ExamPak · FPSC test preparation
Deputy Director, Environmental Engineering and Technology Transfer (EE & TT) (BS-18), Pak-EPA
Test pattern
- MCQs in total
- 200
- Part-I
- 100
- Part-II (Professional)
- 100
- Qualifying standard
- 40%
- Per wrong answer
- −0.25
Syllabus
Part-I
English (40 Marks)
- Comprehension
- Grammar Usage
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Structuring
- Sentence Correction
- Grouping of Words
- Pairs of Words
- Idiomatic Phrases
- Synonyms/ Antonyms
- Translation
General Intelligence/Ability (60 Marks)
- Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability
- Algebra
- Ratios
- Percentages
- Arithmetic Means
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- Current Affairs
- Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years
- Pakistan Affairs
- Basic Level knowledge
- Basic IT (Hardware and Software)
Part-IIProfessional
100 marksHistory of Environmental Thought
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- History of Environmental Movements
- Industrial and Agriculture Revolution
- United Nations Conference on Human Environment 1972
- World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002
- Millennium Development Goals
Sustainable Development Issues
- Population growth
- Poverty
- Biodiversity loss and its Conservation
- Energy security (energy conservation and alternative energy resources)
- Urbanization and sustainable cities
- Food security and sustainable agriculture
Interdisciplinary Nature of Environmental Science
- Orientation on convergence of various social and natural sciences to evolve a new discipline of environmental science
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Physics
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Geology
- Environmental Geography
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Environmental Sociology
Environmental Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Solid Waste
- Water Logging & Salinity
- Global and regional air pollution problems (Greenhouse effect, Global Warming/Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, Acid Rain)
Climate Change
- Climate Pattern at local, regional and global scale
- Different types of climate including tropical and mid latitude climate, polar climates
- Climate change processes, Drivers and Indicators of Climate Change, Effects of Climate Chang on natural and societal systems
- Carbon foot print
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Environmental Governance
- Policy, legal and institutional frameworks for governance of environment in Pakistan
- National Conservation Strategy of 1992
- National Environmental Policy Act of Pakistan 2005
- Environmental Protection Act of 1997
- Pak-EPA (Review of IEE/EIA) Regulations 2000
- Hospital Waste Management Rules 2005
- Pollution Charge Rules
- Sample Rules
- Solid Waste Management Plan 2005
- Hazardous Substances Rules 2005
- National Drinking Water Policy 2009
- Sanitation Policy
- National Climate Change Policy 2012