River Systems | MCQs

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• The world's largest delta is in Bangladesh
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• Delta is formed by River
  
• The major part of Bangladesh lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta (GBM Delta).
• It is Asia's largest and the world's most populated delta
• and encompasses approximately 100,000 km2 of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.
• Ganges Delta is the world's largest river delta
  
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• Okavango Delta is the second delta in the world
• The Sundarban Delta is the smallest delta in the World.
  

• The Amazon, the largest river in the world, is without a delta.

Explanation

دریا ئے سندھ پاکستان کا قومی دریا بھی ہے۔

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

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 

The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh

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Pakistan has five major river systems: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej.

These rivers form the backbone of Pakistan’s irrigation and water resources.

Rivers of Pakistan with length and province

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Suki Kinari hydropower project plained on Kunhar River in Kaghan Valley, Mansehra district.

Capacity: 870MW.

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The Niger Delta is a densely populated region in Nigeria sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil

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دریائے سندھ جنوبی ایشیا کا سب سے بڑا دریا جو دنیا کے بڑے دریاؤں میں سے ایک ہے۔ اس کی لمبائی 2000 ہزار میل یا 3200 کلو میٹر ہے۔ یہ پہاڑی علاقہ قراقرم ، ہمالیہ اور ہندوکش میں سے بہتا ہوا آتا ہے

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Simly Dam is an 80 m high earthen embankment dam located in northeast of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Rawalpindi District, Punjab.

Constructed in 1983.

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Three main river systems:

1. دریائے سندھ کا نظام (The Indus River System)  

This vast river network originates in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan, with major tributaries like the

• Jhelum
• Chenab
• Ravi
• Beas
• Sutlej

2. اندروی دریاؤں کا نظام (The Internal Rivers System)  

In southwestern Balochistan, some rivers, instead of flowing into the sea, terminate in lakes.

3. ساحلی علاقوں کے دریاؤں کا نظام (The Coastal Rivers System)  

 Flow directly into the Indian Ocean or the Arabian Sea