SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,HYDERABAD

COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION,2013
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND EVERY DAY SCIENCE

Thursday,9th April,2015

Attempt any 8. 1 and 2 are compulsory.
QUESTIONS NO
1. Write short essay of 500-600 words on the National Action Plan you answer should address the following points;
(A) Who proposed it?
b. How and where it was presented?
c. Aims and objectives of this plan.
d. The role of provincial govts in this plan
e. Implementation of the plan
f. Expected outcomes oa NAP.

2. Write a note on the probable progress and change in indo pak stalled process of dialogue due to BJP's attitude of arrogant indifference. pakistan expects that all matters would be on the table for discussion including Kashmir ,siachan,water issue,confidence building measures. how do you foresee a positive prognosis or outcomes out of this impasse and deadlock.

3. Write new names against each of the following.
a. Ceylon b. Burma c. Cambodia d. Peking e. Bombay f. Nawabshah g Montegomery h. Lyallpur i. Jhatpat j. Khangarh

4. write a bried history of the following.
a. ASEAN b. EU c. WTO

5. Discuss the historical background of Indus Water Treaty and its impact on water dispute between india and pakistan

6. briefly explain any five of the following.
1. symbiosis 2. renaissance 3. OPEC 4. light year 5. Treaty of Hudaybia 6. psychiatry and psychology 7. monkey puzzle 8. genetics

7. Name the capitals
1. Monaco 2. Hungary 3. Panama 4. Ghana 5. Peru 6. Fiji 7. Libya 8. Australia 9. Brazil 10. Argentina

8. name the authors of the following books.
1. My Life 2. Jinnah . India Partition Independence 3. Waiting for Allah 4. Sindh through the centuries 5. Nehru 6. Treasure Island 7. The Making of Modern Sindh 8. Clash of Civilization and Remaking of the World Order 9. War and Peace 10 The Spirit of Islam.

9. Write brief note on any five
1. Ludwig Van Beethoven 2. Boston Tea Party 3. Aborigines. 4. Methodists 5. NASA 6. Morse Code 7. Marie Antoinette 8. Continental Drift 9. Wright Brothers


10. a. match the following
country king/queen/president/PM
Afghanistan Queen margaret
Australia Joko Widodo
Brazil Shinze Abe
Denmark Salman Abdul Aziz
Indonesia Nicholas Maduro
Japan Edgar Lungu
Saudi arabia Dilma Rousef
Venezuela Peter Cosgrove
Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
Zambia Ashraf Ghani

b. Define following abbreviations stand for what organization/institution.
1.APP 2. PTI 3. HRW 4. HRCP 5. UNESCO 6. UNICEF 7. AFO 8. NRP 9. UNHCR 10 U.N.R.W.A

11. The British conquered sindh 1843 . who were the native rulers of sindh before the British describe them briefly in chronological order starting with the Muslim advent ,the conquest and rule in 712 with Muhammad Bin Qasim.


11. Names of countries and its location having the following captals.
. Lireville
2. Banjul
3. Nouakchott
4. Port louis
5. Santo Domingo
6. Santa Fe de Bogota
7. N djamena
8. Canbbera
9. Gaborone
10. Dublin


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