FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2024
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SOCIOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS-20
PART-I (MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
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.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Discuss the intricate relationship between culture and socialization, highlighting key mechanisms
through which the cultural elements are internalized by the individuals in a society. Give examples to
illustrate your answer. (20)
Q. No. 3. The individuals are the limbs of the society and behave as the cells of the body”. Discuss this statement
with the help of organismic theory in sociology. Explain how this theory helps in addressing the profound
question of relationship between individual and society? (20)
Q. No. 4. Applying functionalist perspective, discuss the interdependence of social institutions and their role in
maintaining social equilibrium in society. Give examples from Pakistani society to elaborate your answer. (20)
Q. No. 5. What is social control? How do social control mechanisms help to maintain social der and create a
harmonized society? What are the consequences of labeling an individual as deviant through the social
control mechanisms? (20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss “verstehen” in the context of interpretive approach in social sciences. How the concept of
verstehen shaped Max Weber’s understanding to gain knowledge about society and the social actors? (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss the key components of research design in quantitative research, including research questions
and hypothesis, variables, theoretical framework, sampling, data collection methods and tools, and data
analysis techniques. How do these elements contribute towards conducting a well-organized quantitative
research study? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following: (10 each) (20)
(i) Survey Research (ii) Postmodern Theory
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