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Study Dams through multiple-choice questions in General Knowledge. This subtopic contains 28 practice questions. Read the wording carefully, compare the options and attempt an answer before checking the solution in learning mode.

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21. India constructed the Kishanganga Dam on which river?

بھارت نے کس دریا پر کشن گنگا ڈیم بنایا؟

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Answer: Jhelum

Explanation The Kishanganga dam diverts water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Kishanganga dam Opened : May 19, 2018 Installed capacity : 330 MW The Kishanganga dam Height : 37 m Owner : NHPC NA21-8-2023

22. Hoover Dam is located in which country?

ہوور ڈیم کس ملک میں واقع ہے؟

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Answer: USA

Explanation The Hoover Dam is located in the United States It is situated in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River Border of Nevada and Arizona in the United States . Construction began: 1931 Opening date: 1936 Constructed Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Last verified on 02-02-2026

23. Three Gorges Dam has world's largest power station. It is located on which river in China?

تھری گورجز ڈیم میں دنیا کا سب سے بڑا پاور اسٹیشن ہے۔ یہ چین میں کس دریا پر واقع ہے؟

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Answer: Yangtze River

Explanation The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station I nstalled capacity (22,500 MW) Three Gorges Dam: hydroelectric gravity dam Location: Yangtze River , Central China River: Yangtze River (3rd longest in the world). Operation: Fully operational since 2012. Last updated on 09-03-2026

24. In which year, the construction of Mangla Dam was completed?

منگلا ڈیم کی تعمیر کس سال مکمل ہوئی؟

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Answer: 1967

Explanation Mangla Dam was completed on 23 November 1967 . Its construction started in 1962 . It is built on the Jhelum River in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir . It is an earth-filled embankment dam. Height – 147 meters Length – 3,140 meters Last verified on 30-04-2026

25. Ching Ping Dam is located in ________?

چنگ پنگ ڈیم کہاں واقع ہے؟

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Answer: China

Explanation Ching Ping Dam is a Hydropower Station located in China . Ching Ping Dam Construction began in 2005 and complete in 2013 . Ching Ping Dam located on Yalong River .

26. The World's largest Dam is __________?

دنیا کا سب سے بڑا ڈیم کہا ہے؟

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Answer: Tarbela

Explanation Tarbela Dam is the largest earth-filled dam in the world It is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. it is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed. Its construction began in 1968 it was Completed in 1976 Construction was undertaken by the Italian firm Salini Impregilo.

27. India constructed Uri Dam in Indian Occupied Kashmir on which river_______?

بھارت نے مقبوضہ کشمیر میں اوڑی ڈیم کس دریا پر بنایا؟

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Answer: Jhelum River

Explanation Uri Dam location: Baramulla district of IOK (near LOC )

28. Cleveland Dam is built on Capilano River of ______?

کلیولینڈ ڈیم ______ کے کیپلانو دریا پر بنایا گیا ہے؟

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Answer: Canada

Explanation The Cleveland Dam is located on the Capilano River in British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1954 to provide drinking water and control water flow for the Greater Vancouver area.

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