FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2006.
EUROPEAN HISTORY, PAPER – I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
Q;1 Was the French Revolution inevitable? Could it have been averted?Discuss.
Q:2 Give an acount of the achievements and errors of the National Convention.
Q:3 What do u understand by Concert of Europe? How far do you agree with the view that it was a “league to bind Europe in chains
Q:4 Critically examine the main features of the Revolution of 1830 and 1840,and compare their
Q:5. Do you understand by concert of Europe ? How far do you agree with the view that it was a ” league to bind Europe in chains.”
Q:6. Do you agree with the view that, “Italy as a nation is the legacy and life work of Cavour”Elaborate.
Q:7 Write short notes on any TWO of the followings:
(a) Bismark (b) Colonial Expansion in Africa after 1870 (c) Triple Entente (d) Florence Nigthingale
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Q:8 write only the correct answer in the Answer Book.Do not reproduce the question.
(1) In Napolean took the step of becoming Emperor of the French.
(a) 1794 (b) 1801 (c) 1804 (d) None of these
(2) In 1806 Holy Empire was dissolved by
(a) Voltaire (b)Mirabean (c) Napolean (d)None of these
(3) Napolean was born in
(a) St. Helena (b) Paris (d) Crosica (d) None of these
(4) On 21 septemper,1792 France becme a
(a) Monarchy (b) Republic (c) Serfdom (d) None of these
(5) By the treat of Pressburg Austria gave Venice and Tyrol to
(a) Prussia (b) Russia (c) Hungry (d) None of these
(6) Mirabeau was a politician:
(a) Extremist (b) moderate (c) radical (d) None of these
(7) In 1833 congress of was held:
(a) Aix La Chapple (b) Verona (c) Laibech (d) None of these
(8) Triple Alliance was signed in :
(a)1872 (b) 1882 (c) 1892 (d) None of these
(9) Treaty of was signed in 1878:
(a)Berlin (b) Budapest (c) San Stefano (d) None of these
(10) Foundation of the republic were laid in 1870:
(a) Second (b) Third (c) Fourth (d) None of these
(11) By the Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi the Dardanelles was closed to the warships of all nation expect :
(a) Turkey (b) Russia (c) French (d) None of these
(12) In Qudruple Alliance was signed:
(a) 1850 (b) 1860 (c) 1870 (d) None of these
(13) in 1870-1871 war was fought:
(a) Franco-Turkish (b) Franco-Russian (c) Franco-prussian (d) None of these
(14) Third Coalition of was smashed by Napolean
(a) 1805 (b) 1806 (c) 1807 (d) None of these
(15) Jacobins were also known as :
(a) Red Shirts (b) Hard Nuts (d) White Bulls (d) None of these
(16) Meternich was a leader:
(a) Modren (b) Enlightened (d) Conservative (d) Liberal
(17) Magyars wanted to emerge as a separate nation:
(a) Bulgaria (b) Austria (c) Hungry (d) None of these
(18) Louis Philips became of France in December 1852:
(a) President (b) First Counsel (c) King (d) None of these
(19) Unoin of South Africa was established in :
(a) 1910 (b) 1909 (c) 1908 (d) None of these
(20) General Gordon was killed in :
(a) Cairo (b) Um Daxman (c) Khartoum (d) None of these