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CSS Sociology Past Paper 2016

CSS Sociology 2016 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
    Discuss the application of Sociology in agriculture, health and industries with examples.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    Why social stratification is an inevitable for a society? Explain its determinants in the context of Pakistani society.
    (20)
  3. Q. 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.
    (20)
  4. Q. 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.
    (20)
  5. Q. 6
    Describe the major work of Robert king Merton in Sociology. Explain his work with suitable examples.
    (20)
  6. Q. 7
    Which types of research by objective are commonly being used by NGOs and explain these types of research with suitable examples?
    (20)
  7. Q. 8
    Write comprehensive notes on the following social thought. (10 each)
    (20)
    • (a)
      Law of three stages by Comte
      (10)
    • (b)
      Suicide by Durkheim
      (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. 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.