Barrages , Headworks and Doabs of Pakistan

Total Questions: 16

1 - How many Barrages in Pakistan?

A ) 9
B ) 19 ✅
C ) 20
D ) 29

2 - Which is the first barrage on the Indus river from the north?

A ) Jinnah barrage ✅
B ) Taunsa barrage
C ) Guddu barrage
D ) Chashma barrage

3 - Chashma barrage is located in which district of Pakistan?

A ) Sukkur
B ) Mianwali ✅
C ) Kashmore
D ) D.G khan

4 - Taunsa barrage is located in which province?

A ) Baluchistan
B ) Khyber pakhtunkhwa
C ) Sindh
D ) Punjab ✅

5 - Which barrage is not situated in Sindh province?

A ) Guddu barrage
B ) Kotri barrage
C ) Taunsa barrage ✅
D ) Sukkur barrage

6 - On which river is Guddu barrage built?

A ) Jhelum
B ) Chenab
C ) Indus ✅
D ) None of these

7 - Sukkur barrage was constructed during which era?

A ) Mughal Era
B ) After partition
C ) British rule ✅
D ) Abbasid Era

8 - Lloyd barrage was the old name of which barrage?

A ) Sukkur ✅
B ) Kotri
C ) Guddu
D ) Chashma

9 - Which barrage is located in Kashmor, Sindh?

A ) Chashma barrage
B ) Guddu barrage ✅
C ) Taunsa barrage
D ) Jinnah barrage

10 - What is the main purpose of the Indus river barrages?

A ) Irrigation
B ) Power generation
C ) Flood control
D ) All of the above ✅

11 - Which barrage is also called Ghulam Muhammad barrage?

A ) Kotri barrage ✅
B ) Sukkur barrage
C ) Guddu barrage
D ) Taunsa barrage

12 - Ghulam Muhammad barrage is on.....

A ) River Indus at sehwan. Sharif
B ) River Indus at kotri/Hyderabad ✅
C ) River Indus at khairpur
D ) None of these

13 - Which of the following is the last barrage on the Indus river before it reaches the Arabian sea?

A ) Kotri barrage ✅
B ) Sukkur barrage
C ) Taunsa barrage
D ) Guddu barrage

14 - Which one of the following is the oldest barrage on Indus river?

A ) Taunsa barrage
B ) Ghulam Muhammad barrage
C ) Guddu barrage
D ) Sukkur barrage ✅

15 - Which barrage is not situated on the Indus river?

A ) Jinnah
B ) Taunsa
C ) Chashma
D ) Rasul ✅

16 - Sagar Doab connects....

A ) Indus -Jhelum ✅
B ) Sutlej - Chenab
C ) Chenab - Jhelum
D ) None of these