FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015
ECONOMICS, PAPER-II
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. How Lorenze curve measures the poverty and income inequalities? Discuss critically. (20)
Q. No. 3. “Economy without economic planning is like a ship having no destination”. Comment. (20)
Q. No. 4. How agriculture development is based on ‘Green Revolution’? Discuss as how it brought revolutionary changes in agriculture development? (20)
Q. No. 5. ‘Domestic resource development is a strategy of economic development’. Discuss as how industrial development is helpful to achieve this goal? (20)
Q. No. 6. “Public sector enterprises are white elephant for the economy”. Discuss as how privatization can play appositive role to address this issue? (20)
Q. No. 7. Do you think as how modern approach of economic development is in accordance with the human welfare? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following: (20)
(a) Poverty line (6)
(b) Basic Need Approach for poverty alleviation (7)
(c) Economic growth (7)