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📝 Past Paper 2015
Source: FPSC BS-17 Competitive Examination-2015, Sociology paper (Part-I: 20 MCQs, 20 marks — MCQ booklet not available in this file, so no MCQ key here. Part-II: attempt 4 of 7, 20 marks each).
Part-II question map
| Q | Question | Topic | Notes page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | Discuss the major contributions of Max Weber in understanding society theoretically | Weber's contributions (verstehen, bureaucracy, Protestant ethic, social action) | Theorist — Max Weber |
| Q3 | Discuss Migration as a Social Phenomenon | Migration — types, causes, consequences | Social Problems — Rural-Urban Migration |
| Q4 | Discuss in detail Karl Marx's "Theory of Labor" | Marx — labour theory of value, alienated labour | Theorist — Karl Marx |
| Q5 | Define "Community" and discuss its important characteristics | Community — definition, characteristics | 8. Community |
| Q6 | Define "Social Change" and discuss it as a Social Process | Social change as process — direction, factors, stages | 6. Social & Cultural Change and Social Policy |
| Q7 | Define "Social Problem" and discuss Crime as a Social Problem | Social problem definition; crime theories | Social Problems — Deviance & Street Crime |
| Q8 | Write a note on "Evolutionary Theory" given by Ibn-i-Khaldun | Ibn-e-Khaldun's cyclical/evolutionary theory of society (Asabiyyah, rise-decline of dynasties) | Theorist — Ibn-e-Khaldun |
Notes
- This paper is theory-heavy: 5 of 7 questions are classical-theorist or definitional essays (Weber, Marx, Ibn-e-Khaldun, Community, Social Problem/Crime), only Q3 and Q6 lean applied. Confirms theorists + core concept definitions are the highest-yield revision block across all years, not just 2026.
- Full model 20-mark answers for Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8 have been added directly to their topic pages (linked above). Q3 (Migration) and Q7 (Crime as social problem) already had model answers from later-year papers on the same theme.