FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 1982
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 any Five questions only. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Identify the following persons and briefly describe their claim to fame: (a) Dr. Ali Shariati (b) Leopold Senghor (c) Art Buchwald (d) Prince Sihanouk (e) Willy Brandt
2. Assess the Indian Prime Minister’s recent visit to the United States in terms of objectives and achievements.
3. Many thoughtful observers of the current international scene talk about a ‘new Yalta’. What is your assessment of the politics of the politics of the Superpower?
4. How do you account for the failure of the world community in general and the Muslim Ummah in particular to respond effectively to Israeli aggression in Lebanon?
5. What the North-South dialogue is about? What is its current position?
6. Identify the following organization and briefly discuss the nature of the their work:
(a) Amnesty International (b) The Muslim Brotherhood (Akhwan) (c ) Organization of American States (d) International Atomic Energy Agency
7. Discuss the convergence and divergence of the interests of the United States and Pakistan in South/South-West Asia.
8. Write notes on any Two of the following:
(a) Law of the Seas Treaty
(b) Geneva Parleys on Afghanistan
(c) Rapid Deployment Force
(d) Russian gas pipeline to West Europe.