COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC -2025
SUBJECT: SOCIAL WORK (PAPER-I)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
i. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
ii. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
iii. 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 question will not be considered.
Q.No.1: What do you know about the Islamic concept of social welfare? Also, highlight the salient features of the first welfare state.
Q.No.2: What, in your opinion, are the similarities and differences between rural and urban communities of Pakistan?
Q.No.3: What do you know about social norms that govern our beliefs, behaviors, and interactions with others? Illustrate your answer by giving examples.
Q.No.4: Define socialization and discuss in detail the role of family as the primary institution for socialization of an individual.
Q.No.5: What are the basic mechanisms of social change? How and why does social change happen?
Q.No.6: Pen down various factors that hinder the political institution from fulfilling its due role in the context of Pakistan.
Q.No.7: Please comment on the present system of education in Pakistan. Highlight its strengths and weaknesses.
Q.No.8: Do you think that Pakistan, as a stronghold of religion, can slow the pace of social change resulting from globalization?
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