Demographic Trends | MCQs

Explanation

Fifth largest country: Pakistan

Second Largest Muslim country: Pakistan

Explanation

As per Pakistan's 2023 Census, Sindh province recorded an annual population growth rate of 2.57%, slightly higher than Punjab’s 2.53% and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 2.38%.

Based on that growth rate ranking, Sindh experienced the largest population growth among the listed provinces in 2023.

Explanation

The 2017 Census was held in Pakistan after 19 years.

They were delayed until 1998 and 2017 due to politicization and instability.

It is the 6th National Population Census in Pakistan 

The census was undertaken in two phases:

• first from 15th March to 15th April 2017
• second from 25th April to 25th May 2017.

Explanation

Only six hundred people live in this city.

اس شہر میں صرف چھ سو لوگ رہتے ہیں۔

The preposition "in" is used to indicate that the people reside within the boundaries of the city.

Explanation

2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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Explanation

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

It is the world's fifth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212.2 million.

It is the world's second-largest Muslim population. 

Explanation

Pakistan is the world's fifth-most populous country

with a population of almost 242 million

While 

the top 10 most populous countries in the world

China

India

the United States

Indonesia

Pakistan

Brazil

Nigeria

Bangladesh

Russia

and Mexico

 "All important Question about Pakistan"

Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area

and 2nd largest in South Asia

Capital of Pakistan is: Islamabad

Currency of Pakistan: Pakistani Rupee

National Flower of Pakistan: Jesmine

National Animal of Pakistan: Markhor

National Bird of Pakistan: Chukar

National Day of Pakistan: 14 August

National Game of Pakistan: Hockey

Official Language: Urdu

Religion: Islam

National River: Indus

National fruit: mangeo

Explanation

The annual average rate of change of population size, for a given country, territory, or geographic area, during a specified period. 

It expresses the ratio between the annual increase in the population size and the total population for that year, usually multiplied by 100.

Explanation

Since then regular censuses have been conducted after every ten years in the year ending at one.

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