FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2008.
BRITISH HISTORY, PAPER-II
NOTE: Attempt only four questions from part-2. All questions carry equal marks. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
Q.1 Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.
1. The first newspaper was published in 1772 by the name of:
(A) The morning post
(B) The evening news
(C) The evening times
(D) None of these
2. In 1815 the population of England was:
(A) 21 million
(B) 23 million
(C) 25 million
(D) none of these.
3. Articles written by Napoleon were published in the shape of:
(A) 28 books
(B) 30 books
(C) 32 books
(D) None of these
4. The battle of waterloo was fought in:
(A) 1813
(B) 1815
(C) 1817
(D) None of these
5. IN 1830 Belgium became separate from:
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Holland
(D) None of these
6. The league of Nations was established in:
(A) 1923
(B) 1925
(C) 1927
(D) None of these
7. “The state of prisons” was written by :
(A) John Howard
(B) John Wallace
(C) John Lovett
(D) None of these
8. The reform act of 1928 gave the right to vote all men and women above the age of :
a. 19 years
b. 21 years
c. 23 years
d. None of these
9. when was the tenure of the house of commons reduced to 5 years from 7 years?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1915
(D) None of these
10. in 1839 a uniform postage rate was fixed at:
(A) one pence
(B) two pence
(C) three pence
(D) none of there
11. Queen Victoria ascended the throne at the age of:
(A) 18 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 22 years
(D) None of these
12. Palmerston became the prime minister of England at the age of:
(A) 70 years
(B) 71 years
(C) 72 years
(D) None of these
13. The opium war ended with the:
(A) treaty of tinets
(B) treaty of nauking
(C) treaty of London
(D) none of these
14. The civil war started between northern and southern states of America in:
(A) 1861
(B) 1863
(C) 1865
(D) None of these
15. The old age pension act was passed in:
(A) 1906
(B) 1908
(C) 1910
(D) None of these
16. who was the founder of the Methodist movement:
(A) Charles Wesley
(B) David Wesley
(C) John Wesley
(D) None of these
17. in 1831 an act was passed by which children below 18 years could not be made o work for more than:
(A) 8 hours
(B) 10 hours
(C) 12 hours
(D) None of these
18. Education act of 1936 raised the school leaving age to:
(A) 13 years
(B) 15 years
(C) 17 years
(D) None of these
19. Who became the prime minister of England in 1923?
(A) chamberlain
(b) Heath
(C) Baldwin
(D) None of these
20. Who was the author of the famous novel “Sybil”?
(A) Disraeli
(B) Gladstone
(C) Palmerston
(D) none of these
PART-2
Q.2. The parliamentary reforms in England from 1832-1928 made the country politically democratic. Analyze
Q.3. “Robert Peel was the most liberal of the conservatives and most conservative of the liberals.” Discuss.
Q.4. “Palmerston was more successful as a Foreign Minister than as a Prime Minister.” Comment and Analyze
Q.5. Growth of Education system in England in the 19th century laid the foundation of Modern Britain. Comment comprehensively.
Q.6. Discuss the Toryism of Benjamin Disraeli with particular reference to his record as Prime Minister.
Q.7. Critically analyze the Anglo-Irish relations from 1800-1949 which led to the growth of Irish Home Rule.
Q.8. What were the causes of Crimean War and how was England drawn into it? What were the main decisions taken in the treaty of Paris in 1856.