FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2024
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-III
(PAKISTAN AFFAIRS)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1 Sindh river has been mentioned in:
(A) Yajur Ved (B) Saam Ved (C) Rig Ved (D) Arath Ved
2 Pakistan was re-elected for the seventh time to the UN committee on Non-Governmental Organizations on:
(A) 11 Feb 2022 (B) 19 March 2022 (C) 17 April 2021 (D) 13 April 2022
3 Who wrote the Book “Kitab-ul-Hind”?
(A) Mujadid Alf Sani (B) Shah Waliullah (C) Syed Ahmed Shahed (D) Al-Beruni
4 What is considered as the greatest monument of Pakistan-China collaboration?
(A) Karachi-Gawadar Highway (B) Karakoram Highway (C) Lahore Orange Line (D) K2 Base-camp
5 Which Mountain Range Separates Pakistan And Afghanistan?
(A) Karakoram (B) Pamirs (C) The Hindu Kush (D) Kirthar
6 Who was the first leader of opposition in the first National Assembly constituted under the 1962 constitution of Pakistan?
(A) Sardar Bahadur Khan (B) Hussain Shaheed (C) Syed Fakhar Imam (D) Ghulam Haider Wain
7 What was the official language declared in 1956 constitution?
(A) Urdu (B) Bengali (C) Hindi (D) Both (A) & (A)
8 Pakistan conducted its first successful test fire of Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3 having a range of 450 kilometers on:
(A) 9 January 2017 (B) 11 January 2017 (C) 13 January 2017 (D) 15 January 2017
9 Abdul Rabb Nishtar was first ____________ of Pakistan.
(A) Interior Minister (B) Defense Minister (C) Communication Minister (D) None of these
10 Pakistan is one of the largest contributor to the UN Peacekeeping missions, constituting over __________ of UN’s total deployment.
(A) 7% (B) 9% (C) 11% (D) 13%
11 What is the total cost of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?
(A) $ 72 Billion (B) $ 62 Billion (C) $ 26 Billion (D) $ 32 Billion
12 Operation “Swift Resort” was launched by:
(A) USA against Afghanistan (B) Pakistan against India (C) India against Pakistan (D) None of these
13 In which country Pakistan opened its first embassy?
(A) China (B) Afghanistan (C) Iran (D) India
14 Pakistan is NOT a member of the following organization:
(A) D-8 (B) G-20 (C) SCO (D) United Nations
15 The Name Of First Pakistani Aircraft Is:
(A) JF-17 Thunder (B) JF-8 Thunder (C) JF-9 Thunder (D) JF-11 Thunder
16 In Which Of The Following District The Shrine Of Shah Abdul Latif (ﺭﺡ) Located In?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Matiari (C) Dadu (D) Thatta
17 An agreement on the demarcation of boundaries was concluded between Pakistan and China in the
year: (A) 1961 (B) 1962 (C) 1963 (D) 1964
18 Who was the Prime Minister of India at the time of Tashkent agreement?
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri“ (B) Indra Gandi (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) None of these
19 No person shall be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan unless he has been a
judge of a High Court for a period of:
(A) Five years (B) Seven years (C) Nine years (D) Fifteen years
20 Who is Pakistan’s first female mountaineer to conquer Mount Everest?
(A) Nazia Parveen (B) Samina Baig (C) Mahoor Shahzad (D) Benazir Bhutto
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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) 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.
Q. No. 2. Political stability remains an elusive concept in Pakistan. Explore the factors contributing to the fractured nature of Pakistan’s polity and discuss potential reforms to the constitutional and political structure that could foster stability. (20)
Q. No. 3. Keeping in view the socio-politico circumstances of sub-continent, discuss the role of Sheikh Ahmed Sarhindi (Mujadid Alf Thani) who revived Islamic Ideology and established Muslim identity in sub-continent. (20)
Q. No. 4. The Democratization process in Pakistan is still weak and ambiguous. Do you consider dynastic politics and feudalism are the major hindrances on the way of establishing true democratic system in Pakistan? Explain. (20)
Q. No. 5. Global warming presents an existential threat to states like Pakistan. Examine the far-reaching impacts of global warming on Pakistan and propose a model of economic development that aligns with environmental protection. (20)
Q. No. 6. How should Pakistan manage the equitable distribution of resources among different ethnic regions to address historical grievances and promote developments across the country? (20)
Q. No. 7. In Modern day democracy there must be a Pragmatic Civil-Military relationship to deal all the internal and external security threats. Analyze with reference to the role of Pakistan’s security and stability in South-Asia. (20)
Q. No. 8. Since Independence, the most critical concern for Internal security is National Integration. Discuss the role of constitutional provisions enabling provincial autonomy and devolution of Power to strengthen National integration in Pakistan? (20)
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