FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2025 FOR RECRUITMENT
TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HISTORY OF USA
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS | (PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES | (PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1 The statue of liberty was donated by:
(A) Spain (B) Britain (C) France (D) None of these
2 Who appoints the judges of American Supreme Court?
(A) Judicial commission (B) Congress (C) President (D) None of these
3 In 1920 women in USA were granted the right of:
(A) Divorce (B) Vote (C) Driving (D) None of these
4 Marshall Plan by George Marshall was announced at:
(A) Stanford University (B) Princeton University (C) Harvard University (D) None of these
5 How many Political parties are mentioned by name in US constitution?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) None of these
6 The great depression of 1929 lasted for how many years?
(A) Eight (B) Nine (C) Ten (D) None of these
7 Who was the President of USA when Russia invaded Afghanistan in 1980?
(A) Richard Nixon (B) Ronald Reagan (C) Jimmy Carter (D) None of these
8 The goal of Sherman Antitrust Act was to:
(A) Increase tax revenue (B) Fairness in industry (C) Create labour unions (D) None of these
9 Land Grant Act of 1862 was to:
(A) Assist states with establishing colleges (B) Provide land to landless farmers
(C) Construction of transcontinental rail road (D) None of these
10 The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between:
(A) USA and France (B) USA and England (C) USA and Italy (D) None of these
11 George F. Kennan was great proponent of the Policy of:
(A) Ban on Nuclear testing (B) Creation of NATO (C) Containment policy (D) None of these
12 President Nixon’s Policy of detente focused on:
(A) Relaxing cold war tension (B) Bombing campaign on Cambodia
(C) Rejecting SALT agreement (D) None of these
13 Watergate Scandal was associated with President:
(A) Bill Clinton (B) Gerald Ford (C) George Bush (D) None of these
14 How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States?
(A) 13 (B) 23 (C) 33 (D) None of these
15 The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the City of:
(A) Philadelphia (B) London (C) Paris (D) None of these
16 Total articles in United States constitution are:
(A) Eleven (B) Twenty one (C) Thirty one (D) None of these
17 The Civil Right Act was passed by USA in:
(A) 1962 (B) 1963 (C) 1964 (D) None of these
18 Rockefellers made their fortune in:
(A) Rail Road (B) Oil (C) Steel (D) None of these
19 The only USA president to enjoy four terms:
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt (B) Robert D. Roosevelt (C) George D. Roosevelt (D) None of these
20 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence of USA?
(A) George Washington (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) John Adams (D) None of these
PART-II
NOTE:
(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Q No 2 Give comprehensive account of Spanish explorations of the American continent with special reference to the voyages of Columbus. (20)
Q No 3 Why and how ‘Manifest Destiny’ is considered the root cause of Civil War in USA? Analyse comprehensively. (20)
Q No 4 ‘Go west young man’ was popular phrase in USA during the last decade of the 19th century. What was its significance and how it had impacted the sentiments for expansion? (20)
Q No 5 Immigration is an existential problem in USA. Is it a ‘Bane’ or ‘Boon’? Explain critically with facts. (20)
Q No 6 NATO is often cited as an Institution that has outlived its original mandate – preventing Soviet onslaught on Western Europe. How do you assess its future prospects? (20)
Q No 7 Critically analyse the major causes of the war of 1812 and how its results changed the future events of USA History? (20)
Q No 8 Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each) (20)
(a) Louisiana purchase
(b) Truman Doctrine
(c) McCarthyism
Answer Key to Q1
1 (C) France, 2 (C) President, 3 (B) Vote, 4 (C) Harvard University, 5 (D) None of these, 6 (C) Ten, 7 (C) Jimmy Carter, 8 (B) Fairness in industry, 9 (A) Assist states with establishing colleges, 10 (B) USA and England, 11 (C) Containment policy, 12 (A) Relaxing cold war tension, 13 (D) None of these, 14 (A) 13, 15 (C) Paris, 16 (D) None of these, 17 (C) 1964, 18 (B) Oil, 19 (A) Franklin D. Roosevelt, 20 (B) Thomas Jefferson
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