Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
Paper: Environmental Science
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q. No. 2. How have the industrial and agricultural revolutions contributed to environmental challenges. What lessons can be learned to promote sustainable development? (20)
Q. No. 3. How does population growth exacerbate poverty, biodiversity loss, and energy insecurity? What strategies can ensure sustainable development in rapidly urbanizing regions? (20)
Q. No. 4. How can advancements in environmental biotechnology, physics, and chemistry impact the mitigation of pollutants in ecosystems and what will be its impacts on human health? (20)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the causes and consequences of the air pollution problem in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. How different climate types are formed in the world? Discuss tropical, polar, and dry categories of climate. Write down their characteristics. How will they respond to climate change, and what are the key indicators that highlight these changes? (20)
Q. No. 7. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act of 1997 and Pak EPA Regulations 2000 in addressing environmental governance and pollution control. (20)
Q. No. 8. How do global frameworks like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Montreal Protocol align with Pakistan’s environmental goals, particularly in addressing climate change and ozone layer depletion? (20)
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