FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2022
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS – 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
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. 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) Candidate must 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.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. “In developing countries with weak governance and accountahility mechanisms, there is no such thing as ‘public-private’ partnerships, but in reality only ‘private-private’ partnerships.” Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 3. “Without a presumption of confidentiality of government decision making and information, effective government is impossible.” Discuss if you agree with this statement while highlighting Pakistan’s experience with Freedom of Information Act. (20)
Q. No. 4. If circumstances in a country happen to be such that official corruption is not having any negative effect on economic growth, except for a moral argument is there any compelling reason to make a major effort against it? Discuss this statement by grounding it in the historical progress against public corruption by governments and institutions in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 5. The best approach to reduce corruption is a frontal assault on crooked officials and civil servants, with strong enforcement and severe penalties for corrupt behavior. Discuss if you agree while analyzing effectiveness of the Estacode and the code of ethics in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. Political science uses a variety of conceptual models to help explain political life and public policy. Compare and contrast the public choice theory and game theory in the context/experience of public policy making in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 7. Choose one of the following statements and support it with arguments. (20)
(a) “Outsourcing is a necessity when the public administration is weak.”
(b) “Outsourcing is a danger when the public administration is weak.”
Q. No. 8. While critically analyzing Pakistan’s experience with local government reform over the years, highlight the lessons that can be learnt from success stories of local government reforms in other developing countries by Pakistan. (20)