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KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF PMS OFFICER / AETO BPS-17 (2025)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / PAKISTAN AFFAIRS
Time Allowed: 03 Hours Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions.
Q.No.1 (20)
The year 1857 marked a turning point for the Muslims of South Asia. Critically evaluate the intellectual challenges they faced and analyze the responses formulated to address them.
Q.No.2 (20)
Compare and contrast the role of Nadwat al-Ulama with the Deoband and Aligarh movements in shaping the religious, intellectual, and educational responses of Indian Muslims to colonial modernity.
Q.No.3 (20)
Khilafat Movement was both a religious cause and a political strategy. Discuss its implications for the subsequent course of Muslim Indian politics.
Q.No.4 (20)
Evaluate the role of the separate electorate system in the evolution of the Pakistan Movement.
Q.No.5 (20)
Assess the role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in transforming Muslim identity into a mass political movement for Pakistan.
Q.No.6 (20)
Pakistan has faced repeated failures in framing and sustaining a stable constitutional order. Discuss the causes and consequences of constitutional breakdowns in Pakistan’s history.
Q.No.7 (20)
Despite being considered as corrupt or inefficient, democratic governments in Pakistan still provide space for accountability, civil liberties, and peaceful political competition. Discuss.
Q.No.8 (20)
Discuss the significance of Pakistan’s geographical location. How has it been both an asset and a liability for the state’s security and foreign policy?