MCQs of Economics – Agriculture & Irrigation System of Pakistan

_____ is the backbone of the Pakistan economy and the mainstay of our national economic life.

How much of the total export earning is through agriculture?

What is the annual average growth rate of agriculture in last decade?

How much of the total area is cultivated in Pakistan?

Agriculture contributes about _____ to the GDP

Agriculture employs about ____ of the total labour-force

Out of the total land area of Pakistan the total land area of Punjab is 20.6 mha (about 50.90 million acres) out of which ____ are cultivated

The total land area of Sindh is 14.1 mha (or 34.84 million acres) out of which ____ are cultivated

The total land area of Balochistan is 34.7 mha (or 85.74 million acres), out of which only ____ are cultivated

How much is contributed by agriculture to GNP of the country?

In the Mid mid of 2011 the share of agriculture in employment is:

How much of the total export earning is through agriculture?

What is the annual average growth rate of agriculture in last decade?

Annual growth rate of agriculture for the year 2010-11 was

How much of the total area is cultivated in Pakistan?

Which one of the following is the largest sector of Pakistan’s economy?

Total population of livestock in Pakistan is

The Triple Project was designed to carry surplus water from the jhelunito chenab and from chenab to the:

Which one is the main source of foreign exchange earning?

Investment in agriculture sector is Rs

Which one of the following is the largest sector of Pakistan’s economy?

Which one is the dominant source of foreign exchange earning?

How much of the total area cultivated is under irrigation system?

How many reclamation schemes has been completed by the government?

Uptill now how much of the water-logged and saline land has been reclaimed?

Which are Pakistan’s major seasons for agriculture crops?

When the period of Kharif crop starts and when ends?

Kharif crop includes

The period of Rabi season is

Which crops are sown in Rabi Season?

The crop most susceptible to frost it:

Guddu Barrage was constructed on:

The link canal which irrigates the district of D.G khan and D.I khan starts from

The Upper Swat Canal starts from

What is the total length of canals in Pakistan?

What is the total length of Seven canals built under Indus Water Treaty?

When the Indus Water Treaty was signed?

Black Volcanic soil and tropical climate is most suitable without excess rainfall for which crop?

Higher summer temperature, stiff soil capable of supporting heavy weight of plant is essential for

The Indus Water Treaty was mediated by

The period of Rabi Season is _____

Trimmu Sindhnai link canal links the Chenab with

Which is the longest canal of Pakistan?

Nara Canal is located in the Province of _____

Jamrao Canal is located in the province of:

Malakand Dargai Project started its operation in:

Which is the oldest hydroelectricity project in Pakistan?

Which one of the following is the largest sector of Pakistan’s economy?

Which one is the dominant source of foreign exchange earning?

Rasul headworks was constructed on the river

When the period of Kharif crop starts and when ends?

Kharif crop includes

The total forest area of Pakistan is estimated at:

Which soil is best suited for deep rooted crops?

What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

Total land area of Khyber Pakhtunekhwa comprises of 10.2 mha (25.20 million acres), out of which nearly ____ are cultivated

About ____ of land is cultivated through irrigation water

Nearly ____ of land is cultivated through tube-wells ponds and rain water

Food crops cover about ___ of cropped areas

Cash crops cover nearly ___ of the cropped areas

Which Province of Pakistan is the largest wheat producing province?

Which province of Pakistan is the largest rice producing province

Which province of Pakistan is the largest cotton producing province

Which province of Pakistan is the largest maize producing province

Which province of Pakistan is the largest sugarcane producing province?

Which province of Pakistan is the largest tobacco producing province

Which province of Pakistan is the largest Jowar producing province?

Which province of Pakistan is the largest bajra producing province?

Which province of Pakistan is the largest Edible oils producing province

_____ is the most important staple food of Pakistan

Pakistan is the ____largest milk producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Apricot Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Chickpea Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Cotton Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Onion Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Date Palm Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest largest Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest rice Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Wheat Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest Oranges Producer country in the world.

Pakistan is the _____largest tobacco Producer country in the world.

Irrigation was developed in the Indus Valley Civilization by around ______

Pakistan’s largest food crop is:

Which are Pakistan major seasons for agriculture crop?

When the period of Kharif crop starts and when ends?

Kharif crops include:

What is the period of Rabi season?

Which crops are sown in Rabi season?

Minor crops in Rabi season are pulses, potatoes and:

At what rate (average) agriculture grew over the last decade?

What growth rate was witnessed in agriculture sector last fiscal year?

Which one is the single largest component of agriculture sector in the country?

Cotton accounts for 11.5 percent of value added in agriculture. How much it account in GDP?

Lint cotton is a major:

Rice is very important food as well as:

In 2010-11 the yield of rice in Pakistan was:

Rice account for 6.6 percent in value added in agriculture. What is its contribution in GDP?

Which is the second largest staple food crop in Pakistan?

The share of sugarcane crop in value added in agriculture is 6.3 percent What is the share in GDP?

In Pakistan what is the yield of sugarcane?

Forests and rangelands support 30 million herds of livestock. How much amount this livestock contributes to Pakistan’s annual export earnings?

During the year 1999-2000 how much timber was contributed by the forest sector?

One-third of the forest area is productive and the remaining two-third is maintained for:

Which one of the following is the main cash crop of Pakistan?

The main export items of the country are crop cotton and:

What yield of cotton crop is recorded in Pakistan?

Which is the main staple food of the population and largest grain crop of the country?

The production of wheat in 2001-2 dropped by 2.9 percent. What was the size of wheat crop this year?

What was the yield of wheat in 2010-11?

What is the share of forest area as percent of the total geographical area of the country?

What is the contribution of forest sector in GDP?

What is the contribution of forestry to the agriculture sector?

Kinds of forest in Pakistan are coniferous forest, irrigated plantation riverrain forests and:

What is the total landmass of the country?

The total forest area of Punjab is:

What is the total forest are of KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA?

What is the total estimated forest area of Sindh?

Forest area of Balochistan is:

What is total forest area of Azad Kashmir?

In Northern Areas total forest area is:

How much wood the forest sector provide?

One third of the nation’s energy need is fulfilled by:

Livestock sector accounts for nearly 36 percent of agriculture value added and about 9.0 percent of the:

How many persons in rural areas are engaged in livestock raising?

The total forest area of Pakistan is estimated at:

Which is/are major oil seeds crop(s) of the country ?

The domestic requirement of oil seed has almost doubled during the last:

The annual growth rate of edible oil is:

The annual requirement of edible oil is nearly:

What is the share of local edible oil to the national need?

Pakistan spends annually US$ $ 788 million on the import of:

What was the total inflow of irrigation water in 2001-2?

How much irrigation water shortage was witnessed last year?

What Pheromones are environmentally friendly and safe for other useful insects end:

Nimbokil-60EC is formulated for the control of:

Nomboli is formulated for the control of:

Use of Borom and Zink can improved:

National Arid-land Development and Research Institute (NADRI) is at:

Arid Zone Research Centre, of PARC is situated at: