CSS Essay Past Paper Malik Hamza

CSS Essay Past Papers

Theme wise arrangement of Topics

Development Studies
o Real development should transform people’s lives, not just economic statistics. (2018)
o Human development and economic sustainability. (2022)

Education
o Higher Education in Pakistan: Ills and Remedies. (2018)
o Democracy and illiteracy do not move together. (2019)
o Classrooms decide the future of the nation. (2019)
o Do we really need literature in our life. (2020)
o Women universities as agents of change. (2020)
o Meaning purposive education. (2021)
o Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. (2023)
o Online learning is not only convenient but often more effective than traditional classroom
instruction. (2023)
o Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. (CSS Special- 2023)

Psychology
o Anticipation is often greater than realization. (2015)
o Life without controversy is no life. But why one should not choose the safe haven of
conformism? (2017)
o Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. (2018)
o Sometimes we do not see what we see. (2019)
o The one who uses force is afraid of reasoning. (2023)

Water
o Water crisis and national unity. (2016)
o “Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream.” (2021)

Economics
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o Luxury predecessors becomes the necessity of successors. (2015)

o Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and challenges. (2016)
o Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability? (2016)
o China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Socio-economic Implications for the Region
and the World. (2018)
o New war fronts lie in economic zones. (2019)
o Pakistan’s informal economy: the way forward. (2020)
o IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster. (2020)
o Pros and cons of globalization. (2021)
o An analysis of the concept of globalization of markets. (2022)
o World food systems: the economics of agriculture. (2022)
o Developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade. (CSS Special- 2023)
o Globalization: The end of austerity. (CSS Special- 2023)

Philosophy
o Punctuality is the virtue of bored. (2015)
o Modernity is an unending project. (2017)
o Ideologies thrive on notions of resistance, yet change is a simulation. (2017)
o Life without controversy is no life. But why one should not choose the safe haven of
conformism? (2017)
o Beware the barrenness of a busy life! (2018)
o Truth is lived not taught. (2019)
o Universal human equality is utopic. (2021)
o “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” (2022)
o The fool speaks, and the wise listens. (2023)
o “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” (CSS Special- 2023)
o So, surely with hardship comes ease. (CSS Special- 2023)

Law
o The War on Terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights. (2015)
o I disapprove what you say, but I defend to death your right to say. (2015 & 2020)
o The place of Urdu in Pakistan and Supreme Court’s ruling on making Urdu the official language
of the country. (2016)
o In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise human rights
and civil liberties. (2018)

Environmental Sciences
o Govt Should eliminate subsidies and incentives for manufacturers and consumers of electric cars
as they are costly and do not do enough to protect environment. (2015)
o The threat of Global Warming and the ways to counter it. (2018)
o “Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream.” (2021)

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o Not all recycling projects are cost-effective. (2023)

Political Science
o Is colonial mentality impeding Pakistan’s progress? (2017)
o Being a minority is a fate no one wants. Can nationalism be really inclusive? (2017)
o Will “Rule of law” always remain an impracticable myth in our country? (2018)

International Relations
o The War on Terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights. (2015)
o World as a global village: Learning to live together. (2016)
o More and more International military engagements by the United Nations; is the world moving
towards peace? (2017)
o Are modern wars not holy wars? (2017)
o Intercultural communication is a panacea to avoid the 3rd world war. (2021)
o Global politics and international relations. (2022)
o Unipolar, bipolar or multipolar: new direction of the world. (CSS Special- 2023)

International Economics
o Brexit means globalization is the rhetoric of the privileged, and capitalism will return ferociously
as ever. (2017)
o Global trade and trade policies of China. (2022)
o Developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade. (CSS Special- 2023)

Literature
o Frailty, thy name is woman. (2016)
o Literature is a lonely planet of idealists. (2017)
o Urdu literature and progressive movement. (2019)
o Do We really need literature in our lives? (2020)
o “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed.” (2021)

Art
o Art for peace. (2019)

Foreign Policy
o Global power dynamics and Pakistan’s foreign policy. (2020)

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Sociology
o Human inventions move societies backward. (2021)
o A friend walks in when everyone else walks out. (2023)

Media Studies
o The Emerging Power of Social Media: Prospects and Problems. (2018)
o Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (2022)
o How are terrorism and its perception shaped by the Mass Media? (2022)
o Social media has destroyed real life communication. (CSS Special- 2023)

Information Technology
o The introduction of new digital technologies has radically altered identities. (2015)
o Expanding information technology: a curse or blessing. (2019)
o Is Pakistan ready for the digital revolution? (2020)
o People have become overly dependent on technology. (2023)
o Artificial intelligence has overpowered its bounds. (CSS Special- 2023)

Ethics
o I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to death your right to say. (2015)
o I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. (2020)
o Is there such a thing as ethical consumerism? (2022)
o No legacy is so rich as honesty. (CSS Special- 2023)

Health Science
o COVID-19: A wake-up call for Pakistani researchers. (2021)
o To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. (2023)

Public Administration
o Crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution building. (2016)
o Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and challenges. (2016)
o Bureaucracy doldrums. (2021)

Agricultural Economics
o World food systems: the economics of agriculture. (2022)

Family Studies
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o Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child. (2023)

Gender Studies
o Gender equality is a myth! (2016)
o Frailty, thy name is woman. (2016)
o Feminism is not really a Third World issue. (2017)
o New Waves of feminism and our culture. (2019)
o Gender equality: A popular slogan. (2021)
o The controversial issues of feminism in contemporary women’s rights movements. (2022)
o Boys will be boys. (2023)
o Pakistani women have the same chances as men. (CSS Special- 2023)

Kashmir Issue
o Pakistan and the future of Kashmir cause. (2020)

Democracy
o Democracy in Pakistan: Hopes and Hurdles. (2018)
o Democracy and illiteracy do not move together. (2019)
o Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in Pakistan. (2020)
o Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (2022)

Self-help and Personal Growth

o When life throws you lemons, make lemonade. (2015)
o We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we fall too easily into the trap of being our
own worst enemies. (2016)

Religion
o Let there be more light in the corridors of worship places. (2019)

Governance
o The creation of new provinces in Pakistan: Implications for an integrated country. (2016)

Technology and Lifestyle

o Labor saving devices are more troublesome than they are worth. (2015)

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Organizational behavior and Management theory

o In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. (2015)

Tourism
o Promoting tourism in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges. (2020)