Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
For Paper A
Political science theory and practise by Mazhar Ul Haq
Western Political Thoughts by Judd Harmon or
Seiges of the ages western political thoughts by Ch. Aslam
Seiges of the ages Muslim political thoughts by Ch.Aslam
For Paper B
How states are governed by Sohail Bhatti (Bhatti sons)
and a book of Mahar ul Haq containing four countries constitutions
(America,British,Switzerland and France) but I dont remember it's name.
being asked in the paper, he is likely to annoy the examiner. Here it proves my point when I criticise
the commercial aspects of so-called precious notes and essay as the candidates cram these answers
and write them as such in the paper.
For instance, one very hot issue of the past three-four years is War on Terror or Terrorism. Let us
have a look at the last two years papers:
2009 Pakistans war on Terror and its impacts on our national psyche and politico socio-economic
fronts.
2010 Dialogue is the best course to combat terrorism.
In both these papers, only one aspect of the issue is asked and any generalised answer would not,
therefore, accrue any merit. This was the reason why most people attempted these essays and failed.
The very outline of these essays would be enough to depict whether a candidate has attempted it in a
correct way. What, then, would be the proper outline for essay? Let us try and solve the 2009 essay.
Pakistans War on Terror and its impacts on our national psyche and politico-socio-economic fronts
- analysis of this statement reveals that the examiner has asked us to write on these issues:
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5.
Suggestions
War on military front improving defence capabilities
War on social front a more vibrant civil society
War on psychological front demands a concerted response
War on economic front a challenge for the government
War on political front demands political maturity
War on international front improving our tarnished national image and protecting our sovereignty
3.
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9.
Extremism/Terrorism in Pakistan
Global warming
Problems of education in Pakistan
Status and rights of minorities
Corruption in society and politics
Women status and rights
Democracy in Pakistan
Segment II : 35 marks
Change of narration 5 marks
Correction of sentences 5 marks
Idioms 5 marks
Pair of words 10 marks
Antonyms/Synonyms 10 marks
(The examiner may, however, ask other segments like change of voice as well)
Segment II is mathematical as your correct answer would accrue full marks. Here it becomes key for
success as if you manage to score 30 in this segment your chances of clearing this paper become
high. For this purpose practise this segment from the past papers and please do not cram sentences
written in common guide books available in market.
Segment I is significant as it is a test of your command over language. However, this fact should be
kept in mind that this is an examination for the CSS and not a paper of English Literature. So you
should be very clear about what is required of you. You have to demonstrate your skills of
comprehending a piece of writing and communicating in writing in a precise and effective manner.
Practice is a key in this segment. You have sufficient time available. Try to solve all 40 past papers
questions of prcis and comprehension passages. Try to make it your habit as time management is
very important in this paper. The prcis passage mostly consumes around one hour. Practice can help
you serve time in other parts.
As far as important topics for essay for this year are concerned,
it is usually safe to attempt an essay on current issues as you
have ample knowledge base for these issues.
Everyday Science
I thought, after going through just last five years papers, this paper is a piece of cake and I would
easily score 90-95 marks in it. So, I did not prepare well and the paper was a nightmare. So forget
about your background of science and prepare schematically for this paper.
Everyday Science paper is a unique of all papers in the sense that it awards 5-95 marks to the
candidates. You would find DMCs of allocated candidates who obtained 30-40 marks in this paper. An
extra in this paper may prove a key factor in determining your final standing in merit list.
Attempting this paper is skill of which selection of questions is very important. Generally, Everyday
Science paper consists of:
Objective Portion
50 MCQs (attempt them in the order of surety; should be; exclusion formula; and logical guessing)
Subjective Portion
Two questions usually consists of parts carrying one mark each
Two-three questions comprise five parts each carrying two marks
Two questions comprising two parts each of five marks
One question usually carries 10 marks
In objective portion, there is no choice so you have to attempt all. From subjective portion, prefer
those questions which carry one mark because chances of getting full 10 marks in that question are
more. Similarly, second preference should be two marks questions and lengthy questions should be
avoided.
One mark questions are usually of scientific units and abbreviations and reasoning. These questions
are fairly simple and very often repeated. If you go through past 10 years papers, you would find
many such examples.
In science paper, diagrams carry nearly half marks of each question. So, practise drawing them as
much as possible and try to draw neat diagrams with proper labeling in paper.
Do consult the past papers as the books on Everyday Science in the CSS market are too voluminous.
They carry a lot of unnecessary material and therefore, confuse the candidates.
In this paper, candidates should try to write to the point answers in a precise manner. Drawing a map
is a requirement of most of the questions of this paper. A candidate should practice four maps in this
regard.
Pakistans map
Central Asias map
South Asias map
World map
Maps printed at the back of diaries can be used for practice.
For this years paper, organisations and foreign relations should be thoroughly covered. It has been a
trend in foreign relations questions that the examiner asks the impacts of two countries relations with
Pakistan. So this aspect must be kept in mind. On international stage, Wikileaks and global warming
have gathered a lot of attention.
Moreover, the visits of President Obama to India, etc. and Chinese Prime Ministers to Pakistan and
India should be thoroughly covered. Chromic issues like Afghanistan, Palestine, Kashmir and Iran are
also important.
Domestic issues include
Disaster management and floods
Crises (energy and sugar)
Bad governance
Corruption and NRO
Problems and suggestions for industry, agriculture, exports and tourism
Role of media
Democracy in Pakistan
Natural and human resource potential of Pakistan
Problems of education and health sector
Pakistan Affairs
This paper generally gives low marks but some candidates do score 65 plus marks every year. So it is
a challenge for every candidate to score higher in this paper.
This paper may also be divided, for schematic preparation, into following segments:
Historical perspective: one two questions
Pakistan Movement: one two questions
Pakistan 1947 Present: three four questions
This paper demands a critical approach in every attempted question. Moreover, suitable quotations
from good sources may be given to support the argument. For this purpose, select two-three good
books and read them thoroughly. The candidates may even pick analytical arguments from these
books and use them in paper.
The candidates should focus, apart from other topics mentioned in syllabus, on these topics as well:
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