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Sociology Papers (1990-94, 97-99)
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[/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1990.[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. “Sociology is the scientific study of human social life.” Elaborate this statement with research methods applicable in sociological studies. 2. Discuss the contribution of Ibn-i-Khuldun as a Muslim social thinker. 3. Why are human groups ‘necessary’? How does our present society foster the growth of specialized groups? 4. “An institution is an organized system of social relationships which embodies certain common values and procedures and meets certain basic needs of the society.” Comment on the statement. 5. Discuss the theories of personality development with supporting examples. 6. “The world would be a hopeless muddle if we were allowed to do exactly as we pleased and have all the freedom we wanted.” Comment on the statement with reference to social control. 7. What advantages and disadvantages does a closed class system hold for a society? For the individual? Mention some deliberate attempts to decrease competition for status in Pakistan. 8. Why in a highly scientific society is religious still alive? What persisting human needs explain the persistence of religious institutions? 9. What are some of the change-promoting and change-resisting features of Pakistani society? 10. Write down notes on any two of the following: (a) Group Dynamics (b) Reference group (c) Locking-glass self (d) Ethnocentrism and xenocentrism |
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[CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1991.[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. Sociological research findings are scientific to the extent sociologists use scientific method of research. Discuss. 2. Distinguish between survey research and experimental research. Choose any one of the two and discuss it in detail. 3. Discuss the role of culture and social group in the formation of personality. 4. Discuss the incentives and inhibitions to socio-cultural change in Pakistan. 5. Pakistan is fast moving form a rural society to an urban society but people in the cities don’t seem to display urban way of life. 6. What is social class? Does it perform some functions in society? Give arguments in support of your viewpoint. 7. Discuss the inter-relationship between economic and education institutions. 8. The present status of women in Pakistani society cannot be changed unless they go through the process of ‘empowerment’. Discuss. |
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[CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1992.[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. As an officer how can you benefit yourself from the subject matter sociology? 2. Define culture. Use this definition as a framework and discuss the salient features of Pakistani culture. 3. How does socialization help in the development of personality? 4. Distinguish between probability and non-probability sampling. Discuss the types of personalities sampling in detail. 5. What is social stratification? Discuss its significance by giving examples from Pakistani society. 6. Write an essay on social control highlighting the forces that become instruments in a change from its informal status to a forma status. 7. The size of population could be one quantitative basis of distinguishing rural from an urban community. Suggest qualitative criteria for differentiating the rural and urban communities from each other. 8. Prove that Pakistan is passing through the phase of demographic transition. Suggest measures to shorten this transitional phase. |
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[/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1993.[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. Prove that “Individual is a social product”. Highlight the contribution of culture and society in this process. 2. Discuss the salient features of experimental design of research. What are the limitations in its application to the study of human behavior? 3. Do you consider yourself to be a highly mobility-orientated? What factors do you think explain your mobility orientation? 4. Discuss the incentives and inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan. 5. Using sociological concepts discuss the traditional characteristics of rural society. 6. Discuss variabilities in family organization. Use of sociological concepts is essential. 7. Prove that illiteracy is a social problem of Pakistan. [FONT=Verdana] 8. Births, deaths and migration are the three factors that determine the population growth rate of country. What is happening to these factors that the population of Pakistan is growing at an unprecedented rate? Give arguments in support of your answer.[/FONT] |
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[/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1994.[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. Culture is everything which is socially learned and shared by the members of a society. Discuss by giving examples from Pakistani society. 2. What do you understand by research design? Take any research design which you think is suitable to study human behavior and discuss it in detail. 3. Discuss the significance of social class. 4. Discuss the means and process whereby Pakistan society secures its members’ conformity to its expectations. 5. Social planning is an attempt at the intelligent direction of social change. Discuss by examining the difficulties in directing social change. 6. “Rural” and “Urban” are useful concepts but there has never been a sharp dividing line between them. Discuss by looking at some of the sociological bases of distinguishing the rural and urban communities. 7. The shift from agricultural occupations to non-agricultural occupations has tremendous impact on the structure and functions of family. Explain each point by giving examples from Pakistani society. 8. Drug abuse has become a critical social problem of Pakistan. Analyze the factors that help in the generation of this problem. |
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[CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1997.[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt five questions including Question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. Sociology is social science of human interaction. Please elucidate. 2. Ethnocentrism leads to sectarianism. Is it so? How both are number one problems of Pakistan? What are the remedies? 3. Who was Ibne-Khuldun? What is his contribution to Sociology with which publication of Pakistan? Is he father of sociology? 4. Please define and corroborate any of the two sets below: (a) Value and Norm (b) Culture and Sub-Culture (c) Delinquent and Offender (d) Social environment and Social Ecology. 5. What is Hypothesis? Formulate five hypothesis indicating variables of each. 6. What is the difference of caste and class? How socio-cultural change effects both? 7. Are primary groups synonymous to the reference groups? Please argue defining both and then comparing them with examples. [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]COMPULSORY QUESTION[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] 8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions. (1) Inference means: (a) Argument (b) Logic (c) Theorem (d) Finding (2) Anomie is: (a) A type of delinquency (b)A serious offence (c) A value clash behaviour (d) A self indulgence (3) Social stratification describes: (a) Correlation of man to society (b) Status and roles in groups (c) Role of individuals in society (d) Division of work (4) Cultural lag is a slate in a society when: (a) Value clash to change (b) The society stagnates (c) Advancement is rejected (d) A culture fails (5) ? (a) Census (b) Motivating voters (c) Population study (d) Trends of people (6) Demography is the social science of: (a) A person (b) Type of attitude (c) Mid of the way (d) Average (7) Diffusion is a stage of: (a) Confusion (b) Integration (c) Losing identity (d) Mental disturbance (8) Resocialization is: (a) Social get together (b) Group assimilation (c) Adjusting offender to family (d) Victim offender relation (9) Variance is: (a) A finding in research (b) Variety of things (c) Negation of facts (d) Justified difference (10) “Contemporary Sociological Theories” was written by: (a) Ogburn and Nimkoff (b) Cuber (c) Pitrim Sorokin (d) Merton |
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[/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1998.[/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt five questions including Question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. Ibn e Khuldun is quoted to have said, “Solidarity with community lies in the adaption of moral standards inculcated by family to each member collectively responding to social responsibility”. Please offer comments. 2. “The cultural deception of the West and the cultural delusion of the East lead to anomie.” Please elucidate. 3. What are the salient features of social policy of Pakistan? Please also refer to the Constitution 1973. 4. Please write at least two pages note on two of the following: (a) Social dynamism (b) Sociology of the Holy Quran (c) SAP 5. Amongst the social problems of Pakistan “Feudalism” still plays negative role to build-up Pakistan as an egalitarian Islamic Republic. Please offer your own views with justification. 6. Max Weber has written the book “Sociology of Religion”. What are its main contents? 7. Often social change results in social disorganization. What cultural prerequisite can avoid such situation? [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]COMPULSORY QUESTION[/U][/B][/CENTER] [/CENTER] 8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions. (1) The book “Anthropology” was written by: (a) Cuber (b) Ogburn & Nimkoff (c) Hoebel (d) Robert & Merton (2) Indigenous medical care means: (a) Cure by homemade medicine (b) By swallowing herbs (c) Treatment by Hakeem (d) Medical care by local medication. (3) Scientific social construction means: (a) Establishing a scientific society (b) By a local welfare body (c) Master Degree science expert (d) Advancement by planned transformation (4) Drug dependence means: (a) Earning by selling drugs. (b) Family livelihood by drug manufacture (c) Depend on drugs as addict (d) Push-in drugs for earning booty (5) Sociology is the: (a) Objective study of human interaction (b) Science of human mind (c) Study of ethnic groups (d) Analysis of human nature (6) Devolution means: (a) Accelerated revolution (b) Purging the revolutionaries (c) The antonym of revolution (d) Socio-economic confusion with political upheaval (7) Etiology of deviance means: (a) Study of causes of violation of official norms (b) Crime data (c) Correcting deviant minds (d) Court findings to punish the accused (8) Basic sociological study of Emilie Durkheim was: (a) About social change (b) Cultural lag (c) Disorganization (d) Causes of Suicide (9) Norcotraffic means: (a) Traffic control by narcotics (b) Pushing drugs (c) Addiction (d) Purchase of marijuana (10) Detoxification includes: (a) Abuse of toxics (b) Rehabilitation of drug addicts (c) Money laundering form drug proceeds (d) Clearance of toxic refuse |
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[CENTER][CENTER][B]COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B]IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1999.[/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [B]NOTE: Attempt five questions including Question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.[/B] 1. “Sociology is the controlled observation and interpretation of differing patterns of human relationships – their sources and consequences.” (Wilson) Discuss it in detail. 2. Define social change and discuss the incentives to social and cultural change in Pakistan. 3. What is Deviant behavior? Discuss the major types of crime in Pakistan with your suggestions for their reformations. 4. Write a comprehensive note on the following: (a) Ibn Khuldun’s contribution to Sociology (b) Functions of social institutions. 5. What do you understand by Socialization? Discuss its function in the family. 6. Discuss the contributions of Ferdinand Tonnies to Scientific Sociology. 7. Discuss Emile Dur Khein’s analysis of Suicide and its effects on human society. [CENTER][CENTER][B][U]COMPULSORY QUESTION[/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER][CENTER][B][U] [/U][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] 8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions. (1) Urbanization means: (a) Population increase (b) Population shift from rural to urban (c) Residents of suburbs (d) Unequal opportunity for employment (2) Diffusion is: (a) The spread of culture traits from group to group (b)Cultural differences within a common society. (c) The time lag between social and cultural adjustments. (d) Limiting opportunity or reward. (3) Fatalism means: (a) Loose kinship ties (b) Absence of child (c) Belonging to fate, ill fortune to a particular individual (d) Materialistic values. (4) Juvenile delinquency means: (a) A professional criminal. (b) Armed robbery (c) ? (d) Murder or aggravated assault (5) Homo-Sapiens mean: (a) An early hominid that was erect (b) The species of modern humans that first appeared in the middle Pleistocene (c) Mental image that embodies common elements (d) Common man (6) Gesellschaft is used by: (a) P.A.Sorokin (b) Emile Dur Kheim (c) Ferdinand Tonnies (d) Max Weber (7) Folkways mean: (a) Centering on beliefs and practices (b) Behaviour that departs unvarying degree of conduct (c) Ordinary modes of behavior governed by norms. (d) A criterion for role performance. (8) Universalism is: (a) The covariance of measure of two variables. (b) A criterion for role performance leading us to behave in accordance with certain standards. (c) Confronting evidence to test the nature of reality (d) The quality of being divinely favoured with extraordinary capacities. (9) Mores mean: (a) Strong ideas of right and wrong which requires certain actions and forbid others. (b)An inborn behaviour (c) A new culture traits (d) Intended effects of an institution. (10) Caste system is: (a) A tendency to feel and act in a certain way (b) A stratified social system in which social position is entirely determined by parent age, with no provision for change of position. (c) Mutual cultural traits (d) A gathering of people. |
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