Current Affairs Past Paper 2016

Terror, debt and dialogue open the Current Affairs past paper 2016. Q.2 tests how well the counter-terrorism measures of the government work, above all the National Action Plan. Q.3 asks for measures that lift the economy of Pakistan, cut its debt and raise its export capacity. Q.4 weighs the possibilities of progress under the recently agreed comprehensive dialogue between Pakistan and India and names the major constraints at present. Q.5 takes up the construction of CPEC: its prospects, its challenges and its power to reshape the region. Q.6 turns to the Middle East, where relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran slide downward, and asks what role Pakistan can play between the two Muslim countries. Q.7 examines the emerging strategic competition between China and the US and its impact on global order. Q.8 closes with the adverse impact of climate change on the world and the measures the Paris Conference adopted against it.

What this paper contains

  • This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
  • Part-II — attempt four questions from Q.2–Q.8; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)
  • Q.2 — Counter-terrorism measures and the National Action Plan: how well they work
  • Q.3 — Improving the economy of Pakistan: debt reduction and export capacity
  • Q.4 — The comprehensive dialogue between Pakistan and India: prospects and constraints
  • Q.5 — CPEC: prospects and challenges of its construction; its effect on the region
  • Q.6 — Saudi Arabia and Iran: their sliding relations and Pakistan’s role between them
  • Q.7 — Strategic competition between China and the US: impact on global order
  • Q.8 — Climate change: its adverse impact on the world and the Paris Conference measures
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