FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS – 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART – I (MCQs): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART – I (MCQs): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART – II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
PART-II
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.
(v) Use of Calculator is allowed.
Q. No. 2. Elaborate on the theories of privatization. Discuss example the impact of Downsizing on the Telecommunication sector of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 3. How do non-tariff barriers affect international business? Critically discuss with reference to Less Developed Countries. (20)
Q. No. 4. (a). Supply chain managers should be aware of the characteristic of forecasting. Why or why not? Critically discuss in detail.
(b). Discuss the components of a forecast and forecasting methods with examples. Explain the role of information technology in forecasting. (20)
Q. No. 5. Critically examine “Foreign Direct Investment and the strategic logic behind it for the development of a country, especially for Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss and evaluate the endeavors during past decades in Pakistan for the development of the Islamic Economic System. (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss the difference between the theories of Herzberg and Maslow. Elaborate with reasons for which of these theories you prefer in the Pakistani context. (20)
Q. No. 8. Discuss the following with examples in relation to the services sector: (5 each) (20)
(a) Management Information System
(b) Globalization across different cultures
(c) Meaning and importance of entrepreneurship
(d) Reinventing Organization
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