Practice PMS Pakistan Studies questions with answers and explanations.
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Cotton supplies raw fiber to the textile industry.
It is one of Pakistan's most important cash crops.
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Wheat is the main staple grain consumed across Pakistan.
It is used primarily for flour and bread.
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Sugarcane is processed by sugar mills to produce sugar.
It is a major cash and industrial crop.
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Basmati is an aromatic long-grain rice variety.
Pakistan is internationally known for its basmati rice.
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Punjab produces a large share of Pakistan's wheat and other crops.
Its fertile plains are extensively irrigated.
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Sukkur Barrage spans the Indus River in Sindh.
It feeds an extensive canal irrigation network.
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Guddu Barrage is one of the major barrages on the Indus.
It serves irrigation systems in Sindh and adjoining areas.
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Kotri Barrage is located on the lower Indus near Hyderabad.
Downstream, the river flows toward the Indus Delta.
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Taunsa Barrage spans the Indus River in Punjab.
It diverts water into important canal systems.
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The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960.
It created a river-water allocation framework between Pakistan and India.
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The World Bank played a key role in negotiating the treaty.
It also supported financing for replacement water works.
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The western rivers—Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab—were allocated mainly to Pakistan.
The treaty permits specified uses by India under its terms.
