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390 Economy of Pakistan MCQs from Economics, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Pakistan's economy is examined through agriculture, industry, services, trade, remittances, employment, population, poverty and regional development. The topic also covers GDP and national income, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy, taxation, public debt, the balance of payments, energy constraints and structural challenges, including the role of the State Bank and development planning.
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- 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.
Correct answer: 18 per sq. Km- 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.
Correct answer: 212 per sq. Km- 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.
Correct answer: 8%- 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…
Correct answer: Punjab- 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.
Correct answer: 30.5 per 1000- 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.
Correct answer: 4%- 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.
Correct answer: 23%- A. 49%
- B. 50%
- C. 46%
- D. 52%
Explanation: About 46% of Pakistan’s population was below age 15 in the demographic estimates used for this question, indicating a strongly youthful…
Correct answer: 46%- A. 8.5%
- B. 9.6%
- C. 6.6%
- D. 7.8%
Explanation: Balochistan contributes roughly 6.6% of Pakistan’s population in the census figures intended here.
Correct answer: 6.6%- A. 164 persons per square KM
- B. 185 persons per square KM
- C. 150 persons per square KM
- D. 158 persons per square KM
Explanation: The 1998 census recorded about 164 persons per square kilometre, calculated by dividing the national population by Pakistan’s land area.
Correct answer: 164 persons per square KM- A. 61.8%
- B. 67.5%
- C. 59.6%
- D. 74.8%
Explanation: According to the census-era figure used here, 67.5% of Pakistan’s population lived in rural areas.
Correct answer: 67.5%- A. Punjab
- B. K.P.K
- C. Azad Kashmir
- D. Sindh
Explanation: Punjab is the main centre of the Saraiki-speaking population, especially southern and southwestern Punjab.
Correct answer: Punjab- A. 60 infant
- B. 70 infant
- C. 100 infant
- D. 120 infant
Explanation: The infant mortality rate in the period associated with this question was approximately 70 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Correct answer: 70 infant- A. 2.61%
- B. 3.70%
- C. 3.90%
- D. 4.10%
Explanation: The inter-censal population growth rate reported for Pakistan was 2.61% annually.
Correct answer: 2.61%- A. 1948
- B. 1951
- C. 1959
- D. 1961
Explanation: Pakistan’s first population census was conducted in 1951, shortly after independence.
Correct answer: 1951- A. Ten years
- B. Fifteen years
- C. Twenty years
- D. Twenty-five years
Explanation: A population census is conventionally scheduled every ten years so that demographic changes can be measured consistently.
Correct answer: Ten years- A. 38%
- B. 48%
- C. 58%
- D. 68%
Explanation: Punjabi was the mother tongue of about 48% of Pakistan’s population according to the 1998 census.
Correct answer: 48%- A. 45%
- B. 55%
- C. 65%
- D. 70%
Explanation: Around 45% of Pakistan’s population was associated with agriculture as its profession in the cited mid-2007 estimate.
Correct answer: 45%- A. Industry
- B. Agriculture
- C. Trade
- D. Mines
Explanation: Agriculture employs the largest share of Pakistan’s labour force because of the country’s extensive rural population and farm-based…
Correct answer: Agriculture- A. 115
- B. 170
- C. 190
- D. 230
Explanation: The cited population estimates place FATA’s population density at about 115 persons per square kilometre.
Correct answer: 115