Early Economic Problems of Pakistan MCQs after independence 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. After independence in 1947, Pakistan faced which major economic problem? (A) Excess foreign investment (B) Abundance of resources (C) Surplus industrialization (D) Scarcity of capitalShow All Answers 2. At independence, Pakistan’s economy was mainly: (A) Agricultural (B) Industrial (C) Service-based (D) Technology-driven 3. One of the early economic problems of Pakistan was: (A) Oversupply of skilled labor (B) Excess tourism (C) Partition of industries with India (D) Overproduction of ports 4. Which sector employed the majority of Pakistan’s workforce after independence? (A) Mining (B) Manufacturing (C) Services (D) Agriculture 5. Pakistan faced a shortage of which resource after independence? (A) Water only (B) Skilled manpower and capital (C) Fish only (D) Tourism facilities 6. How did the partition affect Pakistan’s economy? (A) Loss of major industrial and financial centers to India (B) Increased industrialization (C) Surplus foreign reserves (D) Developed ports immediately 7. Which financial center was lost to India at independence? (A) Dhaka (B) Karachi (C) Lahore (D) Calcutta and Bombay 8. Pakistan’s early foreign trade problem was due to: (A) Lack of industrial base (B) Surplus of goods (C) Excess ports (D) Tourism focus 9. One early economic challenge was: (A) Heavy dependence on India for raw materials (B) Surplus industrial production (C) Excess foreign investment (D) Oversupply of skilled labor 10. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves at independence were: (A) Very low (B) Very high (C) Moderate (D) Surplus 11. Which sector contributed most to Pakistan’s GDP in early years? (A) Agriculture (B) Industry (C) Services (D) Mining 12. Early industrialization in Pakistan was limited because: (A) Excess skilled labor (B) Pakistan had too much capital (C) Most industries remained in India (D) Surplus raw materials 13. Pakistan faced a shortage of: (A) Rivers (B) Agricultural land (C) Skilled workforce (D) Forests 14. One of the early economic goals was: (A) Develop local industry (B) Focus on tourism (C) Increase ports only (D) Generate hydropower immediately 15. The early economic problem related to trade was: (A) Surplus of manufactured goods (B) Dependence on a single export commodity – jute and cotton (C) Excess ports (D) Oversupply of technology 16. Pakistan’s early financial problem included: (A) Excess capital (B) Shortage of foreign exchange (C) Surplus skilled labor (D) Too many industries 17. Which city became the main industrial center in early Pakistan? (A) Karachi (B) Lahore (C) Dhaka (D) Islamabad 18. The early economic planning of Pakistan focused on: (A) Ports only (B) Tourism only (C) Agriculture, industrial development, and infrastructure (D) Hydropower only 19. Pakistan faced economic disparity between: (A) Cities and ports only (B) Punjab and Sindh only (C) East and West Pakistan (D) Industrial zones only 20. One major challenge for early Pakistan was: (A) Port expansion (B) Hydropower generation (C) Rehabilitation of refugees after partition (D) Tourism projects 21. The early industrial problem was due to: (A) Surplus labor (B) Lack of capital and technical expertise (C) Too many ports (D) Excess foreign aid 22. Agriculture in early Pakistan suffered because: (A) Excess exports (B) Too much mechanization (C) Surplus productivity (D) Shortage of modern tools and irrigation 23. Pakistan had to import many basic goods because: (A) Surplus local production (B) Most industries were in India (C) Too much capital (D) Excess skilled labor 24. Early Pakistan’s economic strategy emphasized: (A) Tourism development (B) Self-reliance and industrialization (C) Hydropower projects only (D) Port expansion only 25. Refugee influx after independence created: (A) Immediate industrial growth (B) Surplus labor only (C) No problem (D) Additional pressure on housing, jobs, and resources 26. Pakistan lacked which of the following at independence? (A) Rivers (B) Financial institutions and banking structure (C) Agricultural land (D) Ports 27. One early economic problem was related to: (A) Tourism only (B) Surplus food (C) Excess ports (D) Food shortages due to agricultural backwardness 28. Pakistan’s early trade policy aimed to: (A) Focus on tourism (B) Increase imports only (C) Reduce dependence on imports and increase exports (D) Develop ports only 29. Which factor hindered industrial growth in early Pakistan? (A) Surplus foreign aid (B) Shortage of capital, skilled labor, and raw materials (C) Excess ports (D) Overproduction 30. The early economic problems of Pakistan were largely a result of: (A) Partition, lack of resources, and weak infrastructure (B) Excess tourism (C) Surplus industrialization (D) Hydropower projects
