Infrastructure | MCQs

Explanation

Prime Minister Imran Khan on February 26, 2021 laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Central Business District (CBD) project at the Walton Airport site, asserting that the project would help create much-needed wealth to pay off foreign loans that had accumulated over the past ‘decade of darkness’.

Explanation

Two major projects Rs900bn worth of power plant component at Diamer-Basha Dam and Rs250bn of Chashma Right Bank Canal (Lift-cum Gravity) project have been included in the 2022-23 budget.

Explanation

The officials said that with the construction of Winder Dam 10,000 acres of agricultural land would be irrigated in Winder and adjoining areas.

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Explanation

The construction of Khojak Tunne started in 1888

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The construction of Khojak Tunne was completed in 1891

Explanation

The Karakoram Highway (often abbreviated to KKH)

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China

Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

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The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

Explanation

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

The silk road connects Pakistan and China.

The total length is approximately 1,300 kilometers, of which 887 kilometers are in Pakistan and 413 km in China.

The silk road is considered a symbol of Pakistan-China's eternal friendship

The highway meets the Pakistani-Chinese border at Khunjerab Pass

Explanation

FWO: Frontier Works Organization

FWO: a military engineering organization

FWO established: 1966

FWO credited for construction:  bridges, roads, tunnels, airfields and dams in Pakistan

Explanation

Karakorum highway was started in 1959 and was completed and opened to the public in 1979.

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

The silk road connects Pakistan and China.

The total length is approximately 1,300 kilometers, of which 887 kilometers are in Pakistan and 413 km in China.

The silk road is considered a symbol of Pakistan-China's eternal friendship

The highway meets the Pakistani-Chinese border at Khunjerab Pass

Explanation

The M8 Motorway is the longest one in Pakistan

M8 is the 892KM long from Ratodero to Gwadar.

The Motorway is partially operational and the remaining road is currently under construction

The M8 will have 4-lanes

**History**

The M8 is being constructed by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. 

Construction of the M8 commenced on 15 October 2004

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