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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2008 FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Sociology

PART- I (MCQs)
(COMPULSORY)

Q.1 Select the best option /answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet.

(i) Human and animal societies share all but one of the following characteristics: (20)

(a) Population and common territory
(b) Shared beliefs and collective destiny
(c) Both sexes and all ages
(d) None of these

(ii) The essential function of punishment in society is:
(a) Reform (b) Revenge
(c) Affirmation of moral standards (d) None of these

(iii) The most pervasive of the social processes are:
(a) Cooperation (b) Overt conflict
(c) Competition (d) None of these

(iv) One of the following is alien to the concept
(a) Religious ritual
of culture:
(b) Changelessness
(c) Idealized ways of thinking and doing (d) None of these

(v) A human being deprived of all communication with other humans from birth would lack
all but one of the followings:
(a) Rudimentary personality (b) Self
(c) Language (d) None of these

(vi) Abstract sentiments are:
(a) Closer to the centre of the self than moral rules
(b) Provide a focus for allegiance
(c) Are compellers of action
(d) None of these

(vii) A person is consciously motivated primarily by his:
(a) Social values (b) Real traits
(c) Picture of himself (d) None of these

(viii) Role confusion in modern society is engendered by all but one of the following:
(a) Broadening of role specification
(b) Plurality of moralities
(c) Increase in number of achievable positions
(d) None of these

(ix) The creative potential of personality is accounted for by:
(a) Stimulus - response psychology (b) Drive psychology
(c) Trait psychology (d) None of these

(x) Once formed, the self is:
(a) Interactive
(c) Rigid
(b) Proactive
(d) None of these

(xi) In modern society, cultural change is most likely to be the by product of:
(a) Planning (b) Diffusion
(c) Social struggle (d) None of these

(xii) The country with better record for gathering population statistics than any other is:
(a) Japan (b) Sweden
(c) USA (d) None of these (xiii) The population of the world is expected to double in the next:
(a) 35 years (b) 75 years (c) 100 years (d) None of these

(xiv) In 2014, the estimated world population would reach:
(a) 3.7 billion (b) 6.0 billion
(c) 9.0 billion (d) None of these

(xv) Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is:
(a) Available acreage (b) Improved technology
(c) Motivation to achieve (d) None of these

(xvi) The price paid for increased mobility includes a decrease in:
(a) Conformity (b) Loyalty to superior
(c) Personal responsibility (d) None of these

(xvii) The trend toward urbanization is most advanced in:
(a) America (b) England
(c) Japan (d) None of these

(xviii) In a highly intra-competitive situation, individual can guarantee the trust of peers by:
(a) Self modesty (b) Genuine goodwill
(c) Withholding praise of superior (d) None of these

(xix) The item alien to the concept of mass is:
(a) Vastness (b) Anonymity
(c) Responsibility (d) None of these

(xx) The exception to the typical application of endogamy is:
(a) Tribe (b) Kinship
(c) Race (d) None of these

PART- II

Q.2. Karl Marx has discussed labour theory of value in detail. What do you understand by that theory, write your answer in detail. (20)

Q.3. What type of survey research would you use to study young criminals? Defend the logic of your choice in detail. (20)

Q.4. Migration from rural to urban area is on the rise in Pakistan. Discuss all the positive and negative points at the origin and destination keeping theory of migration into consideration. (20)

Q.5. In what respects are your values similar to those of your parents? In what respects do they differ? How do you explain these differences? (20)

Q.6. Why does dissatisfaction with bureaucracy arises? What is the major obstacle in eliminating bureaucratic features which cause resentment. Discuss in detail (20)

Q.7. What do you understand by social mobility? Discuss, "do transfer of payments aid or discourage social mobility". (20)

Q.8. Write short notes on the following: (20)
(a) Effects of Population Policy 2002
(b) Internal migration

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