PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO
THE POSTS OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE-2021
SUBJECT: SOCIOLOGY (PAPER-II)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAX MARKS: 100
NOTE: 1 All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
2 Write Q. No. In the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
3 No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
4 Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Attempt FIVE Questions in All. Attempt in Urdu or English
Q1. What do you understand by the scientific method of research? Discuss any five characteristics of the scientific method.
Q2. What is the difference between deviance and crime? Discuss the types of violent crime in detail.
Q3. There are two major explanations for the unequal distribution of the world’s wealth and power: modernization theory and dependency theory. Each theory suggests a different solution to the suffering of hungry people in the world. Pick up any one of the two theories and evaluate its application to developing countries.
Q4. The theory of demographic transition is a thesis that /inks population patterns to a society’s level of technological development. Explain how the technological developments affect the different stages of population growth as given in the theory of demographic transition. In this framework where do you place Pakistan? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q5. The Covid-19 pandemic directly affects the process of tourism in many countries of the world. How does the Covid-19 pandemic affect the tourism and hospitality industry of Pakistan?
Q6. Discuss the importance of statistical analysis in sociological studies. Write a detailed note bout the use of “univariate” and “bi-variate” statistical techniques for data analysis.
Q7. Define cultural lag.? Explain the factors that caused a cultural lag in Pakistan.
Q8. Write a note on any two of the following:
(i) Participant and non-Participant observation (ii) Gender Equality and Gender Equity (iii) Economic Stagnation (iv) Ethics of Research
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