FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
BRITISH HISTORY-I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
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) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(iv) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed. (v) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Account for the development of the Political Party System in England during the 19th century. (20)
Q. No. 3. What were the changes brought about in the structure of British Parliament by the Act of 1832? (20)
Q. No. 4. What do you understand by the “Victorian Age”? Write in brief about the achievements of this age. (20)
Q. No. 5. Write comprehensively on the “Whigs oligarchy” in England. (20)
Q. No. 6. “No Taxation Without representation”. Also narrate the causes and results of war of American Independence. (20)
Q. No. 7. Describe the role played by England in the downfall of Napoleon. (20)
Q. No. 8. “England had become the work shop of the world with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution”. Discuss. (20)