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INTERVIEWS
This Syllabus is compiled for the aspirants who are preparing for their INTERVIEWS in
various Federal and Provincial Departments. It is highly recommended for the interviews
of the following jobs/exams.

OUTLINES OF SYLLABUS:

1. CSS/PMS
2. PCS (Assistant Commissioner/Section Officer)
3. Tehsildar & Naib Tehsildar
4. Lecturer
5. Secondary School Teacher (SST)
6. Deputy Director, Assistant Director (federal & Provincial Departments)
7. Assistant (federal & Provincial Departments)
8. Medical Officer (MO)/Lady Medical Officer (LMO) & Staff Nurse \
9. Pharmacist & Veterinary Officer
10. Assistant
11. Inspector (Police/Customs/FIA/IB/MoD/Inland Revenue)
12. Sub Inspector (Police/Customs/FIA/IB/MoD/Inland Revenue)
13. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) (Police/Customs/FIA/IB/FBR/MoD/Inland Revenue)
14. All Federal Jobs
15. All Four Provincial Commission’s Jobs.

AREAS OF FOUCS:
A. Interview Tips and Guidelines
B. The Nonverbal Interview Techniques
C. Verbal Section of Interview

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A. INTERVIEW TIPS AND GUIDELINES:

1. Pre-Interview Techniques:
1. The Interview Psych Technique
2. The Pygmalion Technique
3. The Visualization Technique
2. Dressing for Interview Success:
1. For Men and Women
2. For Men
3. For Women
3. The Most Important Interview Nonverbal:
1. Eye Contact
i. The Whites of Their Eyes Technique
ii. The Nose on Their Face Technique
2. Facial Expressions
3. Posture
4. Gestures
5. Space
i. The Handshake Matching Technique

B. THE NONVERBAL INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES:

1. How to Overcome Interview Nervousness:
a. The Rowboat Technique
2. Top Ten Critical Success Factors.

3. Some Useful Interview Techniques:

1. The Successful Vagabond Technique
2. The Hero Technique
3. The Quotable Quotes Technique
4. The Experience of a Lifetime Technique
5. The Reframing Technique
6. The Parroting Technique
7. The Personality Matching Technique
8. The Compelling Story Technique
9. The Pregnant Pause Technique
10. The Abraham Lincoln Technique
11. The Dirty Dog Theory

4. Importance of Confidence during Interview.

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5. Four Modes of Job Interview Questions:

1. Closed-ended interview questions
2. Open-ended interview questions
3. Hypothetical interview questions
4. Outside-the-box interview questions

6. The Eight Types of Interview Questions:

1. Credential verification questions
2. Experience verification questions
3. Opinion questions
4. Behavioral questions
5. Competency questions
6. Brainteaser questions
7. Case questions
8. Nonsense questions

7. Predictive Validity of different categories of Interview Question:

1. Approach of Untrained Interviewers
2. Approach of Trained Interviewers

8. Two Important & Common Questions:

1. “Tell Me about Yourself”/ “Introduce Yourself”
2. "Why Do You Want This Job?"

9. What to Do If You Are Asked an Illegal Question.

10. What Not to Say.

C. VERBAL SECTION OF INTERVIEW:

1. Islamiat
2. Pakistan Affairs
3. General Knowledge
4. General Science
5. Current Affairs
6. Solved Questions of Interviews & Past Papers

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SYLLABUS OF ISLAMIAT

PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH):

1. Brief History of Arabia
2. Early Life/ Life in Makkah (all Major Events)
3. Later Life/ Life in Madina (all Major Events)
4. Family of Prophet pbuh
5. Ummahat-ul-Momineen/ Wives
6. Battles of Islam (Ghazwat and Saraya)
PILLARS OF ISLAM:
1. Tauheed/Oneness
2. Salaah (Namaaz)
3. Zakat
4. The Impact of Zakat on Social life of Muslim Society
5. Saum (Fasting)
6. Jihad
ISLAMIC BELIEFS:
1. Tauheed/Oneness
2. Risalat / Prophet Hood
3. Islamic Belief of Finality of Prophethood
4. Life after Death
5. Angels
6. Devine Books and Books of other Religions
7. Islamic Prophets
ISLAMIC LAW/ SHARI’A:
• Sources of Islamic Law/Islamic Sharia
1. Quran
2. Hadith/ Sunnah
3. Qyas/ Analogy
4. Ijtihad/Consensus

QURAN AND HADITH:

1. English Meaning of Qur’anic Surah Names with Place of Revelation
2. The Compilation of Quran and Hadith
3. G.K of Al-Qur’an
4. G.K of Ahadith/Narrations (Types and Kinds)
5. Hudud Punishments in Islamic Criminal Law

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CALIPHS:
1. Abu Bakr Siddique r.a
2. Umar al-Farooq r.a
3. Usman al-Ghani r.a
4. Ali al-Murtaza a.s
5. Hasan al-Mujtaba a.s

IMAMAT:
1. Ali ibn e Abi Talib a.s
2. Hasan bin Ali a.s
3. Hussain bin Ali a.s
4. Ali bin Hussain a.s (Imam Sajjad/Zain ul Abideen)
5. Muhammad bin Ali a.s (Imam Baqir)/Zaid bin Ali (Zaidia Sect/Fivers)
6. Jaffer ibn e Muhammad a.s/(Jaffer as-Sadiq-Jafferia Sect-Twelvers/Asna-
Ash’ari)
7. Musa bin Jaffer a.s (Musa al-Kazim)/ Ismail bin jaffer (Ismaili Sect/ Seveners)
8. Ali bin Musa a.s (Ali al-Rida/Riza)
9. Muhammad bin Ali a.s (al-Taqi)
10. Ali bin Muhammad (al-Naqi)
11. Hasan bin Ali (Hasan al-Askari)
12. Muhammad bin Hasan (Imam al-Mehdi)
A’IMA ARBA (The Four Imams):
1. Imam Malik r.a
2. Imam Abu Hanifa r.a
3. Imam Shafai’ r.a
4. Imam Ahmad bin Hambal r.a

SAHABA:
Some Famous Sahaba/Companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

KINGDOMS:
1. Banu Umyyah
2. Banu Abbas
3. Fatimi Dynasty
4. Seljuk Dynasty
5. Ottoman Empire
IMPORTANT EVENTS:
1. Battle of Buath
2. Battle/Tragedy of Karbala
3. Battle of Zhab
4. Tayibin’s Movement (Sulaiman and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi)

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BOOKS:
1. Siha-e-Sitta (The Six Authentic Books):
a. Sahih Bukhari of Muhammad al-Bukhari (d. 870 A.D. / 256 AH)
b. Sahih Muslim of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (d. 875 A.D. / 261 AH)
c. Sunan Ibn Majah of Ibn Majah (d. 887 A.D. / 273 AH)
d. Sunan Abu Dawud of Abu Dawood (d. 889 A.D. / 275 AH)
e. Jami` at-Tirmidhi of Al-Tirmidhi (d. 892 A.D. / 279 AH)
f. Al-Sunan al-Sughra of Al-Nasa'i (d. 915 A.D. / 303 AH)

2. Siha-e-Arba (The Four Authentic Books):

a. Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat
al-Kafi)
b. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq
c. Tahdhib al-Ahkam of Shaikh Tusi
d. al-Istibsar of Shaikh Tusi
3. Other Famous Books:
a. Nahj al-Balaghah, a collection of sermons, letters and quotes of Imam Ali
a.s
b. Mus'haf of Ali, Tafseer Quran by Imam Ali a.s
c. Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim compilation of over ten thousand short
sayings of Imam Ali a.s
d. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Imam Zayn al-Abidin a.s
e. Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik r.a
f. Kitab al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifa (d. 767 A.D.)
g. Al-Fiqh al-Akbar by Abu Hanifa (d. 150 AH)
h. Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas (d. 795 A.D.)
i. Musnad al-Shafi'i of Imam Shafi‘i (d. 820 A.D.)
j. Al-Risala by Al-Shafi'i (d. 204 AH)
k. Kitab al-Umm by ash-Shafi'i
l. Sunan al-Daraqutni of Al-Daraqutni (d. 995 A.D.)
m. Shuab ul Iman of Al-Bayhaqi (d. 1066 A.D.)
n. Sunan al-Kubra of Al-Bayhaqi (d. 1066 A.D.)
o. Sunan al-Wusta of Al-Bayhaqi (d. 1066 A.D.)
p. Fath al-Bari of Ibn Hajar Asqalani
q. Tafsir al-Tabari by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
r. Tafsir ibn Kathir by Ibn Kathir
s. Kashf ul Mahjoob by Ali Hujwiri (d. 465 AH)
t. Usul al-fiqh by Abu Yusuf

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SYLLABUS OF PAKISTAN AFFAIRS

INVASIONS:
1. Invasion of Muhammad bin Qasim
2. Invasions of Ghaznavids and
3. Invasions of Ghaurids
DELHI SULTANATE:
1. Slave Dynasty
2. Khilji Dynasty
3. Tughlaq Dynasty
4. Syed Dynasty
5. Lodhi Dynasty
MUGHAL EMPIRE:
• All Kings of Mughals & Suri Dynasty
OTHER EVENTS & PERSONALITIES:
4. Battle of Plassey
5. Mysore Wars and Tipu Sultan
6. Syed Ahmad Shaheed/ Jihad Movement/ Tehrik-e-Mujahidin
7. Haji Shariat Ullah/ Faraizi Movement
8. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi
9. Shah Wali Ullah
10. War of independence
11. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan/ Aligarh Movement
12. Dar-ul-Ulum Deoband
13. Nadwa tul Ulama, Lucknow
14. Anjuman e Himayat e Islam, Lahore
15. Sindh Madrassa tul Islam, Karachi

ACTS & BILLS:

1. Indian Councils Act (1858)
2. Indian Councils Act (1861)
3. Ilbert Bill (White Mutniy) (1884)
4. Indian Councils Act (1892)
5. Indian Councils Act (1909)/ Minto-Morley Reforms
6. Defence of India Regulations Act (DIRA) (19 March 1915)
7. Rowlatt Act (Black Act) (21 March 1919)
8. Indian Councils Act (1919)/ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
9. Indian Councils Act (1935)
10. Defence of India Act (29th September, 1939)

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COMMISSIONS:
1. Simon Commission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Cabinet Mission
4. Boundary Commission

IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES:
1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
3. Sultan Muhammad Shah/Sir Agha Khan-III
4. Nawab Sir Salim Ullah Khan
5. Abul Kaseem Fazl ul Haq
6. Nawab Waqar ul Mulk
7. Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk
8. Syed Amir Ali
9. Nawab Abdul Latif
10. Muhammad Ali Jauhar
11. Shaukat Ali Jauhar
12. Muhammad Ahmad Amir Khan/ Nawab of Mehmudabad
13. Maulana Muhammad Ali Mungeri
14. Khalifa Hamid ud Din
15. Hasan Ali Afandi
16. Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
17. Mufti Mehmood
18. Syed Sulaiman Nadwi
19. Shibli Naumani
20. Badruddin Tayyabji
21. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari
22. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
23. Qazi Muhammad Esa
24. Khan Abdus Samad Khan Achakzai
25. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan/ Baacha Khan
26. Khan Abdul Sattar Khan/ Dr. Khan Sahib
27. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
28. Motilal Nehru
29. Jawaharlal Nehru
30. Saradar Vallabhai Patel
31. Sardar Baldev Singh
32. Bhagat Kabir/ Bhagti Movement
33. Lord Canning
34. Lord Curzon
35. Lord Minto
36. Lord Hardingue

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37. Lord Mountbatten

38. All Governor Generals/Viceroys and Secretaries of State (SoS) of British for India

HINDU REVIVALIST MOVEMENTS:

1. Arya Samaj
2. Dev Samaj
3. Brahmo Samaj
4. Neo-Vedanta
5. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
6. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

EVENTS:
1. Hindi Urdu Controversy (1867)
2. Indian National Congress (28 December, 1885)
3. Partition of Bengal & its Annulment (16th October, 1905-12th December, 1911)
4. Shimla Deputation (1906)
5. Formation of All-Indian Muslim League (30th December, 1906)
6. Kanpur Mosque Tragedy (21st July, 1913)
7. Lucknow Pact (December, 1916)
8. Khilafat Movement (1917 to 1924)
9. Delhi Muslim Proposals (1927)
10. Nehru Report (15th & 30th August, 1928)
11. Fourteen Points of Jinnah (28th March, 1929)
12. Round Table Conferences (1930, 31 & 32)
13. Gandhi Irwin Pact (1932)
14. Poona Pact (1932)
15. Communal Award (1932)
16. Congress Ministries (1937 to 22 October, 1939)
17. Pakistan/Lahore Resolution (23rd March, 1940)
18. Gandhi-Jinnah Talks (1944)
19. Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference (June-July, 1945)
20. Elections of 1945
21. 3rd June Plan (1947)
22. Radcliffe award (1947)
23. Post Partition early difficulties
24. Constitutional History of Pakistan (10th August, 1947 till date)
25. Political History of Pakistan (10th August, 1947 till date)
26. Judicial System of Pakistan (10th August, 1947 till date)
27. Land Reforms (President Ayub and PM Z.A. Bhutto)
28. Nationalization (PM Z.A. Bhutto)
29. Privatization (President Zia and CM/PM Nawaz)
30. Separation of East Pakistan/East Bengal. (16th December, 1971)

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SYLLABUS OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Capital & Currencies

2. Name of Parliaments
3. News Agencies
4. Intelligence Agencies
5. International Airline
6. International Airports
7. Cities on the banks of famous rivers
8. Inventions and Inventors
9. Discoveries and the Discoverers
10. Creators and their Creations
11. Old and New names of various cities of Pakistan
12. Old and New names of various Countries
13. Geographical Surnames
14. Sobriquets
15. Nickname of Countries
16. Important Straits
17. Important Peninsulas
18. Popular Names & Titles
19. Official Books
20. Seven Wonders of the World
21. Nobel Prize Winners
22. World’s Famous Borders/ Lines
23. Abbreviations
24. Books & Authors
25. Important Terms and Definitions
26. Personalities

MISCELLANEOUS G.K:
1. G.K related to Balochistan & other Provinces
2. G.K related to Pakistan
3. G.K related to World.
4. The Divisions & Districts of Pakistan
5. First in Pakistan
6. Biggest, Largest in Pakistan and in the World
7. Miscellaneous G.K of Pak Affairs
8. Highest, Longest, Biggest, Largest, Deepest, Smallest of the World
9. Miscellaneous Facts

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SYLLABUS OF GENERAL SCIENCE

GENERAL SCIENCE:
1. Human Physiology
2. Minerals and Vitamins
3. Germs and Diseases
4. Singular & Groups
5. Units of Measurement/Basic Units
6. Contributions of Muslim Scientists & Scholars=“Father” of Various Disciplines
7. Scientific Instruments
8. Basic Units
9. 100 Important Scientific Reasons
10. Interesting Scientific Facts

SYLLABUS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT TOPICS:
1. Coronavirus (Covid-19)
2. Pakistan’s Afghan Policy after US withdrawal
3. Talibanization (Afghanistan)
4. Post US Afghanistan
5. Kashmir Dispute (Article 370)
6. Status of FATA/ 25th Amendment
7. Status of Gilgit-Baltistan
8. Provincial Autonomy/ 18th Amendment
9. Status of AJK
10. Status of Siachen/ Kargil/ Rann of Kutch
11. Budget 2021-22
12. Census of Pakistan
13. Vision 2025 (Pakistan)
14. FATF & Pakistan
15. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
16. Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline
17. Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas Pipeline
18. National Action Plan (NAP)
19. Pakistan Political Parties’ Symbols
20. EEZ (with reference to Pakistan)
21. All Amendments in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
22. Aurat March and Women Day (8 March)
23. Uighur Crisis
24. Myanmar Genocide
25. Spanish Referendum

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26. Brexit
27. US Presidential Elections & its Selection Method
28. Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections & its Selection Method
29. Iran’s Presidential Elections & its Selection Method
30. South China Sea
31. Status of Doklam
32. Blasphemy in France & European Countries
33. Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan/World.
34. Palestine & Israel
35. Vision 2030 (Saudi Arabia)
36. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
ORGANIZATIONS/ALLIANCES:
37. League of Nations (LOAN)
38. United Nations (UN)
39. Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
40. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
41. European Union (EU)
42. South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
43. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
44. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
45. Brazil-Russia-India-Canada-South Africa Association (BRICS)
46. Group of Eight (G-8)
47. Group of Twenty (G-20)
48. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
49. Warsaw Pact
50. Australia-US-United States Pact (Aukus)
51. Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC)
Current National, Regional and Global Topics

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