FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION -2025
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – II
(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS (PART-I) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:20
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) 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 question will not be considered.
Part II
Q No. 2: What do you know about ethnicity in Pakistan? Do you think its emergence is a serious threat to the national integration of Pakistan? Explain your opinion with reference to various scholarly evidence and suggest your recommendations to deal with it. (20)
Q No. 3: Discuss in detail the reasons for the fragility of the economic stability of Pakistan and suggest pragmatic remedial measures for ensuring smooth and sustainable economic growth. (20)
Q No. 4: Discuss the contours of Pakistan’s strategic relations with India and Afghanistan in detail. Do you foresee any serious challenges from these neighbors in the near future? Explain your opinion with scholarly evidence. (20)
Q No. 5: Discuss the major contours of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime and discuss the prospects of their success/failure with reference to the India-United States strategic partnership. (20)
Q No. 6: Discuss the emergence of SCO and BRICS as a challenge to American politico-economic dominance in world politics. What measures can be taken by the US to counter them? (20)
Q No. 7: Discuss the prospects of peace in South Asia with reference to the Kashmir Conflict and the Nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. (20)
Q No. 8: Discuss the reasons for environmental degradation in Pakistan and suggest remedial measures for sustainable environmental rehabilitation. (20)
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