Federal Public Service Commission
CSS English Essay Past Paper 2020
Compulsory · 100 marks · three hours
Original FPSC paper
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- Make an outline and write a COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY (2500-3000 words) on any ONE
Part-II questions
- Q. 1
Do we really need literature in our lives?
- Q. 2
Women universities as agents of change.
- Q. 3
Pakistan and the future of Kashmir cause.
- Q. 4
Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in Pakistan.
- Q. 5
Global power dynamics and Pakistan’s foreign policy.
- Q. 6
Pakistan’s informal economy: the way forward.
- Q. 7
Promoting tourism in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges.
- Q. 8
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
- Q. 9
Is Pakistan ready for digital revolution?
- Q. 10
IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster.
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- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
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