MCQs on rivers of Pakistan

  • What is the longest river in Pakistan?
    A) Indus River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Chenab River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: A) Indus River
  • Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan?
    A) Ravi River
    B) Indus River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) Kabul River
    Answer: B) Indus River
  • The Indus River originates from which mountain range?
    A) Himalayas
    B) Karakoram
    C) Hindukush
    D) Pamir
    Answer: B) Karakoram
  • Which river flows through Lahore?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) Sutlej River
    Answer: B) Ravi River
  • The Chenab River is formed by the confluence of which two rivers?
    A) Beas and Ravi
    B) Jhelum and Chenab
    C) Sutlej and Ravi
    D) Jhelum and Neelum
    Answer: A) Beas and Ravi
  • Which river is known for its historical significance during the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A) Ravi River
    B) Indus River
    C) Chenab River
    D) Kabul River
    Answer: B) Indus River
  • The Kabul River flows into which river?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Jhelum River
    C) Indus River
    D) Ravi River
    Answer: C) Indus River
  • What is the main tributary of the Indus River?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) All of the above
    Answer: D) All of the above
  • Which river is famous for its annual floods?
    A) Indus River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Chenab River
    D) Sutlej River
    Answer: A) Indus River
  • Which river serves as a border between India and Pakistan?
    A) Ravi River
    B) Chenab River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) All of the above
    Answer: D) All of the above
  • The Neelum River is a tributary of which major river?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) Indus River
    Answer: C) Jhelum River
  • Which river is known for its scenic beauty and tourist attractions in northern Pakistan?
    A) Indus River
    B) Swat River
    C) Kabul River
    D) Ravi River
    Answer: B) Swat River
  • Which river flows through the city of Multan?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Indus River
    D) Sutlej River
    Answer: D) Sutlej River
  • Which river is the main source of irrigation in Punjab province?
    A) Indus River
    B) Chenab River
    C) Ravi River
    D) All of the above
    Answer: D) All of the above
  • The Indus River Delta is located at the mouth of which river?
    A) Ravi River
    B) Chenab River
    C) Indus River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: C) Indus River
  • Which river is known for its dam, the Mangla Dam?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Jhelum River
    C) Indus River
    D) Ravi River
    Answer: B) Jhelum River
  • The Ratti Gali Lake is fed by which river?
    A) Neelum River
    B) Indus River
    C) Swat River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: A) Neelum River
  • Which river flows through the valley known as the “Valley of Flowers”?
    A) Neelum River
    B) Swat River
    C) Indus River
    D) Chenab River
    Answer: B) Swat River
  • The Tarbela Dam is built on which river?
    A) Indus River
    B) Chenab River
    C) Jhelum River
    D) Ravi River
    Answer: A) Indus River
  • What is the average flow of the Indus River in cubic meters per second?
    A) 3,000
    B) 5,000
    C) 7,000
    D) 9,000
    Answer: C) 7,000
  • Which river is known for its saffron production in Pakistan?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Swat River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: C) Swat River
  • Which river is often called the “River of Life” in Pakistan?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Indus River
    C) Ravi River
    D) Kabul River
    Answer: B) Indus River
  • Which river runs through the famous “Swat Valley”?
    A) Indus River
    B) Swat River
    C) Ravi River
    D) Chenab River
    Answer: B) Swat River
  • Which river is known for the KKH (Karakoram Highway) running alongside it?
    A) Indus River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Chenab River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: A) Indus River
  • The River Ravi is primarily known for which agricultural product?
    A) Wheat
    B) Rice
    C) Sugarcane
    D) Cotton
    Answer: D) Cotton
  • The Jhelum River flows into which river?
    A) Chenab River
    B) Ravi River
    C) Indus River
    D) Kabul River
    Answer: C) Indus River
  • What is the primary purpose of the dams built on the rivers in Pakistan?
    A) Recreation
    B) Flood control
    C) Hydro power generation
    D) Both B and C
    Answer: D) Both B and C
  • The River Chenab is famous for which of the following?
    A) Irrigation
    B) Fishing
    C) Water sports
    D) All of the above
    Answer: D) All of the above
  • Which river has the largest drainage basin in Pakistan?
    A) Indus River
    B) Chenab River
    C) Ravi River
    D) Jhelum River
    Answer: A) Indus River
  • The Beas River originates from which country?
    A) Pakistan
    B) India
    C) Afghanistan
    D) China
    Answer: B) India

 

River Name Origin Length Major Tributaries Importance
Indus River Tibet (China) 3,180 km Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Kabul Lifeline of Pakistan; major source of irrigation.
Jhelum River Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir) 725 km Neelum, Poonch Important for irrigation; flows into the Chenab.
Chenab River Himalayas (India) 860 km Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej Major source of water for agriculture; flows into the Indus.
Ravi River Indian Punjab 720 km Bein River Important for irrigation in Punjab; forms part of the India-Pakistan border.
Sutlej River Indian Punjab 1,450 km Beas, Ravi Major source of irrigation in Punjab; flows into the Chenab.
Kabul River Hindu Kush (Afghanistan) 700 km None Flows into the Indus; important for irrigation.
Swat River Hindu Kush (Pakistan) 150 km Ushu, Bashigram Known for scenic beauty; vital for local agriculture.
Neelum River Neelum Valley (Azad Kashmir) 45 km None Flows into the Jhelum; known for its natural beauty.
Beas River Himalayas (India) 470 km None Important for irrigation in Punjab; tributary of the Sutlej.
Hub River Khirthar Mountains 250 km None Supplies water to Karachi; important for local ecology.

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