FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-1990
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 100
Note: Answer any FIVE of the-following questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write comprehensive notes on any TWO of the following: (a) Role of opinion leader (b) Educational function of mass media. (c) Trends of the press in Pakistan.
2. “Communication is a process based on a series of action or operations always in motion directed towards a particular goal.” Describe.
3. With the help of models describe the role of feedback in making communication effective.
4. One of the major functions of mass media is to transmit news to target audiences. What are the essentials of news reporting for electronic and print media?
5. Many perceptive individuals think that the press in Pakistani has been divisive, parochial and not helpful in projecting Pakistani nationalism. Comment.
6. Considering the problems faced by the press in Pakistan, discuss its future prospects.
7. Television is mass entertainer, mass informer, mass persuader and mass educator. In your opinion what should be the role of television in ari ideological state like Pakistan.
8. Compare the effectiveness of print electronic media in changing attitudes and soc!al behaviour.
9. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (a) Source (b) Message (c) Decoding (d) Noise (e) Mass Media (f) Codes