FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2002
BRITISH HISTORY, PAPER – II
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. Queen Victoria once asked Melbourne for a definition of “Bureaucracy” a strange word. She had just heard for the first time. “That Madam” he replied. “is something they have in France”. In light of this statement discuss the Civil Service reforms in England in 2nd half of the 19th Century.
2. Elaborate and analyze the influence of French revolution on English Society and political thought.
3. Give a comprehensive account of the Chartist Movement. Why did it fail?
4. Briefly trace the growth of free trade movement in England and why did England abandon later on?
5. Explain the term Easter Question and the attitude of England towards this question.
6. Analyze the British Foreign policy from 1870 to 1914.
7. What are the causes of World War II and its effects on England?
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only the correct answers in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.
(1) When Chartist Movement came to an end?
(a) 1858
(b) 1862
(c) 1862
(d) None of these
(2) Palmerston died in
(a) 1863
(b) 1865
(c) 1867
(d) None of these
(3) When Disraeli introduced the 2nd reform Bill:
(a) 1866
(b) 1867
(c) 1868
(d) None of these
(4) The Secret Ballot Act was passed during the premiership of:
(a) Gladstone
(b) Disraeli
(c) Palmerston
(d) None of these
(5) The Parliament Act o f1911 was passed during the premiership of
(a) Palmerston
(b) Asquith
(c) Lloyd George
(d) None of these
(6) When men above 21 years and women above 30 years were given the right to vote?
(a) 1916
(b) 1918
(c) 1920
(d) None of these
(7) Queen Victoria ascended the throne at the age of
(a) 18 years
(b) 22 years
(c) 26 years
(d) None of these
(8) General Strikes were declared illegal in:
(a) 1923
(b) 1827
(c) 1831
(d) None of these
(9) Who became the Prime Minister of England in 1923
(a) Chamberlain
(b) Baldwin
(c) Palmerston
(d) None of these
(10) Treaty of Versailles was signed on:
(a) April 28, 1919
(b) May 28, 1919
(c) June 28, 1919
(d) None of these
(11) The Book “Modern England” was written in 1975 by:
(a) Southgate
(b) R. K. Webb
(c) T. S. Ashton
(d) None of these
(12) What was the age of Palmerston when he became the Prime Minister in 1855?
(a) 50 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 70 years
(d) None of these
(13) Protection of property was passed in:
(a) 1865
(b) 1875
(c) 1885
(d) None of these
(14) How many factory laws were passed from 1802 to 1937?
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 19
(d) None of these
(15) School leaving age was raised to 15 years in:
(a) 1916
(b) 1926
(c) 1936
(d) None of these
(16) Sir Winston Churchill died at the age of:
(a) 90 years
(b) 95 years
(c) 100 years
(d) None of these
(17) The Bank of England was Nationalized in:
(a) 1936
(b) 1946
(c) 1956
(d) None of these
(18) British Pound was devalued in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) None of these
(19) Macmillan resigned as Prime Minister in:
(a) 1953
(b) 1963
(c) 1973
(d) None of these
(20) In 1988 which new party was born in England?
(a) Social Democrats
(b) Liberal Democrats
(c) Social and Liberal Democrats
(d) None of these