FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 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) 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. Nation building is best described as:
(A) Relations with neighbors (B) National identity (C) Rule of Law (D) Policy of isolation
2. __________claims that rich core capitalist societies succeed by exploiting poorer peripheral ones:
(A) World Economic Forum (B) World Politics Review (C) World Development Report (D) World System Theory
3. The main aim of CTBT is :
(A) Prevent the spread of Nuclear weapons (B) Eliminating Nuclear Weapons (C) Spread Nuclear Technology for Peace (D) Complete Cessation of Nuclear Testing
4. Southwest Asia is also Known as:
(A) Eurasia (B) Middle East (C) Asia Pacific (D) Greater Asia
5. Washington Consensus is:
(A) To maximize global welfare (B) To make new world order (C) To fight against terrorism (D) To support human right organizations
6. The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson were enunciated in:
(A) The Conference of Versailles (B) The Congress of Vienna (C) The Yalta Conference (D) None of these
7. MNCs are considered ________ in formation of state foreign policy
(A) Regional Actors (B) Interstate Actors (C) Non State Actors (D) Supranational Actors
8. ____________ invaded China in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion:
(A) USA (B) Germany (C) Soviet Union (D) Japan
9. Concert diplomacy is:
(A) Organise diplomatic interaction (B) New laws for diplomacy (C) Harmonized diplomatic negotiations (D) Luna-55
10. The term ‘containment’ was coined by:
(A) Harry S Trueman (B) F. W. de Klark (C) George F Kennan (D) Alfred Dreyfus
11. Two Goals of the World Bank includes:
(A) Eradicating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity (B) Reducing trade barriers and boosting trade (C) Increase foreign direct investment and promote economic stability (D) All of these
12. La Patrie a French word used for
(A) Motherland (B) Citizens (C) Fatherland (D) Empire
13. Author of the book “The Indus Saga and Making of Pakistan” is:
(A) Aitzaz Ahsan (B) Sherry Rehman (C) Shirin Mazari (D) Rashid Ahmed
14. Article 5 of NATO deals with:
(A) Collective Security (B) Collective Engagement (C) Collective Defense (D) Collective Responsibility
15. : In the constitution of USA, the first ten amendments are called:
(A) The rights of president (B) The bill of judicial review
(C) The bill of Rights (D) The bill of check and balances
16. An increase in the amount of nuclear weapons in the world is referred as:
(A) Zero Sum Game (B) Horizontal Proliferation (C) Vertical Proliferation (D) None of these
17. UNFCCC stands for:
(A) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(B) United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change
(C) United Nations Framework Covenant on Climate Change (D) None of these
18. : Contemporary Diplomacy is conducted by:
(A) State Actors (B) State and non state Actors (C) Trained diplomats (D) Citizens
19. International Relations is best explained by the theory of:
(A) Constructivism (B) Liberalism (C) Realism (D) Idealism
20. _____________ is the father of Pragmatism:
(A) Charles Sanders Peirce (B) Kenneth waltz (C) William James (D) John Ruggie
PART-II
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) 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. How modernists and post modernists analyse international relations? Analyse in comparative terms. (20)
Q. No. 3. It is argued that Critical Theory in International Relations is liberalism in disguise. Comment. (20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the importance of Treaty of Westphalia in development of the modern nation state system. How has globalization impacted the concept of sovereignty as it emanated from this treaty? (20)
Q. No. 5. Explain the concept of International Political Economy (IPE) and its key dimensions. How has it impacted international relations in the post cold war era? (20)
Q. No. 6. Do you think the Bretton Woods Institutions have been successful in achieving their goals, with particular reference to their responsibilities towards the developing countires? (20)
Q. No. 7. How does the rising economic power of India impact the foreign policy options available to Pakistan? On what lines do we need to re-strategize our approach in the emerging scenario? (20)
Q. No. 8. Make a comparison between hard and soft power. Explain the soft power potential of Pakistan and how it can be used to achieve foreign policy objectives of Pakistan? (20)
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