CSS Agriculture Questions & Answers - Part-2 - Set 2

1)   The percentage of cultivation land of the total area of Pakistan is about:

a. 25%
b. 35%
c. 45%
d. 55%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 45%

Explanation:
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2)   Area under forest in Pakistan is:

a. 2%
b. 5%
c. 7%
d. 9%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Agriculture sector is a good source of:

a. Foreign exchange earning
b. Expense of foreign exchange
c. Provide basic amenities
d. Reducing pollution
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Expense of foreign exchange

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   There are principal crop seasons:

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: One

Explanation:
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5)   Cotton is an important:

a. Non-food
b. Food
c. Semi-food
d. Cash crop
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cash crop

Explanation:
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6)   Rice is a high valued crop:

a. Cash
b. Non-cash
c. Food
d. Crops
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cash

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Wheat is the leading:

a. Food grain
b. Crop
c. Seed
d. Fabric
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Food grain

Explanation:
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8)   Suleman-98 is a variety of:

a. Rice
b. Sugarcane
c. Wheat
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   MH-97 is a variety of:

a. Rice
b. Sugarcane
c. Wheat
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Chakwal-97 is varity of:

a. Rice
b. Sugarcane
c. Wheat
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   The largest sector of Pakistan's economy is:

a. Agriculture
b. Industry
c. Banking
d. Business
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agriculture

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   The agriculture sector in Pakistan contributed in GDP:

a. 13%
b. 23%
c. 33%
d. 43%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 23%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   ______ percent population directly or indirectly depends upon agriculture sector:

a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 67.50%
d. 80%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 67.50%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Khushab-97 is a variety of:

a. Rice
b. Wheat
c. Sugarcane
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sugarcane

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Irri-6 is a variety of:

a. Wheat
b. Maize
c. Rice
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   KS-282 is a variety of:

a. Wheat
b. Sugarcane
c. Rice
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   DR-82 is a variety of:

a. Cotton
b. Maize
c. Rice
d. Wheat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Parsun-I is a variety of:

a. Cottonseed
b. Sugarcane
c. Sunflower
d. Wheat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sunflower

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   KG-7326 is a variety of:

a. Cottonseed
b. Sugarcane
c. Sunflower
d. Sunflower
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sunflower

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Chinese-68.4 is a variety of:

a. Cottonseed
b. Wheat
c. Groundnut
d. Oil seed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Groundnut

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   KGS-E-130 is a variety of:

a. Cottonseed
b. Wheat
c. Groundnut
d. Rice
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Groundnut

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Ratodero-I is a variety of:

a. Cottonseed
b. Sesamun
c. Sugarcane
d. Wheat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sugarcane

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Sugarcane is largely grown in:

a. Equatorial region
b. Sub-Tropical season
c. Cool Temperature region
d. Tropical region
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sub-Tropical season

Explanation:
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24)   Equatorial forests are:

a. Coniferous
b. Evergreen
c. Of mixed type
d. Green
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Of mixed type

Explanation:
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25)   Wheat is cultivated mainly in:

a. Temperature regions
b. Sub-tropical region
c. Highlighted region
d. Low region
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sub-tropical region

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   The Green revolution is:

a. A new strategy for Agricultural Development
b. An uprising of the peasantry
c. A breakthrough in tree plantation
d. Issue loan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A new strategy for Agricultural Development

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Rice is largely grown in:

a. Tropical region
b. Equatorial region
c. Cool temperature region
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tropical region

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Tea is largely grown in:

a. Tropical region
b. Warm temperate region
c. Cool temperate region
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tropical region

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   The largest rice producing country is:

a. Pakistan
b. U.S.A.
c. China
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: China

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   A primary economic activity is:

a. Vegetable growing
b. Cooking
c. Barter trade
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Barter trade

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Pakistan is an:

a. Agricultural country
b. Industrial country
c. Semi-industrial country
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agricultural country

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Agriculture is the _____ sector of Pakistani economy:

a. Largest
b. Smallest
c. Medium
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Largest

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   How much area of Pakistan can be cultivated due to various factors?

a. 67%
b. 70%
c. 60%
d. 80%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 67%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   How much area is being cultivated?

a. 14%
b. 24%
c. 34%
d. 54%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 14%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Which is the first and worst enemy of agricultural land?

a. Lack of water
b. Lack of fertilizer
c. Soil erosion
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lack of fertilizer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   How much approximately acres of land is wasted in Pakistan?

a. 6000 acres
b. 7000 acres
c. 8000 acres
d. 9000 acres
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8000 acres

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   In Pakistan agricultural sector is:

a. Advanced
b. Developed
c. Backward
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Backward

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Pakistan's economy is an:

a. Industrial
b. Semi-industrial
c. Agricultural
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agricultural

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Land tenure system of Pakistan is:

a. An effective
b. Defective
c. Subjective
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Subjective

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   How many land reforms are implemented in Pakistan?

a. 3 times
b. 5 time
c. 7 times
d. 9 time
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5 time

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   Which type of credit is advanced in agricultural sector?

a. Industrial credit
b. Semi-agricultural credit
c. Agricultural credit
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Semi-agricultural credit

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Which is the main source of agricultural credit?

a. State Bank
b. Commercial Banks
c. Zari Tariqiati Bank
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zari Tariqiati Bank

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Agriculture occupies a significant position in the starting of economic development in Pakistan and policy measures must be devised to improve and achieve higher rate of growth because:

a. It contributes maximum to the national income more than other sector.
b. It is a source of livelihood for a big proportion of population and is also basis of industrial development
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) & (b)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   Pakistan Green Revolution was started in the period of:

a. Liaquat Ali Khan
b. Ayub Khan
c. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ayub Khan

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   Empirical evidence in case of developed countries suggest that general economic development requires:

a. Agriculture to go hand in hand with industrial development
b. Agriculture growth must precede industrial development
c. Industrial development must precede agricultural development
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agriculture growth must precede industrial development

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   There are ______ major seasons for agricultural crop:

a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Three

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   Effective irrigation system is prerequisite for _____ production:

a. Agriculture
b. Industry
c. Manufacturing
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agriculture

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   For achieving food self-sufficiency _____ is crucial:

a. Mechanization
b. Modernization
c. Mecanization and Modernization
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mechanization

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   Agricultural credit is for:

a. Betterment of Agriculture
b. Betterment of Industry
c. Betterment of Manufacturing
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Betterment of Manufacturing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Super Basmati is a type of:

a. Rice
b. Wheat
c. Sugarcane
d. Maize
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!