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Agriculture and industry of Pakistan

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Written by Prof. Ayesha Malik (Pakistan Studies)

12 Class 10 Pakistan Studies questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. Wheat is a:

    • 1 Fruit
    • 2 Fibre crop
    • 3 Rabi crop
    • 4 Kharif crop
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    Correct answer: Rabi crop

    It is sown in autumn and harvested in spring.

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  2. Which of these is a kharif crop?

    • 1 Cotton
    • 2 Gram
    • 3 Barley
    • 4 Wheat
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    Correct answer: Cotton

    Cotton is sown in the hot season.

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  3. The main cash crop of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Gram
    • 2 Wheat
    • 3 Cotton
    • 4 Mustard
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    Correct answer: Cotton

    It is the raw material of the textile industry.

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  4. Rabi crops are harvested in:

    • 1 Monsoon
    • 2 Spring
    • 3 Winter only
    • 4 Autumn
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    Correct answer: Spring

    They are sown in the cool season.

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  5. The largest industry of Pakistan is:

    • 1 Leather
    • 2 Cement
    • 3 Sugar
    • 4 Textile
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    Correct answer: Textile

    It uses cotton from local farms.

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  6. Sialkot is known for:

    • 1 Steel
    • 2 Sports goods and surgical instruments
    • 3 Cement
    • 4 Ship building
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    Correct answer: Sports goods and surgical instruments

    They are important exports.

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  7. Waterlogging is the:

    • 1 Loss of salt
    • 2 Fall of rainfall
    • 3 Increase of dams
    • 4 Rise of the water table that soaks the soil
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    Correct answer: Rise of the water table that soaks the soil

    It damages crops.

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  8. Salinity means a high level of:

    • 1 Wind
    • 2 Water in the air
    • 3 Heat
    • 4 Salts in the soil
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    Correct answer: Salts in the soil

    It lowers yield.

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  9. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in:

    • 1 1960
    • 2 1999
    • 3 1971
    • 4 1947
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    Correct answer: 1960

    It shared the rivers between Pakistan and India.

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  10. Tarbela Dam stores water and produces:

    • 1 Oil
    • 2 Cotton
    • 3 Electricity
    • 4 Cement
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    Correct answer: Electricity

    It is on the Indus.

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  11. A barrage is built across a:

    • 1 Lake
    • 2 Mountain
    • 3 Road
    • 4 River to send water to canals
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    Correct answer: River to send water to canals

    It raises the water level.

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  12. Raw material for the sugar industry is:

    • 1 Wheat
    • 2 Sugarcane
    • 3 Cotton
    • 4 Rice
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    Correct answer: Sugarcane

    Mills crush the cane.

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