9th Class Economics Chapter 7 Short Questions Online Test English Medium

Question # 1

Ans 1: A low per capita income in Pakistan refers to asituation where the average income eraned per person in the country is relaively low compared to other countries or regions. This means that, on average individuals in Pakistan earn a modest amount of money over a given period, typically a year. Low per capita income indicates limited economic persperity and can be indivative of various socia-economic chanlenges, including poverity, limite daccess to education and healthcare, and inadequate infrastructure development.

Question # 2

Ans 1: Insudstrial Backwardness refers to the condition where anindustry or a region lags behind in terms of technological advancements, infractructure, productivity and overall economic develpmetn compared to more advanced contrerparts. This sate can arise due to various factors such as inadequate investment i research and develpmetn, lakck of skilled labor, outdated infrastructure, inefficent managemtn practies, or unfavorable governemtn policies.

Question # 3

Ans 1: 1- Unemploment: There are limited empolyment opportunities in Pakistan and only a handful numebr of people goet empolyment.
Ans 2: 2- Low Productivity: Productivity of varios sectors has been quite low in Pakistan. Due to low prodctivity, GNP Growth are of Pakistan decresed to 5.5 % in 2001-02 during 1980's Pakistan's GNP has gone up to 6.7% according to Pakisnta economic survey of Pakisan 2006-07
Ans 3: 3- Low per capita Income: Per capita income is very low in Pakistan. It main cause include high population growth and low productivity Accoridng to Pakistan Economic survey 2003-04

Question # 4

Ans 1: 1- Access to education should be made easy, especially in rural localities.
2- Government should provide lucrative incentives to the private education sector topromote investment in deucation.
3- Share of education in budget soudl be raised to a least 4% of GNP, according to the UNESCO guidelines.

Question # 5

Ans 1: 1- Low income of Farmers: Due to low income level, farmers could not afford improved seed, quality fertilizers and modern agricultural implemtns necessary to increase agricultural production.
2- Water logging and salinity: According to an estimate, almost 17% of land is affected by water loggingand 33% by salinity. This has rendered about one fifth of our agricultural land useles.
3- Primitive Methods of Cultivation: Majority of our farmers are either not conversant ith the modern agriculture technology or not ableto efficiently make use of it due to lake of proper information, eduatin and training. It cause undertilization of production capacity of the land and therefore per care yield remains low.

Question # 6

Ans 1: Educaton is a basi elemen for contnuous and sustainble economic developmetn of any country, Unfortunately, education facitlities in our country are very littile. Education occupies a lowr priority in our budget and only 2.2 % of our GDP is spent of it.

Question # 7

Ans 1: Per capita income refers to the avarage income earned per person in a specific area, such as a country, region or city. It is calculated by diving the total incme of a particular area by its population. This metric gives an indication of the avreage economic well being of the individuals with that area. per capita income is oftern usd to compare the standared of lving between different countries or to track chagnes in the economic prosperity of a region over time

Question # 8

Ans 1: 1- Comprehensive Family Planning Programs: Implemet and support accessible and comphrehensive family plannign programs that provde education, counseling, and a range of contraceptive optins.
Ans 2: 2- Investment in Education: Promote education, especially for women and girls, as it correlates strongly wit lower fertility rates, Educated, women tend to have fewer children and are more likely to make informed reproductie choices, contributing to lower population growth.
Ans 3: 3- Healthcare services: Strnegthen healthcare systems to provide quality meaternal and child health servifes, including prenatal cae, safe delivery facilities, and postnatal care. Improving healthcare access and quality can reduce infant and materanal mortality rates, which in turn can lower fertility rates as families feel more confident about the survival of their children.

Question # 9

Ans 1: 1- Ferility Rates: High fertility raes, espcially in regions with limited access to contraceptation and family planning services, contribute signifcantly to population growth.
Ans 2: 2- Decline is mortality Rates: Improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition haveled to a decline in mortality rates worldwide. Reduced mortality rates mean more people survive to reproductive age and beyond, leading to population growth.
Ans 3: 3- Migration: Migrtion whether internal or international, can contribute to population growth in arease where migrants setle.Migration patterns are influenced by factor such as economci opportunites, politicla instablility confict, ad environmental conditions and they can significantly impact population demographics in both sending and receiving regions.

Question # 10

Ans 1: 1- Water scarcity and Irrigation Issue: Pakistan hevily relies on irrigation for its agriculture, but water scarcity dut to factors such as erraticrainfall, mismanagement of water resources, and inefficient irrigation practie poses a signicaint challenge.
2- Lack of Modernization and Technology Adoption: modern farming techniques, technologis and practices, Outdated farmign methods, limited machanization, and low use of fertilizers and pesticides contribute to low agricultrual productivity.
Ans 2: 3- Land Degradation and Soil Erosion: Soil erosion, salinty,and land degratatio are pressing issues affectign agricultral land in Pakistan, Improper land management practices, deforestation overgrzing, and excessive use of agrochemicals contruite to soil erosion and degradation, reducing soil fertility and productivy over time.