BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (B-17) / SECTION OFFICERS (B-17) IN THE S&GAD DEPARTMENT
ISLAMIC HISTORY (PERIOD – I)
Total Marks: 100
November 29, 2016
Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Note: Attempt any Five questions. Question No.1 is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. Read the questions carefully and answer:
(i) What do you know about the Semitic Race? Name the Race of the three Prophets with names?
(ii) With the Conquest of Persia by the Greek Hero Alexander, the Persian Civilization entered into Europe and the Greeks destroyed it in various ways. Name the new civilization?
(iii) Who was Hammurabi? He is famous for what?
(iv) Who were “Elamites”?
(v) Name the Queen of Yemen in Arabia.
(vi) The Dowry of the Bride, the Wealth of the Clan, the Price of the Blood, the Profit of Gambling. All these are compared in terms of what, by Arabs?
(vii) How Arabs managed human relations in his community?
(viii) The poems of Pre-Islamic Arabia are one of our important sources for the study of history of this period. Name the important Poets in Pre-Islamic Arabia.
(ix) Briefly explain the necessity of the mission of Muhammad (PBUH) in the soil of Arabia.
(x) Describe the start and end of the Umayyad Dynasty.
Q-2. The desert land saved the Arabs from the invasion of the foreigners on the one hand and made them a nation of nobles on the other. Explain with details, considering the influence of geography.
Q-3. What changes were effected by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in the national character of the Arabs?
Q-4. Hazrat Umar Farooq (RAA) not only conquered a vast area during the ten years of his Khilafat but consolidated it by a better system of Administration. Discuss.
Q-5. Describe the capabilities of Hazrat Ali (RAA) both as an Army Chief and Judge.
Q-6. Who did not accept the nomination of Yazid-I and with what results?
Q-7. Why is Umar-Bin-Abdul Aziz called a Political Reformer or a Caliph?
Q-8. Why is the Reign of Walid-I called Glorious?
Q-9. What do you know about the central and provincial administration organized by the Umayyads?
Q-10. He (Hisham) was a just and wise ruler, truly religious, a model of administration. Discuss.
Good Luck
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