For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: Pakistan Studies (COMPULSORY)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No. 7 which is compulsory. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Subjective Part
Q. No. 1: Pakistan is suffering from a crisis of governance at the institutional level. Suggest remedies to mitigate this situation. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 2: What relevance did the religious revivalist movements have with the needs of the time in post-1857 colonial India? What new trends were introduced by such movements? Discuss. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 3: Examine the ever-conflicting relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. How can these conflicts be resolved? Discuss. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 4: What fundamental rights have been granted to minorities in Pakistan? What are the hindrances in the application of these constitutional rights? Suggest remedies. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 5: How has the war on terrorism shaped new dimensions of civil-military relations in Pakistan? Elaborate with examples and highlight its implications. (20 Marks)
Q. No. 6: Critically examine the implications of India holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. (20 Marks)
Objective Part (Unsolved)
Q. No. 7 (Compulsory): Fill in the blanks. (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
(i) Tarbela Dam is located in ______ district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
(ii) The Khilafat Movement was launched by ______ and continued from ______ to ______.
(iii) SAARC was established in the year ______ in ______.
(iv) The Punjab irrigation system is part of the ______ Basin system.
(v) The August Offer was made by Viceroy ______ in the year ______.
(vi) The Second Islamic Summit Conference was held in ______ and hosted by ______.
(vii) The Shimla Agreement was signed in ______ between ______ and ______.
(viii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established ______ College to counter political dominance.
(ix) The first public appearance of Allama Iqbal was in the year ______ at ______.
(x) The Radcliffe Award was announced on ______ which determined the boundaries between ______ and ______.
Objective Part (Solved)
Q. No. 7 (Compulsory): Fill in the blanks. (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
(i) Tarbela Dam is located in Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
(ii) The Khilafat Movement was launched by Ali Brothers (Maulana Mohammad Ali & Shaukat Ali) and continued from 1919 to 1924.
(iii) SAARC was established in the year 1985 in Dhaka.
(iv) The Punjab irrigation system is part of the Indus Basin system.
(v) The August Offer was made by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in the year 1940.
(vi) The Second Islamic Summit Conference was held in 1974 and hosted by Pakistan (Lahore).
(vii) The Shimla Agreement was signed in 1972 between Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi.
(viii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established M.A.O College (Aligarh) to counter political dominance.
(ix) The first public appearance of Allama Iqbal was in the year 1899 at Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam.
(x) The Radcliffe Award was announced on 17 August 1947 which determined the boundaries between India and Pakistan.
