FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2023 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

ESSAY

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE:

• (i) Make an outline and write a COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY (2500-3000 words) on any ONE of the given topics. Make sure you use different forms of discourses, e.g. exposition, argumentation, description and narration. Credit will be given for organization, relevance and clarity.
• (ii) No Page/Space be left blank between the answer. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.

PART-II

1. Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.

2. The one who uses force is afraid of reasoning.

3. Not all recycling projects are cost effective.

4. The fool speaks, and the wise listens.

5. A friend walks in when everyone else walks out.

6. Online learning is not only convenient but often more effective than traditional classroom
instruction.

7. To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food.

8. People have become overly dependent on technology.

9. Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child.

10. Boys will be boys.

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