English Essay CSS Paper 2016

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2016 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS

MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: (i) Make an outline and write a COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY (2500-3000 words) on any ONE of the given topics. Make sure you use different forms of discourses, e.g. exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Credit will be given for organization, relevance, and clarity.

(ii) No Page/Space be left a blank between the answer. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.

1. The world as a global village: Learning to live together.

2. We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.

3. Water crisis and national unity.

4. The place of Urdu in Pakistan and the Supreme Court’s ruling on making Urdu the official language of the country.

5. The crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution building.

6. Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects, and challenges.

7. Gender equality is a myth!

8. The creation of new provinces in Pakistan: Implications for an integrated country.

9. Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability?

10. Frailty, thy name is woman.