FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SOCIOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet. (20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1 The______ paradigm depicts society as a stable orderly system in which the majority of the members share a common set of values.
(A) Symbolic interactionist perspective (B) Conflict perspective (C) Structural functionalism (D) Identification theory
2 A ______ is intellectual stimulus calling for an answer.
(A) Hypothesis (B) Research problem (C) Generalization (D) Unit of analysis
3 ______ in which the questions, their wording, and their sequence are fixed and are identical for every respondent.
(A) The focused interviews (B) Non directive interview (C) Schedule-structured interview (D) Participant observation
4 ___________ combine two or more questions in one.
(A) Contingency questions (B) Threatening questions (C) Leading questions (D) Double barreled questions
5 The focus of _________ is to understand the culture from emic (insider) and etic (outsider)
perspective.
(A) Case study (B) Naturalistic observation (C) Content analysis (D) Ethnography
6 _______________ is based on the claim by the leaders, and a belief on the part of the followers, that there is virtue in the sanctity of age-old rules and powers.
(A) Traditional authority (B) Legal authority (C) Ideal-Typical bureaucracy (D) Charismatic authority
7 Durkheim introduced the concept of ‘anomie’ in his study of:
(A) Suicide (B) Social control (C) Social progress (D) Modernization
8 Karl Marx was inspired by the dialectical method of:
(A) Saint Simon (B) Hegel (C) Engel (D) Weber
9 For__________, modernity was defined by the capitalist economy.
(A) Marx (B) Weber (C) Durkheim (D) Georg Simmer
10 Augusta Comte believed that __________ could be applied to the study of society and human behavior.
(A) Comparative method (B) Phenomenology (C) Longitudinal (D) Scientific method
11 Parsons’ analysis of social system is based on the principle of:
(A) Manifest function (B) Division of labor (C) Homeostasis (D) Functional unity
12 Who among the following stressed upon the interdependence of different parts of society?
(A) Augusta Comte (B) Karl Marx (C) Emile Durkheim (D) Herbert Spencer
13 Which of the following is a quality associated with qualitative interviewing as opposed to quantitative interviewing?
(A) Replicability. (B) Generalizability. (C) Flexibility (D) Sustainability
14 According to_________, society has passed through three stages, namely theological, metaphysical and positive.
(A) Divine origin theory (B) Rousseau (C) Augusta Comte (D) Giddings
15 _________ related to the fundamental needs of the society.
(A) Mores (B) Folkways (C) Habits (D) Fashions
16 ____________ is an appropriate method when the phenomenon to be observed is communication, rather than behavior or physical objects.
(A) Personal observation (B) Content analysis (C) Trace analysis (D) Mechanical observation
17 In ______________ a conclusion is drawn on the basis of observed instances.
(A) Deductive (B) Inductive (C) Generalization (D) None of these
18 _________ refers to whether the manipulation of the independent variables caused the observed effect on the dependent variables.
(A) External validity (B) Internal validity (C) Matching (D) Randomization
19 ___________ is a process in which rivalries and cultural differences tend to disappear gradually by the process of time.
(A) Assimilation (B) Accommodation (C) Amalgamation (D) Acculturation
20 The rule of sociological method was written by:
(A) Emile Durkheim (B) Spencer (C) Parson (D) Karl Marx
PART-II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Q. No. 2. How is the public opinion formed? How the contemporary trends in social media are shaping the public opinion in Pakistan? How would you compare social media with conventional methods of public opinion formation? (20)
Q. No. 3. Explain the structure of authority as described by Max Weber. Substantiate the concept of traditional authority, legal authority and charismatic authority, with examples. (20)
Q. No. 4. What are formal and informal means of social control? Discuss with examples. How have these means been deployed for creating social control in Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 5. Emile Durkheim identified key role of “social integration” in social life. How Durkheim correlates suicide with social integration and why? How different social institutions of Pakistan help to enhance social integration? Explain the changing dynamics of these social institutions with examples. (20)
Q. No. 6. What is the culture of poverty? How does this culture affect poverty alleviation interventions? Recommend measures to alleviate poverty in the country. (20)
Q. No. 7. Write a note on “Deviance”. What are socio cultural causes of deviance in Pakistan? How do you compare deviance in rural versus urban life? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each) (20)
(i) Symbolic interactionism (ii) Conflict theory (iii) Cultural assimilation and acculturation
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