BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS B-17
INDIAN HISTORY PERIOD – I
MARKS 150 JUNE 03, 2005 TIME 03 HOURS
NOTE Attempt any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks
Q-1 Describe the main characteristics of Social, Political and Religious life of the Aryans in India
Q-2 It is said that the Buddhism was a sort of reaction against Brahmanism Discuss
Q-3 How would you analyze the uniqueness of Mauryan age in India
Q-4 What political, social and cultural changes were brought by the Arabs as a result of their conquest of Sindh in 712 AD
Q-5 Elucidate the impact of the Battles of Tarain in the history of Indian Sub-Continent
Q-6 What do you know about the Blood and Iron Policy of Ghiyassuddin Balban
Q-7 “Allauddin Khilji was an administrative genius” Discuss
Q-8 How far Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq remained successful in converting an autocratic state into a welfare state
Q-9 How far Timur’s invasion on India can be declared as a major cause of the decline of Tughluq Dynasty
Q-10 “History is the study of past in the light of present for the guidance of future” Discuss
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