English Essay CSS Paper 2018

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2018 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. Real development should transform people’s lives, not just economic statistics.

2. Higher education in Pakistan: ills and remedies.

3. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

4. China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and it’s socio-economic implications for the region and the world.

5. Beware the barrenness of a busy life!

6. The emerging power of social media: prospects and problems.

7. In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise human rights and civil liberties.

8. The threat of global warming and the ways to counter it.

9. Will the “Rule of Law” always remain an impracticable myth in our country?

10. Democracy in Pakistan: Hopes and Hurdles