FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 1974
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER II – Current Affairs
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer Five questions only. Questions 10, however, is compulsory. All question carry equal marks.
- Discuss the political and strategic implications of Pakistan’s move in the United Nations General Assembly for the declaration of South Asia as a Nuclear-Free Zone.
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Examine the impact of the use of oil as a weapon by the Arab States in their confrontations with Israel since the Arab-Israeli War of October 1973.
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Discuss the cause of the recent armed conflict in Cyprus and its international repercussions. What, in your view, can be a just, fair and durable solution of the Cyprus problems?
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Identify the gains made by the anti-colonial, liberation movements in the Africa continent in recent months. What role is the Organization of African Unity (OAU) playing in the liquidation of colonialism in Africa?
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Discuss the main decisions of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Lahore February 1974, and their importance for the Islamic World.
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What are the reasons for the strained relation between Moscow and Peking? Discus the attitude of the People’s Republic of China to the Soviet proposal for an Asian Security Alliance.
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What was the outcome of the United Nations-sponsored World Populations Conference recently held in Bucharest? Do you think that the present rate of increase in world populations poses a danger to the future of mankind? What populations control measures would you suggest for the Third World countries?
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What progress has been made towards the normalization of Indo-Pakistan relations since the signing of the Simla Agreement in July 1972?
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Examine the main objective of the NATO Alliance and the Warsaw Pact. Do you think that détente between the U.S.A and U.S.S.R will make these military alliances redundant?
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Write short notes on any SIX of the following:
(a) The Watergate Affairs (b) Haile Selassie (c) General Yak bu Gowon (d) Dr. Kurt Waldheim (e) Diego Garcia (f) Bulent Ecevit (g) Abdul-Aziz Bouteflika (h) Constantine (i) RCD (j) UNHCR