css current affairs syllabus 2021-Complete outline

 css current affairs syllabus 2021

css current affairs syllabus 2021-Complete outline 

The css current affair paper is comprised of a total of 100 marks. It is a compulsory paper related to the general knowledge of the various current situation. To pass the css current affairs paper a candidate is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent marks.

 

However, if a css aspirant fails to secure 40% marks in this paper but gets 80 % in the next general knowledge paper such as Pakistan affairs paper or general science and ability then he or she will be considered to pass this paper as well.

Collectively a candidate needs to secure 120 marks to qualify the three compulsory papers of general knowledge.

These three papers include Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs, and General Science & ability.

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Below is the detailed course outline for css current affairs paper 2021

CSS SYLLABUS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Candidates need to display such general knowledge of history, politics and International Affairs, as deemed necessary to interpret current affairs. I. Pakistan’s Domestic Affairs (20 marks) Political  Economic  Social II. Pakistan’s External Affairs (40 marks)  Pakistan’s relations with its Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia)  Pakistan’s relations with the Muslim world (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey)  Pakistan’s relations with the United States  Pakistan’s relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, CW) III. Global Issues (40 marks)  International Security  International Political Economy  Human Rights  Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord  Population: world population trends, world population policies  Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism  Global Energy Politics  Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security  Nuclear Politics in South Asia  International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package)  Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Millennium Development Goals, Current Status,  Globalization  Middle East Crisis  Kashmir Issue  Palestine Issue

Recommend Books to Read for css current affairs paper

S.No.	Title of the Book	Author Name
1	Pakistan Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Concise History, 2011	Abdul Sattar,
2	Issue in Pakistan’s Economy, 2010	Akbar S. Zaidi
3	Pakistan: A Hard Country, 2012	Anatol Lieven
4	Government & Politics in South Asia, 6th ed., 2009	Baxter  Malik  Kennedy  Oberst
5	Introduction to International Political Economy, 2010	David Balaam  Bradford Dillman
6	International Organization (Second Edition) 2012	Volker Rittberger Bernhard Zangl   Andress Kruck
7	The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times (2011)	Mohamed Elbaradei
8	International Relations, 2012	Joshua Goldstein
9	World Politics: Trends & Transformation, 2011	Kegley   Blanton
10	Pakistan Beyond the Crisis, 2011	Maleeha Lodhi
11	Globalization in Question, 2009	Paul Hirst
12	International Political Economy: Interests & Institutions in the Global Economy, 2010	Thomas Oatley
13	Politics and Change in the Middle East, 10th Ed., Pearson, 2012	Andersen  Seibert Wagner
14	Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb, (2012)	Feroz Khan