British History KP PMS Paper II 2010

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission, Peshawar
Competitive Examination for the posts of Provincial Management Service (BPS-17) – 2010

British History Paper II

Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Max Marks: 100

Note: Attempt any five questions.

I Why did the demand for Parliamentary Reform Service in the early 1860s? What were the effects of the 1867 Reform Act?

II What were the causes of Crimean War (1854-56)? What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1856) and the result of the war?

III What was the ‘Eastern Question’? How successful was Congress of Berlin towards solving this question?

IV Discuss in detail the democratic reforms introduced by conservatives from 1886 – 1892.

V Under what circumstances the two Boer Wars were fought and what were the result of these wars?

VI Discuss the domestic achievements of Liberals from 1905 – 14.

VII What were the problems in Ireland between 1916 and 1923 and how did British government try to solve them?

VIII Discuss the role of Britain in the formation of European Union.