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Dams: questions and answer review

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1. Which dam of Iraq is known as Dangerous Dam of the World?

عراق کا کون سا ڈیم دنیا کا خطرناک ڈیم کہلاتا ہے؟

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Answer: Mosul Dam

Explanation The Mosul Dam is located on the Tigris River in Iraq. It is often referred to as the " Most Dangerous Dam in the World ". Due to its deteriorating condition and high risk of failure . The dam was built in the 1980s .

2. Akosombo dam is constructed on Volta river in ______?

اکوسومبو ڈیم ______ میں وولٹا ندی پر بنایا گیا ہے؟

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Answer: Ghana

Explanation Akosombo Dam completed in 1965 . Its construction was jointly financed by the government of Ghana , the World Bank, the USA, and the UK.

3. What is the biggest concrete dam in the World?

دنیا کا سب سے بڑا کنکریٹ ڈیم کون سا ہے؟

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Answer: Three Gorges Dam

Explanation Old biggest concrete dam in the World is Grand Coulee Dam The new biggest concrete dam in the World is Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam, in Hubei province, central China, The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW) since 2012 ****** VU FIA CONSTABLE PAPER 2021 ***** ND4-12-2022

4. The construction of the disputed Baglihar Dam, was started by India in which year?

متنازع بگلیہار ڈیم کی تعمیر بھارت نے کس سال شروع کی تھی؟

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Answer: 1999

Explanation Baglihar Dam , built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is the first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation. It is conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996. It is construction began in 1999. The dam opened in 2008 with an estimated cost of US$1 billion. It was commissioned in two stages : Stage I in 2008-09 and Stage II in 2015-16.

5. Which of the following is the largest concrete dam in the world?

مندرجہ ذیل میں سے دنیا کا سب سے بڑا کنکریٹ ڈیم کون سا ہے؟

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Answer: Three Gorges Dam

Explanation For a time, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built, but today that distinction goes to the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2009.

6. In which country the largest hydroelectric project of the African continent has been inaugurated?

افریقی براعظم کے سب سے بڑے ہائیڈرو الیکٹرک منصوبے کا افتتاح کس ملک میں ہوا؟

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Answer: Ethiopia

Explanation Ethiopia officially declared the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ( GERD ). This is Africa 's largest hydropower project, over which there was a diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia , Sudan and Egypt for years. This dam is located on the Blue Nile River. Its construction work was completed in 2025 . The height of the dam is about 145 meters. Its lengths is about 1,800 meters. ****

7. Weija dam is located in which country?

ویجا ڈیم کس ملک میں واقع ہے؟

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Answer: Ghana

Explanation Weija dam provides: 80 percent of the drinking water supply of Accra (capital of Ghana )

8. Aswan Dam is located is in?

اسوان ڈیم کہاں واقع ہے؟

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Answer: Egypt

Explanation The Aswan Dam was located in Aswan, Egypt . It was built across the Nile river . Additional information : It is one of the largest embankment dams in the world. Construction began on J anuary 9, 1960 . The dam was opened on July 21, 1970 . Its maximum length is 550 km (340 mi). It has a height of 111 m (364 ft) . Last verified on 02-02-2026

9. Mirani Dam is located on which river?

میرانی ڈیم کس دریا پر واقع ہے؟

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Answer: Dashat

Explanation Mirani Dam is located in the Dashat river *** Mirani Dam was completed i n July 2006 Began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006. The feasibility report of the Mirani dam project was first completed in 1956. Mirani Dam was commissioned by WAPDA in 2001 to provide water for Gwadar city. The Length of Mirani Dam is 3,350 ft (1,020 m) Mirani Dam is in Kech District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

10. Nurek is the name of?

نوریک کس کا نام ہے؟

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Answer: Dam

Explanation Nurek is a dam in Tajikistan It is located on the Vakhsh River It is one of the world's highest dams. The dam is 984 feet (300 meters) high It was completed in 1980 Nurek, Tajikistan: the city was established in 1960 to support the construction of the Nurek Dam,

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