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- A. Two stages
- B. None of these
- C. Four stage
- D. Three stages
Explanation: Accounts of Pakistani civil society commonly divide its development into three broad stages, linked to changing colonial…
Correct answer: Three stages- A. Launching of private news channels
- B. Masharruf Regime
- C. Globalization phenomenon
- D. None of these
Explanation: The rapid expansion of private news channels made the media more vigorous and influential by increasing competition and public debate.
Correct answer: Launching of private news channels- A. That they can look after themselves
- B. The sons are responsible
- C. The daughters are responsible
- D. None of these
Explanation: The traditional belief that sons are responsible for caring for elderly parents can reduce pressure for separate state protection or…
Correct answer: The sons are responsible- A. Industry
- B. None of these
- C. manufacturing
- D. Agriculture
Explanation: Agriculture is Pakistan’s largest single economic sector because it supports food production, employment, raw materials for industry and…
Correct answer: Agriculture325. Due to urbanization Pakistanis urban population increased from six million in 1951 to_____________?
- A. 57 million
- B. 40 million today
- C. 60 million
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan’s urban population rose from about six million in 1951 to approximately 57 million in the period referred to by this older…
Correct answer: 57 million- A. 10%
- B. 5%
- C. 8%
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan has been estimated to account for about 5% of the world’s adult illiterate population.
Correct answer: 5%- A. 10%
- B. 20%
- C. 16%
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan’s literacy rate at independence was very low, commonly recorded as about 16% in 1951.
Correct answer: 16%- A. 1.8%
- B. 2%
- C. 1.5%
- D. None of these
Explanation: Public education spending fell from about 2.6% of GDP in 1990 to approximately 1.8% in 2002–03.
Correct answer: 1.8%- A. 63% and 34%
- B. 34%and 63%
- C. 50,505
- D. None of these
Explanation: The stated literacy gap places urban literacy at about 63% and rural literacy at about 34%, reflecting better educational access in…
Correct answer: 63% and 34%- A. educate and use this resource
- B. both a and b
- C. Send educated abroad
- D. None of these
Explanation: A large working-age population creates an opportunity when people are educated and productively employed; skilled workers may also…
Correct answer: both a and b- A. 25
- B. 40
- C. 33
- D. None of these
Explanation: The population of the areas constituting Pakistan was roughly 33 million at independence, although figures vary depending on the territory…
Correct answer: 33- A. Both a and b
- B. Green Revolution
- C. agricultural reforms
- D. None of these
Explanation: During Ayub Khan’s rule, land reforms and the Green Revolution both reshaped Pakistan’s agricultural structure, especially through new…
Correct answer: Both a and b- A. Migration after Independence
- B. All of the above
- C. Urbanization and Islamization of Zia ere
- D. Green Revolution
Explanation: Post-independence migration, the Green Revolution, rapid urbanization and the Islamization policies of Zia-ul-Haq are all major markers of…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Green Revolution
- B. Both a and b
- C. Migration after Independence
- D. None of these
Explanation: Large-scale migration after Independence immediately transformed Pakistan’s population distribution, cities, economy and social relations.
Correct answer: Migration after Independence- A. Lowest
- B. Normal
- C. None of these
- D. Highest
Explanation: In the comparative figures used by this question, Pakistan’s roughly 32 percent urban population is presented as the highest level among…
Correct answer: Highest- A. Low
- B. High
- C. Medium
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan has historically experienced a relatively high population growth rate, driven by high fertility and a decline in mortality.
Correct answer: High- A. Fifth
- B. Seventh
- C. Sixth
- D. None of these
Explanation: Around the period when Pakistan's population was approximately 160 million, it ranked as the world's sixth most populous country.
Correct answer: Sixth- A. Political agency
- B. None of these
- C. Public agency
- D. Human agency
Explanation: Governance theory examines how institutions are organised and changed, and it treats human agency as the capacity of people and groups to…
Correct answer: Human agency- A. industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas
- B. towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed
- C. commuters started moving out of villages and into cities
- D. transport systems were not provided so it was easier to live in the city
Explanation: Nineteenth-century industrial capitalism concentrated factories and employment in towns, attracting rural populations and producing…
Correct answer: industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas- A. Highest Asia Lowest Africa
- B. Highest Europe Lowest Oceania
- C. Highest North America Lowest Africa
- D. Highest Europe Lowest Africa
Explanation: North America has the highest proportion of its population living in urban areas, while Africa has the lowest among the listed regions.
Correct answer: Highest North America Lowest Africa