Free Pakistani Society MCQs with Answers
23 Pakistani Society MCQs from Sociology, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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11. Due to urbanization Pakistanis urban population increased from six million in 1951 to_____________?
- A. 40 million today
- B. 57 million
- 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 statistic. The figure reflects rapid urbanisation rather than only natural population growth.
Correct answer: 57 million12. Pakistanis share in the Worlds total adult illiterate is____________?
- 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. This is a share of the global total, not Pakistan’s own illiteracy rate.
Correct answer: 5%13. Literacy rate in 1951 was_____________?
- A. 10%
- B. 16%
- C. 20%
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan’s literacy rate at independence was very low, commonly recorded as about 16% in 1951. The 20% figure is higher than the standard historical estimate.
Correct answer: 16%14. the level of public spending on Education has regrettably reduced from 2.6% in 1990, s to _____ in 2002-03 ?
- 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. The question highlights a decline in state investment rather than a rise in enrolment.
Correct answer: 1.8%15. Pakistanis urban and rural literacy rates are respectively ?
- 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 cities. Reversing the figures would contradict the usual urban–rural pattern.
Correct answer: 63% and 34%16. Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can_____________?
- A. educate and use this resource
- B. Send educated abroad
- C. both a and b
- D. None of these
Explanation: A large working-age population creates an opportunity when people are educated and productively employed; skilled workers may also contribute through overseas employment and remittances. Thus both listed uses describe ways to benefit from the demographic resource.
Correct answer: both a and b17. Pakistanis population was only_______ million at the time of Independence?
- A. 33
- B. 40
- C. 25
- 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 and census basis used. Thus 33 million is the intended estimate.
Correct answer: 3318. Ayub Government brought ____ in 1950s and 60s which changed agricultural infrastructure to greater extent ?
- A. agricultural reforms
- B. Green Revolution
- C. Both a and b
- 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 technologies, irrigation and high-yield seeds. Therefore, both listed developments apply.
Correct answer: Both a and b19. Some of hallmarks of socio-economic change in Pakistan can be enlisted as such_____________?
- A. Migration after Independence
- B. Green Revolution
- C. Urbanization and Islamization of Zia ere
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Post-independence migration, the Green Revolution, rapid urbanization and the Islamization policies of Zia-ul-Haq are all major markers of Pakistan’s socio-economic transformation. Hence the inclusive option is appropriate.
Correct answer: All of the above20. Social and economic change in Pakistan has been so enormous that it can be termed as Revolutionary The process of change began with_____________?
- A. Green Revolution
- B. Migration after Independence
- C. Both a and b
- D. None of these
Explanation: Large-scale migration after Independence immediately transformed Pakistan’s population distribution, cities, economy and social relations. The Green Revolution came later and intensified particular economic changes rather than initiating the whole process.
Correct answer: Migration after Independence