BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Samungli Road, Quetta Cantt
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER B-17 / SECTION OFFICERS B-17
IN THE S & GA DEPARTMENT
INDIAN HISTORY – I
Total Marks 150 December 27, 2016 Time Allowed 03 Hours
Note Attempt any five questions At least two questions from each part Question No 1 is Compulsory All questions carry equal marks
Q-1 Read the following carefully and answer these main groups
(i) Hindu temples fall under three main groups
- a) The “Nagara” type, b) The “Shikhara” Type, c) The “Dravidian”
Explain briefly
(ii) Why the Muslim rulers were in the habit of building their own tombs in their own life time Explain with specific reasons
(iii) Date the death & place of “Alexander”
(iv) When “Chandragupta Maurya” assume the kingdom of “Patliputra” give year in BC
(v) Name the Indian king who had “Matrimonial” alliance with “Seleucus nikator”
(vi) Fill in the blanks “the notion that the fair kafirs of the North West frontier are descendants of the ” colonist
(vii) Fill in the blanks Buddha died at in BC
(viii) The Arab Bedouin passes his life in enterprise, pleasure and gaiety He has three means of Livelihood; a) b) and c)
(ix) Fill in the blanks Arabs came in close contact with Indians and they learnt much from them a), b), c) and d)
(x) Name the founder of independent Turkish dynasty at Ghazni
(xi) Date the conquest of “Somnath” by Mahmood of Ghazni
(xii) Who established the foundations of a “Muslim empire in India”
(xiii) When shahab-ud-din marched through Baluchistan and attacked “Multan”
(xiv) “Ameen-ul-Milat” stands for what?
(xv) How Balban suppressed the “Brigandage”
PART – I
Q-2 How far is it correct that Jainism and Buddhism were a sort of reaction against Brahmanism? Give a critical explanation with the following:-
a Principles of three religions b) Name of the founders (iii) Teachings
(iv) Dislike of Brahmin pretensions v) Four orders of Jainism with eight fold noble path of Buddhism
Q-3 How and when did the Indus civilization live and did it die?
Q-4 Analyze the uniqueness of Mauryan age in India, explain with details
Q-5 Critically examine the motives of king Alexander to conquer the eastern world
PART – II
Q-6 What were the Political, Social, Economic, Religious and Military conditions of Indo-Pak on the Eve of Mohammad Bin Qasim invasion?
Q-7 India was fast becoming a fire center of operations for a powerful military invader Political disunity, feudal military organization, social disharmony, prosperity of the land invitees the walk of conquest way Turks took advantage of this golden opportunity and established an extensive empire Justify
Q-8 “A pattern full of problems to be solved both by man and nature” Elucidate the reign of Iltutmish in the light of statement
Q-9 Write a detailed note on the legacy of sultanate of Delhi
Q-10 What is History? A fiction or a teacher Illustrate
Good Luck
**********