Current Affairs Past Paper 2018

Corridors and crises in the Muslim world lead the Current Affairs past paper 2018. Q.2 presents CPEC as the paper’s home question and asks how the corridor can help uplift the economy of Pakistan. Q.3 discusses in detail the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and the challenges to it. Q.4 asks how the United States tries to keep its dominant position in the Asia-Pacific and what China’s response looks like. Q.5 weighs the newly set up Islamic Military Alliance and its future implications for the Muslim world. Q.6 describes the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis and its impact on the Middle East. Q.7 examines Donald Trump’s policy for South Asia and its implications for Pakistan and the region. Q.8 closes on Pakistan as a new member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the opportunities and challenges that seat brings.

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 — CPEC: how the corridor can help uplift the economy of Pakistan
  • Q.3 — The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and the challenges to it
  • Q.4 — The US hold on the Asia-Pacific: how the US keeps its dominant position and China’s response
  • Q.5 — The Islamic Military Alliance: a critical look and its implications for the Muslim World
  • Q.6 — The 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis and its impact on the Middle East
  • Q.7 — Donald Trump’s policy for South Asia: implications for Pakistan and the region
  • Q.8 — Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): opportunities and challenges
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