Pakistan River systems and irrigation MCQs

  1. Which river is the longest in Pakistan?
    • A) Jhelum River
    • B) Chenab River
    • C) Indus River
    • D) Ravi River

    Answer: C) Indus River

  2. The Indus Basin Irrigation System primarily uses water from which river?
    • A) Beas River
    • B) Chenab River
    • C) Jhelum River
    • D) Indus River

    Answer: D) Indus River

  3. Which of the following dams is the largest in Pakistan?
    • A) Tarbela Dam
    • B) Mangla Dam
    • C) Kalabagh Dam
    • D) Neelum-Jhelum Dam

    Answer: A) Tarbela Dam

  4. The Chenab River joins which major river?
    • A) Ravi River
    • B) Indus River
    • C) Jhelum River
    • D) Sutlej River

    Answer: B) Indus River

  5. Which river is known for the creation of the “Marshes of the Punjab” in Pakistan?
    • A) Ravi River
    • B) Jhelum River
    • C) Chenab River
    • D) Beas River

    Answer: A) Ravi River

  6. The Mangla Dam is located on which river?
    • A) Chenab River
    • B) Ravi River
    • C) Jhelum River
    • D) Sutlej River

    Answer: C) Jhelum River

  7. Which of the following rivers does not flow through Pakistan?
    • A) Indus River
    • B) Ravi River
    • C) Ganges River
    • D) Chenab River

    Answer: C) Ganges River

  8. The Beas River joins which river system?
    • A) Ganges River System
    • B) Indus River System
    • C) Yamuna River System
    • D) Brahmaputra River System

    Answer: B) Indus River System

  9. Which irrigation project is part of the Indus Basin Irrigation System?
    • A) Bhakra-Nangal Project
    • B) Neelum-Jhelum Project
    • C) Tarbela Dam Project
    • D) Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal

    Answer: C) Tarbela Dam Project

  10. Which river system provides water to the majority of Pakistan’s agricultural land?
    • A) Ganges River System
    • B) Indus River System
    • C) Brahmaputra River System
    • D) Yamuna River System

    Answer: B) Indus River System

Important Information in Tabular Form

AspectDetails
Longest River in PakistanIndus River
Primary Irrigation RiverIndus River
Largest Dam in PakistanTarbela Dam
Chenab River JoinsIndus River
Marshes of the PunjabCreated by the Ravi River
Mangla Dam LocationJhelum River
River Not Flowing Through PakistanGanges River
Beas River JoinsIndus River System
Part of Indus Basin Irrigation SystemTarbela Dam Project
Provides Water to Most Agricultural LandIndus River System