CSS Political Science Past Paper 2025

Instructions specific to this paper

• First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back
• Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
• There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
• Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting ONE question from

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   What are the main characteristics of the United Kingdom’s current political system? Has this system been successful in creating efficient mechanisms to ensure adequate public participation in the affairs of state?

2. Q. 320 marks

   Have Pakistan’s economic ties with other regional countries improved due to the infrastructure development projects undertaken under the China-Pakistan Economic corridor component of the BRI?

3. Q. 420 marks

   Bilateral relations with China are a pivotal component of Pakistan’s Foreign policy. What are the primary driving factors in this relationship?

4. Q. 520 marks

   Provide an outline of Pakistan’s federal system of government. Why has such an approach been chosen? How successful has it been in ensuring administrative efficiency?

5. Q. 620 marks

   Has the World Trade Organization (WTO) been successful in ensuring that global trade remains beneficial to most states/units in the international system?

6. Q. 720 marks

   Provide an assessment of how Quaid-e-Azam (Mohammad Ali Jinnah) employed political legalism to strengthen and legitimate the drive towards the creation of Pakistan.

7. Q. 820 marks

   What role have ideological factors played in the conceptualization of Pakistan’s foreign policy?

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.