PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2023
For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: Sociology (Paper-1)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt FIVE questions in all. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q.1 What are the contributions of Talcott Parsons and Robert K. Merton in the perspective of Structuralism? (20 Marks)
Q.2 Discuss the family lifestyles in traditional, modern, and post-modern societies. (20 Marks)
Q.3 Discuss how the Bio-Medical Model of health care emerged in modern societies. How is it affected by the interest of the state in promoting public health? (20 Marks)
Q.4 What are the different methods adopted by the owners of media to control the media? Discuss in detail. (20 Marks)
Q.5 Discuss the importance of education in the knowledge economy. What policies should be adopted to encourage wider participation of youth in higher education? (20 Marks)
Q.6 Define religion and discuss its characteristics from a sociological perspective. (20 Marks)
Q.7 Differentiate between power and authority. Explain the types of authority as given by Max Weber. (20 Marks)
Q.8 Write short notes on the following: (10 + 10 = 20 Marks)
a) Population Increase and Environment
b) The Disposable Society
SUBJECT: Sociology (Paper-II)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt FIVE questions in all. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q.1 Select a research topic and prepare a coursework proposal by developing hypothesis, theoretical and conceptual framework, and methodological techniques. (20 Marks)
Q.2 What ethical guidelines should researchers follow when conducting research with human subjects? (20 Marks)
Q.3 Define reliability. Explain the types of reliability with examples. (20 Marks)
Q.4 How have technological advancements and changes in media consumption habits impacted the ways people relate to information? Discuss the sociological implications of these changes on knowledge dissemination and social interaction. (20 Marks)
Q.5 How would you review the role of international organizations in the context of global inequalities among different countries? (20 Marks)
Q.6 What are the key principles of Thomas Robert Malthus’s theory (Malthusianism), and how do they relate to contemporary debates on population growth and resource depletion? (20 Marks)
Q.7 Deviance among youth is an unseen/silent threat to social order. Discuss the role of formal and informal social control in preventing deviance among youth. (20 Marks)
Q.8 What are the main sociological theories used to explain crime and deviance? How do they differ in their explanation of the causes and consequences of these phenomena? (20 Marks)
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