PAKISTAN STUDIES: SHORT QUESTION AND
ANSWER
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Q.1 Write down the kinds of Pakistan Soils?
Ans. A. Residual
Soils: They are formed at the sites of origin when rocks and hills
breaks. It is mostly unfit for cultivation.
B. Transported Soils; They are carried by various
agents eg. Speedy water of streams, rivers and strong winds.
Q.2 Write down the soils of North Western
Mountains Regions?
Ans.
A. The colour is dark brown
B. It is capable for vegetation
C. They are found in Swat, Chitral and Gilgit.
Q.3 Write down the soil of Upper Indus Plain?
Ans.
A. The colour is blackish.
B. It has high constants of calcium carbonate and
less organic matter.
C. They are found in Attock, Lahore, Multan etc.
Q.4 Write down the soil of Indus Delta?
Ans.
A. The colour is black.
B. The soil contains clay, under flood water condition
saline loamy.
C. The soil is located in Indus Delta.
Q.5 Write down the soil of lower Indus Basin?
Ans.
A. It has multiple colours.
B. It has lime stone, silt and clay.
C. It is found in North West of River Indus and
South Eastern area of river Indus.
Q.6 Write down the agriculture forests?
Ans.
A. Forests of North East.
B. Shrub Forests.
C. Balochistan hills forests.
D. The Tidal forests.
Q.7 Write the cool producing area in Pakistan?
Ans.
A. PUNJAB: Pidh, Makarwal and Arokhat chala are
imporatant cool producing recognised.
B. SINDH: Jhampir, Tharparkar are important cool
producing organs.
C. NWFP: Koirata is an important cool producing
regions.
D. Balochistan: Hornic and Ziarat are important
cool producing region.
Q.8 Write the Gypsum producing areas of
Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Punjab: Mianwali and Jhelum.
B. Balochistan: Quetta and Sibbi.
C. N.W.F.P: Kohat.
D. Sindh: Dadoo.
Q.9 Write the four food crops of Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Wheat
B. Rice
C. Maize
D. Pulses
Q.10 Write the cash crop of Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Cotton
B. Sugar Cane
C. Tobacco
Q.11 Write down any four agricultural problems
of Pakistan?
Ans.
A. UN economic land holding
B. Scarcity of water
C. Soil Erosion
D. Lack of means of Transportation
Q.12 Write down four step which government
have taken for the development of agriculture?
Ans.
A. Establishment of Model forms
B. Increase irrigation facilities
C. Control over water logging and salinity
D. Use of communication media
Q.13 Write down the means of irrigation
in Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Wells
B. Tube Wells
C. Canals
D. Kareez
Q.14 Write down canal system of upper Indus
valley?
Ans.
A. The upper and the lower Jhelum Canals.
B. The upper and the lower Chenab Canals.
C. Thal Canal.
D. Warsak Dam Canal.
Q.15 Write down the canal system of lower
Indus Valley?
Ans.
A. Guddu Barrage Canal.
B. Sukkur Barrage Canal.
C. Kotri Barrage Canal.
Q.16 Write down the multipurpose dam in
Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Mangla Dam
B. Tarbella Dam
C. Kala Bagh Dam
Q.17 Write down the sources of energy in
Pakistan?
A. Coal
B. Gas
C. Petroleum
D. Water (Hydroelectricity)
Q.18 Write down the names of four aritficial
forest of Pakistan?
Ans.
A. Jhelum
B. Mianwali
C. Dera Ghazi Khan
D. Changa Manga
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1. Allah has created plants,
trees, minerals and water for human beings as well as animals. They
are called natural resources.
2. The upper layer of the earth which
is composed of different thin rock particles is helpful in the growth
of vegetation and plants that is called
soil.
3. Solid particles air and water are the basic
components of soil.
4. Those materials which are transported from one
place to another by rivers and deposited at other places
are called Alluvium soil.
5. Wind transports the material from one place
to another which is deposited over the surface that is called
Aeolian soil.
6. The Indus plain is made with the deposition
of Alluvium by the Indus River and its tributes.
7. Bangar soils cover a vast area of the Indus
Plain.
8. Indus Delta soils extend from Hyderabad to the
South Coastal area.
9. Rice is cultivated in the major part of Indus
Delta soils.
10. 1/3 of the total energy requirements of Pakistan
are fulfilled by forests.
11. It is important for balanced economy of a country
to have forests on about 25% of area.
12. There are evergreen forests in northern and
north-western parts of Pakistan.
13. Northern and north-western parts of Pakistan
receive more rainfall due to evergreen forests.
14. Hardwood for the making of furniture
is available from evergreen forests.
15. The dry hill forests are found at altitude
of about 900 to 3000 meters in
Quetta and kalat division of Balochistan.
16. Mangrove forests are found along the coastline
from Karachi to Kutch.
17. Forests provide wood as fuel in place of coal.
18. Rivers carry huge amount of sand and silt that
fill our dams and lakes.
19. Forests make 3.6% of the total
area of Pakistan.
20. The mineral development corporation was established
in 1975.
21. Iron ore, Chromites and Copper are the Metallic
Minerals.
22. Rock Salt, Limestone, Gypsum, Marble and Sulphure
are the Non-Metallic marbles.
23. China Clay and Fire Clay are the Non-Metallic
marbles.
24. Gemstone is a Non-Metallic
marbles.
25. Coal Natural Gas and Crude Oil are the Power
Resources minerals.
26. The biggest mine of coal is Salt Range
in Punjab.
27. The oil obtained from Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal
districts is refined in Morgah Refinery near Rawalpindi.
28. The reservoirs of natural gas
are in Sui, Uch, Zin, Kherpur, Muzrani, Hindi, Kundkot, Sarung,
Dhodak, Peerkoh and Dhullian.
29. Pakistan set up a Steel Mill
in Karachi with the cooperation of Russia.
30. The biggest reservoir of iron is found in Kala
Bagh.
31. Chromite is a white metal
which is used to make iron.
32. The biggest mine of rock salt is found at Khewra.
33. Limestone is very useful raw material for cement
industry.
34. Gypsum is a bright stone of
white colour.
35. In Khyber Agency at Mullah Gori, the best kind
of Marble is found.
36. Angora (District Swat) and Tharparkar (Sindh)
are known for China Clays.
37. Fire Clay is used in kilns
of bricks.
38. 25% area of total area of Pakistan is cultivated.
39. Wheat, Sugarcane, maize and rice are major
food crops.
40. 55% of peoples are working in the field of
Agriculture.
41. 70% cultivated area of the
country is under irrigation system.
42. The artificial way of watering the crops is
called Irrigation.
43. Pakistan is irrigated by five
rivers which are Rave, Stale, Helium, China and Indus.
44. Karez system of irrigation is used in Balochistan.
45. River Indus, Jhelum and Chenab are the main
sources of water for Pakistan.
46. Upper Ban Doab and Lower Ban Doab are two important
canals of river Ravi.
47. The upper Chenab and lower Chenab irrigate
the area of Rachna Doab.
48. Upper Jhelum and lower Jhelum irrigates the
area of Chaj Doab.
49. The Peshawar area is irrigated by the canal
from Swat River.
50. Hydroelectricity and thermal electricity are
important Power Resources.
51. The Ghazi Barotha project in river Indus is
used for Hydroelectricity.
52. This Tarbela Dam dam is situated
on Indus River.
53. The Tarbela is one of the biggest Dams
of the world.
54. The Mangla Dam dam is located
on Jhelum River.
55. Pakistan has operated Atomic Blasts in Chagi
in Balochistan on 28 May 1998.
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