Free Economy of Pakistan MCQs with Answers

• A. 6/7 years
• B. 9/10 years
• C. 7/8 years
• D. 3/4 years

Explanation: The cited agricultural statistics report that domestic oilseed requirements nearly doubled over roughly seven to eight years.

• A. GDP
• B. GNP
• C. export earnings
• D. budget

Explanation: Livestock contributes about 36 percent of agricultural value added and roughly 9 percent of Pakistan’s GDP.

• A. 0.53 million hectares
• B. 1.32million hectare
• C. 0.42 million hectares
• D. 0.55 million hectares

Explanation: Azad Jammu and Kashmir has approximately 0.42 million hectares of forest area in the cited Pakistan forestry statistics.

• A. 1.69 million hectares
• B. 0.89 million hectares
• C. 0.96 million hectares
• D. 0.989 million hectares

Explanation: The cited estimate for Punjab's total forest area is 1.69 million hectares.

• A. Mangrove forest
• B. Scrub forests
• C. private plantations
• D. All of these

Explanation: Scrub forests are commonly listed alongside coniferous, irrigated plantation and riverine forests in Pakistan's forest classification.

• A. 0.1%
• B. 3.1
• C. 1.1
• D. 2.1

Explanation: Forestry makes only a very small contribution to Pakistan's recorded GDP, conventionally given in these statistics as about 0.1%.

• A. rice
• B. pulses
• C. wheat
• D. None of these

Explanation: Wheat is Pakistan's principal staple food and its largest grain crop, forming the main source of calories for much of the population.

• 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.