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This section includes 127 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The total land area of Baluchistan is 34.7 mha (or 85.74 million acres), out of which only ____ are cultivated? |
| A. | 14 % or 3.4 mha |
| B. | 24 % or 5.4 mha |
| C. | 34 % or 7.4 mha |
| D. | 54 % or 11.4 mha |
| Answer» B. 24 % or 5.4 mha | |
| 52. |
The total forest area of Punjab is ? |
| A. | 1.69 million hectares |
| B. | 0.89 million hectares |
| C. | 0.96 million hectares |
| D. | 0.989 million hectares |
| Answer» B. 0.89 million hectares | |
| 53. |
The total forest area of Pakistan is estimated at ? |
| A. | 5.20 million hectares |
| B. | 3.20 million hectares |
| C. | 6.20 million hectares |
| D. | 4.20 million hectares |
| Answer» D. 4.20 million hectares | |
| 54. |
The share of sugarcane crop in value added in agriculture is 6.3 percent What is the share in GDP ? |
| A. | 5.1% |
| B. | 1.5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 4% |
| Answer» C. 6% | |
| 55. |
The production of wheat in 2001-2 dropped by 2.9 percent. What was the size of wheat crop this year ? |
| A. | 18475 thousand tones |
| B. | 13475 thousand tones |
| C. | 19475 thousand tones |
| D. | 16475 thousand tones |
| Answer» B. 13475 thousand tones | |
| 56. |
The period of Rabi season is ? |
| A. | October-May |
| B. | May-Aug |
| C. | October-June |
| D. | January-May |
| Answer» B. May-Aug | |
| 57. |
The period of Rabi Season is _____ ? |
| A. | October-May |
| B. | May-Aug |
| C. | October-June |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» B. May-Aug | |
| 58. |
The main export items of the country are crop cotton and? |
| A. | Sugar |
| B. | cotton vast products |
| C. | sugar products |
| D. | wheat |
| Answer» C. sugar products | |
| 59. |
The link canal which irrigates the district of D.G khan and D.I khan starts from ? |
| A. | Chashma Barrage |
| B. | Jinnah Barrage |
| C. | Sulmaki Headworks |
| D. | Trimmu Headworks |
| Answer» B. Jinnah Barrage | |
| 60. |
The Indus Water Treaty was mediated by ? |
| A. | IMF |
| B. | USA |
| C. | World Bank |
| D. | Britain |
| Answer» D. Britain | |
| 61. |
The domestic requirement of oil seed has almost doubled during the last? |
| A. | 6/7 years |
| B. | 9/10 years |
| C. | 7/8 years |
| D. | 3/4 years |
| Answer» D. 3/4 years | |
| 62. |
The crop most susceptible to frost it ? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | red gram |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | black gram |
| Answer» D. black gram | |
| 63. |
The annual growth rate of edible oil is ? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 9% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 7% |
| Answer» B. 9% | |
| 64. |
The annual requirement of edible oil is nearly ? |
| A. | 1.5 million tones |
| B. | 1.6 million tones |
| C. | 1.7 million tones |
| D. | 1.9 million tones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Rice is very important food as well as ? |
| A. | export crop |
| B. | cash crop |
| C. | raw material |
| D. | import item |
| Answer» C. raw material | |
| 66. |
Rice account for 6.6 percent in value added in agriculture. What is its contribution in GDP ? |
| A. | 19% |
| B. | 1.6% |
| C. | 22% |
| D. | 6.1% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Rasul headworks was constructed on the river ? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Jhelum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Pakistan’s largest food crop is ? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Sugarcane |
| Answer» C. Cotton | |
| 69. |
Pakistan spends annually US$ $ 788 million on the import of ? |
| A. | sugar |
| B. | vegetable oil |
| C. | tea |
| D. | edible oil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Pakistan is the _____largest Wheat Producer country in the world ? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Seventh |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Pakistan is the __________ largest rice Producer country in the world? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Sixth |
| C. | Fourth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Pakistan is the ___________ largest Cotton Producer country in the world? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» C. Sixth | |
| 73. |
Pakistan is the _____largest tobacco Producer country in the world? |
| A. | Sixth |
| B. | Seventh |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Pakistan is the _____largest Oranges Producer country in the world ? |
| A. | Fourth |
| B. | Fifth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Pakistan is the _____largest Producer country in the world? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Seventh |
| D. | Sixth |
| Answer» D. Sixth | |
| 76. |
Pakistan is the _____largest Onion Producer country in the world ? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» B. Fourth | |
| 77. |
Pakistan is the ____largest milk producer country in the world? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» B. Fourth | |
| 78. |
Pakistan is the _________ largest Date Palm Producer country in the world? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» D. Eight | |
| 79. |
Pakistan is the _____largest Chickpea Producer country in the world ? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» C. Sixth | |
| 80. |
Pakistan is the ________ largest Apricot Producer country in the world ? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» C. Sixth | |
| 81. |
Out of the total land area of Pakistan the total land area of Punjab is 20.6 mha (about 50.90 million acres) out of which ____ are cultivated? |
| A. | 54 % or 11.04 mha |
| B. | 57 % or 12.00 mha |
| C. | 58 % or 12.04 mha |
| D. | 59 % or 13.04 mha |
| Answer» B. 57 % or 12.00 mha | |
| 82. |
One-third of the forest area is productive, and the remaining two-third is maintained for ? |
| A. | Timber |
| B. | Environmental protection |
| C. | Wild life |
| D. | sanctuaries |
| Answer» C. Wild life | |
| 83. |
One third of the nation’s energy need is fulfilled by ? |
| A. | forest sector |
| B. | oil |
| C. | gas |
| D. | LPG |
| Answer» B. oil | |
| 84. |
Nomboli is formulated for the control of ? |
| A. | household pest |
| B. | pests |
| C. | agricultural insect pest |
| D. | herbs and shrubs |
| Answer» B. pests | |
| 85. |
Nimbokil-60EC is formulated for the control of ? |
| A. | pest |
| B. | agricultural insect pest |
| C. | household pests |
| D. | herbs |
| Answer» C. household pests | |
| 86. |
Nearly _______ of land is cultivated through tube-wells ponds and rain water? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 55% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» B. 55% | |
| 87. |
National Arid-land Development and Research Institute (NADRI) is at ? |
| A. | Islamabad |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Faisalabad |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» B. Lahore | |
| 88. |
Nara Canal is located in the Province of _______? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Baluchistan |
| C. | Sindh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 89. |
Minor crops in Rabi season are pulses, potatoes and ? |
| A. | Onions |
| B. | bajra |
| C. | garlic |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Malakand Dargai Project started its operation in ? |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1938 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1947 | |
| 91. |
Livestock sector accounts for nearly 36 percent of agriculture value added and about 9.0 percent of the ? |
| A. | GDP |
| B. | GNP |
| C. | export earnings |
| D. | budget |
| Answer» B. GNP | |
| 92. |
Lint cotton is a major? |
| A. | cash item |
| B. | import item |
| C. | export item |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 93. |
Kinds of forest in Pakistan are coniferous forest, irrigated plantation riverain forests and ? |
| A. | Mangrove forest |
| B. | Scrub forests |
| C. | private plantations |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. private plantations | |
| 94. |
Kharif crops include ? |
| A. | rice & sugarcane |
| B. | cotton & maze |
| C. | bajra & jawar |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Kharif crop includes ? |
| A. | Rice & sugarcane |
| B. | Cotton and maize |
| C. | Bajra and Jawar |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Jamrao Canal is located in the province of ? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Baluchistan |
| C. | Sindh |
| D. | Kpk |
| Answer» D. Kpk | |
| 97. |
________ is the most important staple food of Pakistan? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Sugarcane |
| Answer» C. Cotton | |
| 98. |
_________ is the backbone of the Pakistan economy and the mainstay of our national economic life? |
| A. | Industrial |
| B. | Service |
| C. | Agriculture |
| D. | Trade |
| Answer» D. Trade | |
| 99. |
Irrigation was developed in the Indus Valley Civilization by around ______? |
| A. | 4500 BCE |
| B. | 4100 BCE |
| C. | 4200 BCE |
| D. | 4000 BCE |
| Answer» B. 4100 BCE | |
| 100. |
Investment in agriculture sector is Rs ? |
| A. | 49.9 billion |
| B. | 50.9 billion |
| C. | 45.9 billion |
| D. | 45.1 billion |
| Answer» D. 45.1 billion | |