Political Science Part-II MCQs
CSS 2016 MCQs
1. French System Of Government Is.
A. Semi Presidential
B. Parliamentary
C. Dictatorship
D. None Of These
A. Semi Presidential
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Political Science Part-I MCQs
CSS 2016 MCQs
1. What Is The Total Number Of States Of USA?
A. 48
B. 52
C. 50
D. None Of These
C. 50
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International Relations Part-II MCQs
CSS 2016 MCQs
1. On which date the SCO Decided to Admit India and Pakistan as Full Members:
A. July 2012
B. July 2013
C. July 2014
D. July 2017
D. July 2017
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International Relations-II Repeated Questions from 2016-2022
Highlighted topics are the most repeated topics. So cover them first.
Russia or USSR or SU or Bolshevik
Q. No. 2. Discuss the core causes of the “Bolshevik Revolution” in Russia and explain its fundamental political and socio-economic impact on Western European politics. (2016)
Q. No. 2. To what extent did the regime established in Russia by the Bolsheviks represent its revolutionary ideology for consumerism, political stability, law and order, and social progress? (2018)
Q3. What are the Russian objectives behind the military intervention in Ukraine? Discuss Whether western sanctions can prove effective as an instrument to counter the Russian act. (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Germany or Nazism
Q. No. 2. What were the foundational principles of Nazism using which Hitler raised to power in Germany? (2019)
Clash of Civilization
Q. No. 3. Critically analyze Samuel P. Huntington’s concept of “Clash of Civilizations”. Define its main characteristics and explain its devastating consequences on the different leading civilizations of the nations. (2016)
Foreign Policy
Q. No. 4. Discuss the moral imperatives of “Indian Foreign Policy” with the contending spirit of “Panchsheel” and evaluate how much it helps to strengthen diplomatic objectives of the country’s foreign policy? (2016)
Q. No. 5. An analysis of the anatomy of foreign policy is an essential pre-requisite to an understanding of the dynamics of International Relations. Analyze the central theme of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the war against terrorism? (2018)
Q. No. 6. How do rational theories of foreign policy explain state decision making? Discuss the tenets of the theory in light of the decision made by Pakistan in response to Saudi request of sending troops during the Yemen crisis in 2015. (2019)
Q3. Give a critical appraisal of Pakistan’s foreign policy from the perspective of Climate Change. (2021)
Q. No. 4. The manner in which a nation’s ideology dominates its foreign policy is constantly in confusion. Explore the relationship between capitalist democracy and foreign policy of the United States of America. (2018)
Pakistan & Afghanistan or Afghanistan only
Q. No. 5. Critically discuss main political, socio-economic and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how can both countries come out from the Cold War scenario? (2016)
Q. No. 8. The most compelling challenge facing Afghanistan today is, dealing with the Afghan Taliban. What do you think of political engagement and accommodation between the Afghan government and Taliban giving way to stability in the region? (2018)
Q4. What could be the reason for the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan? (2021)
Q. No. 6. Comment in detail on mechanism of conflict resolution between Pakistan and Afghanistan and on Durand line issue. (2020)
Q8. What are China’s interests in Afghanistan? Discuss its role and options in the country following the US exit. (2022)
Pakistan & India
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Q. No. 6. Evaluate the significance of water conflict between India and Pakistan in perspective of Indus Water Treaty.( 2017)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 6. One of the most serious dilemmas of South Asian politics is the contentious relations between Pakistan and India. What measures would you consider for normalization between the two neighbors? (2018)
Q. No. 7. What benefits India might have gained by joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)? Highlight possible impacts it may have upon strategic stability in South Asia (2019)
Q. No. 7. Discuss “Nuclear Factor” as one of the major determinants of International politics with reference to USA, India, and Pakistan. (2017)
Kashmir Conflict
Q. No. 7. Prepare a study in which you assess the possibility of settlement of the Kashmir conflict such as in the case of East Timor or Bosnian crisis? (2018)
Balance of Power
Q6. Define the “Balancing Act” in International Relations. What are Pakistan’s imperatives and constraints with regard to maintaining balance in relations with the major powers? (2022)
Diplomacy
Q. No. 8. Explain the following diagram in the light of multi-track diplomacy. Which is the most important track of diplomacy and why? (2020)
Water Conflict
Q4. What could be the reason for the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan? (2021)
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Covid-19 pandemic
Q6. What is a pandemic? How can the pandemic management strategy be made part of the governance system of Pakistan? (2021)
Governance
Q6. What is a pandemic? How can the pandemic management strategy be made part of the governance system of Pakistan? (2021)
Climate Change
Q. No. 8. Pakistan is one of the top 10 countries hit by global climate change trends: what can be the ways and means to manage climate change trends? (2017)
Q. No. 2. What are the multidimensional and multifaceted impacts of climate change on multiple dimensions of security? Identify each, discuss and analyze under the theoretical framework of Security and International Relations. (2020)
Cold War
Q. No. 5. Critically discuss main political, socio-economic and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how can both countries come out from the Cold War scenario? (2016)
Q. No. 3. Evaluate the strength and liabilities of the “containment of world revolution policy” during the cold war. (2018)
Q. No. 3. Cold war is considered as one of the longest peace in great powers’ history. What deterministic factors ensured relative peace in great powers’ relations during the Cold War? (2019)
Nuclear Program
Q. No. 6. Discuss the “Moral Dimensions of Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme”. Explain its essential features and justify its offensive gesture which maintained the national and regional strategic balance. (2016)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss “Nuclear Factor” as one of the major determinants of International politics with reference to USA, India, and Pakistan. (2017)
IMF
Q. No. 7. Critically discuss the fundamental factors of “Greece Economic Crisis” which need huge financial assistance from European Union and IMF as debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize the economy and explain the out-of-the-box solution for the crisis-ridden country. (2016)
Q. No. 8. What are the major policy prescriptions of structural adjustment and stabilization of the World Bank and IMF vis-à-vis Pakistan? (2019)
Economic Crisis
Q. No. 7. Critically discuss the fundamental factors of “Greece Economic Crisis” which need huge financial assistance from European Union and IMF as debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize the economy and explain the out-of-the-box solution for the crisis-ridden country. (2016)
International Political Economy or International Financial Institution
Q7. Examine the achievements and challenges in EU-Pakistan relations from the perspective of International political economy. (2022)
Q. No. 4. Determine the factors in the emergence of Neoliberal Institutionalism; highlight your discussion with practices of International Financial Institutions and Pakistan. (2017)
Energy Crisis or Energy Policy
Q. No. 5. How can the energy Crisis of Pakistan be resolved? Emphasize your discussion vis-a-vis China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. (2017)
Q5. Discuss the National Energy Policy of Pakistan in the context of the CPEC signed in 2015. (2021)
CPEC or OBOR
Q. No. 5. How can the energy Crisis of Pakistan be resolved? Emphasize your discussion vis-a-vis China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. (2017)
Q2. Examine China Strategic Vision behind ‘The Belt and Road initiative (BRI)’? Also known as the one belt one road (OBOR). (2021)
Q5. Discuss the National Energy Policy of Pakistan in the context of the CPEC signed in 2015. (2021)
Pakistan & Middle East or Muslim World
Q. No. 8. Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan participates in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural and strategic implications on the country. (2016)
Q. No. 6. How do rational theories of foreign policy explain state decision making? Discuss the tenets of the theory in light of the decision made by Pakistan in response to Saudi request of sending troops during the Yemen crisis in 2015. (2019)
Regional Organization
Q. No. 5. SAARC is facing an existential crisis. How do functionalists explain the failure of SAARC as a regional organization? (2019)
Q7. Why and when was the BRICS established? Which countries are part of BRICS? (2021)
Q4. Why does South Asia remain the least integrated region in the world? What lessons can SAARC draw from the EU and ASEAN experience in regional integration? (2022)
Pakistan & EU
Q7. Examine the achievements and challenges in EU-Pakistan relations from the perspective of International political economy. (2022)
South Asia
Q4. Why does South Asia remain the least integrated region in the world? What lessons can SAARC draw from the EU and ASEAN experience in regional integration? (2022)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 6. One of the most serious dilemmas of South Asian politics is the contentious relations between Pakistan and India. What measures would you consider for normalization between the two neighbors? (2018)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Q. No. 7. What benefits India might have gained by joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)? Highlight possible impacts it may have upon strategic stability in South Asia (2019)
Warfare or Hybrid Warfare
Q8. How can Pakistan develop credible capabilities to deter ‘Hybrid’ warfare? (2021)
US & China or global powers
Q8. What are China’s interests in Afghanistan? Discuss its role and options in the country following the US exit. (2022)
Q. No. 5. Differentiate between Washington consensus and Beijing consensus. Is Beijing consensus a challenge to the Washington consensus? (2020)
Q2. What are the key features of the US new Indo-Pacific strategy under Joe Biden’s administration? How does it treat China? (2022)
Q. No. 4. World orders are established by great powers in order to serve their interests. What are the foundations of existing world order(s) and how do they serve the interests of great powers? (2019)
Indo-Pacific
Q2. What are the key features of the US new Indo-Pacific strategy under Joe Biden’s administration? How does it treat China? (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Terrorism
Q. No. 5. An analysis of the anatomy of foreign policy is an essential pre-requisite to an understanding of the dynamics of International Relations. Analyze the central theme of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the war against terrorism? (2018)
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Q. No. 8. Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan participates in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural and strategic implications on the country. (2016)
Q. No. 4. Why is it difficult to define terrorism? Elaborate upon the following: (2020)
(a) Feminization of terrorism
(b) Criminalization of terrorism
(c) Commercialization of terrorism
(d) State-terrorism
Miscellaneous
Q. No. 3. Elaborate Systems Thinking Theory in view of Pakistan and Globalization. (2017)
Q. No. 3. What are the four essentials of Resource Management? When does a resource become an element of power “OR” a resource curse? Discuss the Reko-Diq case in this context. (2020)
Q. No. 2. Discuss the core causes of the “Bolshevik Revolution” in Russia and explain its fundamental political and socio-economic impact on Western European politics. (2016)
Q. No. 2. To what extent did the regime established in Russia by the Bolsheviks represent its revolutionary ideology for consumerism, political stability, law and order, and social progress? (2018)
Q3. What are the Russian objectives behind the military intervention in Ukraine? Discuss Whether western sanctions can prove effective as an instrument to counter the Russian act. (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Germany or Nazism
Q. No. 2. What were the foundational principles of Nazism using which Hitler raised to power in Germany? (2019)
Clash of Civilization
Q. No. 3. Critically analyze Samuel P. Huntington’s concept of “Clash of Civilizations”. Define its main characteristics and explain its devastating consequences on the different leading civilizations of the nations. (2016)
Foreign Policy
Q. No. 4. Discuss the moral imperatives of “Indian Foreign Policy” with the contending spirit of “Panchsheel” and evaluate how much it helps to strengthen diplomatic objectives of the country’s foreign policy? (2016)
Q. No. 5. An analysis of the anatomy of foreign policy is an essential pre-requisite to an understanding of the dynamics of International Relations. Analyze the central theme of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the war against terrorism? (2018)
Q. No. 6. How do rational theories of foreign policy explain state decision making? Discuss the tenets of the theory in light of the decision made by Pakistan in response to Saudi request of sending troops during the Yemen crisis in 2015. (2019)
Q3. Give a critical appraisal of Pakistan’s foreign policy from the perspective of Climate Change. (2021)
Q. No. 4. The manner in which a nation’s ideology dominates its foreign policy is constantly in confusion. Explore the relationship between capitalist democracy and foreign policy of the United States of America. (2018)
Pakistan & Afghanistan or Afghanistan only
Q. No. 5. Critically discuss main political, socio-economic and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how can both countries come out from the Cold War scenario? (2016)
Q. No. 8. The most compelling challenge facing Afghanistan today is, dealing with the Afghan Taliban. What do you think of political engagement and accommodation between the Afghan government and Taliban giving way to stability in the region? (2018)
Q4. What could be the reason for the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan? (2021)
Q. No. 6. Comment in detail on mechanism of conflict resolution between Pakistan and Afghanistan and on Durand line issue. (2020)
Q8. What are China’s interests in Afghanistan? Discuss its role and options in the country following the US exit. (2022)
Pakistan & India
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Q. No. 6. Evaluate the significance of water conflict between India and Pakistan in perspective of Indus Water Treaty.( 2017)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 6. One of the most serious dilemmas of South Asian politics is the contentious relations between Pakistan and India. What measures would you consider for normalization between the two neighbors? (2018)
Q. No. 7. What benefits India might have gained by joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)? Highlight possible impacts it may have upon strategic stability in South Asia (2019)
Q. No. 7. Discuss “Nuclear Factor” as one of the major determinants of International politics with reference to USA, India, and Pakistan. (2017)
Kashmir Conflict
Q. No. 7. Prepare a study in which you assess the possibility of settlement of the Kashmir conflict such as in the case of East Timor or Bosnian crisis? (2018)
Balance of Power
Q6. Define the “Balancing Act” in International Relations. What are Pakistan’s imperatives and constraints with regard to maintaining balance in relations with the major powers? (2022)
Diplomacy
Q. No. 8. Explain the following diagram in the light of multi-track diplomacy. Which is the most important track of diplomacy and why? (2020)
Water Conflict
Q4. What could be the reason for the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan? (2021)
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Covid-19 pandemic
Q6. What is a pandemic? How can the pandemic management strategy be made part of the governance system of Pakistan? (2021)
Governance
Q6. What is a pandemic? How can the pandemic management strategy be made part of the governance system of Pakistan? (2021)
Climate Change
Q. No. 8. Pakistan is one of the top 10 countries hit by global climate change trends: what can be the ways and means to manage climate change trends? (2017)
Q. No. 2. What are the multidimensional and multifaceted impacts of climate change on multiple dimensions of security? Identify each, discuss and analyze under the theoretical framework of Security and International Relations. (2020)
Cold War
Q. No. 5. Critically discuss main political, socio-economic and strategic hurdles between “Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations” and how can both countries come out from the Cold War scenario? (2016)
Q. No. 3. Evaluate the strength and liabilities of the “containment of world revolution policy” during the cold war. (2018)
Q. No. 3. Cold war is considered as one of the longest peace in great powers’ history. What deterministic factors ensured relative peace in great powers’ relations during the Cold War? (2019)
Nuclear Program
Q. No. 6. Discuss the “Moral Dimensions of Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme”. Explain its essential features and justify its offensive gesture which maintained the national and regional strategic balance. (2016)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss “Nuclear Factor” as one of the major determinants of International politics with reference to USA, India, and Pakistan. (2017)
IMF
Q. No. 7. Critically discuss the fundamental factors of “Greece Economic Crisis” which need huge financial assistance from European Union and IMF as debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize the economy and explain the out-of-the-box solution for the crisis-ridden country. (2016)
Q. No. 8. What are the major policy prescriptions of structural adjustment and stabilization of the World Bank and IMF vis-à-vis Pakistan? (2019)
Economic Crisis
Q. No. 7. Critically discuss the fundamental factors of “Greece Economic Crisis” which need huge financial assistance from European Union and IMF as debt relief to create “a breathing space” to stabilize the economy and explain the out-of-the-box solution for the crisis-ridden country. (2016)
International Political Economy or International Financial Institution
Q7. Examine the achievements and challenges in EU-Pakistan relations from the perspective of International political economy. (2022)
Q. No. 4. Determine the factors in the emergence of Neoliberal Institutionalism; highlight your discussion with practices of International Financial Institutions and Pakistan. (2017)
Energy Crisis or Energy Policy
Q. No. 5. How can the energy Crisis of Pakistan be resolved? Emphasize your discussion vis-a-vis China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. (2017)
Q5. Discuss the National Energy Policy of Pakistan in the context of the CPEC signed in 2015. (2021)
CPEC or OBOR
Q. No. 5. How can the energy Crisis of Pakistan be resolved? Emphasize your discussion vis-a-vis China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. (2017)
Q2. Examine China Strategic Vision behind ‘The Belt and Road initiative (BRI)’? Also known as the one belt one road (OBOR). (2021)
Q5. Discuss the National Energy Policy of Pakistan in the context of the CPEC signed in 2015. (2021)
Pakistan & Middle East or Muslim World
Q. No. 8. Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan participates in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural and strategic implications on the country. (2016)
Q. No. 6. How do rational theories of foreign policy explain state decision making? Discuss the tenets of the theory in light of the decision made by Pakistan in response to Saudi request of sending troops during the Yemen crisis in 2015. (2019)
Regional Organization
Q. No. 5. SAARC is facing an existential crisis. How do functionalists explain the failure of SAARC as a regional organization? (2019)
Q7. Why and when was the BRICS established? Which countries are part of BRICS? (2021)
Q4. Why does South Asia remain the least integrated region in the world? What lessons can SAARC draw from the EU and ASEAN experience in regional integration? (2022)
Pakistan & EU
Q7. Examine the achievements and challenges in EU-Pakistan relations from the perspective of International political economy. (2022)
South Asia
Q4. Why does South Asia remain the least integrated region in the world? What lessons can SAARC draw from the EU and ASEAN experience in regional integration? (2022)
Q5. How have the nuclear doctrines of India and Pakistan evolved? What do their current doctrines imply for deterrence stability in South Asia? (2022)
Q. No. 6. One of the most serious dilemmas of South Asian politics is the contentious relations between Pakistan and India. What measures would you consider for normalization between the two neighbors? (2018)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Q. No. 7. What benefits India might have gained by joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)? Highlight possible impacts it may have upon strategic stability in South Asia (2019)
Warfare or Hybrid Warfare
Q8. How can Pakistan develop credible capabilities to deter ‘Hybrid’ warfare? (2021)
US & China or global powers
Q8. What are China’s interests in Afghanistan? Discuss its role and options in the country following the US exit. (2022)
Q. No. 5. Differentiate between Washington consensus and Beijing consensus. Is Beijing consensus a challenge to the Washington consensus? (2020)
Q2. What are the key features of the US new Indo-Pacific strategy under Joe Biden’s administration? How does it treat China? (2022)
Q. No. 4. World orders are established by great powers in order to serve their interests. What are the foundations of existing world order(s) and how do they serve the interests of great powers? (2019)
Indo-Pacific
Q2. What are the key features of the US new Indo-Pacific strategy under Joe Biden’s administration? How does it treat China? (2022)
Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (2020)
Terrorism
Q. No. 5. An analysis of the anatomy of foreign policy is an essential pre-requisite to an understanding of the dynamics of International Relations. Analyze the central theme of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the war against terrorism? (2018)
Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of conflict between India and Pakistan in global perspective of terrorism. (2017)
Q. No. 8. Pakistan has formally joined Saudi Arabia’s led 34-state Islamic military alliance to contain terrorism and extremism in Southwest Asia. Critically discuss whether or not Pakistan participates in the newly formed military alliance against terrorism and explain its political, socio-cultural and strategic implications on the country. (2016)
Q. No. 4. Why is it difficult to define terrorism? Elaborate upon the following: (2020)
(a) Feminization of terrorism
(b) Criminalization of terrorism
(c) Commercialization of terrorism
(d) State-terrorism
Miscellaneous
Q. No. 3. Elaborate Systems Thinking Theory in view of Pakistan and Globalization. (2017)
Q. No. 3. What are the four essentials of Resource Management? When does a resource become an element of power “OR” a resource curse? Discuss the Reko-Diq case in this context. (2020)
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Social Stratification
Q. No. 3. Why social stratification is an inevitable for a society? Explain its determinants in the context of Pakistani society. (2016)
Q. No. 8. Write Notes on the following:-
(b) Caste and Class Dynamics in Pakistan (2020)
Ethnocentrism or Xenocentrism
Q. No. 2. Differentiate between Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism with examples. Which one and how is important in damaging the peace and development situation in Karachi? Discuss with logic and evidence on the Issue. (2018)
Q. No. 4. How culture ethnocentrism promotes social change and maintain social order. Comment? (2019)
Q. No. 6. Discuss in detail that how unique culture ethos are impediments in the way of social change. Explain in detail the planned social change. (2019)
Cultural Lag
Q. No. 2. There is continuous struggle between material and non-material cultures. In this process the non-material culture lag behind the material culture and create culture lag. As a sociologist give your opinion how to fill the gap. (2019)
Culture
Q. No. 2. There is continuous struggle between material and non-material cultures. In this process the non-material culture lag behind the material culture and create culture lag. As a sociologist give your opinion how to fill the gap. (2019)
Q. No. 7. What is the role of culture in socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discuss what cultural patterns help to explain this phenomenon. (2017)
Q. No. 4. Culture is the essence of the worthwhile, but there is a clear menace to the very soul of the citizen when culture becomes a tool in the hands of the regime of the day with which to transform the outlook of the citizen. Comment. (2016)
Q8. Write notes on the following: 2. Cultural Relativism (2022)
Society
Q. No. 8. Write Notes on the following:-
(a) Types of society (2020)
Socialization
Q. No. 7. What is the role of culture in the socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discuss what cultural patterns help to explain this phenomenon. (2017)
Family
Q. No. 6. Discuss the structure and functions of Pakistani family with examples, keeping in view the changes occurring. How do you see the future of Pakistani Family System? Make a research based argument. (2018)
Religion
Q. No. 3. Durkheim emphasized on the functional aspects of religion. However, we observe many instances of religious extremism in Pakistani society. Shed some light on the phenomenon. (2020)
Q8. Write notes on the following: 1. Social functions of religion (2022)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following (b) The role of religious leaders in the integration of Pakistani society. (2019)
Ibn-e-Khaldun
Q. No. 7. Ibn-e-Khaldun but not August Comte is the founder of Sociology? Make your argument in favour or against this thought with logic and examples from the historical development of sociology. (2018)
Q6. Discuss why Ibn-e-Khaldun, a 14th-century Islamic jurist and scholar, still influences thinkers and sociologists even today, with respect to his ideas about social change? (2021)
Q4. Compare Ibn-e-Khaldun’s Asabiya and Durkheim’s social solidarity on the basis of consonance and dissonance in the major premises of their theories. (2022)
Emile Durkheim
Q. No. 8. Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (b) Suicide by Durkheim (2016)
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 3. ‘Suicide varies inversely with the degree of integration of the social group of which the individuals forms a part’. In the light of this statement, discuss Emile Durkheim theory of egoistic, altruistic, anomic and fatalistic suicide. (2019)
August Comte
Q. No. 8. Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (a) Law of three stages by Comte (2016)
Q. No. 5. August Comte gives three evolutionary dimensions of society; Theologian, metaphysic and positivistic. Explain each step with cogent examples. (2019)
Karl Marx
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 7. Evaluate Karl Marx’s contribution to the concept of Alienation. Discuss different types of Alienation given by him. (2019)
Q. No. 4. Do you think Karl Marx’s capitalist perspective is applicable to today’s world? Elaborate your answer by giving arguments. (2020)
Q5. Do you think Marxist theory about class and gender-based conflict is still relevant in contemporary days? (2021)
Gender-based issues
Q5. Do you think Marxist theory about class and gender-based conflict is still relevant in contemporary days? (2021)
Q8. Write Notes on the following:-
(a) The social determinants that contribute to workplace violence against women in Pakistan (2021)
(b) The social determinants that contribute to domestic violence against women in Pakistan (2021)
Research or Social Research
Q. No. 7. Which types of research by objective are commonly being used by NGOs and explain these types of research with suitable examples? (2016)
Q. No. 3. What are core elements which lead to develop rigorous research design in social research? (2017)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Research process in sociology (2018)
Q7. Discuss the strengths and limitations of the three methods of data collection for social researchers: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. (2021)
Q. No. 7. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative way of studying any social phenomenon. Elaborate by giving an example of each approach and how that can be inquired? (2020)
Q5. Social issues are investigated through quantitative and qualitative modes of inquiry in variable situations. Explain the different situations with examples, reflecting the proper application of the two methods. (2022)
Q. No. 6. How can moral degeneration be scientifically studied? Delineate the entire research process for studying this phenomenon. (2020)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following (a) Research proposal on Afghan war syndrome and its impacts on the economy of Pakistan. (2019)
Max Weber
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 5. Max Weber used the term Verstehen for better understanding of social actions. Explain the significance of the concept by discussing two examples from social life. (2020)
Q7. Max Weber and Talcott Parsons have theorized social action from their variable perspectives. Highlight the contributions of both thinkers and also locate the divergence in their standpoints. (2022)
Talcott Parsons
Q7. Max Weber and Talcott Parsons have theorized social action from their variable perspectives. Highlight the contributions of both thinkers and also locate the divergence in their standpoints. (2022)
Robert King
Q. No. 6. Describe the major work of Robert king Merton in Sociology. Explain his work with suitable examples. (2016)
Socio-Culture or socio-cultural change or Social Change or Culture Change
Q. No. 4. Discuss in brief the socio-cultural factors that may enhance and retard the process of social and cultural change in societies. (2017)
Q. No. 4. How do you see the future of Pakistani society resulting from the effect of Industrialization, Modernization, Urbanization and Modern means of communication upon social change processes? Discuss with examples. (2018)
Q4. In what ways have industrialization and the tertiary sector created socio-cultural change in Pakistan? (2021)
Q6. How can sexually abused children be reintegrated into society? Highlight the role of formal and informal agents/organizations in the socio-cultural landscape of Pakistan. (2022)
Q. No. 8. Write note on the following.
(a) Political economy of globalization (2017)
(b) Regional migration (2017)
Deviance or Crime or Social Control
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (ii) Deviance and street crime in Pakistan (2018)
Q3. In what ways does informal and formal social control help to reduce or prevent deviance and crime in society? (2021)
Q2. Deviant Behaviour is the result of ineffective social control. Comment on the flaws existing in the formal and informal mechanisms of social control with examples and add how these mechanisms can be improved. (2022)
Theories of Sociology
Q. No. 5. Youth is an asset of any nation but Pakistani youth is inclined towards youth bulge. What strategies being an expert suggests the state to put the youth on positive track? Give your suggestions in the light of sociological theories. (2016)
Q. No. 2. How evolutionary theories of sociology provide a stimulating gesture to transform societies? Compare and contrast the classical and neo-classical school of thoughts for understanding phenomenon of social change. (2017)
Q. No. 3. Make a comparative and analytical discussion on the Social Contract Theory and the Organismic Theory while developing your thesis with a logical conclusion. (2018)
Miscellaneous
Q. No. 2. Discuss the application of Sociology in agriculture, health and industries with examples. (2016)
Q. No. 6. What key characteristics distinguish capitalism from socialism? Compare these two systems in terms of productivity, economic inequality and personal freedom. (2017)
Q. No. 8. Write note on the following. (a) Political economy of globalization (2017)
(b) Regional migration (2017)
Q. No. 5. How do you see the future of major cities in Pakistan? Discussing by focusing on the issues of water and foods security and the situation of terrorism and extremism with examples and data. (2018)
Q. No. 2. Differentiate between social change and social structural changes. Discuss three key areas which need immediate attention of policy makers. (2020)
Q2. Many scholars argue that the contemporary world we live in is predominantly dominated by global culture. Do you agree that we live in a society with a global culture, provide examples for your arguments? (2021)
Q3. Since the inception of Pakistan as an independent country, numerous education policies have been developed but have not stood productive towards ensuring hundred percent enrollments. Describe the systemic flaws and other restraining forces behind it. (2022)
Q. No. 3. Why social stratification is an inevitable for a society? Explain its determinants in the context of Pakistani society. (2016)
Q. No. 8. Write Notes on the following:-
(b) Caste and Class Dynamics in Pakistan (2020)
Ethnocentrism or Xenocentrism
Q. No. 2. Differentiate between Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism with examples. Which one and how is important in damaging the peace and development situation in Karachi? Discuss with logic and evidence on the Issue. (2018)
Q. No. 4. How culture ethnocentrism promotes social change and maintain social order. Comment? (2019)
Q. No. 6. Discuss in detail that how unique culture ethos are impediments in the way of social change. Explain in detail the planned social change. (2019)
Cultural Lag
Q. No. 2. There is continuous struggle between material and non-material cultures. In this process the non-material culture lag behind the material culture and create culture lag. As a sociologist give your opinion how to fill the gap. (2019)
Culture
Q. No. 2. There is continuous struggle between material and non-material cultures. In this process the non-material culture lag behind the material culture and create culture lag. As a sociologist give your opinion how to fill the gap. (2019)
Q. No. 7. What is the role of culture in socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discuss what cultural patterns help to explain this phenomenon. (2017)
Q. No. 4. Culture is the essence of the worthwhile, but there is a clear menace to the very soul of the citizen when culture becomes a tool in the hands of the regime of the day with which to transform the outlook of the citizen. Comment. (2016)
Q8. Write notes on the following: 2. Cultural Relativism (2022)
Society
Q. No. 8. Write Notes on the following:-
(a) Types of society (2020)
Socialization
Q. No. 7. What is the role of culture in the socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discuss what cultural patterns help to explain this phenomenon. (2017)
Family
Q. No. 6. Discuss the structure and functions of Pakistani family with examples, keeping in view the changes occurring. How do you see the future of Pakistani Family System? Make a research based argument. (2018)
Religion
Q. No. 3. Durkheim emphasized on the functional aspects of religion. However, we observe many instances of religious extremism in Pakistani society. Shed some light on the phenomenon. (2020)
Q8. Write notes on the following: 1. Social functions of religion (2022)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following (b) The role of religious leaders in the integration of Pakistani society. (2019)
Ibn-e-Khaldun
Q. No. 7. Ibn-e-Khaldun but not August Comte is the founder of Sociology? Make your argument in favour or against this thought with logic and examples from the historical development of sociology. (2018)
Q6. Discuss why Ibn-e-Khaldun, a 14th-century Islamic jurist and scholar, still influences thinkers and sociologists even today, with respect to his ideas about social change? (2021)
Q4. Compare Ibn-e-Khaldun’s Asabiya and Durkheim’s social solidarity on the basis of consonance and dissonance in the major premises of their theories. (2022)
Emile Durkheim
Q. No. 8. Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (b) Suicide by Durkheim (2016)
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 3. ‘Suicide varies inversely with the degree of integration of the social group of which the individuals forms a part’. In the light of this statement, discuss Emile Durkheim theory of egoistic, altruistic, anomic and fatalistic suicide. (2019)
August Comte
Q. No. 8. Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (a) Law of three stages by Comte (2016)
Q. No. 5. August Comte gives three evolutionary dimensions of society; Theologian, metaphysic and positivistic. Explain each step with cogent examples. (2019)
Karl Marx
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 7. Evaluate Karl Marx’s contribution to the concept of Alienation. Discuss different types of Alienation given by him. (2019)
Q. No. 4. Do you think Karl Marx’s capitalist perspective is applicable to today’s world? Elaborate your answer by giving arguments. (2020)
Q5. Do you think Marxist theory about class and gender-based conflict is still relevant in contemporary days? (2021)
Gender-based issues
Q5. Do you think Marxist theory about class and gender-based conflict is still relevant in contemporary days? (2021)
Q8. Write Notes on the following:-
(a) The social determinants that contribute to workplace violence against women in Pakistan (2021)
(b) The social determinants that contribute to domestic violence against women in Pakistan (2021)
Research or Social Research
Q. No. 7. Which types of research by objective are commonly being used by NGOs and explain these types of research with suitable examples? (2016)
Q. No. 3. What are core elements which lead to develop rigorous research design in social research? (2017)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Research process in sociology (2018)
Q7. Discuss the strengths and limitations of the three methods of data collection for social researchers: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. (2021)
Q. No. 7. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative way of studying any social phenomenon. Elaborate by giving an example of each approach and how that can be inquired? (2020)
Q5. Social issues are investigated through quantitative and qualitative modes of inquiry in variable situations. Explain the different situations with examples, reflecting the proper application of the two methods. (2022)
Q. No. 6. How can moral degeneration be scientifically studied? Delineate the entire research process for studying this phenomenon. (2020)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on the following (a) Research proposal on Afghan war syndrome and its impacts on the economy of Pakistan. (2019)
Max Weber
Q. No. 5. Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim’s concept of anomie? (2017)
Q. No. 5. Max Weber used the term Verstehen for better understanding of social actions. Explain the significance of the concept by discussing two examples from social life. (2020)
Q7. Max Weber and Talcott Parsons have theorized social action from their variable perspectives. Highlight the contributions of both thinkers and also locate the divergence in their standpoints. (2022)
Talcott Parsons
Q7. Max Weber and Talcott Parsons have theorized social action from their variable perspectives. Highlight the contributions of both thinkers and also locate the divergence in their standpoints. (2022)
Robert King
Q. No. 6. Describe the major work of Robert king Merton in Sociology. Explain his work with suitable examples. (2016)
Socio-Culture or socio-cultural change or Social Change or Culture Change
Q. No. 4. Discuss in brief the socio-cultural factors that may enhance and retard the process of social and cultural change in societies. (2017)
Q. No. 4. How do you see the future of Pakistani society resulting from the effect of Industrialization, Modernization, Urbanization and Modern means of communication upon social change processes? Discuss with examples. (2018)
Q4. In what ways have industrialization and the tertiary sector created socio-cultural change in Pakistan? (2021)
Q6. How can sexually abused children be reintegrated into society? Highlight the role of formal and informal agents/organizations in the socio-cultural landscape of Pakistan. (2022)
Q. No. 8. Write note on the following.
(a) Political economy of globalization (2017)
(b) Regional migration (2017)
Deviance or Crime or Social Control
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the following: (ii) Deviance and street crime in Pakistan (2018)
Q3. In what ways does informal and formal social control help to reduce or prevent deviance and crime in society? (2021)
Q2. Deviant Behaviour is the result of ineffective social control. Comment on the flaws existing in the formal and informal mechanisms of social control with examples and add how these mechanisms can be improved. (2022)
Theories of Sociology
Q. No. 5. Youth is an asset of any nation but Pakistani youth is inclined towards youth bulge. What strategies being an expert suggests the state to put the youth on positive track? Give your suggestions in the light of sociological theories. (2016)
Q. No. 2. How evolutionary theories of sociology provide a stimulating gesture to transform societies? Compare and contrast the classical and neo-classical school of thoughts for understanding phenomenon of social change. (2017)
Q. No. 3. Make a comparative and analytical discussion on the Social Contract Theory and the Organismic Theory while developing your thesis with a logical conclusion. (2018)
Miscellaneous
Q. No. 2. Discuss the application of Sociology in agriculture, health and industries with examples. (2016)
Q. No. 6. What key characteristics distinguish capitalism from socialism? Compare these two systems in terms of productivity, economic inequality and personal freedom. (2017)
Q. No. 8. Write note on the following. (a) Political economy of globalization (2017)
(b) Regional migration (2017)
Q. No. 5. How do you see the future of major cities in Pakistan? Discussing by focusing on the issues of water and foods security and the situation of terrorism and extremism with examples and data. (2018)
Q. No. 2. Differentiate between social change and social structural changes. Discuss three key areas which need immediate attention of policy makers. (2020)
Q2. Many scholars argue that the contemporary world we live in is predominantly dominated by global culture. Do you agree that we live in a society with a global culture, provide examples for your arguments? (2021)
Q3. Since the inception of Pakistan as an independent country, numerous education policies have been developed but have not stood productive towards ensuring hundred percent enrollments. Describe the systemic flaws and other restraining forces behind it. (2022)
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