FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-1996
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs, Max, Marks: 100
Note: Attempt FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks:
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For a good reporter and a news analyst, it is important that he should be well-versed with the Directing Principles of the constitution, national history, security concepts, and the nation’s psyche. Discuss.
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Make a comparison of the impact of electronic media with the print media on the national outlook.
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Describe the characteristics of feedback and determine its role in making the process of communication effective and efficient.
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What is objective reporting and where does it start hurting people as well as society?
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How can media play a constructive role in opinion-making?
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Our media do not mirror the soul of our nation; have become the prophet of doom, spread cynicism, and graft foreign values. Discuss.
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Give an overview of the evolution of the Press in Pakistan before and after independence.
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Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:
(i) Two-step flow of communication
(ii) Educational functions of electronic media
(11) Problems of the Press in Pakistan
(iv) Opinion leader
(v) Communication noise
(vi) Encoding and decoding