Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission, Peshawar
Competitive Examination for the posts of Provincial Management Service (BPS-17) – 2013
British History Paper II
Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Max Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions.
Q 1 What were the contributing factors for the World War I. Also analyze the imprints of World War I on Britain.
Q 2 Discuss the salient features of British foreign policy between 1918 and out-break of Second World War.
Q 3 Discuss and compare the relative merits of Gladstone and Disraeli as Prime Ministers of England.
Q 4 Give an account for the diminished stature of Britain in world politics after 1945.
Q 5 Margaret Thatcher was a strong prime minister. Comment why her popularity declined, what were the reasons of her resignation?
Q 6 Give an account of the problems faced by Tony Blair government?
Q 7 Discuss in detail the Balkan Wars and their consequences.
Q 8 Explain the characteristics of the “new colonial policy” of Britain as it developed since the close of Second World War.
