Pakistan Agriculture Quiz – Test Your Farming Knowledge

Test your knowledge of farming in Pakistan — crops, seasons, and government schemes. Answer all 10 questions, then check your score. No sign-up, and your answers are not saved anywhere.

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1. Which season are wheat, barley, and gram sown in?

Kharif seasonRabi seasonMonsoon seasonSummer season

Correct answer: Rabi season. Wheat and other Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in spring.

2. In wheat farming, what does CRI stand for?

Crop Rotation IndexCrown Root InitiationCanal Requirement IndicatorCertified Rice Irrigation

Correct answer: Crown Root Initiation. The CRI irrigation is the first, and most important, irrigation in wheat.

3. Which of these is a Kharif crop?

WheatBarleyCottonGram

Correct answer: Cotton. Cotton is sown in the Kharif season, while wheat, barley, and gram are Rabi crops.

4. Under Zarkhez-e, what is the maximum loan for a landowner?

Rs. 500,000Rs. 750,000Rs. 1,000,000Rs. 1,500,000

Correct answer: Rs. 1,000,000. Landowners can get up to Rs. 100,000 per acre, up to a maximum of Rs. 1,000,000. See our Zarkhez-e guide.

5. Under Zarkhez-e, what is the maximum loan for a tenant farmer?

Rs. 250,000Rs. 500,000Rs. 750,000Rs. 1,000,000

Correct answer: Rs. 500,000. Tenants are included in Zarkhez-e, with the same per-acre limit but a lower maximum.

6. Under Zarkhez-e, at least how much of the loan is given in-kind (seeds, fertiliser, pesticide, diesel)?

At least 25%At least 50%At least 75%100% — no cash at all

Correct answer: At least 75%. The cash share is limited: up to 25% for landowners and up to 15% for tenants.

7. What is the Zarkhez-e processing fee, paid through the portal?

Rs. 500Rs. 1,200Rs. 2,500No fee at all

Correct answer: Rs. 1,200. Be wary of anyone asking for a larger fee outside the portal.

8. Under Zarkhez-e, what is the land limit for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Up to 5 acresUp to 12.5 acresUp to 16 acresUp to 32 acres

Correct answer: Up to 12.5 acres. The limits are 16 acres in Sindh and 32 acres in Balochistan.

9. The JDW Group, covered in our agriculture business guides, is mainly associated with which industry?

TextilesSugar millsCementSteel

Correct answer: Sugar mills. JDW is one of Pakistan’s well-known sugar milling groups.

10. Wheat sowing in Pakistan mainly takes place in which months?

April to JuneJuly to SeptemberOctober to NovemberJanuary to February

Correct answer: October to November. Wheat is a Rabi crop, sown in late autumn and harvested in spring.

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