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                        <description><![CDATA[FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONCOMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2007 FOR RECRUITMENT TOPOSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2007 </strong><strong>FOR RECRUITMENT TO</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Sociology</strong></span></div>
<div>Q.1. Individual is product of society and culture. Different methods of socialization lead to a variety of<br />building norms and values in the personality of individuals. Discuss:<br />(a) the relationsship of indiviual, society and culture.<br />(b) different methods of socialization<br />(c) the variation exemplified due to different methods of socialization in norms and values.</div>
<div><br />Q.2. What major contributions were made by Emile Durkhiem and Max Weber to the understanding of<br />society theoretically? How far the two theories can be taken relevant today?</div>
<div><br />Q.3.Aresearch design is a roadmap for investigation. Discuss the major decisions a researcher makes in<br />designing a study. While discussing decisions, identify a research problem with reference to which the<br />designinghas been envisaged.</div>
<div><br />Q.4. Discuss the class structure of Pakistani society with special rrefrence to:<br />(a) the influence of the class structure at the time of independence.<br />(b) the determinants of social mobility (c) the feudal system</div>
<div><br />Q.5. Political thinkers in Pakistan lament that man in the street is alienated. Do u agree to the statement<br />and if you agree give reasons. Discuss:<br />(A) nature of alienation<br />(b)Integration<br />(c) Integrative patterns in Pakistan</div>
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<div>Q.6. Write a comprehensive note( with an outline) on any three of the following:<br />(a) Incentives and inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan.<br />(b) Rural-Urban convergence and the future of cities in Pakistan<br />(c)The nature and genesis of social institutions with special refrence to political institutions.<br />(d) Demographic transitions identifying the stage in Pakistan.</div>
<div><br />Q.7. In the light of theoretical perspectives (Hegel, Marx, Coser,Mills) explain the true nature of conflict.<br />Discuss the various forms of pervasive conflict in Pakistan Society.</div>
<div><br />Q.8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.<br />(1) Etnocentricism means:<br />(a) Evaluating other cultures with the Yardstick of your own values.<br />(b)Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned<br />(c)No other society is like your's and your society or group is superior to<br />others.<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(2) Social facts have thier independent existence and must be studied<br />likewise. Who remarked above when discussing scientific method:<br />(a)Ibn-i-Khaldun<br />(b)Emile Durkhiem<br />(c)Auguste Comte<br />(d) None of These</div>
<div><br />(3) An exploratory research design the major focus is on:<br />(a) Experimentation<br />(b) Hypothesetesting<br />(c) Profile development and description<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(4) Diffusion of innovations among cultures means:<br />(a) Traveling of traits and patterns in space/territory<br />(b) Transmission of trait complexes in time.<br />(c) Both(a) and (b)<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(5) Social institutions are ;<br />(a) God-given and cannot be changed</div>
<div>(b) Buildings and people who operate there<br />(c) Consultellation of folkways and moresaround some important functions(s) of society.<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(6)A counter culture:<br />(a) Has to be against the existing cultural ethos/values<br />(b) May not be against the existing cultural ethos/values<br />(c) If different from the existing culture may never succeed to survive<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(7) Family Laws Ordinance was passed for the first time in:<br />(a) 1961<br />(b) 1973<br />(c) 1985<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(8) Demographic Transition exhibits:<br />(a) High birth rate and low death rate in its first phase<br />(b) high death rate and low birth rate in its first phase.<br />(c) High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase.<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(9) As a conquence of rural urban migration:<br />(a) more and more urbanization is takling place successfully<br />(b) ruralization of urban areas is takling place<br />(c) ruralization of urban areas and ribbon growth seem to be the result<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(10) In a patriarchal family the major decision are taken by the:<br />(a)Old men and women<br />(b)The male or female head of the family<br />(c)The male head of the family who weilds all powers<br />(d)None of these.</div>
<div><br />(11) Sociologists believ that:<br />(a) biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization<br />does not change much of human individual<br />nature.<br />(b) Individaul is the product of social group within which he is socialized<br />(c)The-nature controversy has ended in favour of nurture and the<br />bio-sociologists have failed to promote thier thesis.<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(12)A double-barrelle question has the potential of having:<br />(a) Two acceptable responses/answers<br />(b)Two answers but incompatible with each other<br />(c) Both (a) and (b)<br />(d) None of these .</div>
<div><br />(13) Those who cannot compete have no right for higher learning and must be refused accordingly who<br />believed in the above thesis?<br />(a) Auguste comte<br />(b)Spencer<br />(c) Karl max<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(14) Whose theorizing social change is depicted/comes closer to Iqbal's verse:<br />"AA tujh ko bataon main taqdeer umam kia hai<br />shamsher w sanna awwal taoos w rabab aakhir"<br />(a) Karl- Marx<br />(b) Ibn-i-Khaldun<br />(c)George Hegel<br />(d) None of these.</div>
<div><br />(15) The lowest density of populationper square kilometer is found in:<br />(a) Sindh<br />(b) N.W.F.P<br />(c)Baluchistan<br />(c) None of these</div>
<div><br />(16) Alteration is the state of affairs in which:<br />(a) the society has no norms and if there are any nobody follows the<br />(b) the individual has no claim over the product that he has finished<br />(c) the worker is least emotionally related to the product that he develops, the co-workers and the work<br />emviorment.</div>
<div><br />(17) The rate of return for a mailed questionaire is usually:<br />(a) very high<br />(b) very low<br />(c) it can be both (a) and(b)<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(18) According to Emile Durkhiem the Mechanical Solidarity is based on:<br />(a) blood relations and neighbourhood<br />(b) division of labour and specialization</div>
<div>(c) The contribution individuals make to each other<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(19) Cultural Shock is caused by:<br />(a) Playing is different role and getting role strain<br />(b) finding values, norms and customs against ones cultural socialization<br />usually opposite to what one has been socilizad in and they turn out to<br />be dysfunctional.<br />(c) Both (a) and (b)<br />(d) None of these</div>
<div><br />(20) Standard deviation in statistics is the measure that indicates in essence the :<br />(a) Central tendency<br />(b) Spread of the sample means/values<br />(c) Both (a) and (b)<br />(d) None of</div>
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