FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE, PAPER-I
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 ONE Question from SECTION-I and THREE Questions from SECTION-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.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
SECTION-A
Q. No. 2. Explain Bentham`s greatest happiness of the greatest number. (20)
Q. No. 3. What are Al-Ghazali`s pre-requisites for becoming a Khalifa? (20)
Q. No. 4. Expound Iqbal`s vision for rise of Muslims in South Asia in the era of colonialism. (20)
Q. No. 5. Write short notes on the following (10 each) (20)
(a) Existentialism is humanism
(b) Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am)
SECTION-B
Q. No. 6. Rights and duties are two facets of the same coin. Elaborate. (20)
Q. No. 7. In an Islamic state, Islam is considered a complete code of life, which provides guidelines for proper management of political power. Elaborate. (20)
Q. No. 8. What are salient features of a professional and apolitical bureaucracy? (20)
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