Relevant Competitive Tests:
Nurek Dam in Tajikistan is constructed on which river?
A. Aral River
B. Euphrates River
C. Vakhsh RiverCorrect Answer
D. Caspian River
Correct Option: C. Vakhsh River
Detailed Explanation & Reference:
Nurek Dam, one of the world’s highest dams, located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan. An earth-fill dam, it was completed in 1980 and rises 984 feet (300 m) and includes an impervious core of concrete reaching 52 feet (16 m) under the river to bedrock.
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