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CSS Islamic Studies Past Paper 2018

CSS Islamic Studies 2018 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

How to attempt: Attempt 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
    Define Ijtihad, also highlight its contemporary importance in the light of Islamic Fiqh.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    What is Self-purification and Ehsan? Explain it in the light of Quran and Sunnah, also describe its individual and collective impacts.
    (20)
  3. Q. 4
    Point out the motives of terrorism in Pakistan. How can the society get rid of terrorism?
    (20)
  4. Q. 5
    Highlight the responsibilities of civil servants in the light of Islamic teachings.
    (20)
  5. Q. 6
    Write a comprehensive note on Zakat system of Islam and its spiritual, moral and social impacts.
    (20)
  6. Q. 7
    Describe, in detail, the basic characteristics of Islamic civilization.
    (20)
  7. Q. 8
    The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) is the prophet of peace and safety. Explain with arguments.
    (20)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt 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. Candidate must 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 attempted question will not be considered.

FPSC's wording, numbering and marks, as printed. Obvious misprints (a garbled word, a broken number) are corrected; everything else is kept as FPSC printed it.

The written exam starts with the MPT

Only candidates who pass the MCQ screening test (MPT) sit the written papers. Practice the 200-question MPT under exam conditions first.