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CSS Economics Paper II Past Paper 2022

CSS Economics Paper II 2022 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

  1. Q. 2
    “In Pakistan, poverty is a rural phenomenon”. Elaborate this statement keeping in view uni-dimensional and multidimensional aspects of poverty.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    Keeping the economic, political and social systems in perspective, what should be the successful planning strategic framework for Pakistan to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030?
    (20)
  3. Q. 4
    Under CPEC initiatives, what kind of industry needs to be promoted across the trade routes and why? Explain in the context of proposed industrial zones in the country.
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    What are the trends and tendencies of imports and exports of Pakistan? How the country can enhance its “terms of trade” favorable with particular reference to trade with China?
    (20)
  5. Q. 6
    Clarify the difference between conventional banking and interest free banking. How interest free banking can help in the economic and financial development of Pakistan?
    (20)
  6. Q. 7
    Noble Laureate Richard H. Thaler has made Economics more human. Keeping his ideas of Behavioral Economics, what sort of revolutionary changes are required in the socio-economic fabric of Pakistan?
    (20)
  7. Q. 8
    Write logical notes on two of the following: (10 each)
    (20)
    • (i)
      Environmental Degradation
      (10)
    • (ii)
      Debt dilemma of Pakistan
      (10)
    • (iii)
      Impact of Climate Change
      (10)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.