FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2024
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE, PAPER-II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE:
- (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- (ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
- (iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- (iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
- (v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
- (vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
PART-II
SECTION-A
Q. No.2.
What are the main characteristics of the United Kingdom’s current political system? Has this system been successful in creating efficient mechanisms to ensure adequate public participation in the affairs of state?(20)
Q. No. 3.
Have Pakistan’s economic ties with other regional countries improved due to the infrastructure development projects undertaken under the China-Pakistan Economic corridor component of the BRI? (20)
SECTION-B
Q. No. 4.
Bilateral relations with China are a pivotal component of Pakistan’s Foreign policy. What are the primary driving factors in this relationship? (20)
Q. No. 5.
Provide an outline of Pakistan’s federal system of government. Why has such an approach been chosen? How successful has it been in ensuring administrative efficiency? (20)
Q. No. 6.
Has the World Trade Organization (WTO) been successful in ensuring that global trade remains beneficial to most states/units in the international system? (20)
Q. No. 7.
Provide an assessment of how Quaid-e-Azam (Mohammad Ali Jinnah) employed political legalism to strengthen and legitimate the drive towards the creation of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 8.
What role have ideological factors played in the conceptualization of Pakistan’s foreign policy? (20)
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