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1.

The total fertility rate (TFR) is ?
A. The total number of children born in a country in given year a divided by labor force
B. The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.
C. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
D. The number of woman age 15-45 in a country divided by total population
Answer» C. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
Discussion
2.

In the Sub-Continent, first census was held in ?
A. 1858
B. 1869
C. 1881
D. 1901
Answer» D. 1901
Discussion
3.

The current growth rate of population in Pakistan is ?
A. 1.8%
B. 2.7%
C. 2.6%
D. 2.9%
Answer» B. 2.7%
Discussion
4.

What is the density of population in Pakistan total population of Pakistan ?
A. 38.6%
B. 42.6%
C. 41.0%
D. 32.5%
Answer» E.
Discussion
5.

The population density in Islamabad per Sq. Km is ?
A. 630
B. 780
C. 882
D. 990
Answer» D. 990
Discussion
6.

Which is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan ?
A. K.P.K
B. Punjab
C. Baluchistan
D. Sindh
Answer» D. Sindh
Discussion
7.

The present death rate per thousand in Pakistan in ?
A. 7.1 persons
B. 11 persons
C. 13 persons
D. 14 persons
Answer» B. 11 persons
Discussion
8.

The second major profession in Pakistan is ?
A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Trade
D. Civil Service
Answer» E.
Discussion
9.

The fifth Census was held in ?
A. 1978
B. 1988
C. 1998
D. 2000
Answer» D. 2000
Discussion
10.

Economics in India Pakistan the Philippines and Mexico argue the foodgrain growth would not have kept up with population growth in the last four decades without ?
I- improved packages of high-yielding seed varieties
II- fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation
III- improved transportation
IV better extension service
A. I and III only
B. II and III only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II, III and IV
Answer» E.
Discussion
11.

The largest spoken language in Pakistan is ?
A. Urdu
B. Panjabi
C. Sindhi
D. Pushto
Answer» C. Sindhi
Discussion
12.

The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to?
A. reduce yield losses by pests while minimizing the negative effects of pest control
B. have year-round plantings of a single crop
C. undertake monoculture pest planning
D. encompass biological control through fertilizers
Answer» B. have year-round plantings of a single crop
Discussion
13.

Which of the following is most urbanized area in Pakistan ?
A. K.P.K
B. Sindh
C. Punjab
D. Baluchistan
Answer» C. Punjab
Discussion
14.

The population pf Pakistan according to 1998 Census is ?
A. 142.5 million
B. 148.5 million
C. 151.0 million
D. 145.4 million
Answer» B. 148.5 million
Discussion
15.

Pakistan placed in the world population-wise on _________ number?
A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 11th
D. 6th
Answer» E.
Discussion
16.

Simon’s model is consistent with ?
A. population self-sufficiency and constant economic growth
B. low fertility and mortality
C. a laissez-faire population policy
D. a constant returns to scale production function
Answer» D. a constant returns to scale production function
Discussion
17.

The development of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat and rice is known as ?
A. the agribusiness revolution
B. farming system theory
C. the Green Revolution
D. Agri-R&D
Answer» D. Agri-R&D
Discussion
18.

The Essay on the Principle of Population was written by ?
A. The World Bank
B. Thomas Robert Malthus
C. Julian Simon
D. Abraham Lincoin
Answer» C. Julian Simon
Discussion
19.

Which of the following is not an example of a global public good ?
A. high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of grains
B. Polio and small-pox vaccinations.
C. the campaign against river blindness
D. the drilling of oil in the Arctic
Answer» C. the campaign against river blindness
Discussion
20.

Prototypes of international agricultural research centers are the ?
I- international Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT)
II- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
III- Synthetic Rubber Research Institute (SRRI)
IV- Center for International Agricultural production Control (CIAPC)
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. III and IV only
D. Iv only
Answer» C. III and IV only
Discussion
21.

The density of population in K.P.K is ?
A. 196 per sq. Km
B. 235 per sq. Km
C. 270 per sq. Km
D. 291 per sq. Km
Answer» C. 270 per sq. Km
Discussion
22.

Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society ?
A. Boys as young as 8 years old tend or herd animals, weed pick and sell produce
B. Children place more economic demands on a peasant family than an urban family
C. Major financial security is usually provided by sons
D. The cost of education entertainment and travel is low
Answer» C. Major financial security is usually provided by sons
Discussion
23.

A stationary population is when population growth is ?
A. increasing at an increasing rate
B. decreasing
C. zero
D. 100%
Answer» D. 100%
Discussion
24.

The ______ is the ratio of the non-working population (under 15-year-old and over 64 years old) to the working-age population ?
A. labor force participation rate
B. per capita population ratio
C. dependency ratio
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
25.

The density of population in Punjab is ?
A. 211 per sq. Km
B. 270 per sq. Km
C. 305 per sq. Km
D. 353 per sq. Km
Answer» E.
Discussion
26.

Julian simon ?
A. supported the Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth for estimating technical change
B. assumed that population growth causes technological progress
C. used the second law of thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless
D. assumed the classical view of technological change 6
Answer» E.
Discussion
27.

Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to ?
A. a decline in fertility
B. The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2
C. increases in the ratio of labor to capital
D. an increase in the dependency ratio
Answer» B. The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2
Discussion
28.

The major segment of “Saraiki” speaking population lives in ?
A. Punjab
B. K.P.K
C. Azad Kashmir
D. Sindh
Answer» B. K.P.K
Discussion
29.

Which is the second densely populated province of Pakistan ?
A. Punjab
B. K.P.K
C. Baluchistan
D. Sindh
Answer» E.
Discussion
30.

In which sector the largest labour force is attached in Pakistan ?
A. Industry
B. Agriculture
C. Trade
D. Mines
Answer» C. Trade
Discussion
31.

How much of the total potential labour force is unemployed ?
A. 2.42 million
B. 2.82 million
C. 2.76 million
D. 2.65 million
Answer» B. 2.82 million
Discussion
32.

What is the share of Pakistan population in the total population of world?
A. 2.8%
B. 2.3%
C. 2.7%
D. 2.6%
Answer» C. 2.7%
Discussion
33.

In which part of Pakistan the rate of increasing population is fastest ?
A. Islamabad
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. FATA
Answer» B. Punjab
Discussion
34.

What was the crude death rate of 1998 ?
A. 6.4 per 1000
B. 8.6 per 1000
C. 9.8 per 1000
D. 5.6 per 1000
Answer» C. 9.8 per 1000
Discussion
35.

What is the share of population between 15 to 60 years of age in total population ?
A. 50%
B. 45%
C. 48%
D. 55%
Answer» B. 45%
Discussion
36.

What is the share of K.P.K in the total population of Pakistan ?
A. 15.5%
B. 13.4%
C. 14.8%
D. 12.7%
Answer» C. 14.8%
Discussion
37.

What is the share of Punjab in the total population of Pakistan ?
A. 60.4%
B. 55.5%
C. 65.5%
D. 68.4%
Answer» C. 65.5%
Discussion
38.

The death rate of infant rate per thousand in Pakistan is ?
A. 60 infant
B. 70 infant
C. 100 infant
D. 120 infant
Answer» C. 100 infant
Discussion
39.

The ratio of Urdu speaking population is ?
A. 8%
B. 12%
C. 16%
D. 18%
Answer» B. 12%
Discussion
40.

Census is held in Pakistan after every?
A. Ten years
B. Fifteen years
C. Twenty years
D. Twenty-five years
Answer» B. Fifteen years
Discussion
41.

According to last census, the population growth rate in Pakistan was ?
A. 2.61%
B. 3.70%
C. 3.90%
D. 4.10%
Answer» B. 3.70%
Discussion
42.

The first census in Pakistan was held in ?
A. 1948
B. 1951
C. 1959
D. 1961
Answer» C. 1959
Discussion
43.

What is the ratio of Punjabi speaking population ?
A. 38%
B. 48%
C. 58%
D. 68%
Answer» C. 58%
Discussion
44.

What was the crude birth rate of 1998 ?
A. 30.5 per 1000
B. 35.4 per 1000
C. 32.5 per 1000
D. 31.8 per 1000
Answer» B. 35.4 per 1000
Discussion
45.

The density of population per sq. Km in FATA is ?
A. 115
B. 170
C. 190
D. 230
Answer» B. 170
Discussion
46.

What is the ratio of Agriculturist by profession in Pakistan in (mid 2007) ?
A. 45%
B. 55%
C. 65%
D. 70%
Answer» B. 55%
Discussion
47.

Which is the most densely populated province of Pakistan ?
A. Baluchistan
B. Punjab
C. K.P.K
D. Sindh
Answer» C. K.P.K
Discussion
48.

Malthus’s theory was that population ?
A. increased proportionally to economic growth
B. increased geometrically, outstripping food supply which grew arithmetically
C. increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development
D. increased disproportionately surpassing agricultural production
Answer» C. increased stagnantly with food supply and economic development
Discussion
49.

In 2000, China and India constituted about _________ of the world’s population?
A. 40%
B. 10%
C. 80%
D. 0.10%
Answer» B. 10%
Discussion
50.

Throughout most of humankind’s existence, population grew at a rate of ________ per year?
A. 10%
B. 0.002%
C. 2%
D. 0.5%
Answer» C. 2%
Discussion