FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007.
BRITISH HISTORY, PAPER – I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
1. Write a note on the Constitutional progress during the reign of William III and Mary from 1689 to 1702.
2. “The peace of Utrecht marks the true end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th, in the history of europe. Wars of religion came to an end and wars for trade and colonial empires took place. Above all the peace marks the final failure of the plans of Louis XIV. His price was now humble and the power of France was shattered.” (Southgate) Comment.
3. What was the ‘personal rule’ of George III. How it was established and also narrate the causes of its failure.
4. ‘It has often been said that this system (the old Colonial System) was conceived wholly in the interest of the mother country.’ (Ramsay Muir) Comment
5. What were the results of American war of independence? It is said that it not only liberated America but also Britain. Discuss,
6. What measures were adopted by England to check the French Revolution for its spread in Europe (1793-1797). Narrate the measures.
7. Write short notes on any Two of the following
(a) John Wilkes
(b) Agrarian Revolution
(c) Parliamentary Reform Act 1832
(d) Sir Robert Peel
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1) Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle made in:
(a) 1748
(b) 1744
(c) 1746
(d) None of these
(2) Pitt’s India Act was passed in:
(a) 1761
(b)1780
(c) 1784
(d) None of these
(3) Lord Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown in:
(a) 1781
(b) 1777
(c) 1783
(d) None of these
(4) The battle of Nations took place in:
(a) 1809
(b) 1812
(c) 1813
(d) None of these
(5) The Union of England and Ireland took place in:
(a) 1799
(b) 1800
(c) 1789
(d) None of these
(6) When George I ascended the throne, his age was:
(a) 61 years
(b) 54 years
(c) 58 years
(d) None of these
(7) Pitt the Elder became Prime Minister in:
(a) 1755
(b) 1760
(c) 1766
(d) None of these
(8) George III was taught by his:
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Grand-father
(d) None of these
(9) “Reflections on the French Revolution” was written:
(a) Montague
(b) Voltaire
(c) Edmund Burke
(d) None of these
(10) Bank of England was founded in:
(a) 1694
(b) 1700
(c) 1698
(d) None of these
(11) “Wealth of Nations” is written by:
(a) David Ricardo
(b) Thomas Malthus
(c) Adam Smith
(d) None of these
(12) From the Romantic poets, only one survived upto the reign of Queen Victoria. He was:
(a) Keats
(b) Byron
(c) Wordsworth
(d) None of these
(13) Gibraltar was captured in 1704 by:
(a) Admiral Nelson
(b) Admiral Rooke
(c) Admiral Vernon
(d) None of these
(14) Battle of Ramillies was fought:
(a) 1706
(b) 1709
(c) 1708
(d) None of these
(15) The Durham Report was a valuable and beneficial document on the subject of:
(a) British Colonial Policy
(b) Its war policy
(c) British Home Policy
(d) None of these
(16) Steam Engine was invented by:
(a) James Margreen
(b) James Watt
(c) William Murdock
(d) None of these
(17) Robert Clive fought the battle of Plassey in:
(a) 1750
(b) 1757
(c) 1760
(d) None of these
(18) Famos Munore Doctrine was enunciated in:
(a) 1820
(b) 1822
(c) 1823
(d) None of these
(19) Castlereagh became Foreign Secretary in:
(a) 1810
(b) 1812
(c) 1800
(d) None of these
(20) Seringapatam, the Capital of Tipu Sultan was Captured by:
(a) Marquis Wellesley
(b) Sir Arthur Wellesley
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) None of these