Interview Questions
Source: Many Candidates from Islamabad center
1. Introduce Yourself!
(if your turn comes after six or seven candidate, they might not ask you to introduce yourself, rather they'll continue from the second question)
2. You studied this so and so subject (for example: biology), why do you think you should work as preventive officer/customs inspector?
3. Why did you study this so and so subject?
(they will ask about four to six questions regarding your studies, if you have a degree in sociology, political science, IR, history or business, they may ask you up to 10 questions about these subjects, mostly about popular theories and basic differences. For example, if you have a degree of commerce of BBA, they may ask you about the difference of Administration vs. HRM or Sales vs. Marketing)
4. What is goodwill? Can it be sold? What is the goodwill of Pakistani passport?
5. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What are you doing to improve your weaknesses?
(be very precise, and try not to be someone else, and be yourself)
6. If you have done CSS or applied for CSS, they may ask you about that. They may also ask you about your subjects. If you have subjects like sociology, journalism, US/Indo-Pak/European history and gender studies, there are high chances that your interview will be focused mainly on these subjects.
7. What is the role of Pakistan Customs?
(be very precise)
8. What do you know about Customs Tariff?
9. What is the role of Media?
(relate it with societal change, not with any political issue or its badness or goodness, be very clear and straight)
10. What are the economic issues of Pakistan?
(do study about trade deficit, balance of payments, good governance, urbanization, rural-urban migration, gender-disparity in economic activities, more imports and less exports, over-dependence on foreign debt, mortgage of public property like Radio Pakistan and Motorways and National Highways)
11. What are the types of federal taxes?
12. Differentiate between direct and indirect taxes? give examples
13. What are the economic indicators of any country?
(Learn about GDP, GNP, HDI and Gini Coefficient)
14. Differentiate between GDP and GNP. What is Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)?
15. What is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? Is it good or bad for the country?
16. What is the contribution to GDP by different sectors (agriculture, services, manufacturing)?
17. What is equator? Where is Pakistan located with reference to equator? What is tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn?
18. Who is the president of India? secretary general of UN and SAARC?
19. What are the economic benefits of CPEC to Pakistan?
20. What are the main hurdles on the way of Kalabagh Dam?
21. What are the motives behind Indian propaganda about the surgical strikes?
22. What is the Kashmir issue? why there is an insurgency in occupied Kashmir?
(relate it with the death of Burhan Wani)
23. What are your hobbies?
24. Do you read newspaper? What was the hot issue highlighted in today newspaper?
25. Are you fond of reading? which was the last book you studied? who is your favorite author/poet
(most important question for M.A literature, history and political science)
26. What is the biggest lesson in your life? Any regret?
27. What is the budget allocation to Benazir Income Support Program?
28. What do you know about MDGs? What are the MDGs related to uplifting of education and poverty eradication? what is the literacy rate in Pakistan?
29. What is the poverty line? how many people in Pakistan are living below the poverty line
30. Where do you belong? How many districts are there in your province? or unions in your districts?
31. Who are the governors of Balochistan, Sindh, AJK, KPK and Punjab?
32. When is the US election scheduled? Who is the Republic nominee and who is the Democrat nominee?
The penal will consist of three people. The environment is general friendly. Medium of interview is English. If you prepare these questions well in advance, you will face no hurdle
GOOD LUCK! 