FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1995
GEOGRAPHY, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 100
Note: Attempt five questions in all including Question No. 8, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.1. Discuss the main features of the relationship between Developed and Less Developed countries.
Q.2. What are the main resources of South Asia? Compare the resources Of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
Q.3. Discuss the factors responsible for increasing urbanization. What are the main problems arising from the increase of urban settlements!
Q.4. identify the trends and problems in the Textile Industry in Pakistan.
Q.5. Describe the pattern of International Trade of agricultural products.
Q.6. Discuss the relationship between population, resources and the environment and the trends emerging at the end of the twentieth century.
Q.7. What is Pakistan’s position with regard to education and the social sectors in Asia (excluding Russia)?
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Q.8. Answer any TEN questions. Write the correct/ best answer.
i). The fastest growing religion is: (a) Christianity (b) Buddhism (c) Islam (d) Hinduism
ii). The terminal costs are lowest for: (a) road transport (b) rail transport (c) Ocean transport (d) air transport
iii). The SAARC region comprises of: (a) Five countries (b) Six countries (c) Seven countries (d) Eight countries
iv). The average size of agricultural holdings is largely governed by: (a) the size of the country (b) the pressure of population (c) the amount of cultivated land available (d) the system of land tenure
v). Population Pyramids show: (a) the rate of increase of the population (b) age-sex structure of the population (c) the increase in total population over time d) the growth rate of the population by sex
vi) The sector model of urban functions was developed by: (a) Burgess (b) Hoyt (c) Harris und Ullman (d) Christaller
vii). The biggest exporter of food is: (a) India (b) Brazil (c) Canada (d) Egypt
viii) The origin of agriculture was somewhere in: (a) Australia (b) Middle East Europe (c) Canada (d) Europe
ix) The late 18th Century is known for: (a) the discovery of oil (b) the green revolution (c) the Paris commune (d) the industrial Revolution
x). NIC s stand for: (a). National Investment Corporation (b). Newly Industrializing Countries (c). New International Companies (d). None of these
Xi) The Sundarbans are: (a) a hill tribe in India (b) Part of the Indus delta (c) mangrove forest in Bangladesh (d) a religious group in the Maldives
Xil) The Baltic Sea is located between: (a) England and Norway (b) England and France (c) Sweden and Finland (d) Sweden and Europe
xiii) Canberra is the capital of: (a) Canada b) New Zealand (c) Australia (d) Chile
xiv) The Prairies are: (a) a mountain range (b) a river valley (c) a forest (d) grasslands
xv) The Sidhnai canals in Pakistan take off from: (a) river Indus (b) (b) river Ravi (c) river Jhelum (d) river Sutlej