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Subject: International
Relations
Year: 2020

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 FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Roll Number
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2020
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, PAPER-I

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20

PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES PART-II 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) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different
places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.

PART-II

Q. No. 2. How the Neo-Realist and Constructivist approaches differ over the study of state (20)
behavior in the contemporary international politics?

Q. No. 3. Describe the concept of Pre-Emptive Self-Defense in the context of International Law (20)
and critically evaluate the legitimacy of US use of force against Iraq.

Q. No. 4. What do you understand by International Political Economy? How it promotes (20)
economic dependency in the developing states?

Q. No. 5. Define the concept of Strategic Culture and highlight the major determinants of (20)
Pakistan's Strategic Culture.

Q. No. 6. Explain the concept of Economic Liberalism and relate its core interests with the (20)
concept of Neo-imperialism.

Q. No. 7. Critically evaluate the US Indo-Pacific policy. Do you believe the current US strategies (20)
are aimed at containing growing economic super power China?

Q. No. 8. Describe the geo-strategic importance of Indian Ocean and highlight its impacts on (20)
Pakistan’s Maritime security.

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 FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Roll Number
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2020
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, PAPER-II

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20

PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES PART-II 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) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different
places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must
be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.

PART-II

Q. No. 2. What are the multidimensional and multifaceted impacts of climate change on multiple (20)
dimensions of security? Identify each, discuss and analyze under the theoretical
framework of Security and International Relations.

Q. No. 3. What are the four essentials of Resource Management? When does a resource become (20)
an element of power “OR” a resource curse? Discuss the Reko-Diq case in this
context.

Q. No. 4. Why is it difficult to define terrorism? Elaborate upon the following: (20)
(a) Feminization of terrorism (b) Criminalization of terrorism
(c) Commercialization of terrorism (d) State-terrorism

Q. No. 5. Differentiate between Washington consensus and Beijing consensus. Is Beijing (20)
consensus a challenge to the Washington consensus?

Q. No. 6. Comment in detail on mechanism of conflict resolution between Pakistan and (20)
Afghanistan and on Durand line issue.

Q. No. 7. Discuss Russia’s return to South Asia and United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy. (20)

Q. No. 8. Explain the following diagram in the light of multi-track diplomacy. Which is the most (20)
important track of diplomacy and why?

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