Free Economy of Pakistan MCQs with Answers

• A. cement
• B. Sugar
• C. Textile
• D. Paper

Explanation: Textiles are Pakistan’s largest industrial sector and a major source of exports, employment, and foreign exchange.

• A. Embroidery work
• B. irrigation work
• C. wood work
• D. agriculture

Explanation: Mianwali is associated with irrigation works, particularly because of its connection with the Indus River and major irrigation…

• A. Sialkot
• B. Chiniot
• C. Gujranwala
• D. Lahore

Explanation: Sialkot is internationally recognized for producing high-quality footballs, surgical instruments, and other sports goods.

• A. Cement
• B. Sugar
• C. Handicraft
• D. Textile

Explanation: Handicrafts are typically produced by households or small workshops using relatively simple tools, which makes them a cottage industry.

• A. Little England
• B. Little California
• C. Little Manchester
• D. Little Oxford

Explanation: Faisalabad is called “Little Manchester” because of its extensive textile and manufacturing industry.

• A. August 3, 2000
• B. September 15, 2001
• C. July 13, 2000
• D. August 15, 2000

Explanation: Pakistan Meteorological Department records commonly cite 3 August 2000 as the date of its successful artificial-rainfall experiment in…

• A. China
• B. Japan
• C. USA
• D. UK

Explanation: Heavy Mechanical Complex at Taxila was established with Chinese assistance, reflecting Pakistan-China cooperation in heavy engineering.

• 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.