FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 1983
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: Attempt Five questions. Questions No.1 is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) What do the following abbreviations stand for? (i) A.D.B (ii) W.F.C (iii) UNESCO (iv) IAEA (v) GCO
(b) Where are the following located? (i) Headquarters of the Arab League. (ii) The seat of International Court of Justice. (iii) Headquarters of Red Cross. (iv) Headquarters of Motamar Al-Alam-i-Islami (v) Headquarters of ASEAN
(c). Name any fide countries of Latin America.
(d) Who are the following? (i) Abu Musa (ii) Helmut Kohl (iii) Rauf Denktash (iv) Nikolai Tikhonov (v) Ainin Gemayel
2. Account for the failure of UNCTAD VI.
3. Discuss the main features of the decisions taken by the Joint Ministerial Commission of India of the Pakistan in its first meeting held in Islamabad.
4. Discuss the nature of the crisis in Kampuchea.
5. Critically evaluate the Geneva Talks on Afghanistan Problem.
6. What is the nature of the rift amongst the PLO factions?
7. What is the main dispute between Libya and Morocco? How have they decided to responsible for it?
8. Analyse the Soviet reaction to NATO’s plan to install new America medium range missiles.