Chapter No.5 - Resource Of Pakistan - Fill In The Blanks and MCQs - Pakistan Studies For Class X

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RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. The people involved in a number of tasks are called human resources.
2. The soil formed from the flooded layers of silt and loam is called Khaddar Soil.
3. Mountain forests are found in North and North Western Mountain areas.
4. The natural gas was first found in Pakistan at a place called Sui Balochistan in 1952.
5. Moderation in life means to live within the available means.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1) The upper layer of earth, where plants grow is-called ______.
a) Sand
b) Soil
c) Earth
d) Crust

2) The soil of ______ plains is the most fertile soil of Pakistan.
a) Jhelum
b) Delta
c) Indus
d) Chenab

3) The mountain soil of Pakistan is of ______ colour.
a) Yellow
b) Reddish
c) Brown
d) Black

4) In Pakistan, only ________ land is under forest.
a) 2.5%
b) 3.5%
c) 4.5%
d) 5.5%

5) ________ of a land must be covered with forest.
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 30%

6) In the Northern areas of Pakistan, ______ forests are found.
a) Tidal
b) Riverine
c) Mountainous
d) Canal

7) Natural wealth buried under the earth is called ______.
a) Water
b) Minerals
c) forests
d) raw material

8) Pakistan produces about ______ mineral oil of the total requirements of the country.
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%

9) Natural gas was first discovered in the year _____ Dera Bugti, Baluchistan.
a) 1952
b) 1953
c) 1954
d) 1955

10) The biggest coal mine of Pakistan is at ______ in Mianwali.
a) Sui
b) Makkarwal
c) Pirkoh
d) Jhelum

11) In Pakistan, large iron deposits have been discovered at _____.
a) Thar
b) Kala Bagh
c) Karachi
d) Pirkoh

12) Among minerals, Pakistan is number one exporter and producer of ______.
a) Mineral oil
b) Natural gas
c) Chromite
d) Silver

13) Limestone is used as raw material in ______ and glass industries.
a) Chemical
b) Textile
c) Cement
d) Fertilizer

14) The biggest export of Pakistan is ________.
a) Rice
b) Fruits
c) Cotton
d) Sugar

15) _______ occupies an important place in our economy.
a) Agriculture
b) Industries
c) Manpower
d) Mining

16) The best quality marble in Pakistan is found at _______.
a) Sawat
b) Khyber Agency
c) Kala Bagh
d) Pirkoh

17) _______ is the biggest food crop of Pakistan.
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Corn
d) Pulses

18) Literacy rate is very _______ in the rural areas of Pakistan.
a) good
b) bad
c) low
d) high

19) The biggest Agriculture University of Pakistan is Agriculture University, _______.
a) Lahore
b) Karachi
c) Faisalabad
d) Rawalpindi

20) Pakistan's _____ area is under cultivation.
a) 53%
b) 63%
c) 73%
d) 83%

21) The First land reforms were introduced in our country in _______.
a) 1949
b) 1959
c) 1969
d) 1979

22) The Indus basin Treaty was signed in the year _____ at Karachi.
a) 1950
b) 1960
c) 1970
d) 1980

23) The biggest dam of Pakistan, Tarbela Darn has been built on ______.
a) Jhelum
b) Ravi
c) Indus River
d) Kabul

24) The Chashma Power Plant was established with the help of ______.
a) U.S.A
b) China
c) France
d) England

25) The present population of the country is _____ million.
a) 140.1
b) 150.1
c) 160.0
d) 170.1

26) ____ of working population of Pakistan is associated with agriculture.
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%

27) As a nation, Pakistanis are highly ______.
a) Powerful
b) Emotional
c) Resourceful
d) Careful

28) The underground canals in Baluchistan are called ______.
a) Canal
b) Stream
c) Karez
d) Lake

29) Livestock is an important section of _____ in Pakistan.
a) Industries
b) Manpower
c) Agriculture
d) Mineral

30) About _____ persons are attached with the fishing profession.
a) 1 lac
b) 2 lac
c) 3 lac
d) 4 lac

31) The biggest deposits of copper are found at _______.
a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Baluchistan
d) N.W.F.P.

32) Tidal forests are found in the south of ______ province.
a) Punjab
b) Sindh
c) Baluchistan
d) N.W.F.P.

33) A. D. B. P. provides ______ to the farmers.
a) seeds
b) fertilizers
c) loans
d) tools

34) Tobacco is mostly grown in _______.
a) Punjab
b) N.W.F.P.
c) Sindh
d) Kashmir

35) _____ is called the home of cotton.
a) Sindh
b) Punjab
c) N.W.F.P.
d) Baluchistan

36) Pakistan's first nuclear power plant was established in ______ .
a) 1960
b) 1962
c) 1972
d) 1982

37) In Sindh, Agriculture University is at ______.
a) Karachi
b) Hyderabad
c) Tando Jam
d) Sukkur