Industrialisation and International Trade

Total Questions: 30

1 - A city famous for the cotton and textile industry:

A ) Faisalabad ✅

B ) Lahore

C ) Rawalpindi

D ) Sialkot

Explanation:

The textile sector is Pakistan’s largest manufacturing industry, accounting for about 60% of exports and employing a significant portion of the industrial workforce .

Famous Cities for Textile Industry in Pakistan:

Here are the top cities in Pakistan known for their textile production and exports:

✅ 1. Faisalabad – Manchester of Pakistan

Specialty: Cotton textiles, yarn, fabric, dyeing, and printing
Why Famous: Largest textile hub of Pakistan, home to thousands of mills and factories.
Key Products: Home textiles, garments, towels, knitwear

✅ 2. Karachi - Capital of Sindh Province and Pakistan’s largest city

Specialty: Ready-made garments, knitwear, denim, towels
Why Famous: Major industrial and export port city, houses many textile export zones.
Key Products: High-volume production for exports

✅ 3. Lahore-City of Gardens
Cultural Capital of Pakistan

Specialty: Fashion apparel, textile design, branded clothing
Why Famous: Hub of fashion and branded textiles; combines traditional and modern industries.
Key Products: Designer clothes, fashion apparel, high-end garments

✅ 4. Sialkot- World’s largest hand-sewn football producer

Specialty: Sportswear and industrial textiles
Why Famous: World-renowned for export of sports goods, including textile-based sportswear.
Key Products: Jerseys, track suits, football kits, gloves

✅ 5. Multan- City of Saints

Specialty: Handmade textiles, cotton, and embroidered fabrics
Why Famous: Known for traditional textile crafts and cotton production.
Key Products: Embroidery, handloom items, khaddar, lawn

🌍 International Comparison

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Garments
Tirupur (India) – Knitwear
Guangzhou (China) – All categories
are also textile giants.

2 - One of the major imports of Pakistan:

A ) Mineral oil ✅

B ) Sports goods

C ) Fruits

D ) Fish

3 - A process of a separation of seeds from the cotton boll:

A ) Spinning

B ) Ginning ✅

C ) Weaving

D ) None of these

4 - One of the major exports of Pakistan:

A ) Sugar

B ) Textile goods ✅

C ) Cement

D ) Sports goods

5 - Physical growth of cities is called:

A ) Immigration

B ) Urbanization ✅

C ) Industrialization

D ) None of these

6 - It is the most important large scale industry in Pakistan:

A ) Cement industry

B ) Textile industry ✅

C ) Sugar industry

D ) Steel industry

7 - In Pakistan cotton is grown mainly in the:

A ) Punjab and sindh ✅

B ) Sindh and Balochistan

C ) Punjab and kpk

D ) Kpk and Balochistan

8 - The ripe cotton boll is a mass of threads , each fastened to a seed;

A ) 2– 3 cm long

B ) 2 – 4 cm long

C ) 2 – 5 cm long ✅

D ) 2– 6 cm long

9 - This machine twists the fibres together to make yarn or thread:

A ) Gin

B ) Drawing machine

C ) Carding machine

D ) Spinning machine ✅

10 - Textile industry contributes towards export of Pakistan:

A ) 40%

B ) 50%

C ) 60% ✅

D ) 70%