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Q31. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, the three western rivers allocated to Pakistan are:

  1. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
  2. Jhelum, Beas and Kabul
  3. Indus, Ravi and Sutlej
  4. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
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Correct answer: A. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab

India got the eastern rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej; Pakistan the western rivers.

Q32. In April 2025 India announced it was holding which treaty 'in abeyance'?

  1. Indus Waters Treaty
  2. Tashkent Declaration
  3. Simla Agreement
  4. Lahore Declaration
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Correct answer: A. Indus Waters Treaty

India's announcement on the Indus Waters Treaty drew strong objections from Pakistan.

Q33. The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being built on the river:

  1. Indus
  2. Jhelum
  3. Kabul
  4. Swat
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Correct answer: A. Indus

The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a large storage project on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Q34. The Mohmand Dam is being constructed on the river:

  1. Indus
  2. Jhelum
  3. Kabul
  4. Swat
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Correct answer: D. Swat

The Mohmand Dam is on the Swat River near Peshawar.

Q35. Tarbela Dam, famous as the largest earth-filled dam in the world, is built on the river:

  1. Jhelum
  2. Chenab
  3. Indus
  4. Kabul
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Correct answer: C. Indus

Tarbela on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was completed in 1976.

Q36. Mangla Dam is built on the river:

  1. Jhelum
  2. Ravi
  3. Indus
  4. Chenab
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Correct answer: A. Jhelum

Mangla Dam is in Azad Kashmir on the Jhelum River.

Q37. The Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project has a capacity of about:

  1. 4,500 MW
  2. 450 MW
  3. 969 MW
  4. 1,410 MW
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Correct answer: C. 969 MW

The Neelum-Jhelum project in AJK generates 969 MW.

Q38. The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan with China through the:

  1. Khunjerab Pass
  2. Khyber Pass
  3. Lowari Pass
  4. Bolan Pass
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Correct answer: A. Khunjerab Pass

The Khunjerab Pass (about 4,693 m) is the highest paved international border crossing.

Q39. Pakistan's first motorway, opened in 1997, is:

  1. M-1 (Peshawar-Islamabad)
  2. M-2 (Lahore-Islamabad)
  3. M-3 (Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad)
  4. M-9 (Karachi-Hyderabad)
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Correct answer: B. M-2 (Lahore-Islamabad)

M-2 was the first motorway to open in Pakistan, in November 1997.

Q40. The M-2 motorway connects:

  1. Karachi and Hyderabad
  2. Multan and Sukkur
  3. Lahore and Islamabad
  4. Peshawar and Islamabad
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Correct answer: C. Lahore and Islamabad

M-2 is about 367 km long and was opened in 1997.

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