1. : Who is the current Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research?
(A) Haroon Akhtar Khan
(B) Rana Tanveer Hussain
(C) Jam Kamal Khan
(D) Azam Nazeer Tarar
2. : What did the Minister call the narrative of sugar shortage in Pakistan?
(A) A factual reality
(B) A perception-driven panic
(C) An unavoidable crisis
(D) A natural disaster
3. : What was the highest ever rate received by sugarcane growers in Pakistan’s history, as mentioned by the Minister?
(A) Rs. 300–500 per 40 kg
(B) Rs. 450–740 per 40 kg
(C) Rs. 500–800 per 40 kg
(D) Rs. 400–700 per 40 kg
4. : How much surplus sugar did Pakistan export, according to the Minister?
(A) 500,000 metric tons
(B) 650,000 metric tons
(C) 750,000 metric tons
(D) 1 million metric tons
5. : How much revenue did Pakistan earn from this sugar export?
(A) 250 million USD
(B) 300 million USD
(C) 402 million USD
(D) 500 million USD
6. : At the time of granting export permission, what was the size of Pakistan’s buffer stock of sugar?
(A) 300,000 metric tons
(B) 400,000 metric tons
(C) 500,000 metric tons
(D) 600,000 metric tons
7. : What is Pakistan’s total sugar availability (production + buffer stock) as of 2025?
(A) 5.8 million metric tons
(B) 6.3 million metric tons
(C) 7 million metric tons
(D) 6 million metric tons
8. : How much sugar import has the government permitted versus how much it actually plans to import?
(A) 500,000 permitted / 500,000 planned
(B) 500,000 permitted / 300,000 planned
(C) 300,000 permitted / 150,000 planned
(D) 400,000 permitted / 300,000 planned
9. : By how much has Pakistan’s policy rate been reduced according to the Minister?
(A) 18% to 10%
(B) 22% to 11%
(C) 20% to 12%
(D) 24% to 13%
10. : What long-term structural reform did the Minister say will dismantle monopolistic cartels in the sugar sector?
(A) Price caps on sugar
(B) Complete nationalization
(C) Deregulation to allow all investors to set up sugar mills
(D) Subsidies for existing mills