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Sir Asim prepared these. All agriculture questions from past papers have been compiled. Solve them and ur good to go in agriculture 
. Oh and they are 80 in total so it might take a while xD. I am going to post them 20 at a time. When you need the next 20, tell me
FIRST 20
1- How has increase in agricultural production been achieved? [8]
2- Explain why 65% of Pakistan is not used for agriculture? [8]
3- Name 3 grain crops and for each state whether it is Rabi or Kharif crop. [4]
4- Select one grain crop from (3) and explain why it is grown in the season you have stated. [2]
5- For each of the grain crops you have mentioned in (3), name two of the main areas of production. [2]
6- What is the difference between subsistence and cash crop farming? [2]
7- How do the human inputs of a cash crop farm differ from those of a subsistence farm? [6]
8- In what ways are the uses of cattle and buffalo similar? [4]
9- For what purposes are buffalo more important to Pakistan than cattle? [2]
10- Why do farmers want to own a pair of bullocks? [3]
11- What inputs, natural or human, allow cotton and sugarcane to be successfully grown in Southern Punjab? [5]
12- For sugarcane, name an area important for growing it. [1]
13- State the inputs that enable it to be grown in the area you have named in (12). [5]
14- Explain why human inputs are very important for its successful cultivation in Pakistan. [5]
15- State three processes necessary for the cultivation of sugarcane. [3]
16- State the form in which it is taken to the sugar mill. [1]
17- Explain why Upper Indus Plain and Northern Sindh have more than 50% of their land under cultivation? [6]
18- Explain why mountainous and desert areas of Pakistan have less than 20% of their land under cultivation? [5]
19- Describe nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoral farming and explain the reasons for it being nomadic. [7]
20- Why is a large supply of water necessary for a buffalo farm. [2]
NEXT 20
21- How are buffalo farms in cities like Karachi supplied with food for the buffalo? [2]
22- Explain the importance of buffalo farms to Karachi. [4]
23- Explain why so many people work in agriculture? [4]
24- Why has the % of labour force working in agriculture declined steadily in recent years? [6]
25- How does the farming that depends on natural inundation(flooding) differ from farming that depends on irrigation? [4]
26- Give the characteristics of barani farming and name two crops grown this way. [6]
27- Why rice is a Kharif crop? [2]
28- Why is rice not grown in areas which only practice barani farming? [2]
29- Explain why rice growing is important in North East Punjab and North Lower Indus plain of Sindh. [5]
30- Name main type of rice that is exported and name the country that which was a part of Pakistan(so obvious) and now imports rice from Pakistan. [2]
31- Why is an increase in wheat production important? [3]
32- State two natural unputs necessary for wheat production and for each explain its importance. [5]
33- Explain how human inputs have contributed to the increase in wheat production? [6]
34- What did the land reforms aim to do? [1]
35- What are advantages of land consolidation? [3]
36- How can education and training help a small scale subsistence farmer to increase his output? [4]
37- Name a type of animal kept in mountains. [1]
38- Why is the animal taking to a flowing rivers and its surroundings? [2]
39- Explain how a terraced field helps a farmer to grow wheat? [3]
40- Why is an increase in water demand expected for wheat? [3]
Next 20
41- Why a small increase in water demand is expected for cotton? [3]
42- Why is there such a large production of sugarcane from a small area? [2]
43- Name a cash crop other than wheat, rice and sugarcane which is grown in Pakistan. [1]
44- Name areas of high area sugar cane production. [3]
45- Why are these areas suitable for cultivation of sugarcane? [4]
46- What happens to sugarcane from the time it is fully grown to when sugar juice is extracted. [3]
47- Explain why bagasse is an important by-product of a sugarcane industry. [2]
48- State two climatic inputs for rice cultivation. [2]
49- How can the yield per hectare of rice be increased? [6]
50- Name three inputs of farming other than soil. [3]
51- Describe three processes other than ploughing that may be carried out before a crop is harvested. [3]
52- Wheat is subsistence farming? [1] -- try to make 6 points cuz this question is easy and can come of high marks.
53- Name two animals other than cattle that may be kept by a small-scale subsistence farmer. [2]
54- For each of the two animals you have named in [53], explain how it is important to the farmer and his family. [4]
55- Why does the production of a Small Scale Subsistence Farm vary from year to year? [4]
56- If this farmers earns some profit, how he may use the money he earns to improve his yield in the next year? [4]
57- How can a Small Scale Subsistence Farmer supplement his income? [2]
58- Name two main food crops grown in Northern Areas of Pakistan. [2]
59- Why are fruit crops grown in villages? [3]
60- Name one main profit crop grown in Thar. [1]
All those who want answers, plz understand that im really busy these days and cant. just post problems here and they will be solved soon
. Oh and they are 80 in total so it might take a while xD. I am going to post them 20 at a time. When you need the next 20, tell me FIRST 20
1- How has increase in agricultural production been achieved? [8]
2- Explain why 65% of Pakistan is not used for agriculture? [8]
3- Name 3 grain crops and for each state whether it is Rabi or Kharif crop. [4]
4- Select one grain crop from (3) and explain why it is grown in the season you have stated. [2]
5- For each of the grain crops you have mentioned in (3), name two of the main areas of production. [2]
6- What is the difference between subsistence and cash crop farming? [2]
7- How do the human inputs of a cash crop farm differ from those of a subsistence farm? [6]
8- In what ways are the uses of cattle and buffalo similar? [4]
9- For what purposes are buffalo more important to Pakistan than cattle? [2]
10- Why do farmers want to own a pair of bullocks? [3]
11- What inputs, natural or human, allow cotton and sugarcane to be successfully grown in Southern Punjab? [5]
12- For sugarcane, name an area important for growing it. [1]
13- State the inputs that enable it to be grown in the area you have named in (12). [5]
14- Explain why human inputs are very important for its successful cultivation in Pakistan. [5]
15- State three processes necessary for the cultivation of sugarcane. [3]
16- State the form in which it is taken to the sugar mill. [1]
17- Explain why Upper Indus Plain and Northern Sindh have more than 50% of their land under cultivation? [6]
18- Explain why mountainous and desert areas of Pakistan have less than 20% of their land under cultivation? [5]
19- Describe nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoral farming and explain the reasons for it being nomadic. [7]
20- Why is a large supply of water necessary for a buffalo farm. [2]
NEXT 20
21- How are buffalo farms in cities like Karachi supplied with food for the buffalo? [2]
22- Explain the importance of buffalo farms to Karachi. [4]
23- Explain why so many people work in agriculture? [4]
24- Why has the % of labour force working in agriculture declined steadily in recent years? [6]
25- How does the farming that depends on natural inundation(flooding) differ from farming that depends on irrigation? [4]
26- Give the characteristics of barani farming and name two crops grown this way. [6]
27- Why rice is a Kharif crop? [2]
28- Why is rice not grown in areas which only practice barani farming? [2]
29- Explain why rice growing is important in North East Punjab and North Lower Indus plain of Sindh. [5]
30- Name main type of rice that is exported and name the country that which was a part of Pakistan(so obvious
) and now imports rice from Pakistan. [2]31- Why is an increase in wheat production important? [3]
32- State two natural unputs necessary for wheat production and for each explain its importance. [5]
33- Explain how human inputs have contributed to the increase in wheat production? [6]
34- What did the land reforms aim to do? [1]
35- What are advantages of land consolidation? [3]
36- How can education and training help a small scale subsistence farmer to increase his output? [4]
37- Name a type of animal kept in mountains. [1]
38- Why is the animal taking to a flowing rivers and its surroundings? [2]
39- Explain how a terraced field helps a farmer to grow wheat? [3]
40- Why is an increase in water demand expected for wheat? [3]
Next 20
41- Why a small increase in water demand is expected for cotton? [3]
42- Why is there such a large production of sugarcane from a small area? [2]
43- Name a cash crop other than wheat, rice and sugarcane which is grown in Pakistan. [1]
44- Name areas of high area sugar cane production. [3]
45- Why are these areas suitable for cultivation of sugarcane? [4]
46- What happens to sugarcane from the time it is fully grown to when sugar juice is extracted. [3]
47- Explain why bagasse is an important by-product of a sugarcane industry. [2]
48- State two climatic inputs for rice cultivation. [2]
49- How can the yield per hectare of rice be increased? [6]
50- Name three inputs of farming other than soil. [3]
51- Describe three processes other than ploughing that may be carried out before a crop is harvested. [3]
52- Wheat is subsistence farming? [1] -- try to make 6 points cuz this question is easy and can come of high marks.
53- Name two animals other than cattle that may be kept by a small-scale subsistence farmer. [2]
54- For each of the two animals you have named in [53], explain how it is important to the farmer and his family. [4]
55- Why does the production of a Small Scale Subsistence Farm vary from year to year? [4]
56- If this farmers earns some profit, how he may use the money he earns to improve his yield in the next year? [4]
57- How can a Small Scale Subsistence Farmer supplement his income? [2]
58- Name two main food crops grown in Northern Areas of Pakistan. [2]
59- Why are fruit crops grown in villages? [3]
60- Name one main profit crop grown in Thar. [1]
All those who want answers, plz understand that im really busy these days and cant. just post problems here and they will be solved soon
