Pakistan Studies

Class X
Chapter 3rd
Economic Development

Q1: Which factors shifted majority industry from Pakistan to

Indian after partition?
Answer1: Trade and Industry was mainly in the control of non-
Muslims and it was with their migration to India after the
partition which shifted majority of the industrial units to India.
Q2: When the First Five Years Plan was established?
Answer2: The first five year plan was established in May 1956
and was followed by seven developmental plans in different
times.
Q3: What was the role of Pakistan industrial Development
Corporation?
Answer4: PIDC was authorized to establish the industries like
cement, fertilizer, paper, sugar, textile and ship breaking.
Q4: What were the changes in economic planning after 1960?
Answer2: The economic planning was changed after 1960 as the
agriculture was placed at priority and was on par with the
industry. The economic aid and loan by foreign countries proved
mighty effective. It was due to this shift in the economic policies
that the country achieved an annual economic growth of seven
percent.
Q5: In which decade Industries were nationalized and what were
the impacts?
Answer: The nationalization of industry came in the 1970’s in
order to achieve equitable development. The nationalization of
industry proved a disaster as Foreign Direct investment declined
and the business community trust over government was
compromised.
Q6: Why Pakistan lack to meet the mineral resources
requirements?
Answer: Despite tall claims that Pakistan is a mineral rich
country our extraction is on the lower side. The lack of initiative
on the part of responsible institutions to meet the demand and
absence of technical understanding, machinery and human
resources compromise our mineral extractions.
Q7: Explain the availability and presence of Coal Quality at
Pakistan?
Answer: Coal was extracted for the first time in the year 1897 at
current Pakistan area, however still it is not the country primary
source of energy. The reasons are clear that coal deposits at
Pakistan are of low level and the lion share of needs is still
fulfilled by imports. Deposits of coal can be found at
 1) Sindh: Lakhra, Sonda, Thatta, Haji Coal
2) Punjab: Salt Range, Makarwal (Estimated 235 Million
Tons)
3) Balochistan: Khost, Shahrig-Harnai, Duki,Mach,
Musakhel
4) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Hangu, Orakzai, Chitral,
Gulakhell
8) What are the Uses of Salt?
Answer: When was Khewra Mine developed and what is its
capacity?
Answer: The khewra Mine was developed during British rule in
the year 1872 with a gigantic capacity of 350000 tons of salt
production per annum.
9) Enlist the deposits of Gypsum in Pakistan
Answer: There are basically two types of gypsum with pink and
white colors. They are found in Mianwali, Jhelum, Dera Ghazi
Khan, Quetta, Sibi and Kohat areas.
10) What re the basic uses of gypsum?
Answer: Gypsum is used in the manufacturing of Paints,
cement, paper and rubber.
11) Enlist the deposits of Lime Stone at Pakistan
Answer: Salt Range, The Potohar Plateau, Margala hills, Daud
khel, Zindapir, Pezo, Mughal Kot, Dera Ismail khan, kohat,
Nowshehra and Rohri Manghu Pir near Karachi.
12) Enlist the important Metallic Minerals found at Pakistan
Answer: The important metallic minerals found at Pakistan are
as following
1) Irone ore estimated reserves are 309 million tons mostly
found at Kalabagh and Chaghi area
2) Manganeses which is used in industries for manufacturing of
batteries, flash bulbs and paints are found at Chaghi and
Lasbela
3) Chromite is used in the manufacturing of high quality
stainless steel and engineering products. It can be found at
different areas of Baluchistan and KPK.
4) Copper is used for making coins, utensils, decoration pieces,
artificial jewelry, machines parts and electric wire. Copper is
found at Saindak, Dir and Chitral area of Pakistan.
13) What is Waterlogging and Salanity?
Answer: Waterlogging: Water level Rises and come very close
to the surface of the earth this condition is called waterlogging.
It endangers the agricultural productivity
Salinity: Underground salts dissolve in this water and
come to the surface of the earth. Water evaporates due to the
heat of the sun and leaves those salts on the surface. The
situation is called salinity and it also got heavy negative impacts
on the land productivity.
14) What are the important crops of Pakistan?
Answer: The following are Pakistan leading crops production:
1) Rice
2) Cotton
3) Millets
4) Tobacco
5) Sugar Cane
6) Maize
7) Rabi Crops
8) Barley
9) Wheat
10) Oil Seeds
11) Pulses
15) What is industry and what are industrial types in Pakistan?
Answer: Industry is that sector of the economy which consists of
enterprises that produce goods and raw material for production
of higher machineries. Some of the leading industries in
Pakistan are as following:
1) Textile Industry
2) Leather Industry
3) Chemical Industry
4) Agro-Based Industry\
 5) Industry Based on Consumers Goods

16) Name two cash crops of Pakistan?

Answer: Cash crop supplied raw material to the industries but
also foreign reserves are increased as it boost the exports.
Pakistan two leading cash crops are as follow:
1) Cotton
2) Sugar Cane

17) Mention Major Canals and Headworks of Pakistan?

Answer:
The Major Canals and Headworks of Pakistan are as
follow:
Canals: 1) Bambanwala Ravi Bedian Canal 2) Marala Ravi Link
Canal 3) The Triple Canal from Upper Jehlum, Upper Chenab
and the Lower Bari Doab

Headworks and Barrages:

1) Jinnah Barrage 2) Taunsa Barrage 3) Guddu Barrage 4)
Chashma Barrage 5) Ghulam Muhammad Barrage

18) On what percentage of Pakistan cultivable land Rice is

cultivated?
Answer: The rice cultivation covers approximately ten percent
of Pakistan area ( 25 million Hectres)

19) Which two provinces shares the majority of Tobacco

Production?

Answer: KPK and Punjab shares giant producers of Tobacco as

the two provinces shares an estimated 95 percent of Pakistan’s
total production

20) What was the production of Wheat for Pakistan in the year
2021?
Answer: Pakistan’s total production of wheat in the year 2021
was 27.3 million tons

21) What is meant by Poultry?

Answer: Poultry means all the birds which are reared in homes
or farms are called poultry. These birds include hens, turkeys,
ducks and ostriches

22) What is Pakistan standing in Broiler chickens production?

Answer: Pakistan standing globbaly in Broiler Chicken
production is 11th with estimated production of one billion and
two hundred millions in the year 2021

23) What are major sources of Fishing?

Answer: Fishing in Pakistan can be produced from three basic
sources
1) Sea Fishing: Pakistan got 1046 km of coastline which is
massive source of fishing for nearby community and there
are also modern fishing harbors
2) Inland or Fresh Water Fishing: River Indus and other
tributry rivers are sources of fishing in Pakistan.
3) Fish Farms: Although the fishing industry on
professional basis is limited in scale but with passage of
time its improving. It begins in the year 1965 and according
to FAO reports there are at present 13000 fish farms
covering an area of 60470 hectares.

24) What is meant by Heavy Industry?

Answer: Heavy indsutry is an industry that involves one or more
characteristics such as large and heavy products and equipments

25) How Sugar Industry Developed in Pakistan?

Answer: At times of partition Pakistan total number of sugar
mills were 9 which improved significantly. In the year 2020
Pakistan total sugar mills stands at 81 employing more than
75000 labour forces

26) How our Textile industry developed since independence?

Answer: Pakistan textile is one of the main industry which saw
massive uplift in the previous years. Majortiy of out textiles are
exported to UK, Japan and Middle East. Pakistan textil Industry
rise from 17 at times of partition to 503 in the year 2020. Textile
industry of Pakistan employes 45 percent of the country’s total
labour.

27) How many cement factories are in Pakistan and what is the
annual production?
Answer: The total number of cement Factories in Pakistan are
24 with some of the infrastructure is gigantic. The annual
production in the year 2021 stands at 50 million tons

28) How many Ghee and Edible oil processing units Pakistan
possess?
Answer: Pakistan got 165 Ghee and Edible oil processing units
in the country. However still Pakistan is not self-sufficent in
Ghee and Edible oil as the country relies on imports

29) What are Pakistan’s main hydel power projects?

Answer: Pakistan hydel power share is only 26 percent of the
total production which is in no match to the possessed capacity.
The main hydel production units are as following:
1) Tarbela on River Indus
2) Mangla on River Jehlum
3) Warsak on River Kabul

30) Where was Pakistan first Wind Energy Project Installed?

Answer: Pakistan’s first Wind Energy project was installed at
Jhampir with a capacity of 50 MW and was connected to
National Grad Station on 25th December 2012.

Multiple Choice Questions

1: First Five Years Plan was established in the year
a) 1947 b) 1970 c) 1956 d) 1980
2: Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation was established
in the year
a) 1952 b)1953 c)1954 d)1960
3: As economic planning emphasis on agricultural sector the
recorded annual growth was
a) 8 % b) 7% c) 9% d) 12 %
4: Benazir Income Support Programme and Waseel e Haq were
started by
a) Pakistan People Party b) Pakistan Muslim League Noon
 c) Pakistan Tehreek Insaf d) Jumat E Islami
5: What percentage of Pakistan cultivable land is still not
utilized
a) 25% b)30% c) 40% d) 75%
6: Pakistan Agriculture Storage Services Corporation was
established in the year\
a) 1970 b) 1973 c) 1974 d) 1987
7: Indus Basin Treaty was signed in the year
a) 1960 b) 1980 c) 1975 d)1948
8: Pakistan Coastal Line Stretches by length of
a) 1040 b) 1046 c) 1050 d) 1075
9: At 921 Industrial units working in India Pakistan got only
a) 35 b) 50 c) 100 d) 34
10: Total number of Cement Factories at Pakistan is
a) 24 c) 39 c) 87 d) 41