All Free Economics MCQs with Answers

• A. Punjab
• B. Sindh
• C. K.P.K
• D. Baluchistan

Explanation: Punjab is the leading producer of jowar, or sorghum, in Pakistan, with its larger cultivated area giving it the highest provincial output.

• A. Punjab
• B. Sindh
• C. K.P.K
• D. Baluchistan

Explanation: Punjab is Pakistan's largest sugarcane-producing province because it has the greatest area under the crop and substantial sugar-mill…

• A. Punjab
• B. Sindh
• C. K.P.K
• D. Baluchistan

Explanation: Punjab is traditionally Pakistan's largest cotton-producing province, although Sindh's share can become higher in some years.

• A. Punjab
• B. Sindh
• C. K.P.K
• D. Baluchistan

Explanation: Punjab produces the largest quantity of wheat in Pakistan because it has the country's widest wheat-growing area and major irrigated…

• A. 75%
• B. 55%
• C. 15%
• D. 35

Explanation: Food crops occupy roughly three-fourths of Pakistan's cropped area, while the remaining area is mainly used for cash crops such as cotton…

• A. 75%
• B. 55%
• C. 15%
• D. 35%

Explanation: About 75% of Pakistan's cultivated land is irrigated, reflecting the country's dependence on its canal-irrigation system because rainfall…

• A. Mangla
• B. Tarbela
• C. Warsak
• D. Malakand Dargai

Explanation: The Malakand Dargai hydroelectric project began operation in 1925, making it older than the Mangla, Tarbela and Warsak projects listed here.

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

Explanation: Jamrao Canal is in Sindh and forms part of the irrigation network serving the agricultural areas of the province.

• A. October-May
• B. May-Aug
• C. October-June
• D. All of them

Explanation: Rabi crops are grown during the cool season, generally from October until April or May, so October-May is the suitable option.

• A. 19th September 1960
• B. 19th September 1962
• C. 19th December 1965
• D. 19th November 1964

Explanation: The Indus Waters Treaty was signed at Karachi on 19 September 1960 by India and Pakistan, with the World Bank playing a facilitating role.

• A. Chashma Barrage
• B. Jinnah Barrage
• C. Sulmaki Headworks
• D. Trimmu Headworks

Explanation: The Chashma Barrage is the starting point of the Chashma Right Bank Canal, which supplies irrigation water to areas including D.I.

• A. Wheat
• B. red gram
• C. Cotton
• D. black gram

Explanation: Cotton is highly sensitive to frost, especially during its early growth and harvesting stages.

• A. 12 million acres
• B. 18 million acres
• C. 16 million acres
• D. 14 million acres

Explanation: Approximately 18 million acres of waterlogged and saline land had been reclaimed under reclamation and drainage programmes.

• A. 120 million
• B. 120.5 million
• C. 130.5 million
• D. 122.6 million

Explanation: The cited livestock estimate for Pakistan is 122.6 million animals. Such figures are tied to a particular livestock census or survey year…

• A. 3.5%
• B. 4.5%
• C. 5.5%
• D. 6.5%

Explanation: The agricultural sector's average annual growth over the stated preceding decade was about 4.5%.

• A. 45%
• B. 40%
• C. 43%
• D. 41%

Explanation: Around 45% of Pakistan's employed labour force was engaged in agriculture in 2011.

• A. 14 % or 3.4 mha
• B. 24 % or 5.4 mha
• C. 34 % or 7.4 mha
• D. 54 % or 11.4 mha

Explanation: Only about 14% of Balochistan's very large land area was cultivated, equal to approximately 3.4 million hectares.

• A. 54 % or 11.04 mha
• B. 57 % or 12.00 mha
• C. 58 % or 12.04 mha
• D. 59 % or 13.04 mha

Explanation: Punjab has about 20.6 million hectares of land, of which roughly 54% is cultivated, equal to about 11.04 million hectares.

• A. 25%
• B. 55%
• C. 15%
• D. 35%

Explanation: Agriculture contributes about one-quarter of Pakistan's GDP and also provides major employment and raw materials for industry.

• A. Industrial
• B. Service
• C. Agriculture
• D. Trade

Explanation: Agriculture is traditionally described as the backbone of Pakistan's economy because it supplies food, supports rural employment, provides…