Indus | MCQs

Explanation

 At the time of the 1947 partition, Pakistan inherited a very small portion of the cotton industries in the subcontinent.

Specifically, it inherited only 16 out of the 921 industrial units that existed, and these mainly focused on cotton textiles.

Explanation

The Indus Tributaries:

• Sutlej River
• Chenab River
• Jhelum River
• Beas
• Ravi River

The Indus Sources:

• Tibetan Plateau,
• Senge Zangbu,
• Gar River

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The Indus River starts in Tibet

It is the National River of Pakistan

They originate from the Mansarovar Lake

It flows through India, Pakistan,

They finally fall into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

It starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was Sindhu

The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh

The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot 

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The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE.

It is also known as the Harappan Civilization.

It extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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Lahore is considered the engineering hub of Pakistan due to its high concentration of engineering universities, colleges, and industries.

The city is home to several top-ranked engineering universities, including the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore.

Lahore is also a major industrial center, with a large number of textile, automotive, and manufacturing industries, which provides a strong link between industry and academia.

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There are a total of five Rivers in Punjab

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• The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan.

• Indus Waters Treaty brokered by the World Bank

• It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960
• Sighed by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan.
• the following 3 rivers were given to Pakistan: Indus, Jhelum and Chenab  
• the following 3 rivers were given to India: Sutlej, Beas, Ravi.

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Mohenjo-Daro is located in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan,

in a central position between the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River.

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The main three sectors of economy of Pakistan are agricultural, industrial and services sectors.

Textile is the largest export industry in Pakistan

Agriculture is the largest sector of economy of Pakistan. 

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The Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) was established in 1961 to promote industrial growth.

It provided financial assistance to small and medium-sized industries in Pakistan.

Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan headquarters: Karachi