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CSS Governance and Public Policies Past Paper 2025

CSS Governance and Public Policies 2025 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

Years

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
    Mark Bevir examines the concept of “Legitimacy of Administrative State” which arises from the assumptions that governments make about “the people”.
    (20)
    • (a)
      What are the threats to the legitimacy of government in modern democracies? Explain these only through the concept of “Biopolitics”.
      (12)
    • (b)
      How do you visualize the situation in Pakistan under the perspective of the author?
      (8)
  2. Q. 3
    (20)
    • (a)
      Describe the evolution and rationale of the discipline of Public Policy, notwithstanding the existence of the disciplines of Political Science and Public Administration. Mention any two of its initial philosophers with their contributions to this discipline.
      (14)
    • (b)
      Keeping in view of your understanding above, when and how did it impact the public policy making in Pakistan?
      (6)
  3. Q. 4
    There has been growth of judicialization of politics and reliance on judiciary for dealing with mega-politics globally as well as in Pakistan. What have been the judiciary specific amendments in the constitution from 1973 to the most recent? Describe how have the same undermined/strengthened the judicial organ?
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    (20)
    • (a)
      How does Economics provide various models of Governance as described in the book “Governance”?
      (13)
    • (b)
      Which model better explains the present governance landscape of Pakistan?
      (7)
  5. Q. 6
    Classical theories of Bureaucracies view bureaucrats as neutral and apolitical which has been challenged by modern theorists especially those from the “rationality project”.
    (20)
    • (a)
      What are the characteristics of the classical theories of bureaucracies? Briefly tabulate the same with their respective philosophers.
      (7)
    • (b)
      How have rational theorists, especially from Economics, challenged some of the characteristics of classical theories of bureaucracies?
      (13)
  6. Q. 7
    (20)
    • (a)
      Explain the tenets of Good Governance in Islam and relate these with the western theories of Governance.
      (12)
    • (b)
      How can the Education policy in Pakistan be brought in consonance with the tenets of Good Governance in Islam?
      (8)
  7. Q. 8
    Explain any two (2) of the following in the context of Governance & Public Polices. (10 each)
    (20)
    • (a)
      Narrative Policy Framework.
      (20)
    • (b)
      Structuralism in Marxist theories.
      (10)
    • (c)
      Any lesson(s) from Kerala (India) which could be usefully adopted in your union council.
      (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.