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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR


RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
ESSAY
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: Make an outline and write a COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY (2500-3500 words) on any ONE
of the given topics. Make sure you use different forms of discourses, e.g., exposition,
argumentation, description and narration. Credit will be given for organization, relevance and
clarity.
1. Literature as a great cultural artifact.
2. Language is a fit data for research in humanities and social sciences.
3. Privatizing higher education-generating knowledge or making more money for
the opulent.
4. Women sportspersons as new ambassadors of the soft image of Pakistan.
5. Post-modern ethos a challenge to the West.
6. Look to the east for a holistic progress.
7. Great nations win without fighting.
8. Can meaning be fixed?
9. The character of a nation can be judged by its symbolic narratives.
10. Violence is the large refuge of the incompetent.
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 80 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 50
(PART-II) 100 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 50
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FIVE questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Discuss the contribution of Muslim scientists in the development of Astronomy,
Algebra and Trigonometry. (3, 3
1/2
, 3
1/2
each)
(10)
Q. No. 3. Give brief answers to the following questions: (2 each)
(a) Why do we bring our hands close to our mouth while shouting across to
someone far away?
(b) Why do we lean forward while climbing a hill?
(c) Why does a swimming pool appear less deep than it actually is?
(d) Why cannot petrol fire be extinguished by water?
(e) Why do Australians celebrate their Christmas during summer?
(10)
Q. No. 4. Differentiate between: (2 each)
(a) Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable energy resources
(c) Lava and Magma (d) Mist and Fog (e) Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse
(10)
Q. No. 5. Briefly explain the working principle of the following: (5 each)
(a) Radar (b) Microwave Oven
(10)
Q. No. 6. Give brief explanations for following phenomena: (2 each)
(a) While watching a cricket match we see the ball struck a moment before we
hear the sound of the bat hitting the ball.
(b) A ship though made largely of steel, which is heavier than water, floats in
water.
(c) The colour of the same cloth when seen in electric light appears different from
the colour when seen in day light.
(d) Glass when heated cracks while metal does not.
(e) Although each eye perceives a separate image, we do not see everything
double.
(10)
Q. No. 7. Write short NOTES on the following: (5 each)
(a) Environmental effects of Fertilizer use. (b) Global Warming.
(10)
Q. No. 8. Differentiate between: (2 each)
(a) Smog and Smoke (b) Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
(c) Diastolic and Systolic blood pressure (d) Infection and Allergy
(e) Conductors and Insulators
(10)
Q. No. 9. Briefly explain the function of following in human body: (2
1/2
each)
(a) Kidneys (b) Lymphatic system
(c) Thyroid gland (d) Pituitary gland
(10)
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RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER-I
(EVERYDAY SCIENCE)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Evaluate the significance of water conflict between India and Pakistan in perspective of
water management projects in Indian held Kashmir. (20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss the impact of AFPAK policy on Pak-US relations. (20)
Q. No. 4. Substantiate Pakistans role in UN peace keeping missions. (20)
Q. No. 5. Critically appreciate the decision making in Pakistan regarding energy crisis in
Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. What is character building? Assess the factor (character building) in education systems
of Pakistan and give suggestions for improvement. (20)
Q. No. 7. How can the corruption elimination be made part of the governance systems of
Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 8. Discuss the strengths of USA to implement its economic policies Worldwide. (20)
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER-II
(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Highlight the factors which played significant role in the evolution and growth of
Muslim Society in the Sub-Continent. (20)
Q. No. 3. Evaluate the impact of the services rendered by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan towards the
regeneration of the Muslims (20)
Q. No. 4. Briefly describe the genuine factors which were responsible for the demand of a
separate homeland by the Muslims of the Sub-Continent. (20)
Q. No. 5. The Simla Deputation, 1906 laid the foundation for the creation of Pakistan.
Substantiate your view point with solid arguments. (20)
Q. No. 6. Give a critical analysis of the steps taken for Islamization in Pakistan since 1947. (20)
Q. No. 7. Population explosion in Pakistan is emerging as the greatest threat to the economy of
Pakistan. Comment. (20)
Q. No. 8. Pakistan can become one of the richest countries of the world, if we make the best use
of our Natural resources. Elaborate in the light of the present situation of the country. (20)
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RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER-III
(PAKISTAN AFFAIRS)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting ONE question from EACH
SECTION A,B,C and D. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vi) Use of Simple Calculator is allowed.
PART-II
SECTION-A (COST ACCOUNTING)
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Q. No. 2. When Financial Accounting delivers the goods, why Cost Accounting records are
needed? Make out a case for introduction of Cost Accounting in all Industries. State
your rationale with expected productive results.
(20)
Q. No. 3. The following information is available regarding Job No. 101:
Direct Labour Cost Cost (Rs.) Hours
Week of November 2 75,000 600
Week of November 9 83,000 750
Week of November 16 82,000 720
Week of November 23 460,000 400
Direct Material Cost:
Material purchased direct for the job: Rs. 580,000
Material issued from store: Rs. 120,000
Manufacturing Expenses:
Applied @ Rs. 80 per direct labour hour
Other Direct Manufacturing Cost:
Loading & Shipping and Installation: Rs. 75,000
Administrative and Selling Expenses:
To be changed @ 10 % of total cost to make and install
Selling price of the machine is Rs. 1,525,000
Required:
Prepare a Job Order Cost Sheet including a summary showing the Profit or the Loss
relating to above Job number.
(20)
SECTION-B (AUDITING)
Q. No. 4. Explain various types of Audit Reports required by a duly qualified Auditor under the
Companies Ordinance, 1984. First list the names of Audit Reports and later explain
the salient feature governing the above Audit Reports. Along with this, briefly
explain the four types of Audit Reports with expression of Auditors opinion.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Describe procedures governing verification of the following items: (5 each)
(a) Deferred taxation
(b) Investments held
(c) Cash in transit
(d) Long term liabilities
(20)
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ACCOUNTANCY AND AUDITING, PAPER-II
ACCOUNTANCY AND AUDITING, PAPER-II
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SECTION-C (INCOME TAX LAW)
Q. No. 6. The following data are available relating to Mr. X for the year ended on June 30, 2012:
1. Salary Rs. 2,400,000
2. Bonus 400,000
3. Prize Bond Winning 200,000
4. Dividends received from listed company 400,000
5. Casual Income 200,000
6. Rent received from owned property 400,000
Required:
Compute Taxable Income and Tax payable by Mr. X under different sources of
Income.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Describe procedure involved under Universal Self-Assessment Scheme under Income
Tax Law. What checks and balances exist for successful and smooth operation of the
above scheme?
(20)
SECTION-D (BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND FINANCE)
Q. No. 8. You have been invited by management to form a Public Listed Company in Pakistan.
State steps which you will take to implement the above directive. List points in the
light of Companies ordinance 1984 for formation of the above Listed Company.
(20)
Q. No. 9. Describe the following terms used in the field of finance in Pakistan. Illustrate (5 each)
your answer.
(a) Bridge Finance
(b) NIB modes of financing
(c) Quick ratio
(d) Inventory turnover
(20)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION.
ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vi) Use of simple calculator is allowed.
PART-II
SECTION-A
Q 2: The following figures are taken from the books of Sun Company Limited as on December 31, 2013.
Debit balances Rs. Credit balances Rs.
Opening stock 50000 Purchases returns 1000
Purchases 160000 Sales 300000
Carriage 4000 Discount 1500
Furniture 15000 Profit and loss 35000
Salaries 45000 Share capital 500000
Rent 34800 Sundry creditors 20000
Dividend paid 4500 General reserve 30000
Sundry debtors 60000 Salaries payable 2500
Machinery 300000 Provision for bad debts 9500
Premises 200000 Bad debts recovered 500
Cash at bank 9700 Bank loan 10% taken 1.1.2013 50000
Directors fee 9000
Bills receivable 21000
Trade expenses 9000
Prepaid insurance 1500
Bad debts 2000
Interest on bank loan 4500
Investments market price (Rs. 19000) 20000
950000 950000
Adjustments:
(1) The average stock at the year-end was worth Rs. 65000. (2) Create a provision for income tax Rs. 10000.
(3) Increase provision for bad debts by Rs. 12000. (4) Depreciate machinery at 10%; furniture at 15%; and Premises at 5%.
(5) There is pending law suit for Rs. 50000 against the company for infringement of trade marks. (6) The machinery account
includes new machinery worth Rs. 25000 purchased on January 1, 2012. This machinery is still lying unpacked at the end of
December 31, 2013.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account; profit and loss appropriation account for the year ended December 31,
2013 and balance sheet as at that date as per Companies Ordinance 1984.
Q3: The following is the balance sheet of Shine Company as onDecember 31, 2013.
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Equity share capital 120000 Fixed assets 360000
Reserves and surplus 80000 Less depreciation 100000 260000
6% mortgage debentures 140000 Current assets :
Current liabilities: Cash 10000
Creditors 12000 Investment 30000
Bills payables 20000 Stock 60000
Outstanding expenses 2000 Sundry debtors 40000
Taxation provision 26000
400000 400000
Other information: Net sales Rs.600000; cost of goods sold Rs.516000; net income before tax Rs.40000; net income after tax
Rs.20000.
Required: Calculate current ratio; acid test ratio; debt equity ratio; gross profit ratio and operating ratio.
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ACCOUNTANCY AND AUDITING, PAPER-I
Q 4: Prepare cash flow statement from the following balance sheets of X Ltd for the year ended December 31, 2013.
2012 2013 2012 2013
Liabilities and capital Rs. Rs. Assets Rs. Rs.
Share capital 40000 50000 Building 20000 16000
General reserve 7000 11000 Machinery 8000 14000
Profit and loss 3000 3400 Goodwill 6000 4000
9% debentures 10000 8000 Debtors 24000 32000
Sundry creditors 4600 1000 Stock 3600 4000
Cash 3000 3400
64600 73400 64600 73400
Adjustments: Depreciation charged on building Rs.10000 and on machinery Rs.6000
SECTION B
Q 5: A, B, and C were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1. C decided to retire on December 31, 2013. The
following is the balance sheet of partnership firm
Balance sheet
December 31, 2013
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Sundry Creditors 10000 Stock of goods 10000
Reserve account 2000 Sundry Debtors 10000
Capital account A 24000 Bills receivable 4000
Capital account B 16000 Bank A/c 10000
Capital account C 12000 Land and building 30000
64000 64000
A and B decided to share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2 in future. Goodwill is valued at Rs. 10000. Land and building was
appreciated by Rs.6000 and stock by Rs.2000. There was bad debt loss of Rs.1000 but not recorded in books. A and B
decided to bring sufficient cash to settle the account of C and to make their capital proportionate. They also decided to
maintain Rs.15000 bank balances for meeting the day to day business expenses. Prepare necessary journal entries and
prepare balance sheet of newly constituted firm.
Q 6: Fast Ltd purchased machinery on January 1, 2011 and its book value was Rs.40500 on January 1, 2013. The company had
been writing off depreciation at 10% per annum on diminishing balance method. The company disposed-off machinery for
Rs.8400 on July 1, 2013 and book value of such machinery was Rs.12150 on January 1, 2011. It was decided that during 2013
sufficient depreciation should be written off to make up depreciation at 10% on original cost basis. Books are closed on
December 31 each year. Pass necessary journal entries and prepare machinery account
Q 7: Hassan started business on January 1, 2013 with a capital of Rs.90000. He kept cash book and a record of his receivable and
payables in a diary. His cash book showed following transactions for the year.
Rs.
Expenses paid 22000
Cash purchases 56000
Cash sales 42000
Payments to creditors 100000
Receipts from debtors 140000
Personal drawings 10000
Purchase of a motor cycle 60000
On December 31, 2013 the stock was valued at Rs.20000. The payables and receivables were Rs.120000 and Rs.110000
respectively. Provide depreciation motor cycle at the rate of 20%. Prepare trading and profit and loss account for the year
ended December 31, 2013and balance sheet as on date.
Q 8: From the following particulars prepare Profit and Loss Account (vertical format) of ABC Bank Limited for the year ended
December 31, 2013
Mark-up earned Rs. 35000
Mark-up expensed 37000
Income from dealing in foreign currency 4500
Commission, exchange and brokerage 1200
Administrative expenses 16000
Non-mark-up income 19000
Other income 22000
Income taxprovision 1500
Other provisions 200
Gain on sale of securities 13000
Bad debts written off 5000
Provision for diminution in value of investments 7000
Provision against non-performing loans 2500
Dividend income 5400
Other charges 4700
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Discuss environmental pollution. What are the major causes of environmental pollution
in Pakistan?
(20)
Q. No. 3. How does soil productivity differ from soil fertility? What are the factors responsible
for degradation of soil productivity? Suggest practical measures to improve it.
(20)
Q. No. 4. What is the ultimate source of nitrogen in soil? Explain in detail how it is fixed and
made available to the plants.
(20)
Q. No. 5. What are genetically modified organism (GM) and GM foods? Why are GM foods
produced? Mention the sound scientific basis for considering it safe for human heath.
(20)
Q. No. 6. What are the major factors responsible of low yield of vegetables in Pakistan? What
measures are necessary to increase their production?
(20)
Q. No. 7. Describe in detail the benefits and drawbacks of fertilizer and pesticide use in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write Short notes on any FOUR of the following. (5 each)
(a) Green house effect (b) Wind erosion
(c) Organic framing (d) Hidden hunger in crop plants
(e) Genetic factors of crop growth (f) Selective and non selective herbicides
(20)
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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
AGRICULTURE
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:(i) Candidate must write Q.No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q.No. in the Q.Paper.
(ii) Attempt FIVE questions in all by selecting THREE questions from SECTION-A and TWO
questions from SECTION-B. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(v) Use of Calculator is allowed.
SECTION-A
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Q. No. 1.
(a) prove that ) ( ) ( grad F curl =

x . F

If F

is irrotational and ) , , ( z y x is a scalar


function.
(b) Determine whether the line integral:
}
+ + + +
c
dz yCosyz yz x dy zCosyz z x dx xyz ) 2 ( ) ( 2 (
2 2 2 2
is independent of the
path of integration? If so, then compute it from (1,0,1) to ). 1 ,
2
, 0 (

(10)
(10)
Q. No. 2. (a) State and prove Stokes Theorem.
(b) Verify Stokes Theorem for the function j xy i x F =
2
integrated round the
square in the plane z=0 and bounded by the lines x = y = 0, x = y = a.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 3. (a) Three forces act perpendicularly to the sides of a triangle at their middle points
and are proportional to the sides. Prove that they are in equilibrium.
(b) Three forces P, Q, R act along the sides BC, CA, AB respectively of a triangle
ABC. Prove that, if P Sec A + Q Sec B + R Sec C = 0, then the line of action of
the resultant passes through the orthocentre of the triangle.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 4. (a) Find the centroid of the surface formed by the revolution of the cardioide
) 1 ( Cos a r + = about the initial line.
(b) A uniform ladder rests with its upper end against a smooth vertical wall and its
foot on rough horizontal ground. Show that the force of friction at the ground is
tan
2
1
W , where W is the weight of the ladder and is its inclination with the
vertical.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 5. (a) Define briefly laws of friction give atleast one example of each law.
(b) A uniform semi-circular wire hangs on a rough peg, the line joining its
extremities making an angle of 45
o
with the horizontal. If it is just on the point
of slipping, find the coefficient of friction between the wire and the peg.
(10)
(10)
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS, PAPER-I
APPLIED MATHEMATICS, PAPER-I
SECTION-B
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Q. No. 6. (a) If a point P moves with a velocity v given by v
2
=n
2
(ax
2
+2bx+c), show that P
executes a simple harmonic motion. Find the center, the amplitude and the
time-period of the motion.
(b) A particle P moves in a plane in such a way that at any time t its distance from a
fixed point O is r= at+bt
2
and the line connecting O and P makes an angle
2
3
ct = with a fixed line OA. Find the radial and transverse components of the
velocity and acceleration of the particle at t =1.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 7. (a) A particle of mass m moves under the influence of the force
). ( t Cos j t Sin i a F + = If the particles is initially at rest on the origin,
prove that the work done upto time t is given by ), 1 (
2
2
t Cos
m
a

and that
the instantaneous power applied is t Sin
m
a

2
2
.
(b) A battleship is streaming ahead with speed V, and a gun is mounted on the
battleship so as to point straight backwards, and is set an angle of elevation a ,
if
o
v is the speed of projection relative to the gun, show that the range is
) (
2
V Cos v Sin
g
v
o
o
. Also prove that the angle of elevation for maximum
range is
|
|
.
|

\
|

0
2
0
2
4
8
v
v V V
arcCos .
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 8. (a) Show that the law of force towards the pole, of a particle describing the curve
n Cos a r
n n
= is given by
3 2
2 2
) 1 (
+
+
=
n
n
r
a h n
f .
(b) A bar 2 ft. long of mass 10 Ib., lies on a smooth horizontal table. It is struck
horizontally at a distance of 6 inches from one end, the blow being
perpendicular to the bar. The magnitude of the blow is such that it would impart
a velocity of 3 ft./sec. to a mass of 2 Ib. Find the velocities of the ends of the
bar just after it is struck.
(10)
(10)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:(i) Candidate must write Q.No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q.No. in the Q.Paper.
(ii) Attempt FIVE questions in all by selecting TWO questions from SECTION-A, ONE
question from SECTION-B and TWO questions from SECTION-C. ALL questions carry
EQUAL marks.
(iii) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(v) Use of Calculator is allowed.
SECTION-A
SECTION-B
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Q. No. 1. (a) Solve the initial-value problem
2
1
; ( 2) 0
dy
y
dx x y
= =
+
.
(b) Initially there were 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance present. After 6
hours the mass decreased by 3%. If the rate of decay is proportional to the
amount of the substance present at any time, find the amount remaining after 24
hours.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 2.
(a) Solve
2
( 1) 0 x y xy y '' ' + + = .
(b) Obtain the partial differential equation by elimination of arbitrary functions,
sin cos a x b y z + = (take z as dependent variable).
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 3.
(a) Solve the partial differential equation
xx yy t
u u u + = ,
subject to the conditions
(0, , ) ( , , ) 0
( , 0, ) ( , , ) 0
u y t u a y t
u x t u x a t
= =
= =
and the initial condition, ( , , 0) ( , ) u x y x y = .
(b) Solve ( ) r a b s abt xy + + + = by Monges method.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 4. (a) Prove that if , ,
i j k
A B and C are three first order tensors, then their product
( , , 1, 2, 3)
i j k
A B C i j k = is a tensor of order 3, while
) 3 , 2 , 1 , ( = j i C B A
k j i
form a first order tensor.
(b) If
...
1 2 3
A
i i i i
n
is a tensor of order n, then its partial derivative with respect to
p
x
that is
...
1 2 3
A
i i i i
n
p
x
c
c
is also a tensor of order n+1.
(10)
(10)
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS, PAPER-II
APPLIED MATHEMATICS, PAPER-II
SECTION-C
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Q. No. 5.
(a) Show that the transformation
1 1
2 2
3 3
3 6 2
1
2 3 6
7
6 2 3
x x
x x
x x
' ( ( (
( ( (
' =
( ( (
' ( ( (

is orthogonal and
right-handed.
A second order tensor
ij
A is defined in the system
1 2 3
Ox x x by
, 1, 2, 3.
ij i j
A x x i j = = Evaluate its components at the point P where
1 2 3
0, 1. x x x = = = Also evaluate the component
11
A' of the tensor at P.
(b) The Christofell symbols of the second kind denoted by
m
ij

`
)
are defined
j , ( , , 1, 2,... ).
mk
m
g ij k i j k n
ij

= =
`
)
Prove that (i)
m m
ij ji

=
` `
) )
, (ii) [ , ]
mk
m
ij k g
ij

=
`
)
,
(iii)
ij
im jm
k
i i
g
g g
km km x
c
=
` `
c
) )
.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 6. (a) Apply Newton-Raphsons method to determine a root of the equation
( ) cos 0
x
f x x xe = = such that
* 8
( ) 10 f x

< ,where
*
x is the
approximation to the root.
(b) Consider the system of the equations
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
2 0 7
2 1
0 2 1
x x x
x x x
x x x
+ =
+ =
+ =
,
Solve the system by using Gauss-Seidel iterative method and perform three
iterations.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 7. (a) Use the trapezoidal and Simpsons rules to estimate the integral
3 3
3 2
1 1
( ) ( 2 7 5) f x dx x x x dx = +
} }
.
(b) Find the approximate root of the equation
3
( ) 2 2 0 f x x x = + = .
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 8. (a) Find a 5
th
degree polynomial which passes through the 6 points given below.
x 1.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 8.0
f(x) -9 -41 -189 -173 9 523
(b) Determine the optimal solution graphically to the linear programming problem,
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
3 6
4 20
20
10
, 0
Minimize z x x
subject to x x
x x
x x
x x
= +
+ >
+ s
+ >
>
(10)
(10)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II including Q.No. 2 which is COMPULSORY.
ALL questions carry EQUAL marks. Answer must be written in ENGLISH except where
specified in the QUESTION PAPER.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. 2. (a) Write short answers of the following in Arabic: (5 each) (10)
1 - 2 - ( )
3 - 4 -
(b) Write a short essay on the given topic in ARABIC: (10)

Q. 3. What do you know about ABU TAMMAM? (20)
Q. 4. Write briefly on the life of ABBAS MAHMUD AL-AQQAD and his literary works. (20)
Q. 5. Write on the impact of Holy Quran on the Arabic Language. (20)
Q. 6. Translate the following poetic verses in ENGLISH with reference to the context: (20)
:







Q. 7. Translate the following poetry into ENGLISH and explain the underlined words: (20)
:



:
:



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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Describe salient features of the group Chlorophyta with particular emphasis on
morphology and structural organization. (20)
Q. No. 3. Give an illustrated account of life cycle of a smut fungus. (20)
Q. No. 4. Define Stele. Describe its various types along with their evolutionary significance. (20)
Q. No. 5. Write down a comparative account of stem anatomy of gymnosperm and angiosperm. (20)
Q. No. 6. Write down important characters of Musci and discuss evolutionary trends of the
group. (20)
Q. No. 7. Describe artificial and natural systems of classification of plants by giving merits and
demerits of each system. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write down comprehensive NOTES on any TWO of the followings: (10 each)
(a) Anomalus Secondary Growth
(b) Economic importance of Red Algae
(c) Distinct characters and important Genera of the family Malvaceae
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Describe the structure, biosynthesis, mode of action and physiological functions of
gibberellins. (20)
Q. No. 3. Differentiate between Respiration and Photorespiration. Elaborate the mechanism of
photorespiration along with structural formulae. Which types of cellular organelles are
involved in this process? (20)
Q. No. 4. Environmental factors are crucial for plant growth. How do various climatic, edaphic
and biotic factors affect plant growth? (20)
Q. No. 5. Soil erosion is a major problem in Pakistan. What are the causes of soil erosion? How
is soil erosion reclaimed? Justify your answer with respect to this problem in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis. In which types of cells mitosis or meiosis
occur? How is meiosis significant for living organisms? (20)
Q. No. 7. What are codon and genetic code? Elucidate the structure of gene. Succinctly describe
the process of gene regulation in eukaryotes. (20)
Q. No. 8. List and describe various theories about the process of evolution. Elaborate this process
with reference to the theory of Neo-Lamarckism. What were the objections on this
theory?
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Account for the development of the Political Party System in England during the 19
th
century.
(20)
Q. No. 3. What were the changes brought about in the structure of British Parliament by the Act
of 1832?
(20)
Q. No. 4. What do you understand by the Victorian Age? Write in brief about the
achievements of this age.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Write comprehensively on the Whigs oligarchy in England. (20)
Q. No. 6. No Taxation Without representation. Also narrate the causes and results of war of
American Independence.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Describe the role played by England in the downfall of Napoleon. (20)
Q. No. 8. England had become the work shop of the world with the beginning of the Industrial
Revolution. Discuss.
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Produce and Analytical Essay on the four Tenures of office of Gladstone, with
particular reference to His reforms and Foreign Policy.
(20)
Q. No. 3. How was scramble for Africa carried out by the various Imperialist Powers especially
Britain and what was its climax?
(20)
Q. No. 4. Trace back the background, genesis, evolution and culmination of FABIANISM and
GUILD SOCIALISM.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Bring out the Debit Side and Credit Side of the Entente Cordiale between England and
France in early 20
th
century.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Highlight the pivotal Role of Britain in the Inter-Wars Period. (20)
Q. No. 7. Who floated the idea of European Common Market? How did it see the daylight and
what was its after-math?
(20)
Q. No. 8. Shed light on the British involvement in the war on Terror after Nine Eleven. What is
your personal view whether positive or negative role has been played by Britain.
Support your point with watertight arguments.
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting AT LEAST ONE question from
EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vi) Use of Simple Calculator is allowed.
PART-II
SECTION-A (MANAGEMENT)
Sales revenue $ 160000
Less: Cost of goods sold 106000
Gross profits $ 54000
Less Operating expenses
Selling expense $ 16000
General and administrative expenses 10000
Lease expense 1000
Depreciation expense 10000
Total operating expense $ 37000
Operating profits $ 17000
Less: Interest expense 6100
Net profits before taxes $ 10900
Less: Taxes 4360
Net Profits after taxes $ 6540
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Q. No. 2. Discuss the contingency factors that effect planning. Describe how managers can
effectively plan in todays environment. (20)
Q. No. 3. What issues do todays leaders face? Do you think that most managers in real life use a
contingency approach to increase their leadership effectiveness? Explain. (20)
SECTION-B (PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING)
Q. No. 4. What constitutes good marketing research? How can company correctly measure and
forecast demand? (20)
Q. No. 5. How can companies evaluate and select specific foreign markets to enter? What are the
differences between marketing in a developing and developed market? (20)
SECTION-C (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)
Q. No. 6. How is a net present value profile used to complete projects? What causes conflicts in
making of projects via net present value and internal note of return? (20)
Q. No. 7. How are total risk, non-diversifiable risk, and diversifiable risk selected? Why is non-
diversifiable risk the only relevant risk? (20)
Q.No. 8. The financial statements of Remington Pharmaceuticals for the year ended December
31, 2012, follow:
Remington Pharmaceuticals Income Statement
for the Year Ended December 31,2012
(20)
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Remington Pharmaceuticals Balance Sheet December 31, 2012
Assets
Cash $ 500
Marketable Securities 1000
Accounts receivable 25000
Inventories 45500
Total Current Assets $ 72000
Land $ 26000
Building and equipment $ 90000
Less: Accumulative depreciation $ 38000
Net fixed Assets $ 78000
Total Assets $ 150000
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable $ 22000
Notes payable 47000
Total Current Liabilities $ 69000
Long term debt 22950
Common stock equity $ 31500
Retained earnings 26550
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity $ 150000
The firms 3000 outstanding shares of common stock closed 2012 at a price of $ 25 per share.
a. Use the preceding financial statements to complete the following table. Assume the industry average
given in the table are applicable for both 2011 and 2012.
Ratio Industry average Actual 2011 Actual 2012
Current ratio 1.80 1.84 ----
Quick ratio 0.70 0.78 ----
Inventory turnover* 2.50 2.59 ----
Average collection period* 37.5 days 36.5 days ----
Debt ratio 65% 67% ----
Times interest earned ratio 3.8 4.0 ----
Gross profit margin 38% 40% ----
Net profit margin 3.5% 3.6% ----
Return on total assets 4.0% 4.0% ----
Return on common equity 9.5% 8.0% ----
Market/Book ratio 1.1 1.2 ----
* Bases on a 365 days year and on end of year figures.
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
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(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. (a) What are zeolites and how can they be synthesized? Give some important
applications of zeolites.
(b) Explain significance of quantum mechanical wave function. Also enlist
properties of a well-behaved wave function.
(c) Write some important chemical properties of Cl
2
. Also give its general and
industrial applications.
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 3. (a) How are the human activities in urban areas responsible for air-pollution? What
measures should be taken to minimize air-pollution?
(b) With suitable examples differentiate between internal energy change and enthalpy
change. Under what conditions the two quantities have almost same value?
(c) Explain dissociation of weak acids. How can dissociation constant be determined
using conductance measurements?
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 4. (a) Many transition element complexes (TEC) exhibit their characteristic spectra in the
visible-region. Give detailed account of factors which affect/modify spectra of the
TEC.
(b) Explain synthesis of cement; also draw flow-chart diagram to show the significant
steps.
(c) Explain significance of Gibbs expression. How can G value be utilized to predict
occurrence of a chemical reaction?
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 5. (a) How does silver exist in nature? What shape compounds are formed by Ag (I) with
different ligands?
(b) Elaborate the common and different features of H
2
and H
2
+
molecules according to
the pertinent molecular orbital theory.
(c) Enlist different oxyacids of N and P. Also explain differences in their behaviour.
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 6. (a) Derive Schroedingers wave equation for a particle of mass m confined in a one-
dimensional box of length l. Also give a relationship for the zero-point energy.
(b) Define 2
nd
law of thermodynamics. How can the entropy change become an
indicator for spontaneity of a process?
(c) How can shapes of transition element complexes (TEC) be explained on the basis
of some typical hybridization by the central ion?
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 7. (a) Describe functioning of a typical Fuel-Cell (FC). What is the role of membrane
equilibria in the FC?.
(b) What is the origin of magnetic property in the complexes of transition elements?
Give some factors on which magnetic property may depend.
(c) With suitable examples of multi-electron atoms, elaborate Aiufbau principle in the
light of Paulis principle and Hunds rule.
(07)
(07)
(06)
Q. No. 8. (a) Debye-Hueckel theory (D-HT) Works under limiting conditions. Elaborate the
statement with examples. Also give significance of D-HT.
(b) What are transition elements? Give a generalized account of physical and
chemical characteristics of transition elements.
(c) With the electrochemical reaction that take place at the two electrodes, describe
electrolysis of aqueous solutions.
(07)
(07)
(06)
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(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Define the following terms: (2 each)
(a) Catalytic cracking (b) Catalytic reforming (c) Fermentation
(d) Alkylation (e) Antibiotics (f) Plastic
(g) Surfactant (h) Unit operation (i) Unit Process
(j) Emulsion polymerization
(20)
Q. No. 3. (a) Explain the following with suitable examples. (2 each)
(a) Partition Coefficient (b) Surface tension (c) Viscosity
(d) Colloidal solution (e) Emulsions (f) Nanoparticles
(g) Baeyers strain theory
(b) Give one examples (with structure) of each of the following: (2 each)
(a) s sp hybridization (b) sp2 sp2 hybridization
(c) sp sp2 hybridization
(14)
(06)
Q. No. 4. (a) What do you mean by Chemiluminescence? Explain with examples.
(b) Arrange the following functional groups in decreasing order of stability of
carbocations?
(CH
3
)
3
C
+
, CH
3
+
, CH
3
CH
2
+
, (CH
3
)
2
CH
+
, CH
2
= CH- CH
2
+
, C
6
H
5
CH
2
+
,
(c) Explain the following terms:
(a) Standard solution (b) Molar solution (c) Molal solution
(d) Formal Solution (e) Normal solution
(d) How many grams of KOH are in 600 mL of 0.450 M KOH solution?
(07)
(05)
(05)
(03)
Q. No. 5. Give one representative example of each of the following reactions. Give complete
equation and label it. (2 each)
(a) Witting reaction (b) Oxiation of 1
o
and 2
o
alcohols
(c) Friedel-Crafts alkylation (d) Hydration of Alkenes
(e) Glycol cleavage (f) Ozonolysis
(g) Tollens test (h) Propagation reaction
(i) SNl reaction (j) Condensation polymerization
(20)
Q. No. 6. (a) What are wetting agents and for what purpose they are used?
(b) Describe briefly the alternatives used to hydrogenation of vegetable oils for the
formation vegetable Ghee.
(c) Give a laboratory test to differentiate between unsaturated and saturated molecules.
(10)
(05)
05)
Q. No. 7. (a) What approaches are followed to rule out keto-enol tautomerism. Draw the
tautomerism exhibited by acetone and acetoacetic ester.
(b) Explain the industrial preparation of Gels? Explain their use in medicine and
cosmetics?
(10)
(10)
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Q. No. 8. (a) Draw the structures of the following molecules:
(a) Cyclohex-en-1-one (b) Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde
(c) Hexadecane (d) 3-methyl-1-butene
(e) 4-bromo-3-methy1-1-butene (f) 4-ethenylcyclohexanol
(g) 2-methy1-3-butene-1-ol (h) 6-ethyl-1-methylcyclohexene
(i) 2-amino-3-phenylpropionic acid (j) 2-formyl-4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
(b) Name the following structures according to IUPAC/common system of
nomenclature:
(10)
(10)
TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, Selecting at least ONE question from Each
Section. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vi) Use of Calculator is allowed.
PART-II
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SECTION-A
Q. No. 2. (a) The processor must have a process to handle exceptions. Explain four things that
the processor must be able to identify and/or take care of.
(b) Discuss the essential servers/services that are used to complete an Intranet.
(c) Discuss why BIOS are not changed frequently.
(08)
(06)
(06)
Q. No. 3. (a) Distinguish between the architecture of x86 to a 68000 processor.
(b) Differentiate differences of Unix operating system over Microsoft window OS.
(c) Write a note on network topology. Which topology will you prefer for an
enterprise and why?
(08)
(06)
(06)
SECTION-B
Q. No. 4. (a) What advantages are provided in OOP over other conventional programming
techniques?
(b) Draw a data structure of a course registration system for a university level institute.
(c) Discuss some cost estimation techniques used in software engineering.
(08)
(06)
(06)
Q. No. 5. (a) Write a do-while loop to compute the sum of the first 30 positive odd integers.
(b) Write a note on sorting algorithm. Write sodo-code for insertion sort.
(c) What are the key issues on which software engineering do work with?
(08)
(06)
(06)
SECTION-C
Q. No. 6. (a) Discuss the concepts of data independency in DBMS.
(b) Web-applications are getting popular now a days. Write a note on languages use
for web-application developments.
(c) What is the difference between Raster and Vector Graphics? Write down at least
four differences.
(08)
(06)
(06)
Q. No. 7. (a) Write a note on Data Models.
(b) Discuss essential issues in network programming.
(c) Define Transformation and discuss briefly its types.
(08)
(06)
(06)
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TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Critically appreciate the 18
th
Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 3. Make a comparative analysis of the salient features of the Constitutions of the former
Soviet Union and the present day Russian Federation.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss in detail the System of Checks and Balances in the Constitution and the
political structure of the United States. Attempt the question in the light of the
federalist principle as advocated by the then President James Madison.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Judiciary is the watch dog Institution in Pakistan. Comment upon the statement in
the backdrop of judicial activism in the country since a couple of years.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Compare the Constitutional responsibilities of the French President with his American
Counterpart.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Examine the basic principles of the Indian Constitution. (20)
Q. No. 8. Why it is said that the United Kingdom has an unwritten Constitution? What are its
advantages and disadvantages? Substantiate your answer with objective arguments.
(20)
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Given the profit function of a firm.
= 80X 2X
2
XY 3Y
2
+ 100Y
Using the Lagrange Multiplier Method, find the maximum of the profit function subject to the
constraint that: X + Y = 12.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Using the utility maximization model show that total price effect is equal to the sum of
income and substitution effects.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Differentiate between monopoly and perfect competition? How price and output is
determined under monopoly in the short run?
(20)
Q. No. 5. (a) Define and explain the concept of average fixed cost, average (10 each)
variable cost, average total cost and marginal cost with the help of diagram.
(b) What is the significance of the point where marginal cost is equal to average cost?
Describe this relationship mathematically as well as graphically.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Given below is the information about money market in a economy (all values in
billions):
C = Currency in circulation
D = Demand deposits = $ 600
X = Excess Reserves
r = reserve requirement on Demand Deposits = 0.05
(C/D) = 0.25
(X/D) = 0.05
Calculate the value of the following: (5 each)
(a) Monetary Base
(b) M1 Money Supply
(c) Money Multiplier
(d) Change in Monetary base required to achieve M1 = $800
(20)
Q. No. 7. Use the Keynesian Cross to predict the impact of:
(a) An increase in government purchases (7)
(b) An increase in taxes (7)
(c) An equal increase in government purchases and taxes (6)
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on the following:
(a) Consumer and producer surplus (7)
(b) Compensating and Equivalent variation (7)
(c) Philips curve (6)
(20)
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(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
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PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Discuss the common characteristics of developing countries like Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 3. Differentiate Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Explain the poverty reduction
strategies in Pakistan
(20)
Q. No. 4. Define agriculture price policy and its kinds. What are the objectives of agriculture
price policy in developing countries like Pakistan?
(20)
Q. No. 5. Explain the major monetary and fiscal measures to promote industrial development. (20)
Q. No. 6. Give the causes of deficit in balance of payment in Pakistan and suggest measures to
correct the adverse balance of payment.
(20)
Q. No. 7. What is the difference between collective and cooperative farming? Explain the
advantages and causes of failure of cooperative farming?
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write NOTES on the following: (10 each)
(a) Trends in Foreign Remittances
(b) Privatization Policy
(20)
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PART-II
SECTION-A
SECTION-B
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Q. No. 2. Keats dictum Beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all is not a philosophy but a
mystic experience through the senses. Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 3. Shelley piles images on images in his poems which appears to be a flaw rather than
strength as it mars the thought and feelings Shelley intends to express. Do you agree?
Substantiate your answer referring to the poems you have read.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the characteristics of the Essay as a form of literature. Refer to some major
English Essayists in support of your answer.
(20)
Q. No. 5. How does Coleridge exemplify Willing Suspension of disbelief in his poetry?
Illustrate quoting from his poems.
(20)
Q. No. 6. No writer better represents the new character of the Victorian age in its contrast with
the romantic period than Matthew Arnold. Illustrate from Arnolds poetry.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Explain the terms Fatalism and Pessimism and decide whether Hardy is a fatalist or a
Pessimist. Substantiate your answer with reference to his novels.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Do you agree with Ruskin that a machine Civilization degrades the nature of man?
Support your view referring to his lectures.
(20)
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PART-II
SECTION-A
SECTION-B
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Q. No. 2. Critically analyse the use of comedy in Hamlet, with a particular focus on
gravediggers, Osric and Polonius. Does comedy serve only to relieve the tension of the
tragedy, or do the comic scenes serve a more serious thematic purpose as well?
(20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss in detail the issues built up by Shaw in Pygmalion and show how these work in
terms of theatrical technique in the play?
(20)
Q. No. 4. What is the significance, if any of the order in which Gullivers journeys take place?
How does each adventure build on the previous one?
(20)
Q. No. 5. The writer describes marriage as the business of Mrs Bennets life at the end of
chapter one. What effect does the business of marriage have on female relationship
in Pride and Prejudice.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Beckett called his play Waiting for Godot a tragicomedy. Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 7. The poem juxtaposes apparently unrelated speaking voices, symbolism, myth and
allusion to bewildering effect. As a result, its meanings are ambiguous and the
fragments do not comprise an ordered whole. But precisely this, the poem illustrates, is
the human condition. Consider The Wasteland in the light of this description.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Santiago is considered by many readers to be a tragic hero, in that his greatest strength-
his Pride-leads to his eventual downfall. Discuss the role of pride in Santiagos plight
in Old Man and The Sea.
(20)
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PART-II
Q. No. 2.
Q. No. 3.
Q. No. 4.
Q. No. 5.
Q. No. 6.
Q. No. 7.
Examine critically the social and political changes brought about by the
French Revolution in France from 1789-1795.
Analyze the factors responsible for the rise and fall of Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Estimate the potential strengths and weaknesses of the orleanist monarchy
under Loius Phillipe.
The Treaty of Berlin 1878 marked the end of one epoch and the beginning
of a new one in the history of Europe. Discuss
Explain why and how events in the Balkans contributed to the growth of
international tension from 1908-1914.
Critically assess the factors leading to the unification of Italy.
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
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Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following:
(a) Continental System
(b) Holy Alliance
(c) Concert of Europe
(10 each) (20)
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(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
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PART-II
Q. No. 2.
Q. No. 3.
Q. No. 4.
Q. No. 5.
Q. No. 6.
Q. No. 7.
The League of Nations suffered a series of reverses which culminated
eventually in its complete collapse. Discuss
Critically evaluate the causes and effects of Bolshevik Revolution (1917).
What factors were mainly responsible for the rise of Hitler? What mainly
contributed to his downfall?
Give a comparative analysis of NATO and Warsaw Pact.
Critically assess the achievements and failures of Great Britain foreign
policy between two world wars.
What were the salient features of Soviet policy of expansion in Eastern
Europe till 1960?
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following:
(a) Italys Foreign Policy between two wars
(b) Collapse of Third French Republic
(c) European Common Market
(10 each) (20)
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(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
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Q. No. 2. Do you consider that Forests in Pakistan are below the average required percentage?
How would you justify the commercial value of these forests? Discuss major issues of
forest losses and how can these be overcome at large.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Define curving and how would you classify curving. What are the methods of setting
up the curves?
(20)
Q. No. 4. Explain how the forest polices can enhance the contribution of the forestry sector to the
countrys ecology and economy. Do you think that forestry and forest policies have
multiple dimensions? What are these and how the forest policies can be developed in
their presence?
(20)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the significance of stem analysis. How can you establish height and age curves
from stem analysis? Does the stem analysis indicate any relationship to thickness of the
bark?
(20)
Q. No. 6. There has been a major change in the biodiversity in Pakistan. How can this be
minimized in order to protect the biodiversity?
(20)
Q. No. 7. Through logical frame work, discuss the limiting factors in promoting agro-forestry in
Punjab with a possible solution. Do you think that promoting agro-forestry could effect
biodiversity?
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (5 each)
(a) Ecophysiology of tree growth
(b) Role of silviculture in forest and wildland management
(c) Stand density determination
(d) Offences relating to reserved forests
(e) Role of shelter belt and wind breaks
(f) Types of Theodolite
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Describe the factors that effect the density of population in any region. In the light of
these factors, discuss briefly the density of population in SOUTH ASIA.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss the major factors responsible for increasing URBANIZATION? Highlight
the main problems from this increase facing by these urban centres at present.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Briefly mention the types of FARMING and discuss the role of HUMAN and
ECONOMIC factors influencing agriculture.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Write a comprehensive Note on IRON and STEEL Industry of GERMANY and
JAPAN.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Physical requirements for the Cultivation of RICE. Discuss in detail its production in
ASIA.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Development of Industries and agriculture depends on each other. Discuss with
reference to PAKISTAN.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Assess the power resources of SOUTH ASIA. (20)
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Q. No. 2. How orthopyroxenes can be differentiated from clinopyroxenes under polarizing
microscope? Name the members of ortho-and clinopyroxenes. Write all optical
properties of orthopyroxenes.
(20)
Q. No. 3. With the help of a diagram give the classification of sandstones proposed by Dott or
Folk. Describe the composition of each class.
(20)
Q. No. 4. What are Deltas, how they are formed? Describe deltaic landforms and give the
characteristics of deltaic sediments.
(20)
Q. No. 5. What are volcanoes, how they are formed? Discuss their relationship with orogeny and
plate tectonics. Also describe the types of eruptions related with various types of
volcanoes.
(20)
Q. No. 6. What do you understand with palaeocurrent analysis? What are the tools used for this
analysis? How palaeocurrent direction is determined using a Rose diagram or a Vector
Diagram?
(20)
Q. No. 7. Differentiate between Chronostratigraphic and Lithostratigraphic units. Which of these
units are essentially synchronous and why? Write the stratigraphic succession of Bara
Nala Section of Sindh.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on the following: (5 each)
(a) Interference figure (b) Metamophic facies
(c) Types of fold (d) Suture in Cephalopods
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Discuss those geotechnical properties which are considered essential for the selection
of durable building material.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Describe genesis and metallogeny of Muslim Bagh chromite deposits. (20)
Q. No. 4. What are the possible causes of water logging and salinity in Pakistan? Discuss some
remedial measures for the reclamation of such soil.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Evaluate Thar coal deposits for power generation. Describe major constrain in this
regard.
(20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss different geophysical techniques used to prospect hydrocarbon deposit in an
area.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Describe formation and occurrences of salt deposits of Salt Range area and its
utilization in various industries.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write NOTES on any TWO of the following. (10 each)
(a) Geothermal energy
(b) Drilling mud
(c) Land slides
(20)
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Q. No. 2. How did Ghayasuddin Balban consolidate his rule? What were his major achievements
as a ruler?
(20)
Q. No. 3. Give an account of the market regulations and price control system of Alauddin Khilji. (20)
Q. No. 4. Make a comparison between the teachings, Khanqah organization and attitude towards
the state of the Sufi saints of Chishtiya and Suharwardiya orders or Silsilahs of Sufism
in India. (20)
Q. No. 5. Why Sher Shah Suri is called the fore-runner of Akbar? Which policies and measures
of Sher Shah Suri were adopted by Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar? (20)
Q. No. 6. How would you evaluate Aurangzeb Alamgir as a ruler? Discuss in length his
successes and failures to support your viewpoint. (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss in details the society and culture of India during the Sultanate period. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write a comprehensive note on the art, architecture and literature of the Mughal era,
mentioning all the important architectural monuments and literary works produced
during the period. (20)
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Q. No. 2. How the British East India Company emerged as a Political force from a trading firm?
Examine the development critically. (20)
Q. No. 3. No Aligarh Movement No Independence No Pakistan, give arguments in favour
or against the common belief. (20)
Q. No. 4. Critically examine the role of Muslim religious parties towards making of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 5. Carefully examine the Post-World War-II political development of India towards the
division of India and to keep it united in context with the British Government, the
Congress and the Muslim League. (20)
Q. No. 6. Elucidate the reasons of constitutional crises in Pakistan after its inception. Also
examine the role of Civil-Military stake-holders in lingering the constitution making
process during the first decade of political history of Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss in detail various regional and separatist movements which developed in
Pakistan with a special reference to the mishandling of the Balochistan case. In your
opinion what is the solution of the current crises of our country? (20)
Q. No. 8. Examine the sectarian crises in Pakistan with a special concern to the Madrassa
element tracing the history of Muslim educational system since the rise of Muslim
power in South Asia; keeping into account the merits and the demerits of the whole
system. (20)
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Q. No. 2. Discuss the conditions that led Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New
Haven Colonies to form the New England Confederation in 1643. (20)
Q. No. 3. It is said that between the two great wars The American Civil War and the First
World War America transformed. Discuss how a rural republic transformed into an
urban nation in less than 50 years. (20)
Q. No. 4. The Declaration of Independence 1776 actually shapes the way Americans live their
lives. Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 5. Richard Nixon had many accomplishments as well as failures as the President of the
U.S. Critically evaluate. (20)
Q. No. 6. The U.S. President can quite literally be called the President of world. Examine this
statement in the light of the events of the late 20
th
and early 21
st
Centuries. (20)
Q. No. 7. Did the U.S. succeed in its attempt to create a New World Order at the end of the Cold
War? Discuss with arguments. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write concise NOTES on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(a) George Washington
(b) Desert Strom
(c) Tammany Hall
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Discuss evolution and development of the discipline of International Relations; define
the dominant factors responsible for and explain their role in the post-cold war era.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Explain the concept of Balance of Power in international relations and evaluate its
relevance after the demise of Soviet Russia.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Critically evaluate the joining of Western Alliances (SEATO & CENTO) by Pakistan
and explain its political, economic and strategic consequences for the states policy.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Do you believe that Diplomacy is the ultimate way to resolve international disputes?
What diplomatic means are significant to realize that goal in general and Pakistan-India
in particular?
(20)
Q. No. 6. Define the term Globalization. Do you believe its prospects are threatened because of
the current economic crises in general and third world economies in particular?
(20)
Q. No. 7. Do you support the argument that Iran-US nuclear deal will bring a new wave of
instability in the region and can also cause serious implications for global
non-proliferation regime?
(20)
Q. No. 8. Do you agree that the post-Cold War international scenario has generated more
constraints than opportunities for Pakistans foreign policy? If so, what are those?
Suggest measures enabling Pakistan to face the new challenges.
(20)
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20
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80
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Q. No. 2. When all has been said it will be found that consent remains firmly the basis of
international law, and there are as many, and only as many, sources of international law
as there are ways whereby the consent of states can be expressed? Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 3. What ever be the generally accepted rules governing the outer limit of the territorial
limit of the territorial sea this issue, and others like it, will be settled in many cases on
the basis of the principles of acquiescence and opposability. Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 4. .the assumption that the genuine link formula, invented for dealing with people, is
capable of immediate application to ships.smacks of a disappointing naivet.
(20)
Q. No. 5. The case law of the international court of justice and the practice of the United
Nations show that while the principle of self-determination is agreed upon, neither the
scope of its application nor the method of decolonisation has been settled. Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 6. All the major issues on voting in the Security Council are now satisfactorily resolved.
The real problem to day is about the composition of the Security Council. Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 7. The office of the Secretary General of the United Nations is certainly the most
important and visible post in international multilateral diplomacy but it has been called
the most impossible job in the world because he faces complex and contradictory
pressures in the performance of his duties. Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 8. To what extent could the constitution and practice of the International Labour
Organisation serve as a useful model for other specialised international organisations?
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Describe the causes and consequences of early Muslim conquests of Egypt and North
Africa. (20)
Q. No. 3. Enumerate the various causes which led to the success of ABDUR RAHMAN
ADDAKHIL in Spain. (20)
Q. No. 4. Estimate HAKAM-II as a patron of Art and Literature. (20)
Q. No. 5. Medieval Spain made remarkable progress in medical Science from the 10
th
century to
12
th
century, when reached its zenith. Give a critical review. (20)
Q. No. 6. CALLIGRAPHY is considered the greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved
incomparable success. Give your opinion. (20)
Q. No. 7. Give an analytical study of the evolution of the Muslim Architecture in Spain with
special reference of (i) the great mosque of Cordova (ii) Qasr-uz-Zohra (iii) Giralda of
Seville and (iv) Al-Hamra. (20)
Q. No. 8. During colonial period in Sourth Asia, how the Muslim intellectuals perceived the
different phases of their history in responding to the Western criticism. (20)
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Q. No. 2. Explain with help of Quranic Verses that the Quran encourages research by the study
of Universe?
(20)
Q. No. 3. How can we say that the Prophet Muhammads (P.B.U.H) last sermon was the first
charter of Human Rights?
(20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the administrative policy of Hazrat Umar (R.A). How can we apply this policy
in Pakistan?
(20)
Q. No. 5. Abdul Malik Bin Marwan was the real founder of Umayyad dynasty. Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 6. Write in detail the measures taken by Abbasids for the progress of science in the
beginning of their reign.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Explain the salient features of administrative policy of Ottomans. (20)
Q. No. 8. How Foreign policy can be made with the help of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
relation with the other states?
(20)
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SECTION-I
Q. No. 2. Do you think that internet is flattening the cultural differences and synching distinct
cultures on some common grounds? Discuss critically.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Media do not tell you what to think, but what to think about. This premise signifies the
role of media as an agenda setter. However, recent research on agenda setting explores
the medias role in framing the most salient aspect(s) of an issue, and let the people
think not only about the issue but also affects the thinking process of the viewers.
Discuss and distinguish between the agenda setting and framing (as a secondary-level
agenda setting) theories.
(20)
Q. No. 4. Media seem to have a limited role in developing peoples political attitudes, rather an
individuals attitude and behaviour are greatly shaped by the group(s) they are
associated with. Discuss the phrase in the light of groups and communication
dynamics.
(20)
Q. No. 5. It is not the socio-economic strata (SES) of the people that create knowledge-gap in a
social system as advocated by the relatively old Knowledge Gap theory but the Digital
Divide, which creates information-rich and information-poor groups in a society.
Critically discuss the two by making a clear distinction between them.
(20)
SECTION-II
Q. No. 6. Media and media practitioners are naive and are unable to understand the complexity
of social and political problems of a country. Hence, they need to be governed and their
affairs should essentially be regulated. Dont you think this premise is against the
canons of freedom of expression? Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 7. In elections 2013, the social media were used as a vehicle of political advertising by the
leading political parties of Pakistan. Do you think that social media had considerable
effects on the election results? Support your answer with concrete examples.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on the following topics:
(a) Non-verbal communication (b) Meta communication
(c) Press note vs press communiqu (d) The News Corporation
(5 each) (20)
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PART-II
SECTION A (THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE)
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Q. No. 2. (a) Under what circumstances, production of additional evidence is (8 each)
admissible in appeal?
(b) Enumerate modes of taking additional evidence.
(16)
Q. No. 3. What is Pleading? Discuss with reference to analogy of set off. (16)
Q. No. 4. What is compensatory costs? What reforms and amendments you suggest with reference
to vexatious claims or defences?
(16)
SECTION B (THE CONTRACT ACT)
Q. No. 5. (a) What agreements are contract? (8 each)
(b) Distinguish between void and voidable contracts.
(16)
Q. No. 6. Write short NOTES on any FOUR of the following: (4 each)
(a) Coercion (b) Undue influence
(c) Fraud (d) Bailment
(e) Agreements collateral to wagering agreements.
(16)
Q. No. 7. What is the effect of:
(a) Refusal to accept offer of performance
(b) Refusal of party to perform promise wholly
(c) Failure to perform at fixed time.
(16)
SECTION C (LAW OF TORTS)
Q. No. 8. Discuss the law of Torts as administered in Pakistan. (16)
Q. No. 9. Define any FOUR of the following: (4 each)
(a) Malice (b) Intention
(c) Motive (d) Contributory negligence
(e) Illegal damages
(16)
Q. No.10. A tort is a civil injury, but all civil injuries are not torts. Discuss. (16)
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SECTION A (QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER, 1984)
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Q. No. 2. An accomplice is unworthy of credit unless corroborated in material evidence.
Comment. Support your answer by quoting relevant provision of law. (16)
Q. No. 3. Write a note on duties of court in disallowing certain questions during cross-
examination. (16)
Q. No. 4. Write short NOTES on the following: (8 each)
(a) Identification parade
(b) Dying declaration
(16)
SECTION B (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, 1898)
Q. No. 5. How would you distinguish between discharge and acquittal of an accused? (16)
Q. No. 6. What procedure is adopted by a court of session in the trial of a criminal case? (16)
Q. No. 7. Evidence is to be taken in presence of accused. Is there any exception to this general
principle? Discuss with reference to relevant provisions of law. (16)
SECTION C (PAKISTAN PENAL CODE, 1860)
Q. No. 8. Determine the relationship of Pakistan Penal Code with the Criminal Procedure Code
and Qanun-e-Shahadat Order. (16)
Q. No. 9. When does the right of private defence of the body and of property extend to the
causing of death of the assailant? Under what circumstances in the exercise of this
right, risk of harm to an innocent person is condoned? (16)
Q. No.10. Differentiate between offences of misappropriation, theft and cheating. (16)
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Q. No. 2. What is misconduct? What remedy is open to the litigating party against whom an
appointed arbitrator or umpire commits misconduct? Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 3. What are the qualifications, powers and liabilities of the director of a public limited
company? In what circumstances his office falls vacant?
(20)
Q. No. 4. What are the rules of evidence relating to a negotiable instrument? (20)
Q. No. 5. When does the communication of a proposal, acceptance and revocation become
complete? How revocation is made?
(20)
Q. No. 6. What is legal status of a contract entered into by a minor? Is it enforceable by law? If
so, under what circumstances?
(20)
Q. No. 7. What do you mean by implied authority of partner? Discuss liability of firm for
partners act.
(20)
Q. No. 8. A seller cannot convey a better title than he himself has. Are there any exceptions to
this rule? Discuss.
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Define the doctrine of Istishab (The presumption of Continuity). Whether it can be
considered as a source of Islamic Law? Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Define IDDAH (The waiting period) and its kinds. Is IDDAH compulsory in all
kinds of separation?
(20)
Q. No. 4. According to the views of Islamic scholars, the Constitution of 1973 is in line with
Islamic Teachings. Discuss.
(20)
Q. No. 5. It is said that IMAM SHAFII strongly opposed the Istehsan (Juristic preference) as a
source of Islamic Law. Discuss. How Istehsan can be used in this age? Explain.
(20)
Q. No. 6. What is the difference between IJMA (Consensus) and IJTIHAD (Independent
Judgement)? How they can be used to solve new problems which are not covered by
the Quran and Sunnah.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Define different kinds of Al-Ahliyyah. Discuss the legal capacity of foolish persons. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES of the following: (5 each)
(a) Three important kinds of Mujtahid
(b) Customs as a source of Islamic Law
(c) Maintenance of wife
(d) Judicial separation
(20)
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PART-II
Q. No.2. Write short notes on any TWO of the following in English or Persian: (10 each) (20)
() ()
()
Q. No3. Write a detailed note in English or Persian about: (20)
() ()
Q. No.4. Attempt any ONE part of the following: (2 each) (10)
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() ( )

Q. No.5. Translate any ONE of the following into Persian: (15)
Kashaf-ul-Mahjub (discovery of the modest) is the first book of mysticism written in
Persian. It is considered as the best and the most valuable among the books of Sufis. The book
includes twenty five sections where the author examines critically about the theoretical and
practical principles of mysticism, biography and the works of great saints, the sayings of Sufis
and their secretes, Sufis sects, religious beliefs, dealings, mystic rituals and their traditions.
OR







Q. No.6. Write an essay in Persian on any ONE of the following: (15)
()
()
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Q. No. 2. Describe the use and functions of language. (20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss various types of definitions. (20)
Q. No. 4. Define categorical syllogism and explain its rules. (20)
Q. No. 5. Explain the rules of replacement briefly. (20))
Q. No. 6. Define hypothesis. Critically examine the role of hypothesis in scientific investigation. (20)
Q. No. 7. Describe the Muslims contribution in logic with reference to Al-Farabi, Ibn-e-Sina,
Al-Ghazali and Ibn-e-Taimiyah.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write NOTES on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(a) Dilema
(b) Truth and Validity
(c) Analogy
(20)
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Q. No. 2. Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible
for everything he does. Respond to Sartres stance on mans predicament in the
modern world. (20)
Q. No. 3. The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is,
however, to change it. (KARL MARX). Discuss with reference to Dialectical
Materialism. (20)
Q. No. 4. Briefly explain some of the major contributions made by Ibn Sina in the field of
Philosophy. (20)
Q. No. 5. Ibn Khalduns Muqaddimah is an attempt to get at the inner meaning of history.
Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 6. The Mutazilites used rational reasoning derived from Greek thought. What are the
implications of this approach for Islamic religious beliefs? (20)
Q. No. 7. What does Iqbal mean by the Philosophical Tests of the Revelations of Religious
Experience? Explain. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following:- (10 each)
(a) Shah Walliullah as a Reformer.
(b) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan as a Modernist.
(c) Ali Shariatis liberating theology.
(20)
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Q. No. 2. (a) Define a Scalar field. Obtain an expression for the Gradient of a Scalar field.
Why the Gradient of a Scalar field is vector?
(b) Given , ) , , (
3 2
z y x z y x Find grand at (1, 2, 1).
(c) For what value of a the vector A=2i+aj+k and B=4i-2j-2k are perpendicular.
(11)
(5)
(4)
Q. No. 3. (a) Distinguish between Linear and Angular momentum. Explain the laws of
conservation of Angular momentum. Prove that the angular momentum is
constant in the absence of external torque.
(b) The angular momentum of a particle is given as:
J=8t
4
i-2t
2
j+12t
3
k
Find the torque at t=1
(13)
(7)
Q. No. 4. (a) Show that the work done by a constant force is equal to the difference of initial
and final kinetic energies of the body.
(b) Prove that the total Work done by a conservative force around a closed path is
ZERO and is independent of the path.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 5. (a) Describe Einsteins postulates of special theory of Relativity.
(b) Establish the Mass-Energy relationship.
(c) What is the speed of the air craft whose clock runs one second slow per hour,
relative to a clock on the earth [C=3x10
8
m/sec]
(10)
(6)
(4)
Q. No. 6. (a) Distinguish between streamline and turbulent motion of a liquid.
(b) What is Coefficient of Viscosity? Explain in detail the Stokes law applicable
in determining the coefficient of viscosity of a viscous liquid experimentally.
(c) Why do automanufacturers recommend using different viscosities of Engine oil
in cold and hot climate?
(3)
(14)
(3)
Q. No. 7. (a) Define Entropy. State second law of thermodynamics in terms of entropy.
(b) Show that the entropy remains constant in a reversible process but increases in
an irreversible one.
(c) Distinguish between Isothermal and Adiabatic process.
(13)
(3)
(4)
Q. No. 8. (a) Explain the phenomenon of diffraction from a Single Slit and a diffraction
grating. Discuss conditions for maxima and minima in both cases.
(b) Differentiate between Fresnel and Fraun hoffers diffraction.
(16)
(4)
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Q.NO.2. (a) A nonconducting disk of radius R has a uniform positive surface charge density .
Find the electric field at a point along the axis of the disk a distance x from its
center. Assume that x is positive.
(9)
(b) Explain the use of dielectric materials between the conducting plates of the
capacitor?
(6)
(c) The parallel plates of a 1.0 F capacitor are 1.0 mm apart. What is their area? (5)
Q.NO.3. (a) Explain the working mechanism of the moving coil microphone and electric
guitar.
(3+3)
(b) Explain the working mechanism of the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
and walk-through metal detector.
(3+3)
(c) An observer is 1.8 m from a light source (of dimensions much smaller than 1.8 m)
whose power output is 250 W. Calculate the rms value of electric field at the
position of the observer. Assume that the source irradiates uniformly in all
directions.
(8)
Q.NO.4. (a) Enlist the practical applications of the diode. (5)
(b) Explain volt-ampere characteristics of the diode. (6)
(c) Differentiate between insulator, conductor and semiconductor materials using
energy band gap approach.
(9)
Q.NO.5. (a) State and explain the amplitude modulation in communication systems. (8)
(b) Explain the construction of PNP transistor and give its one practical application in
detail.
(4+4)
(c) What are the advantages of digital signal over analog signal? (4)
Q.NO.6. (a) Explain the Lyman, Balmer and Paschen series of atomic hydrogen. (3+3+3)
(b) State and explain photoelectric effect. (5)
(c) Some major features of photoelectric effect cannot be explained in the terms of
classical wave theory of light, discuss in detail.
(6)
Q.NO.7. (a) Explain Zeeman effect in the context of energy level diagram. (8)
(b) Explain dual nature of light. (4)
(c) State and explain Heisenbergs uncertainly principle. (8)
Q.NO.8. (a) Explain the working mechanism of the scintillation counter and bubble chamber in
detail.
(4+4)
(b) State and explain nuclear fission giving at least three examples. (6)
(c) A small cyclotron of maximum radius R=0.25 m accelerates protons in a 1.7 T
magnetic field. Calculate (i) the frequency needed for the applied alternating
voltage, and (ii) the kinetic energy of the protons when they leave the cyclotron.
(6)
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SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
SECTION-I
SECTION-II
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Q. No. 2. Critically examine the concept the Justice by Plato. (20)
Q. No. 3. Discuss in detail the concept of Raisul Awwal by Al-Farabi. (20)
Q. No. 4. Compare the concepts of Millat & Territorial Nationalism by Iqbal. (20)
Q. No. 5. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(a) Asabiya
(b) Social Justice
(c) Oligarchy
(20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss Democratic Political System. How can it bring even change in the society? (20)
Q. No. 7. Discuss the Political Culture. Also its importance. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on the following: (10 each)
(a) Liberty
(b) Separation of Power
(20)
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(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH
SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
SECTION-I
SECTION-II
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Q. No. 2. Discuss the powers and functions of US Senate. Also explain the concept of Senatorial
Courtesy. (20)
Q. No. 3. Explain the evolution of British Monarchy with focus on gradual transfer of powers
from the Monarch to the Prime Minister. (20)
Q. No. 4. Analyse the role of political parties in the post 1958 political system of France. (20)
Q. No. 5. Critically analyse the nature of federation in former USSR. (20)
Q. No. 6. Elaborate the secular aspect of Turkish Constitution and objectively analyse its impact
on Turkish society. (20)
Q. No. 7. How Iqbals wisdom helped in shaping the intellectual foundations of Pakistan? (20)
Q. No. 8. Write NOTES on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(a) Gerrymandering
(b) Rahbar in Irans Constituion
(c) Impact of Deng Xiaopings reforms on China
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
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Q. No. 2. What are the major perspectives of Psychology and which one you prefer the most and
why? (20)
Q. No. 3. What do you understand by conditioning? How would you differentiate classical
conditioning from operant conditioning? (20)
Q. No. 4. Define Personality in the context of different theories of personality. Give an account
of objective and projective tests used to assess personality. (20)
Q. No. 5. What is the significance of attitudes and prejudices in the current wave of terrorism and
violence in Pakistan? Suggest measures to eradicate prejudices which might help
reduce terrorism and violence in Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 6. Give a detailed account of theories of emotions and emotion expression. (20)
Q. No. 7. Describe structure of the brain and function of different lobes of brain. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on any FOUR of the following: (5 each)
(a) Agents of socialization (b) Attitude Formation
(c) Endocrine glands (d) Cerebellum
(e) Maslows theory of motivation (f) Depth perception
(20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Describe significant socio-cultural factors important for child development. Highlight
those which are more relevant in our culture.
(20)
Q. No. 3. Describe Piagets theory of cognitive development. Critically evaluate the theory too. (20)
Q. No. 4. How would you define abnormal behavior? Compare and contrast any two
psychological perspectives for explaining this concept.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Elaborate behavioral approach to therapy for psychological disorders. Which is the
most suitable behavioral technique for handling phobias?
(20)
Q. No. 6. Describe periods of prenatal development. What prenatal diagnostic tests are available? (20)
Q. No. 7. Differentiate between traditional concept of intelligence and emotional intelligence.
How emotional intelligence is important for a CSP officer.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write notes on any FOUR of the following:
(a) Work Environment (b) Juvenile Delinquency
(c) Psychosomatic Disorders (d) Group Dynamics
(e) Creativity (f) Psychoanalytic Therapy
(5 each) (20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Define Public Administration and discuss its nature and scope. Critically examine the
challenges of Public Administration in the 21
st
century with reference to Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 3. Describe a situation in which each of the following types of leadership is appropriate:
(a) Authoritarian
(b) Democratic
(c) Benevolent Autocrat
(d) Laissez-faire
(20)
Q. No. 4. Discuss the salient features of the system of Public Personnel Management of Pakistan
and critically examine the needs to evolve the Human Resource Management in Public
Sector of Pakistan from an administrative and operational role to a strategic one.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Describe Max Webers Ideal Type Bureaucracy and discuss its applications in the
Modern society. What are its dysfunctions and how these can be overcome to enhance
efficiency and effectiveness in the Public Sector of Pakistan?
(20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss Herzbergs two factor theory of motivation and examine its application in the
context of Public Administration in Pakistan.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Critically examine the control mechanisms and process in Pakistan and suggest
measures to strengthen the system to overcome maladministration and corruption.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(a) Woodrow Wilsons contribution to Public Administration
(b) Planning Process in Pakistan
(c) Zero-based Budgeting
(20)
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MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:(i) Attempt FIVE questions in all by selecting THREE questions from SECTION-A and TWO
questions from SECTION-B. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Candidate must write Q.No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q.No. in the Q.Paper.
(iii) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(v) Use of Calculator is allowed.
SECTION-A
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Q. No. 1.
(a) If G is a group in which
( )
i i i
a b a b
for three consecutive integers
i
for all
, a b G , show that G is abelian.
(b) The center Z of a group G is defined by { / } Z z G zx xz all x G . Prove
that Z is a subgroup of G.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 2. (a) If : f G G be a homomorphism. Prove that Ker f is a normal subgroup of
G.
(b) Prove that any group of order 15 is cyclic.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 3.
(a) If in a ring R with unity,
2 2 2
( ) xy x y for all , x y R , then show that R is
commutative.
(b) Prove that the set
7
{0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} Z forms a commutative ring with unit
element under addition and multiplication module 7.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 4. (a) Prove that a non empty subset W of a vector space ( ) V F is a subspace of V if
and only if x y W for , , , F x y W .
(b) Show that the vectors
1 2 3 4
(1, 1, 4, 0), (1, 1, 2, 4), (2, 1, 5, 2), (2, 1, 1, 6) v v v v are linearly
dependent in
4
( ).
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 5. (a) A company produces three products, each of which must be processed
through three different departments. Given table summarizes the hours
required per unit of each product in each department. In addition, the
weekly capacities are stated for each department in terms of work-hours
available. What is desired is to determine whether there are any
combinations of the three products which would exhaust the weekly
capacities of the three departments.
Product
Department 1 2 3 Hours Available
per Week
A 2 3.5 3 1,200
B 3 2.5 2 1,150
C 4 3 2 1,400
(10)
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(b) Show that
2 2 2
2 2 2 3 3 3 2
2 2 2
2
2 ( 3 )
2
bc a c b
c ca b a a b c abc
b a ab c

(10)
Q. No. 6. (a) Find the equation of the straight line joining two points on the ellipse
2 2
2 2
1
x y
a b
whose eccentric angles are given. Hence find equations of the
tangent and normal at any point on the ellipse.
(b) Find the angle of intersection of the cardioids ) cos 1 ( a r and
) cos 1 ( b r .
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 7.
(a) Find the equation of the line L through the point
7
(5, , 5)
2
and intersecting at
right angles the line M with parametric equ ations
4 3 , 1 , 3 x t y t z t .
(b) Find the equation of the tangent plane at any point
1 1 1
( , , ) P x y z of the elliptic
paraboloid
2 2
4 . z x y
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 8. (a) Find the volume of the solid obtained by revolving the area enclosed by one arc
of the cycloid ) cos 1 ( , ) sin ( a y a x about x axis .
(b) Discuss the surface and make a sketch,
2 2 2
1 x y z .
(10)
(10)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE:(i) Candidate must write Q.No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q.No. in the Q.Paper.
(ii) Attempt FIVE questions in all by selecting THREE questions from SECTION-A and TWO
questions from SECTION-B. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(v) Use of Calculator is allowed.
SECTION-A
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Q. No. 1.
(a) Prove that if n is a positive integer which is not a perfect square, then n is an
irrational number.
(b) Show that every non-empty set of real numbers which has a lower bound has
the infimum.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 2. (a) For what value of a, m, and b does the function
f(x) =

s s +
< < + +
=
2 1
1 0 3
0 3
2
x b mx
x a x x
x
Satisfy the hypotheses of the Mean Value Theorem on the interval j 2 , 0 ?
(b) For what value of a is
f(x) =

>
<
3 2
3 1
2
x ax
x x
Continuous at every x?
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 3. (a) Find the area of the surface generated by revolving aSin r 2 = about the polar
axis.
(b) Find the area enclosed by the graph of the cardioid ). 1 ( Sin a r =
(c) Evaluate the integral
}

10
1
3
2
) 2 (x
dx
(6)
(7)
(7)
Q. No. 4.
(a) Find the sum of the series
_

=
+
1
) 1 (
1
n
n n
.
(b) For what value of x does the series converges absolutely, converges
conditionally and diverges?
_

= +

0
2
3
) 1 (
n
n n
n
x
(6)
(7)
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(c) Let f(x,y)=

+
0
3 3
3
y x
x
) 0 , 0 ( ) , (
) 0 , 0 ( ) , (
=
=
y x if
y x if
Show that f is not continuous at the origin.
(7)
Q. No. 5. (a) Let x be a non-empty set and define
d : X
x
X R by

=
=
=
b a if
b a if
b a d
0
1
) , (
Show that d is a metric on X
Also describe open and closed balls in this metric space.
(b) Prove that a function f from a metric space (x, d) into a metric space (Y, d
1
) is
continuous if and only if f
-1
(A) is a closed subset of X for every closed subject
A of Y.
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 6. (a) Using De Moivres Theorem evaluate
6
3
1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
+
i
i
(b) Find real constants a, b, c and d so that the given function is analytic
) ( ) (
2 2 2 2
y dxy cx i by axy x z f + + + + + =
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 7.
(a) Evaluate
}
+
c
z
z d
1
2
, where c is the circle . 4 = z
(b) Expand , ) .
) 1 (
1

=
z z
z in a Laurent series valid for . 2 2 1 < < z
(10)
(10)
Q. No. 8.
(a) Find the Fourier transform of , )
x
e z f

= .
(b) Evaluate
}

c
z d
z z ) 3 ( ) 1 (
1
2
, where the contour C is the rectangle
defined by x= 0, x 4, y= -1, y=1
(10)
(10)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS:
80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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Q. No. 2. Discuss attribution theories with special reference to media portrayals of social issues.
Explain the role of dispositional traits and situational factors for individual actions or
decision taking.
(20)
Q. No. 3. What is mind construction and explain if it can be a planned activity? Discuss the role
of education policy towards the formation of social mind and also show its importance
in a separate paragraph.
(20)
Q. No. 4. What is a social organization? Discuss how precepts about caste and social classes
influence smooth running of society.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the burgeoning role of social media in Pakistan. Explain the importance of
regulating the mainstream electronic media towards the achievement of national goals.
Illustrate your answer with examples from Pakistan.
(20)
Q. No. 6. What is trained incapacity? Write two examples about two institutions in Pakistan
where trained incapacity is promoted and where empowerment is encouraged.
(20)
Q. No. 7. Define the concepts of perception and reality. Discuss how perceptions of people are
manoeuvred to influence public opinion. Explain your answer with an example from
Pakistan.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short NOTES on the following:
(a) Education as a factor of development
(b) Security as a social construct.
(10 each) (20)
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TIME ALLOWED:
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(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FIVE questions fromPART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(vi) Use of Scientific calculator is allowed and Statistical Tables will be provided.
PART-II
Q. No. 2.
(a) Differentiate between the Classical definition of probability and the Axiomatic
definition of probability and define them.
(b) Four married couples have bought 8 seats in a row for a concert. In how many
different ways can they be seated (i) with no restrictions? (ii) if each couple is to sit
together? (iii) if all men sit together to the right of all the women?
(c) A box contains 5 red, 3 white and 2 blue marbles. A sample of 6 marbles is drawn with
replacement. Find the probability that (i) 3 are red, 2 are white and 1 is blue, (ii) 2 are red,
3 are white and 1 is blue, (iii) 2 of each color appears.
(05)
(05)
(06)
Q. No. 3.
(a) An irregular six faced die is thrown and the expectation that in 10 throws it will give five
even numbers is twice the expectation that it will give four even numbers how many times
10000 sets of 10 throws would you expect it to give one even number?
(b) Drive the Poisson distribution as the limiting form of the binomial distribution, stating
clearly the assumptions you make.
(c) To avoid detection at customs, a traveller has placed seven narcotic tablets in a bottle
containing nine vitamin pills that are similar in appearance. If the customs official selects
3 of the tablets at random for analysis, what is the probability that the traveller will be
arrested for illegal possession of narcotics?
(d) A doctor receives an average of 5 telephone calls from 9 p.m. until 9 a.m. the next
morning. Assuming arrivals of calls are a Poisson process, what is the probability that the
doctor will not be disturbed by a call if she goes to bed 10 p.m. and rises at 6 a.m.
(4 each)
(16)
Q. No. 4.
(a) A study of time spends on housework found that men who are employed spend an average
of 8.2 hours per week doing housework (Americans Use of Time Project, University of
Maryland, American Demographics, November 1998). Assume that the amount of time
spend on housework per week by all employed men in the United States is normally
distributed with a mean of 8.2 hours and a standard deviation of 2.1 hours.
(i) Find the probability that a randomly selected employed man spends between 6 and 10
hours per week on housework.
(ii) What is the probability that a randomly selected employed man spends 9 or more
hours per week on house work?
(iii) Below what value do we get the smallest 25% of time spend by employee?
(b) A collection of human skulls is divided into three classes A, B and C according to the
value of a length-breadth index X. Skulls with X < 75 are classified as A(long-headed),
those with 75 < X < 80 as B (medium) and those with X > 80 as C (short-headed). The
percentages in the three classes in this collection are 58, 38 and 4. Find approximately the
mean and the standard deviation of X, on the assumption that X is normally distributed.
(09)
(07)
Q. No. 5.
(a) Explain the Principle of Least Squares. Also obtain the least square estimates of slope
and y-intercept of simple linear regression model.
(b) The following table gives the experience (in years) and the number of computers sold
during the previous three months by seven salespersons.
Experience
4 12 9 6 10 16 7
19 42 28 33 40 37 23
Computer sold
(i) Do you think experience depends on the number of computer sold or the number of
computers sold depends on experience?
(ii) Find the least square regression line. Predict the number of computers sold during
the past three months by a salesperson with 11 years of experience.
(iii) Give a brief interpretation of the values of the y-intercept and slope calculated in
part ii.
(iv) Compute r and r
2
and explain what they mean.
(v) Construct a 99 % confidence interval for b.
(vi) Testing at the 1 % significance level, can you conclude that B is positive?
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Q. No. 6.
(a) What is a joint probability density function? How does a marginal probability function
differ from a conditional probability function?
(b) The random variables X and Y are jointly distributed as
) 1 ( 24 ) , (
2
x y x y x f 0 x, y 1
Obtain the marginal distribution of X, and the conditional distribution of Y. Are X and Y
independent?
(c) The probability that Ms. Brown will sell a price of property at a profit of Rs. 3,00,000 is
20
3
, the probability that she will sell it at a profit of Rs. 1,50,000 is
20
7
the probability
that she will break even is
20
7
and the probability that she will lose Rs. 1,50,000 is
20
3
.
What is her expected profit?
(05)
(06)
(05)
Q. No. 7.
(a) Explain what is meant by (i) statistical hypothesis, (ii) Power of a test (iii) Significance
level.
(b) According to a survey, the starting salary for an entry-level position in investment banking
was $ 37,120 in 1998 (Newsweek, February 1, 1999) Assume that $ 37, 120 was the 1998
mean starting salary for all such positions. A recently taken random sample of 100 such
position found a mean starting salary for all such positions. A random sample of 100 such
positions found a mean starting salary of $ 38,050 with a standard deviation of $ 442.
(i) Test the hypothesis that the mean starting salary for such positions exceeds
$ 37,120.
(ii) Would you reject the null hypothesis at a significance level of 1% instead of
=.05?
(c) A sample of 500 male registered voters showed that 57 % of them voted in the last
presidential election. Another sample of 400 female registered voters showed that 55 % of
them voted in the same election.
(i) Construct a 97 % confidence interval for the difference between the proportion of all
male and all female registered voters who voted in the last presidential election.
(ii) Test at the 1% significance level whether the proportion of all male voters who voted
in the last presidential election is different from that of all female voters.
(03)
(06)
(07)
Q. No. 8.
(a) A sample of 9 parts produced by certain production process are measured as 5, 7, 2, 4, 8,
9, 8, 6, and 5 inches respectively. Test the hypothesis that the process has the variance
equal to 4 (inches)
2
at the 5 % level of significance.
(b) The following table gives the two-way classification of 1000 persons who have been
married at least once. They are classified by educational level and marital status.
Educational Level
Less Than
High School
High School
Degree
Some
College
College
Degree
Divorced 173 158 95 53
Never divorced 162 126 110 123
Test at the 1% significance level whether educational level and ever being divorced are
dependent.
(c) The following table gives the hourly wages of computer programmers for samples taken
from three cities.
New York Boston Los Angeles
$19 $23 $31
28 18 11
36 29 29
33 30 33
31 24
Using the 1 % significance level, test the null hypothesis that the mean hourly wages for
all computer programmers in each of these three cities are the same (Table value of
F:01(2,11)=7.206)
(05)
(05)
(06)
Q. No. 9.
Writer short NOTES on the following: (4 each)
(a) Multiple and Partial correlations
(b) Comparison of Stratified and cluster Sampling schemes
(c) Maximum likelihood estimator
(d) Properties of a good estimator
(16)
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH
SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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SECTION-I
Q. No. 2. (a) Write an essay on parasitic zoonosis. (10 each)
(b) Describe protozoan parasites of public health importance.
(20)
Q. No. 3. (a) Describe parasitic adaptation in platyhelminthes. (10 each)
(b) Compare the structure and function of water vascular system of asteroids,
Ophiuroids and crinoids.
(20)
Q. No. 4. (a) What is torsion and shell coiling? Describe their effects on gastropod structure and
function. (10 each)
(b) Describe digestive system of insects with the help of suitable labelled diagram.
(20)
Q. No. 5. Write short notes on the followings: (5 each)
(a) Toxoplasmosis (b) Metamorphosis
(c) Parthenogenesis (d) Parasitasis
(20)
SECTION-II
Q. No. 6. (a) Describe types of vertebrate neurons with the help of suitable labelled diagrams(s).
(b) Discuss various types of fish scales. (10 each)
(20)
Q. No. 7. (a) Describe biting apparatus of a poisonous snake and explain the biting mechanism.
(10 each)
(b) Describe various types of primitive vertebrate heart. Illustrate answer with labelled
diagram.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on the followings: (5 each)
(a) Birds Migration and Navigation (b) Crocodiles and Alligators
(c) Turtles and Tortoises (d) Marsupials and Monotremes
(20)
Roll Number
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
ZOOLOGY, PAPER-I
TIME ALLOWED:
THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE:(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from each Section.
ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
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SECTION-I
Q. No. 2. (a) Describe in detail the process of fat absorption in the small intestine. (10 each)
(b) Name and describe the major roles of the hormones secreted by Anterior and
Posterior Pitutary glands.
(20)
Q. No. 3. (a) Describe the structure and Function of Mitochondria. (10 each)
(b) Discuss the Fluid Mosaic Model of cell membrane.
(20)
Q. No. 4. (a) Explain the law of Independent Assortment with the help of suitable examples.
(b) Write a note on Genetic Engineering. (10 each) (20)
Q. No. 5. (a) Explain the composition and important roles of plasma in the human body.
(10 each)
(b) Discuss the physiology of glomerular filtration and composition of the glomerular
filtrate.
(20)
SECTION-II
Q. No. 6. Write an essay on sources of environmental pollution and their impacts on biodiversity
and human health.
(20)
Q. No. 7. (a) Elaborate the modern concept of natural selection with suitable examples. (10 each)
(b) Discuss the Lamarks theory of Evolution.
(20)
Q. No. 8. Describe the physiologic anatomy of synapse. Discuss also special characteristics of
synaptic transmission.
(20)
Roll Number
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
ZOOLOGY, PAPER-II

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