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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2006 FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2006 FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Sociology
Q.1. what is the role of C.W. Mills in the development of Frankfurt School of conflict theory? Where and
how he differs from his contemporaries? Discuss with evidence.
how he differs from his contemporaries? Discuss with evidence.
Q.2. What is a research design? What type of research design can used for studying the problems of
drug addiction/HIV/AIDS in Pakistani society? Discuss with examples.
drug addiction/HIV/AIDS in Pakistani society? Discuss with examples.
Q.3. rural-Urban migration is causing labour-drain from rural communities. What problems this situation
is creating in the labour market of rural communities. As a subject scholor, what solutions do you
suggest to minimize these problems? Discuss with examples.
is creating in the labour market of rural communities. As a subject scholor, what solutions do you
suggest to minimize these problems? Discuss with examples.
Q.4. there is a thesis that “the development programmes/ strategies to change the fate of poor farming
community in rural Pakistan are not based upon the evidence-based policy. Therefore, a failure in this
regard is being faced for the last several decades”. How do you support this thesis? Make an evidencebased argument in the light of different evaluations/assessments made for rural development in
Pakistan.
community in rural Pakistan are not based upon the evidence-based policy. Therefore, a failure in this
regard is being faced for the last several decades”. How do you support this thesis? Make an evidencebased argument in the light of different evaluations/assessments made for rural development in
Pakistan.
Q.5. what role biradri/caste system is playing in decision making on political issues especially local
bodies elections in rural areas of Pakistan? How this biradri-based political organization influences the
community development process? Discuss in the light of issues/conflicts arising from the situation and
their impact on the individual, family and society.
bodies elections in rural areas of Pakistan? How this biradri-based political organization influences the
community development process? Discuss in the light of issues/conflicts arising from the situation and
their impact on the individual, family and society.
Q.6. Define social institution. What is the significance of family, religion and education as institutions in
the process of socialization? Explain your answer with examples from Pakistan society.
the process of socialization? Explain your answer with examples from Pakistan society.
Q.7. write short notes on the following:
a) Drug Abuse
b) Social Conflicts
a) Drug Abuse
b) Social Conflicts
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Egoistic, the special type of stucide presented by Emile Durkheim, springing from:
(a) Excessive irregulation (b) Excessive individualism
(c) over integration with group (d) None of these
(a) Excessive irregulation (b) Excessive individualism
(c) over integration with group (d) None of these
To Simmel, a mean of maintaining or increasing integration within groups is:
(a) Co-operation (b) Competition
(c) Coercion (d) Conflict
(a) Co-operation (b) Competition
(c) Coercion (d) Conflict
Sociology is introduced as an academic discipline by:
(a) Ibn-e-Khaldun (b) Auguste Conte (c) George Simmel (d) Herbert Spencer
(a) Ibn-e-Khaldun (b) Auguste Conte (c) George Simmel (d) Herbert Spencer
Society as a complex organization of parts that functiop. to fulfill the requiremem a..'1d promote the
needs of the whole, is a concept of:
(a) Structural Functionalism (b) Interaction School of thought
(c) Phenomology (d) None of these
needs of the whole, is a concept of:
(a) Structural Functionalism (b) Interaction School of thought
(c) Phenomology (d) None of these
The concepts of "Protestant" and "Bourgeoise" were presented by:
(a) Talcat parson (b) Karl Marx
(c) Max Weber (d) Emile Durkheim
(a) Talcat parson (b) Karl Marx
(c) Max Weber (d) Emile Durkheim
In "The Division of Labor in Society", Emile Durkheim presented the idea of:
(a) Mechanical & organic solidarity (b) Social & psychologica! solidarity
(c) Physical & social solidarity (dJ Psychological & mechanica.: solidarIty
(e) None of these
(a) Mechanical & organic solidarity (b) Social & psychologica! solidarity
(c) Physical & social solidarity (dJ Psychological & mechanica.: solidarIty
(e) None of these
A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and belieye the: are descendent
from a common anceStor is knO\\ll as:
(a) clan (b) Tribe
(d) class (c) Kin group (e) None of these
The process by which cultural traits spread from one group or society to another is called:
(a) Folkways
(d) cultural diffusion
(b) counter culture
(e) None of these
( c) cultural complexes
from a common anceStor is knO\\ll as:
(a) clan (b) Tribe
(d) class (c) Kin group (e) None of these
The process by which cultural traits spread from one group or society to another is called:
(a) Folkways
(d) cultural diffusion
(b) counter culture
(e) None of these
( c) cultural complexes
The phenomena when educated and highly skilled people emigrate to a new country, their home
country loses, is referred as:
(a) Chain migration (b) Life-time migration (c) Brain Drain
(d) Mover (e) None of these
country loses, is referred as:
(a) Chain migration (b) Life-time migration (c) Brain Drain
(d) Mover (e) None of these
A social condition in which values are conflicting, weak or absent is called:
(a) Assimilation (b) Hawthrne effect (c) invasion
(d) Anomie (e.) None of these
(a) Assimilation (b) Hawthrne effect (c) invasion
(d) Anomie (e.) None of these
The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultura: change is called~
(a) Cultural shock (h) R~ ~ -c- n_"- ~.
(1) Any method of data collection that directly removes the researcher from research site
~: .
(a) Erosion measure (b) Accretion measure
(c) Unobtrusive measure (d) None ofthese c.
(a) Cultural shock (h) R~ ~ -c- n_"- ~.
(1) Any method of data collection that directly removes the researcher from research site
~: .
(a) Erosion measure (b) Accretion measure
(c) Unobtrusive measure (d) None ofthese c.
2. Commonly used measure of variability whose size indicates the dispersion of a
distribution is: .
(a) Standard deviation
(c) Standard score
(b) Co-efficient of variation
(d) Variance .
distribution is: .
(a) Standard deviation
(c) Standard score
(b) Co-efficient of variation
(d) Variance .
In sample selection a threat that occurs when individuals have been assigned to the experimental group
on the basis of their extreme score on dependent variable is referred.as:
(a) Experimental mortality (c) Maturation
Co-efficient of variation Variance .A.
on the basis of their extreme score on dependent variable is referred.as:
(a) Experimental mortality (c) Maturation
Co-efficient of variation Variance .A.
3. In sample selection a threat that occurs when individuals have been assigned to the experimental
group on the basis of their extreme score on dependent variable is referred.as:
(a) Experimental mortality (b) Regression artifact (c) Maturation (d) None of these
group on the basis of their extreme score on dependent variable is referred.as:
(a) Experimental mortality (b) Regression artifact (c) Maturation (d) None of these
4. An overall scheme of scientific activities in which scientists engage in order to produce knowledge is a:
(a) Research process (b) Research model
(c) Research methodology (d) Research design
(a) Research process (b) Research model
(c) Research methodology (d) Research design
5. When there is an inherent causal link between dependent and independent variables, the relationship
is:
(a) Non-spurious
( c) significant relationship
(b) Spurious (d) None of these
is:
(a) Non-spurious
( c) significant relationship
(b) Spurious (d) None of these
6. Questions that are relevant to some respondents, may be irrelevant to others are known as:
(a) Double barreled questions (b) Leading questions
(c) Contingency questions (d) Matrix questions
(a) Double barreled questions (b) Leading questions
(c) Contingency questions (d) Matrix questions
7. Stratified sample falls under:
(a) Probability sampling design (b)Non probability sampling
(c) Multi-stage sample design (d) None of these
(a) Probability sampling design (b)Non probability sampling
(c) Multi-stage sample design (d) None of these
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