Agriculture is the major land-use in Pakistan. The cultivable area is _____ million ha. i.e. 36.7% of total area:

Related Mcqs:

1. Land -use pattern, is, however, available only for _____ million ha (67.7% of total):

   A. 28.43
   B. 29.5
   C. 30.55
   D. None of these

2. The reservoir of Mangla is being silted at the rate of 48.27 million m3 per year and that of Tarbela at the rate of _____ million cubic meters per year:

   A. 160.5
   B. 167.75
   C. 170.6
   D. 175.8

3. The major floods in Pakistan have caused losses worth _____ million and are responsible for unsufficiency of food and subsequent higher import bills in the year to follow:

   A. Rs.80,000
   B. Rs.90,000
   C. Rs.75,000
   D. None of these

4. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, contributing about 30% of GNP and employing _____ of the labour force:

   A. 55%
   B. 60%
   C. 70%
   D. 80%

5. Of the ________ million ha area under cultivation, 15.62 million ha area (76%) is under irrigation:

   A. 21
   B. 22
   C. 23
   D. 24

6. At present ______ population is living in the watershed areas and are converting forest into agriculture land for food production:

   A. 50-80%
   B. 55-85%
   C. 60-90%
   D. 65-95%

7. Land utilization – the country occupies an area of ____ million ha.

   A. 87.98
   B. 90.98
   C. 92.99
   D. None of these

8. A country where _____ per cent of the total aea consists of moutains, gullied foot hills, arid waste and deserts, can never achieve the desired progress unless major part of this usable waste is harnessed to the advantage of its people:

   A. 50 to 55
   B. 55 to 60
   C. 65 to 70
   D. None of these

9. Survey conducted by WAPDA has revealed that 2.0 M ha of land have become severely waterlogged affecting a population of million:

   A. 3.4
   B. 4.4
   C. 5.5
   D. 6.5

10. Pakistan has a total livestock population of about 100 million heads, composed primarily of ______:

    A. Goats
    B. Sheep
    C. Cattle
    D. Buffaloes
    E. All of the above