Following information is extracted from CSS Annual Report 2008 and it shows Geography gives better scores than Urdu.

Geography
Appeared : 368
Written Qualified
33% - 59% marks : 253 (ratio 69%)
60% & above marks : 51 (ratio 14%)

Urdu
Appeared : 675
Written Qualified
33% - 59% : 474 (ratio 70%)
60% & above : 7 (ratio 1%)

REASONS:

Geography-I: Overall performance was good. Candidates who
studied subject thoroughly have performed very well and got good marks in
objective question. However, candidates who had not studied subject waste their time in writing irrelevant material. They should give answers to the point with well illustrated diagrams for better performance.

Geography-II: Overall performance of candidates was very low.
Barring a few candidates, almost all candidates failed to understand demand of questions, particularly Q.No.1, 2, 6 and 7(b). As a result, their answers were way-ward and mostly gibberish. Some of them seemed to possess a fair amount of information but their knowledge appeared to be sketchy and answers fragmentary. Candidates showed poor expression and inarticulate language in their answers.

Urdu-I: Standard of answers simply deplorable. Majority of candidates
have dependent upon ready made notes/guides and tried to memorize
available material for qualifying examination. Candidates could not produce
answers as per requirement of questions. They filled pages with unwanted
information and irrelevant material which had no link with questions. For
discouraging the bulk use of guides/ready made notes, new questions should be formulated instead of repeating old wording/voice of question year by year.

Urdu-II: Despite better performance of candidates, it was generally
observed that stock answers were available in market in form of guide books or short notes. Taste of appreciating poetry was on the decay.