All Free Economics MCQs with Answers

• A. August 10, 1991
• B. July 16, 1990
• C. September 12, 1992
• D. October 16, 1989

Explanation: Badr-I, Pakistan’s first satellite, was launched on 16 July 1990 using a Chinese launch vehicle.

• A. Karachi Shipyard
• B. Pakistan Steel Mili
• C. State Cement
• D. Telephone Industry of Pakistan

Explanation: Pakistan Steel Mills was the country’s largest public-sector industrial unit, established at Karachi with Soviet assistance.

• A. musical instruments
• B. agriculture machinery
• C. harvesters
• D. paper manufacturing

Explanation: Sialkot is known for leather goods such as saddles as well as musical instruments, surgical instruments and sports goods.

• A. Woodwork
• B. Dairy farms
• C. Carpets
• D. Iron work

Explanation: Dairy farming is agro-based because it depends directly on livestock and agricultural production and supplies milk for processing.

• A. laquer work
• B. fire work
• C. wooden work
• D. None of them

Explanation: Chiniot is particularly famous for intricate wooden carving, furniture and woodwork.

• A. export led growth
• B. import substitution
• C. dynamic hedging
• D. countervailing duties

Explanation: Import substitution promotes domestic production by protecting local industries from foreign competition through tariffs and import…

• A. not be affected
• B. fluctuate more than if exports were lower
• C. depreciate
• D. appreciate

Explanation: Higher-than-expected export receipts increase foreign demand for Pakistan's currency because overseas buyers need it to pay domestic…

• A. 1978
• B. 1988
• C. 1998
• D. 2000

Explanation: Pakistan's censuses were conducted in 1951, 1961, 1972, 1981, and 1998.

• A. 1858
• B. 1869
• C. 1881
• D. 1901

Explanation: The first regular, synchronous census of the Indian subcontinent was held in 1881.

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

Explanation: Balochistan has the largest area but the smallest population among Pakistan's provinces, so its population density is the lowest.

• A. Urdu
• B. Panjabi
• C. Sindhi
• D. Pushto

Explanation: Punjabi is Pakistan's most widely spoken mother tongue and is concentrated mainly in Punjab, although Urdu is the principal national…

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

Explanation: Sindh is the most urbanized province because Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolitan area, contributes a very large urban population.

• A. 630
• B. 780
• C. 882
• D. 990

Explanation: The cited older demographic estimate for Islamabad gives a population density of about 882 persons per square kilometre.

• A. 18 per sq. Km
• B. 28 per sq. Km
• C. 39 per sq. Km
• D. 59 per sq. Km

Explanation: Balochistan has Pakistan’s lowest population density because it has a very large land area and comparatively few inhabitants.

• A. 212 per sq. Km
• B. 239 per sq. Km
• C. 270 per sq. Km
• D. 305 per sq. Km

Explanation: Older census-based estimates put Sindh’s population density at roughly 212 persons per square kilometre.

• A. 8%
• B. 12%
• C. 16%
• D. 18%

Explanation: Urdu was reported as the mother tongue of about 8% of Pakistan’s population in the 1998 census.

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

Explanation: Punjab is the most densely populated province because its fertile plains support intensive agriculture, major cities and extensive…

• A. 30.5 per 1000
• B. 35.4 per 1000
• C. 32.5 per 1000
• D. 31.8 per 1000

Explanation: The crude birth rate recorded for 1998 was approximately 30.5 births per 1,000 people.

• A. 10%
• B. 8%
• C. 9%
• D. 4%

Explanation: People aged 60 and above made up roughly 4% of Pakistan’s population in the older demographic estimates used in such questions.

• A. 25%
• B. 22%
• C. 23%
• D. 28%

Explanation: Sindh accounts for about 23% of Pakistan’s population, making it the second most populous province after Punjab.