Water | MCQs

Explanation

The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Pakistan.

The dam is situated near the city of Khanpur, in the province of Punjab.

It was completed in 1983.

The dam is used for irrigation, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.

Explanation

Conduit means نل

Water means پانی

Artery means رگ

Blood means خون

Explanation

Usage of Against

Against = opposed to

Against = کے خلاف

He is against match fixing.

Against = in contract with

Do not lean against the wall.

Against = in direction opposite to

She was swimming against the tide.

Explanation

The Kunhar River is  located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan.

Its previous name was NainSukh.

Length : 166 kilometres 

Explanation

Darawat dam is located in Thano Bola Khan-Jamshoro District Sindh

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Darawat Dam across the Nai Baran River near the Village of Jhangri in the Jamshoro district of Sindh

Construction of the dam started in March 2010

completion was inaugurated by the Former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari on 9 March 2013.

 the estimated cost was PKR 9.3 Billion

Opened: August 2014

Height: 46 m

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Thano Bula Khan is a town and Taluka headquarter in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. 

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Explanation

River Kunhar joins the Jhelum River at Rarah about 10 km downstream from Muzaffarabad, in the Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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 conflict over water was especially related to the Bari-Doab Canal.

The Bari-Doab Canal, part of the Indus River system.

It has historically been a contentious point between regions.

Due to its crucial role in irrigation and water distribution.

Explanation

• The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi.
• The treaty was signed by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan, and it was brokered by the World Bank.

Explanation

Manchar Lake gets fresh water from torrents in the Kirthar hills and through a channel called the Main Nara Valley Drain, built as an inundation canal in the 1930s, which brings water from Hamal Lake and the Indus River.