Economics of Pakistan Guess Papers 2014 B.

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Economics of Pakistan Important Questions 2014 for B.com Part II
Question # 1
What are various economics, social political and administrative problems being faced by
economy of Pakistan?
Or
Discuss economics and non-economic factors reducing the pace of economic development of
Pakistan
Or
What is different in economic growth and economic development? How can we measure
economic development?
Or
Describe the political and administrative obstacles to Pakistans economic development
Question # 2
What is meant by human recourse development? How can we develop our human resource?
Question # 3
Compare in brief the characteristics of a developing country with that of a developed country
Question # 4
Capital formation is basis of economic development of any country. Please discuss with
reference to Pakistan
Question # 5
Discuss in detail the role of agriculture finance in the economic development a country like
Pakistan
Question # 6
Discuss the problems of large scale industry in Pakistan
Or
Discuss problems and importance of small scale industry in Pakistan? Enumerate governments
role to develop small scale industry?
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What do you know about SMEDA? What role can this organization play in the economic
development of small scale industries?
Question # 7
What is inflation? Please discuss its causes and suggest measures to overcome the same in
Pakistan
Question # 8
Discuss merits and de-merits of foreign assistance.
Or
What steps have been taken by the government of Pakistan to promote exports?
Or
What is foreign direct investment? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of FDI for
developing countries like Pakistan
Question # 9
What is agriculture price policy? Please elaborate its the development of agriculture sector in
Pakistan


Question # 10
Explain the concept of vicious circle of poverty? Also discuss how it can be broken especially
enveloping countries of Pakistan
Question # 11
Describe the problems of agricultural marketing? What measure can be adopted to remove the
defects of agricultural marketing?
Or
Define agricultural marketing policy. What are the objectives of agricultural marketing policy in
Pakistan?
Or
Discuss the problems and remedies for agricultural marketing in Pakistan
Question # 12
What steps have been taken by the government of Pakistan to promote export?
Or
Discuss in details various measures which Pakistan needs to take boost its exports.
Question # 13
Technology plays a vital role in economic development of a country. Discuss with reference to
Pakistan
Or
Describe the role of transportation and communication in the economic development of Pakistan
Question # 14
Discuss the importance of power resources in the development of a country. Briefly examine the
main power resources of Pakistan
Question # 15
What is monetary policy? Write about the monetary policy objectives and instruments in
Pakistan
Question # 16
What is meant by economic planning? Discuss its objectives and briefly review the economic
planning in the past two decades
Question # 17
Discuss major problem and remedies of Pakistans agricultural sector


MPORTANT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
RECOMMENDED BOOK: ECONOMICS OF PAKISTAN (7TH EDITION, 2012-
13) AUTHOR: AHSAN KHAN
(ahsankhaneco@yahoo.com) (www.ahsankhaneco.blogspot.com) (0300-
8046243)
Chapter 01 FEATURES OF DEVELOPING ECONOMY
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01
What are Various Characteristics of Underdeveloped Countries?
(2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) 13
02
What is the difference between economic growth and economic
development? (2012) 17
03
How Economic Development can be Measured? Discuss briefly the
Problems being Faced in this regard in the Under Developed 22
countries like Pakistan. (2005, 2007, 2008, 2012)

Chapter 02 OBSTACLES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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What are the Economic, Social and Political Obstacles in the
Economic Development of Pakistan? (2000, 2002, 2003, 2007,
2009, 2010) 28
02
Vicious Circle of Poverty is a Basic Cause of Under Development.
Discuss Various Measures to Break this Circle in Pakistan. (2004,
2010) 31

Chapter 03 PRE-REQUISITES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
01
What are the Pre-requisites of Economic Development? How far do
they Exist in Pakistan? (2001, 2004) 38
02
Technology plays a vital role in economic development of a country.
Discuss with reference to Pakistan. (2004, 2010, 2007, 2011) 41
03 Write a note on Natural Resources of Pakistan. (2012) 46
04
Discuss the importance of power resources in the development of a
country. Briefly examine the main power resources of Pakistan.
(2011) 47

Chapter 04 CAPITAL FORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
01
Please Discuss in Detail the Role of Capital Formation in the
Economic Development of Pakistan? (2001, 2002, 2005, 2009) 59

Chapter 05 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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Pakistan is an Agrarian Economy. Still its Yield Per Acre is low.
Do You agree with the Statement? Please elaborate. (2001, 2005,
2006, 2012) 71
02
What is meant by the Mechanization of Agriculture? Give sound
arguments For and Against the Mechanization of Agriculture in
Pakistan. (2000, 2002, 2007, 2008) 75
03
What is co-operative farming? It is not successful in Pakistan? Give
suggestions? (2000, 2002, 2009) 79
Chapter 06 AGRICULTURE CREDIT
01
What are the Problems of Agricultural Finance? Suggest Remedies
toSolve the Problem of Agricultural Finance? (2001, 2003, 2002,
2004, 2006, 2009) 92
02
Discuss in detail the role of ZTBL in the development of Agriculture
sector? (2000) 97

Chapter 07 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
01
What is Agriculture Marketing? Discuss its Problems and Measures
to Improve its Functions in Pakistan. (2004, 2010, 2011) 102

Chapter 08 AGRICULTURAL PRICE POLICY
01
What is agriculture price policy? Please elaborate its role in the
development of agriculture sector in Pakistan. (2009) 107

Chapter 10 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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What are the Causes of Industrial Backwardness in Pakistan? How
can the Government of Pakistan faster the Industrial Development?
(2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009) 129
02 Discuss the role of Govt. to develop the industrial sector. (2012) 133
03
Discuss the Role of Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan to
increase Industrial Production and Exports of Pakistan. (2001, 2003) 135
04
What is the Impact of Privatization Policy of the Government of
Pakistan? (2000, 2004) 138

Chapter 11 COTTAGE &SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY
01
What is the Importance of the Small Scale and the Cottage industries
in Pakistan? Discuss their Problems and the Remedies.
(2003,2005,2009) 151
02
What is cottage and small-scale industry? Describe the main
problems faced by the small-scale industries in Pakistan? (2002,
2008) 154
03 Discuss the Role of Govt. to uplift of Small-scale Industries. (2006) 156
04
Discuss problems and importance of small scale industry in
Pakistan? Enumerate governments role to develop small scale
industry? (2010)
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Chapter 12 HUMAN RESOURCES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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What is meant by Human capital? What are the Problems of Human
Capital Formation in an UDCs like Pakistan? (2000, 2001, 2003,
2012) 162
02
Please Enumerate Causes of Unemployment in Pakistan and also
Suggest Remedies. (2005, 2010) 166
03 Define Manpower and also explain its salient features. (2008) 173

Chapter 13 FOREIGN TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
01
What Steps have been Taken by the Government of Pakistan to
Promote Exports? (2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011) 183
02
What are the causes of adverse Balance of Payment in Pakistan?
Suggest measuring to improve the BOP of Pakistan. (2008) 187
03
What are the Causes of Adverse Balance of Trade in Pakistan?
Suggest the Possible Measures to Improve the Balance of Trade of
Pakistan. (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008) 192
04
What is Foreign Direct Investment? Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of FDI for developing countries like Pakistan. (2011) 197

Chapter 14 TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
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Describe the Role of Transportation and Communication in the
Economic Development of Pakistan? (2005, 2010, 2006, 2007) 207
02
What are the Problems of Railways? Can these Problems by Solved
by the Privatization of Railways? Give Your Argument For and
Against the Privatization of Railways. (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2006, 2009) 210
03
Critically Examine the Importance of Motorway Project in the
Economy of Pakistan. (2006) 213

Chapter 15 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN PAKISTAN
01 What is economic planning? Discuss its objectives. (2012) 219

Chapter 16 BANKING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
01
Discuss the role of State Bank of Pakistan in economic development
of Pakistan? (2000, 2002, 2004) 238
02
What is monetary policy? Write about the monetary policy
objectives and instruments in Pakistan. (2011) 240
03
Discuss the Merits and Demerits of Nationalization of Commercial
Banks in Pakistan. Why are Banks being privatized? (2006) 247
04
What is inflation? Please discuss its causes & suggest measures to
overcome the same in Pakistan. (2009, 2010) 251

Chapter 17 FOREIGN AID & LOANS
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01 Discuss merits & de-merits of foreign assistance. (2009) 257
02
Inter and Foreign Debts are a burden on the Economy of Pakistan.
Give Suggestions For the Retirement of these Debts. (2004, 2007) 261

Chapter 18 FISCAL POLICY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
01 Federal Budget 2012-13 270