SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD
Combined Competitive Examination, 2021
EUROPEAN HISTORY.
Thursday the 24th February, 2022.
Time: 02:00 pm to 05: 00 pm Maximum marks. 100
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Question No. Marks
SECTION-I
Note: This Section carries Total 50 marks. Attempt any Three questions from this Section by selecting Two questions of 20 marks and 01 question of 10 marks.
01 Critically evaluate the importance of Napoleonic Wars in the European History. 20
02 “O Liberty! What crimes are committed in Thy name”. (Madam Roland). Comment on this statement in the light of reign of Terror. 20
03 How does the Eastern Question relate politically, economically and diplomatically to the “Sick Man of Europe”? 20
04 What did necessitate the forming of Alliances and as a counter move, the Counter-Alliances in Europe in the last half of 19th century and in the beginning of 20th Century? 10
05 How did the Balkan War affect the Geo-politics of Europe? 10
SECTION-II
Note: This Section carries Total 50 marks. Attempt any Three questions from this Section by selecting Two questions of 20 marks and 01 question of 10 marks.
06 Why the Versailles Settlement proved to be “A ceasefire for 20 years”? Comment argumentatively. 20
07 Was the rapid industrialization of the USSR worth the human cost of Stalinism? 20
08 Does the history of the period 1914-1960 offer any basis for optimism with regard to the prospects of World peace in the future? 20
09 Evaluate the achievements and drawbacks if any, of the European Common Market. 10
10 What is your personnel assessment that whether or nor the War Against Terrorism achieve the desired results? 10
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