Energy | MCQs

Explanation

Warsak Dam is located on the Kabul River.

It was completed under the Colombo Plan .

Construction began in 1949.

The Dam was Opened in 1960.

The height of the dam is 76 m.

Explanation

The first nuclear power plant in Pakistan was established in Karachi With the help of Canada 

KANUPP is Pakistan's first nuclear power plant, inaugurated on November 28, 1972, with a total gross capacity of 137 MW.

while

K2 & K3 with the help of China 

K2  started on 21 May 2021 and has an 1100 MW capacity.

K3 is expected to be started in 2022.

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Explanation

• The Sui Gas Field, located near Sui in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
• It was discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited in 1952.
• Production of Sui gas began in 1955.
• It remains the largest natural gas field in Pakistan.

Explanation

On 28 November 1972, President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto inaugurated the Karachi Nuclear Plant 

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Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) Unit 1. KANUPP is Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant, 

 With a total gross capacity of 137 MW.

K2 & K3 with the help of China 

K2  started on 21 May 2021 and has a 1100 MW capacity.

K3 is expected to start in 2022.

Explanation

Peace pipeline is an under-construction 2,775-kilometre pipeline

This delivers natural gas from Iran to Pakistan.

Inaugurated by the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, andthe  President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Founded on March 11, 2013

Explanation

Mangla Dam, located on the Jhelum River in Pakistan’s Mirpur District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

It is a multipurpose dam.

It is the world's seventh-largest dam.

It was constructed between 1961 and 1967 with assistance from the World Bank.

The dam features five tunnels and a power station.

It is named after the nearby village of Mangla.

Explanation

The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline, also known as the Peace Pipeline

Inaugurated by the president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

On March 11, 2013

General direction:

• Iran to Pakistan: West–East
• Within Pakistan: South–North

Length: 2,775 km (1,724 mi)

Explanation

Tarbela Dam is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the largest  built over the River Indus

It is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.

it is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is construction began in 1968

it was Completed in 1976

Explanation

Byco is the single largest oil refinery in Pakistan.

Byco has an installed capacity to process 155,000 barrels per day of crude oil 

Mouza Kund, District Lasbela, Hub Balochistan is a Byco refinery in Pakistan

while

Pak-Arab Oil Refinery is Pakistan's second-largest refinery

Reliance Jamnagar Refinery, India refinery is the world’s largest oil refinery.

Explanation

KANUPP stands for Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

it is a large commercial nuclear power plant located at Paradise Point in Karachi Sindh 

it is Pakistan's first nuclear energy plant

it is composed of three commercial nuclear power plants

K1: 1 August 1966 (support from Canada) 

K2: 20 August 2015 (investment provided by China and IAEA)

K3: 31 May 2016 (investment provided by China and IAEA)