FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005
BRITISH 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.
1. “The true glory of the British Revolution lay in the fact that it was bloodless, that there was no civil war, no massacre and no proscription.” Discuss and enumerate the result of Glorious Revolution.
2. Describe the political and constitutional significance of the Hanoverian Succession on the course of British History.
3. Give an account of the Methodist Church. How did it influence the Social and Political life in England ?
4. Why did Napoleon attempt to invade England and what were the causes of his failure ?
5. Critically review the Parliamentary Union between England and Ireland. How would you compare it with Scottish Union ?
6. Describe the character of Canning, his qualities of head and heart and his achievements in various fields.
7. Write short notes on any Two of the following :-
(a) The Whig Oligarchy
(b) Chartist Movement
(c) Vienna Congress
(d) The Treaty of Utrecht.
8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1) George Canning became Foreign Secretary of England in :
(a) 1804 (b) 1888 (c) 1807 (d) None of these
(2) Glorious Revolution took place in:
(a) 1665 (b) 1688 (c) 1699 (d) None of these
(3) Cromwell and his son ruled the country for:
(a) 20 years (b) 11 years (c) 25 years (d) None of these
(4) The book “Constitutional History of England” was written by:
(a) Adams (b) Ramsay (c) Muir (d) None of these
(5) Union of England and Scotland took place in:
(a) 1702 (b) 1707 (c) 1710 (d) None of these
(6) The massacre of Glencoe took place in:
(a) 1688 (b) 1690 (c) 1693 (d) None of these
(7) Queen Anne was the daughter of :
(a) James II (b) Charles II (c) Hyde (d) None of these
(8) The book “England under the Stuarts” was written by:
(a) Clark (b) Trevelvan (c) Traill (d) None of these
(9) Queen Mary lived upto:
(a) 1690 (b) 1701 (c) 1694 (d) None of these
(10) Philip II was the grandson of :
(a) Charles (b) Louis (c) William (d) None of these
(11) Walpole resigned in :
(a) 1725 (b) 1737 (c) 1742 (d) None of these
(12) The Riot Act was passed in:
(a) 1712 (b) 1715 (c) 1718 (d) None of these
(13) Navigation Act was repealed in :
(a) 1830 (b) 1842 (c) 1849 (d) None of these
(14) The Seven Years War ended in:
(a) 1756 (b) 1763 (c) 1769 (d) None of these
(15) Pitt, The Elder, was born in :
(a) 1713 (b) 1708 (c) 1711 (d) None of these
(16) Lord North came to power in :
(a) 1767 (b) 1770 (c) 1775 (d) None of these
(17) Habeas Corpus Act was passed in:
(a) 1786 (b) 1794 (c) 1796 (d) None of these
(18) Queen Victoria was the daughter of :
(a) Pitt (b) William (c) Edward (d) None of these
(19) George III was called:
(a) Sailor (b) Farmer (c) Poet (d) None of these
(20) Catholic Emancipation Act was passed in:
(a) 1815 (b) 1829 (c) 1826 (d) None of these