FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005.
EUROPEAN HISTROY, PAPER – I
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. How far England was effective in the containment of Napoleon’s ambitions of European Supremacy (1793 – 1815)? Discuss.
2. In all the territorial readjustments during the Vienna Settlement, there was little that was permanent and much that was temporary. Explain.
3. How far do you agree with the view that “Nationalism became the common form of political life all over the Earth?” Give examples.
4. Define “Eastern Question”. Describe its main phases from 1820 to 1878.
5. Highlight role of Bismarck as an architect of German Unity.
6. Alliances and Counter – Alliances when exposed, created such an combustible atmosphere that made World War I inevitable. Elucidate.
7. Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(i) Code Napoleon (ii) Treaty of Chaumont (iii) Constitutional Development in England (1814 to 1833). (iv) The French in North Africa
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.
(1) The privileged in France consisted of:
(a) Nobility (b) Clergy (c) Both (d) None of these
(2) Taille was:
(a) Land tax (b) Toll Tax (c) Poll tax (d) None of these
(3) Necker was a:
(a) Philosopher (b) Controller of finances (c) Banker (d) None of these
(4) National Assembly in France was dissolved on:
(a) 30th August, 1791 (b) 30th September, 1791 (c) 30th December, 1791 (d) None of these
(5) Cordelier Club was led by:
(a) Lafayette (b) Danton (c) Mirabeau (d) None of these
(6) Girondists were:
(a) Moderates (b) Extremists (c) Royalists (d) None of these
(7) The Bank of France was established by Napoleon in:
(a) 1801 (b) 1903 (c) 1807 (d) None of these
(8) Madam Walewska was the wife of:
(a) Napoleon I (b) Napoleon II (c) Napoleon III (d) None of these
(9) “Young Italy” was launched by:
(a) Cavour (b) Garibaldi (c) Mazzini (d) None of these
(10) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and:
(a) Austria (b) France (c) Italy (d) None of these
(11) Metternich ran away from Vienna in:
(a) 1830 (b) 1848 (c) 1853 (d) None of these
(12) Treaty of Portsmouth was signed in:
(a) 1905 (b) 1906 (c) 1907 (d) None of these
(13) Kulturkamph was:
(a) Trade Union (b) Hitler’s Biography (c) The three Emperors League (d) None of these
(14) Chamberlain was:
(a) Colonial Secretary of Great Britain (b) Defence Minister of France (c) Hero of Polish Republic (d) None of these
(15) The Kruger Telegram Incident happened in:
(a) 1890 (b) 7894 (c) 1895 (d) None of these
(16) Morocco Crisis took place in:
(a) 1904 (b) 1905 (c) 1907 (d) None of these
(17) Kossuth became President of Hungarian Republic in:
(a) April, 1848 (b) May, 1848 (c) June, 1848 (d) None of these
(18) Lenin died in:
(a) 1922 (b) 1924 (c) 1925 (d) None of these
(19) Count Michael Bakunin was a:
(a) Russian anarchist (b) British diplomat (c) Spanish dictator (d) None of these
(20) Who wrote “An Intellectual History of Modern Europe”?
(a) Taylor, A.J.P. (b) Palmer, R. (c) Thompson, D. (d) None of these