Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Paper: Current Affairs
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
PART-1(Objective-MCQs) 20 Marks
Q.1. Select the best option/answer. (20)
The UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (COP29) was held in:
(A) Azerbaijan (✓)
(B) Tajikistan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) None of these
When did Dr. Muhammad Yunus win the Nobel Prize?
(A) 1996
(B) 2006 (✓)
(C) 2009
(D) None of these
The 7th NFC Award was signed in:
(A) 1996
(B) 2006
(C) 2010 (✓)
(D) None of these
The concept of Ijma’a follows the principle of agreement by:
(A) 51%
(B) 66%
(C) 100% (✓)
(D) None of these
Which article of the Constitution of Pakistan talks about clean environment?
(A) Article 8A
(B) Article 9A (✓)
(C) Article 7A
(D) None of these
The book Pakistan Political and Constitutional Engineering was written by:
(A) Hassan Askari
(B) Ilhan Niaz
(C) Mahboob Ahmad (✓)
(D) None of these
The book Pakistan’s Security and the India-US Strategic Partnership was written by:
(A) Hassan Askari
(B) Zafar Nawaz Jaspal (✓)
(C) Shahid Bukhari
(D) None of these
The British Constitution can be amended through ______ majority.
(A) Two-third
(B) Three-fourth
(C) One-half
(D) None of these (✓)
Ismail Haniyeh was martyred in Iran on:
(A) July 30, 2024
(B) July 31, 2024 (✓)
(C) July 03, 2024
(D) None of these
Arshad Nadeem won the Olympic Gold Medal by throwing the javelin to:
(A) 81.55 metres
(B) 81.21 metres
(C) 82.15 metres
(D) None of these (✓)
SIFC was created for promoting ______ in Pakistan.
(A) Business
(B) Economy
(C) Investment (✓)
(D) None of these
Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal due to:
(A) Security issues
(B) Increase in fee charges
(C) Trade dispute
(D) None of these (✓)
Saudi Arabia re-established diplomatic relations with Iran on:
(A) December 10, 2023
(B) May 10, 2023
(C) March 10, 2023 (✓)
(D) None of these
According to SIPRI, the largest importer of conventional arms in 2023 was:
(A) India (✓)
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) UAE
(D) None of these
The G-20 Summit 2024 was held in:
(A) Costa Rica
(B) Rio de Janeiro (✓)
(C) Tokyo
(D) None of these
India’s largest trading partner in 2024 was:
(A) USA
(B) China (✓)
(C) Russia
(D) None of these
The largest export destination of Pakistan is:
(A) China
(B) USA (✓)
(C) UK
(D) None of these
AUKUS Agreement was signed on:
(A) August 05, 2024
(B) August 05, 2023
(C) August 15, 2023
(D) None of these (✓)
Wakhan Corridor belongs to:
(A) Uzbekistan
(B) Afghanistan (✓)
(C) Tajikistan
(D) None of these
Martial Law was imposed in South Korea on:
(A) December 30, 2024
(B) December 03, 2024 (✓)
(C) December 13, 2024
(D) None of these
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions. (20×4)
Q. No. 2. What do you know about ethnicity in Pakistan? Do you think its emergence as a serious threat to national integration of Pakistan? Explain your opinion with reference to various scholarly evidences and suggest your recommendations to deal with it. (20) Q. No. 3. Discuss in detail the reasons for fragility of economic stability of Pakistan and suggest pragmatic remedial measures for ensuring smooth and sustainable economic growth. (20) Q. No. 4. Discuss the contours of Pakistan’s strategic relations with India and Afghanistan in detail. Do you foresee any serious security challenges from these neighbours in near future? Explain your opinion with scholarly evidences. (20) Q. No. 5. Discuss the major contours of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime and discuss the prospects of their sucesss/failure with reference to India-United States Strategic Partnership. (20) Q. No. 6. Discuss the emergence of SCO and BRICS as a challenge to American politicoecomic dominance in world politics. What measures can be taken by the US to counter them? (20) Q. No. 7. Discuss the prospects of peace in South Asia with reference to Kashmir Conflict and Nuclear Arms-race between India and Pakistan. (20) Q. No. 8. Discuss the reasons of environmental degradation in Pakistan and suggest remedial measures for sustainable environmental rehabilitation.
