FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, 2012
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ,
PAPER-II
(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
Roll Number
TIME
ALLOWED: (PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES
MAXIMUM MARKS:
20
THREE HOURS (PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES
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.
PART-I ((MCQs) (COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Circle on the OMR
Answer Sheet. (20x120)
(ii) Answers given anywhere other than !"# Answer Sheet shall not be
considered.
$. The Silsilah Chishtiyah was founded in sub continent by whom?
(a) Khawaja Bahaud din Naqshbandi (b) Khawaja
Mueenud din Ajmeri
(c) Sh. Bahaud din Zakria
(d) %one of these
&. When Shah Waliullah died?
(a) $$'& (b) $('& (c) $)'& (d)
%one of these
*. Who was appointed the first Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband?
(a) Maulana Mamluk Ali (b) Haji Muhammad Aabid (c) Maulana
Muhammad Qasim (d) %one of these
+. Martin Luther King, 1r. was an clergyman, activist, and leader. He is
famous for:
(a) Civil #ights "ovement using non,violent civil disobedience in -SA.
(b) Civil rights "ovement using violence in South Africa.
(c) Civil #ights "ovement using non,violent civil disobedience in .ndia.
(d) Civil rights "ovement using non,violence in Costa #ica.
/. Which of the following Country has absolutely no military forces?
(a) Costa #ica (b) 0apan (c) .celand
(d) %one of these
'. NATO Headquarters are located in:
(a 1irmingha ( 1arcelona ( 1altimore ( %one of these
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b
)
c
)
d
)
(. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an
organisation of South Asian nations. Which of the following countries is
not a member of SAARC?
(a
) "aldives
(
b
) "yanmar
(
c
) 1hutan
(
d
) %one of these
). The UN uses the Human Development Index to:
(a) predict in order to prevent which countries are most likely to engage in
ethnic cleansing.
(b) demonstrate how well a country is providing for its people2s welfare and
security .
(c) predict the percentage of displaced people that will leave a failed state.
(d) prove that the 3lobal South is not as poor as some have argued.
4. Which of the following states has not ratified the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty (CTBT)?
(a) Canada (b) 5rance (c) -nited States
(d) %one of these
$6. The most significant greenhouse gas is:
(a) !7one (b) Chlorofluorocarbons (c) Carbon 8io9ide
(d) %one of these
$$. An index that estimates the true rate of exchange among currencies is
called:
(a) :uman 8evelopment .nde9
(
b
)
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE , PAPER-II
(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
$&. The idea that leaders initiate foreign conflicts in order to distract public opinion from
controversial domestic policies is called:
(a) 8iversionary <heory of =ar
(
b
)
8emocratic >eace
<heory
(c) Autocratic #ule
(
d
) %one of these
$*. The lowest percentage of Internet users is found in:
(a) %orth America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) %one of these
$+. The most prosperous members of the Global South, which have become important exporters and
markets for the major industrialized countries, are known as:
(a) %ewly industriali7ed countries. (b) 8eveloped nations. (c) Asian <igers. (d) %one of these
$/. In International Relations, a global system containing two dominant powers is labeled with
which of the following terms?
(a) 1ipolar (b) %ationalist (c) .solationist (d) %one of these
$'. The Axis powers in World War II did not include:
(a) 3ermany (b) the Soviet -nion (c) .taly (d) 0apan
$(. The proposition that a single dominant power can promote world peace comes from ________
theory.
(a) balance,of,power (b) Socialist (c) :egemonic stability (d) %one of these
$). The US ambassador, 1. Christopher Stevens was killed by militants in
(a) <ripoli ?ibya (b) "israta ?ibya (c) 1engha7i ?ibya (d) %one of these
$4. ____________explains how rational self-interested behavior by individuals may have a
destructive collective effect
(a) <ragedy of the commons (b) >opulation implosion (c) Carrying capacity (d) %one of these
&6. The process through which a country increases its capacity to meet its citizens' basic human
needs and raise their standard of living is known as:
(a) Self,determination (b) 8emocrati7ation (c) 8evelopment (d) %one of these
PART-II
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iii) Attempt ONLY FOUR @uestions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iv) ;9tra attempt of any @uestion or any part of the attempted @uestion will not be considered.
Q.2. 8iscuss the successes and failures of political parties in bringing about a meaningful (20)
Q.3.
political change in >akistan.
(20) 8iscuss the current socio,political and security situation in Afghanistan and its
implications for the neighbouring countries.
Q.4. :ow will AArab SpringB effect the political and security environment in the Arab (20)
=orldC
Q.5. 8iscuss the importance of >ak,China relations. :ow does this relationship effect the (20)
political and security environment in South AsiaC
Q.6. 8iscuss the causes of e9tremism and militancy in >akistani society. Suggest ways and (20)
means for the state organs to overcome these problems.
Q.7. #esolution of Dashmir .ssue between .ndia and >akistan can bring peace and (20)
prosperity in the region. 8iscuss.
Q.8.
Critically evaluate the causes of ;nergy crisis in >akistan and its conse@uences for
the (20)
economic growth and social fabric in the country.
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