Federal Public Service Commission

General Knowledge-II (Current Affairs)

Competitive Examination-2023

The CSS 2023 Current Affairs paper seems to be more broadly oriented toward global geopolitics, economic systems, and emerging international crises, while still maintaining a strong connection with Pakistan’s strategic and economic realities. It appears to highlight major global developments such as the Russia-Ukraine war, climate change, population growth, and energy geopolitics, suggesting a focus on understanding large-scale structural changes in the world order. At the same time, topics like CPEC and balance-of-payments constraints indicate an emphasis on Pakistan’s economic challenges. Overall, the paper seems to lean toward a more conceptual and analytical approach, requiring candidates to grasp underlying global trends rather than just current events.


PART-I (MCQs)
1. Richard Nixon took the decision to delink the dollar from Gold and integrate the dollar with the global monetary system?.
A) APRIL, 1948 B) APRIL, 1971 C) AUGUST, 1949 D) AUGUST, 1971
2. Ukraine Eastern region Donetsk and Luhansk collectively known as?
A) CRIMEA B) DONBAS C) GALICIA D) EAST UKRAINE
3. Walt Whitman, a famous poet, belongs to?
A) AMERICA B) UK C) SPAIN D) ITALY
4. Who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?
A) ALES BIALIATSKI B) ANDREI SAKHAROV C) SVETLANA GANNUSHKINA D) NONE OF THESE
5. ‘All out war’ against Al-Shabaab was launched by?
A) PAKISTAN B) SOMALIA C) IRAN D) NONE OF THESE
6. Iranian morality police who killed Mahsa Amini is named as?
A) THE BASIJ B) GASHT-E-ERSHAD C) NONE OF THESE D) NONE OF THESE
7. The world’s largest active volcano is?
A) MOUNT VESUVIUS B) KILAUEA C) MOUNT ST. HELENS D) NONE OF THESE
8. The author of the book "Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West"?
A) AHMAD RASHID B) STANLEY WOLPERT C) BENAZIR BHUTTO D) NONE OF THESE
9. Author of "The Making of a Frontier"?
A) KATHLEEN JAMIE B) ALGERNON GEORGE C) ROBERT CRAWFORD D) NONE OF THESE
10. Mahsa Amini is also known as?
A) SERIN B) JINA C) AVA D) NONE OF THESE
11. Capital of East Timor is?
A) DILI B) BANDUNG C) NONE OF THESE D) NONE OF THESE
12. The Article 112 of Pakistan Constitution is about?
A) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY B) PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY C) BOTH A AND B D) NONE OF THESE
13. Which country announced Zero-Tolerance Covid policy?
A) UNITED STATES B) INDIA C) CHINA D) UNITED KINGDOM
14. Largest peak of Hindu Kush mountain range is?
A) TIRICH MIR B) BALTORO C) DIAMAR D) NONE OF THESE
15. What does OECD stand for?
A) ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT B) OPERATIONAL EVALUATION COMMAND C) ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT D) NONE OF THESE
16. Dispute between India and Nepal is?
A) KALAPANI B) NALAPANI C) LIPULEKH D) NONE OF THESE
17. Mohammad S. Al-Sudani is prime minister of?
A) AFGHANISTAN B) SUDAN C) IRAQ D) SYRIA
18. Who won the presidential election of Brazil in 2022?
A) GERALDO ALCKMIN B) LULA DA SILVA C) JAIR BOLSONARO D) NONE OF THESE
19. Indonesia going to shift its capital from Jakarta to?
A) BALI B) KOMODO C) SUMATRA D) BORNEO ISLAND
20. Holodomor that convulsed the Soviet republic of Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 is called?
A) NATURAL FAMINE B) MAN-MADE FAMINE C) FAMINE WHICH CAUSES DEATH D) NONE OF THESE
PART-II (Subjective)

Question No. 2

Discuss historic Pakistan and Turkey bilateral relations beyond the areas of socio economic and strategic realms. Explain its geopolitical ripple effects in the Himalayas, the Arabian Peninsula, and the South Caucasus.

Question No. 3

The UN climate summit (COP-27) in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) discussed Pakistan’s catastrophic summer floods exacerbated by climate change and the country is facing imminent threat of epidemics and other multi-dimensional dangers. Discuss the COP 27 roadmap to face the challenge of climate change and proposed measures for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Pakistan..

Question No. 4

Discuss the core causes of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which have considerable socio-economic, political, and strategic consequences on the world. Explain its devastating impact on Pakistan and its severe lesson for the country’s survival.

Question No. 5

Discuss the project idea China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is the great leap forward of economic regionalization in the globalized world. Explain its potential advantages, challenges, and future prospects.

Question No. 6

November 15, 2022, will be a historic date in humanity’s history because at this date the Earth’s population reached the 8 billion mark. Critically discuss that the 21st century is a century of rapid population growth which has a devastating negative impact on the world. Explain the severe consequences of rapid population growth which will affect every country on earth.

Question No. 7

Critically discuss the conceptualized energy’s influence on world geopolitics and its distinctiveness of global energy governance.

Question No. 8

Critically discuss why Pakistan’s economic growth continues to be a “Balance-of Payments” constraint which is one of the core causes to keep the foreign exchange reserve under pressure. Do you think that Pakistan’s export performance remains the most relevant long-term challenge to alleviate the balance-of-payments constraint for sustained economic growth and explain radical structural reforms to improve export performance?.

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