Agriculture & Irrigation System of Pakistan – MCQs

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1.What is the approximate yearly demand for edible oil?

2.Over which period has the domestic demand for oil seeds nearly doubled?

3.What is the estimated total forest area in Pakistan?

4.The livestock industry contributes approximately 36% to the agricultural value added and roughly what percentage to the overall GDP?

5.What is the area of land supplied by the forestry sector?

6.What is the total forested land area in Azad Kashmir?

7.What is the approximate total forested land area in Sindh province?

8.What is the total forest area covered by the state of Punjab?

9.Which of the following is classified as a type of forest found in Pakistan alongside coniferous, irrigated plantation, and riverine forests?

10.What percentage does the forestry sector contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

11.What was the wheat production per hectare during the 2010-11 period?

12.What is the primary staple food for the population and the most widely cultivated grain crop in the country?

13.Besides raw cotton, what is the country's primary export commodity?

14.If one-third of the forest land is used for productive purposes, what is the primary use of the remaining two-thirds?

15.What was the volume of timber supplied by the forest sector in the year 1999-2000?

16.Pakistan's forests and rangelands sustain around 30 million livestock. What is the approximate value these animals add to the country's yearly export revenue?

17.What is the average sugarcane yield per hectare in Pakistan?

18.If sugarcane contributes 6.3% to the value added in agriculture, what percentage does it represent in the overall GDP?

19.What is the second most important staple food crop grown in Pakistan?

20.If rice contributes 6.6% to the value added in agriculture, what percentage does it represent in the overall GDP?