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Ans: Water logging and Salinity: Underground water level rises and comes very close to the surface of the earth, this condition is called water-logging. Underground salts dissolve in this water and come to the surface of the Earth. Water evaporates due to heat of the sun and leaves these salts on the surface. These salts … Read more
Ans: Petroleum has gradually developed as the lifeline of transport and industry throughout the world. It has many variants and by-products i.e. gasoline, kerosene, diesel, furnace oil, mobil oil, wax, coal tar etc. The Potwar Platue is the oldest oil producing area in Pakistan. Potwar oil wells are located in Balkassar, Khor, Dhallian, Joyamir, Kot … Read more
Ans: A person who earns less than two dollars a day falls in the category of the poor, this is the global standard. Pakistan is facing extreme poverty issues. . According to a survey the number of people living below poverty line rose from 69 to 87 million in one financial year i.e. 2019-2020. According … Read more
Ans: In the beginning, our financial planners mainly focused on achieving maximum growth rate. They ignored the fact that due to this strategy poverty and unemployment horribly increased and health and medical facilities could not be made available to the needy. After a long period of time, the planners realized that the economic progress that … Read more
Ans: Dry Ports in Pakistan: Dry ports are also called inland ports. They are localities set up at a distance from seashore, meant for the storage of goods. Dry ports store, imports and export goods, these are connected with other parts of the country through rail and road links. Imported goods are first stored at … Read more
Ans: Pakistan Railways is running 6 dry ports at present. These ports with their respective years of establishment are as follows: . Karachi dry port (1974) . Quetta dry port (1984) . Peshawar dry port (1986) . Multan dry port (1988) . Rawalpindi dry port (1990) In addition to these, two dry ports are operating … Read more
Ans: Oil Refineries: Fossil oil is not used in crude form, it has to be refined and purified before consumption. After refining it turns into fuel for diesel, furnace oil, motor vehicles and aeroplanes. Oil refineries are usually set up in the vicinity of oil fields. Pakistan has three big oil refineries. Attock Oil Refinery … Read more
Ans: Pakistan Ports: Pakistan has 6 seaports on its southern coastline, 2 seaports in Sindh and 4 seaports in Balochistan. (a) Seaports in Sindh: Sindh seaports are; Karachi and Muhammad bin Qasim. i. Karachi Seaport: The oldest and the most important seaport of the country is Karachi. Sixty percent of Pakistan’s foreign trade is carried … Read more
Ans: Important energy resources in Pakistan: (i) Electricity: On the basis of its generation source, electricity has following kinds: hydel, thermal, nuclear, wind, and solar. Wind and solar sources are also called renewable resources of energy. . In 1947 our total electricity production was 68.8 MW (one megawatt is equal to one million watts), we … Read more
Ans: Importance of Energy Resources: There are two most common resources of energy: (i) Electricity: On the basis of its generation source, electricity has following kinds: hydel, thermal, nuclear, wind, and solar. Wind and solar sources are also called renewable resources of energy. (ii) Gas, Petroleum and Coal: Gas, petroleum and coal, taken together are … Read more