
  
• South end: Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore
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• The M8 Motorway is the longest one in Pakistan
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• The Motorway M5 (Multan-Sukkur section)
•  M-3 (Lahore-Abdul Hakeem)
  

ND9-11-2022

ND9-11-2022

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.

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

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

The M8 Motorway is the longest one in Pakistan

M8 is the 892KM long from Ratodero to Gwadar.

The Motorway is partially operational and the remaining road is currently under construction

The M8 will have 4-lanes

**History**

The M8 is being constructed by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. 

Construction of the M8 commenced on 15 October 2004

ND23-2-2023

Explanation

As of February 2025, China contributed 40% of Pakistan’s total FDI in infrastructure during FY 2024–25.

China invested $790 million in sectors like power, energy, and transport, making it the top foreign investor.

Explanation

• The Motorway M5 (Multan-Sukkur section) connects Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province and Multan in the Punjab region

• Length 392 km (244 mi)
• Existed 2018–present

****History*****

• The motorway was constructed during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's rule
• The first motorway project was Completed in 1999 the six-lane Lahore to Islamabad Motorway,
• now this motorway called the M-2 was the first highway of in Pakistan.

RK4-12-22

Explanation

Explanation

Khojak tunnel connects Qila Abdullah with Chaman.

Khojak Tunnel was constructed in 1891.

The tunnel is one of the longest tunnels in South Asia, and is the longest in Pakistan, superseding the 3.91 km  Khojak Tunnel in 2018.

Explanation

FWO: Frontier Works Organization

FWO: a military engineering organization

FWO established: 1966

FWO credited for construction:  bridges, roads, tunnels, airfields and dams in Pakistan