All Free Economics MCQs with Answers

• A. Sugar
• B. cotton vast products
• C. sugar products
• D. wheat

Explanation: Pakistan's major exports traditionally include cotton and cotton-based products, especially yarn, cloth and garments.

• A. Timber
• B. Environmental protection
• C. Wild life
• D. sanctuaries

Explanation: Only about one-third of Pakistan's forest area is considered productive for timber or related output; the remainder is retained mainly for…

• A. 243 thousand cubic meters
• B. 343 thousand cubic meters
• C. 425 thousand cubic meters
• D. 543 thousand cubic meters

Explanation: The forest sector supplied about 425 thousand cubic metres of timber during 1999–2000.

• A. $500 million
• B. $350 million
• C. $400 million
• D. $300 million

Explanation: Forests and rangelands support livestock whose annual contribution to Pakistan’s export earnings was estimated at about $400 million.

• A. 48042 kg/hec
• B. 54378 kg/hec
• C. 45000 kg/hec
• D. 74538 kg/hec

Explanation: Pakistan’s sugarcane yield was reported at approximately 48,042 kilograms per hectare.

• A. 5.1%
• B. 1.5%
• C. 6%
• D. 4%

Explanation: If sugarcane contributes 6.3% of agricultural value added and agriculture contributes roughly one-fourth of GDP, its GDP share is about…

• A. Wheat
• B. flour
• C. Wheat & flour
• D. rice

Explanation: Wheat is Pakistan’s largest staple food crop, while rice is the second largest.

• A. cash item
• B. import item
• C. export item
• D. None of these

Explanation: Lint cotton is a major export item because Pakistan produces and sells substantial quantities of cotton fibre abroad.

• A. 20%
• B. 4%
• C. 3.5%
• D. 2.7%

Explanation: Cotton’s 11.5% share of agricultural value added amounts to about 2.7% of total GDP after allowing for agriculture’s roughly one-fourth…

• A. forestry
• B. livestock
• C. poultry
• D. fisheries

Explanation: Livestock is the single largest component of Pakistan’s agriculture sector, exceeding the contributions of forestry, poultry and…

• A. 1.4%
• B. 2%
• C. 1.9%
• D. 2.9%

Explanation: Agriculture grew by 1.4% in the referenced fiscal year. This rate reflects the sector's performance in that year's Pakistan Economic…

• A. 3.3%
• B. 6%
• C. 8%
• D. 5.4%

Explanation: Agriculture recorded an average growth rate of about 3.3% over the decade.

• A. Rice
• B. Wheat
• C. Cotton
• D. Sugarcane

Explanation: Wheat is Pakistan's largest food crop and the country's main staple grain.

• A. Sixth
• B. Seventh
• C. Fifth
• D. Eight

Explanation: Pakistan is commonly ranked as the world's eighth-largest tobacco producer in the referenced agricultural statistics.

• A. 4500 BCE
• B. 4100 BCE
• C. 4200 BCE
• D. 4000 BCE

Explanation: Evidence of irrigation associated with the Indus Valley tradition is commonly dated to around 4500 BCE.

• A. Fourth
• B. Fifth
• C. Sixth
• D. Eight

Explanation: Pakistan is commonly cited as the world's eighth-largest orange producer in the referenced agricultural rankings.

• A. Fifth
• B. Seventh
• C. Sixth
• D. Eight

Explanation: Pakistan is commonly listed as the world's eighth-largest wheat producer in standard Pakistan-affairs references.

• A. Fifth
• B. Fourth
• C. Sixth
• D. Eight

Explanation: Pakistan is commonly cited among the leading onion-producing countries, usually ranked fifth in standard agricultural references.

• A. Fifth
• B. Second
• C. Sixth
• D. Eight

Explanation: Pakistan is generally regarded as the world's second-largest chickpea producer after India.

• A. Punjab
• B. Baluchistan
• C. Sindh
• D. KPK

Explanation: Punjab produces the largest share of Pakistan's oilseeds and edible oils because of its extensive cultivated area and major oilseed crops.