Which area of Pakistan is best for agriculture________?

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1. The agriculture sector of Pakistan generates ________% of employment.

   A. 37.4
   B. 40.5
   C. 42.0
   D. None of These

2. Narcotic crops mainly grown in Pakistan is_________________?

   A. Pyrethrum
   B. Cocon
   C. Tobacco
   D. Co see

3. The national flower of Pakistan is ___________________?

   A. Rose
   B. Tube rose
   C. Jasmine
   D. All the above

4. Which compound is mostly used in Pakistan for the reclamation of saline-sodic & sodic soils_________________?

   A. Apatite
   B. Calcite
   C. Dolomite
   D. Gypsum

5. Common soils found in Pakistan are___________________?

   A. Arid soils
   B. Inceptisols
   C. Entisols
   D. All the above

6. _______________ of alluvium (stratified sediment) by earth-worms is the most important soil-forming process in the alluvial plain of Pakistan:

   A. Homogenization
   B. Pedoturbation
   C. Lessivage
   D. Melanization

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

7. According to a latest research, Pakistan is predominantly a dryland country; 80% of its land area is arid and semi arid, 12% sub-humid and 8% under humid climate. Thus , soils of arid & semi-arid regions are vulnerable to a wide range of degradation process. As the case in arid and semi-arid climates elsewhere in south-central/southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa; _________________ are among the major causes of soil degradation and desertification?

   A. Drought stress
   B. Accelerated erosion & salinization
   C. Depletion of soil fertility and SOM
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

8. In Pakistan, The following igneous rocks are found over considerable areas:

   A. Marl, gypsum
   B. Slate, Shist
   C. Dolomite shale, gneiss
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

9. According to the Soil survey of Pakistan, the total waterlogged summer-rain area in the country is:_________?

   A. 4.11 mha
   B. 5.16 mha
   C. 22.5 mha
   D. The above statement is wrong

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

10. Almost one third of the land area through out the world is affected by land degradation. Pakistan’s agriculture sector though facilitates employment to >65% but is facing challenges from:

    A. Erosion
    B. Salinity
    C. Waterlogging
    D. All of the above

    Submitted by: Shafiq-ur-Rehman