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MPhil Entry Test Sample Paper

This document provides sample papers for entry tests for various MPhil and MS programs including Government and Public Policy, Economics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Strategic Studies, International Relations, Leadership and Management Studies, and Project Management. For each program, the document lists the total marks, time allowed, and 2-3 questions to choose from. The questions cover topics like evaluating governance in Pakistan, examining the health sector, discussing poverty and solutions, analyzing conflicts and peacekeeping, explaining theories in IR, and addressing challenges in various industries in Pakistan. Guidelines are provided for each paper on the number of questions to attempt and formatting. The Project Management paper provides 3 longer questions about the significance of project management in Pakistan,

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MPhil Entry Test Sample Paper

This document provides sample papers for entry tests for various MPhil and MS programs including Government and Public Policy, Economics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Strategic Studies, International Relations, Leadership and Management Studies, and Project Management. For each program, the document lists the total marks, time allowed, and 2-3 questions to choose from. The questions cover topics like evaluating governance in Pakistan, examining the health sector, discussing poverty and solutions, analyzing conflicts and peacekeeping, explaining theories in IR, and addressing challenges in various industries in Pakistan. Guidelines are provided for each paper on the number of questions to attempt and formatting. The Project Management paper provides 3 longer questions about the significance of project management in Pakistan,

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Sample Papers for MS/MPhil Entry Test

MPhil Government & Public Policy (GPP)


Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any ONE question from the following:

Q.1: Critically Evaluate Governance Situation in Pakistan.


Q.2: Comment on the Growth of Energy Production of Pakistan.
Q.3: Discuss Poverty Situation in Pakistan. Also suggest measures to tackle this
Situation.
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MPhil Economics (ECO)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any ONE question from the following:

Q.1: Critically Examine Characteristics of Health Sector of Pakistan.


Q.2: Discuss Measures for Improving Tax Base of Pakistan.
Q.3: Discuss the Role of NGO‟s in Economic Development of Pakistan.
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MPhil Peace & Conflict Studies (PCS)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any TWO questions from the following:

Q.1: What are some of the challenges of implementing a Peace Studies, Social Justice,
or Conflict Management Program in Pakistani Society, and how they can be overcome?
Q.2: What are some major patterns of conflict and violence in the world today?
Q.3: Comment on efficacy of peace keeping operations as opposed to Humanitarian
Intervention in ending violent conflicts around the globe?
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MPhil Strategic Studies (SS)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any TWO questions from the following:

Q.1: Elaborate in detail the significance of Strategic Studies in today‟s international


politics?

Q.2: How could the emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or „DAESH‟
impact the geo-strategic landscape of the entire Middle Eastern region? Comment!
Q.3: Do you think the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) has become an „emperor with
no clothes‟? What are the weaknesses and loopholes within the NPT, and the
measures required to be taken to overcome these weaknesses?
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MPhil International Relation (IR)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any TWO questions from the following:

Q.1: What do understand by Theory of Liberalism? Explain in detail with contemporary


examples.
Q.2: What are quantitative techniques of doing social science research?
Q.3: Discuss regional geopolitical implications emanating from President Trump‟s
recent policy shifts in the Middle East?
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MPhil Leadership and Management Studies (LMS)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Note: Attempt any TWO questions from the following:

Q.1: Constant rise in power rates, and increase in petroleum prices have frustrated
progress of industries in Pakistan. Briefly discuss the problems and suggest solutions.

Q.2: Pakistani Public sector organizations face lots of problems due to lack of proper
management at the top. Review/discuss one or two corporations in Pakistan.

Q.3: What are various problems faced by Pakistani Public sector? Explain the causes
as you think.
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MS Project Management (PM)
Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 1 hour
Note: Attempt all the following questions:

Q.1: Projects are ubiquitous and have shaped the face of human civilization since
antiquity. In Pakistan, the 21st century has been dubbed by some as the “century of
projects”. And as developmental challenges, science and technology and knowledge
relentlessly advance, projects – and a profound insight into how to manage them
effectively and efficiently - will become all the more relevant with the passage of time.
How would you express the significance of project management in Pakistan? Explain
the advantages of Project management with examples detail.
Q.2: Cross-border transfer of organizational knowledge is most effective in terms of
both velocity and viscosity; sometimes the type of knowledge (i.e., human, social, or
structured) being transferred can be simple, explicit, and independent and sometimes
such transfers involve similar cultural contexts. Elaborate some essential difference
between Western and non-Western societies, which are to be kept in consideration,
while dealing with projects.

Q.3: Project management is considered key tool for implementing strategy. In working
with organizations large and small, in the public and private sectors, in Pakistan and
overseas, in manufacturing sites and corporate headquarters, and in strategic and
operational project situations, there are some essential conditions for project success.
Elaborate some of them in detail.
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