FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SECTION OFFICERS PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION –
MODEL PAPER
PART-A (EVERYDAY SCIENCE) 20 MARKS
Q. No. 1. What is water pollution and how the quality standards of drinking water can be
improved? Discuss.
(10)
Q. No. 2. What is the role of hardware and software in the working of computer? Explain. (10)
Q. No. 3. What is Biofuels? Explain different types of Biofuels with examples. (10)
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SECTION OFFICERS PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION -
2021
PART-A (EVERYDAY SCIENCE) 20 MARKS
Q. No. 1. Discuss the importance of forests for sustainable development of the state. (10)
Q. No. 2. How to de-carbonize Pakistan? Give examples. (10)
Q. No. 3. Discuss energy mix of Pakistan by highlighting the Renewable and Non-Renewable energy facts of
Pakistan. (10)
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SECTION OFFICERS PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION -
2024
PART-A (EVERYDAY SCIENCE) 20 MARKS
Q. No. 1. Briefly discuss the contribution of Pakistan in the evolution and development of Science and
Technology in the country over the years. (10)
Q. No. 2. Write a short note on “The Milky Way” (10)
Q. No. 3. What role, if any, developed countries are playing in addressing the serious problems emanating from
global warming and climate change? Elucidate. Moreover, highlight Pakistan’s endeavour in this regard since
couple of years. (10)
CSS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-I (GENERAL SCIENCE & ABILITY) 2026
(SECTION-A)
Q.2 (a) Evaluate the impact of excessive fertilizer use on soil chemistry and groundwater quality. (5) quality.
(b) Describe the structural organization of the solar system, including terrestrial planets, gas (5) giants, dwarf
planets.
(c) Discuss the environmental and chemical challenges associated with polymer degradation. (5) Evaluate the
effectiveness of biodegradable plastics in addressing global plastic
pollution.
(d) Identify the major causes of food deterioration (biological, chemical, physical) and give (20) examples for
each. (5)
Q.3 (a) Explain the key phases of Disaster Risk Management: mitigation, preparedness, response, (5) and
recovery. (5)
(b) Describe the physical factors that trigger Avalanches in mountainous regions. Name the modern
technologies used in avalanche prediction and monitoring. (5)
(c) Discuss the structural diversity of lipids. Evaluate how varations in tatty fatty acid composition influence
membrane fluidity and cell signalling mechanisms.
(d) Describe the process of solar photovolatic energy conversion. How do factors such as irradiance, panel
orientation, and temperature influence solar power output?
Q.4 (a) Describe the principle of hydroelectric power generation. What environmentat and (5) geographical
constraints.
(b) Describe the physical factors that trigger Avalanches in mountainous regions. Name the (5) modern
technologies used in ave prediction.
(c) Discuss the structural diversity of lipidiszes and transports nutrients. How does mobility (5) aid the excretion
system?
(d) Evaluate the concept of immunity. How does the immune system defend the body agains, (5) (20)
pathogens? (5)
Q.5 (a) What fundamental differences exist between plant cells and animal cells? (5)
(5)
(5)
(b) What triggers carthquakes at a major boundary between tectonic plates? (5) (c) Describe how Earth's
magnetis field is generated and what factors determine it's strengn, (5)
and variations.
(d) Explain how the GPS system determines the position of a receiver using satellites. (5) (20)
CSS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-I (GENERAL SCIENCE & ABILITY) 2025
(SECTION - A)
Q. 2 (a) What effects are produced due to Rotation & Revolution of Earth? Explain briefly.
(b) Describe Electromagnetic Radiations. Give its types and explain their applications.
(c) What are Hurricanes? How they are formed and what level of damage they can produce?
(d) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of nitrogen containing fertilizers and insecticides.
Q. 3 (a) Explain how temperature and light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis in plants.
(b) Describe the structure and functions of capillaries in the human blood circulatory system.
(c) What is hepatitis? Give its types and briefly explain its common symptoms along with preventions.
(d) Differentiate between biomass and biogas. Briefly explain various methods for obtaining energy from
biomass.
Q. 4 (a) What is deforestation? State the disadvantages caused to the environment due to this.
(b) Explain how water pollution is produced? Describe the part played by bacteria after a river has been polluted
by sewage.
(c) State some examples of pollution caused by human activity and discuss the effects of each example.
(d) What does air pollution mean? State ten serious effects of air pollution on the environment and briefly
explain
how they can be reduced.
Q. 5 (a) Differentiate between food contaminants and food adulterants.
(b) Enlist major food groups based on nutrients, their functions and sources.
(c) What is Artificial Intelligence and how does it differ from traditional programming? Describe the main
branches of Artificial Intelligence.
(d) What are the advantages of optical fibers in the communication system? Draw the basic structure of optical
fiber and explain propagation of light through it.