Agriculture | MCQs

Explanation

The five major crops in Pakistan are:

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Rice
4. Sugarcane
5. Maize

Cotton is the most important cash crop.

It followed by rice, which is the second main staple food crop and a major export commodity.

Cash crop means نقدی فصل

Explanation

Pakistan's agriculture sector plays a central role in the economy.

Pakistan has been an agricultural country since its inception, agriculture contributes 22.7 to GDP.

Explanation

The farmer ploughed the field means کسان نے کھیت میں ہل چلایا

Correct Passive Voice:  The field was plouged by the farmer.

Past Indefinite tense

Active Voice= Subject +  Second Form of Verb + Object.

Passive Voice = Object + was/were + third of verb + by + subject.

Plough is a regular verb which means ہل چلانا

Ploughed is second and third form of Plough.

Field means کھیت

Farmer means کسان

Explanation

Red Sindhi is a reputed heat tolerant milch cattle breed.

Originating from Sindh province of Pakistan.

The breed is also known as “Malir”, “Red Karachi” and “Sindhi”.

The breed is of distinct red colour and darker than Sahiwal.

Explanation

• Ushr is a 10% tax on the harvests of irrigated land or harvest from rain-watered land and 5% on Land dependent on well water.
• Ushr is given after sowing the seeds when the agricultural produce appears.
  

Explanation

The most important crops are wheat, sugarcane, cotton, and rice, which together account for more than 75% of the value of total crop output. 

Cotton is the most important cash crop in Pakistan and cotton products export account for 55 percent of all foreign exchange earnings of the country.

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Major Kharif crops are:

1.       Rice 

2.       Sugarcane

3.       Cotton

4.       Maze

5.       Bajra

6.       Jawar

When the period of Kharif crop starts and when ends?

Strat: April-June,      

End:  Sept - Oct

When the period of Rabi crop starts and when ends?

These crops are planted in winter from October to December

harvested in summer from March to May

Which are Pakistan major seasons for agriculture crop?

Kharif & Rabi

Explanation

فصلوں کی آب پاشی کے چار بنیادی طریقے ہوتے ہیں: سطحی، بارانی، چھڑکاؤ، اور قطرہ قطرہ۔

ہر طریقہ زمین، فصل اور پانی کی دستیابی کے لحاظ سے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Explanation

The Indus basin system is composed of more than 63,213 kms of channels

The Sukkur Barrage, is the pride of Pakistan's irrigation system

It is the largest single irrigation network of its kind in the world.

Explanation

In Pakistan, agriculture tax is applicable on holdings exceeding 12.5 acres of land.

Explanation

سندھ میں دریائے سندھ کی وجہ سے زرخیز زمین دستیاب ہے، جو ایگریکلچر کے لیے موزوں ہے۔

سندھ کا ساحلی علاقہ ماہی گیری (فشریز) کے لیے اہم ہے، خاص طور پر کراچی اور ٹھٹھہ کے علاقے۔