FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2016
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS – 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – SOCIOLOGY
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) 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
Q. No. 2. Discuss the application of Sociology in agriculture, health and industries with examples. (20)
Q. No. 3. Why social stratification is an inevitable for a society? Explain its determinants in the context of Pakistani society. (20)
Q. No. 4. Culture is the essence of the worthwhile, but there is a clear menace to the very soul of the citizen when culture becomes a tool in the hands of the regime of the day with which to transform the outlook of the citizen. Comment. (20)
Q. No. 5. Youth is an asset of any nation but Pakistani youth is inclined towards youth bulge. What strategies being an expert suggests the state to put the youth on positive track? Give your suggestions in the light of sociological theories. (20)
Q. No. 6. Describe the major work of Robert king Merton in Sociology. Explain his work with suitable examples. (20)
Q. No. 7. Which types of research by objective are commonly being used by NGOs and explain these types of research with suitable examples? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (10 each)
(a) Law of three stages by Comte (b) Suicide by Durkheim