FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2004.
EUROPEAN 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.
- Highlight contributions of President Woodrow Wilson to the cause of World Peace and Stability.
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‘The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 had roots in economic exploitations facilitated by autocratic and irresponsible governments.’ Discuss.
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Examine the policy and methods of Hitler in conducting foreign and domestic policies and describe his rise to power.
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Highlight the causes and the effects of Second World War.
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Give an estimate of UNO as a peace keeping force.
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Highlight origin and evolution of European common market.
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Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(i) Cold War (ii) Yalta Conference (iii) De Gaulle (iv) Warsaw Pact
COMPULSORY QUESTION
- Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.
(1) Italy entered the First World War in:
(a) 1914 (b) 1915 (c) 1916 (d) None of these
(2) Russia withdrew from the first World War in:
(a) 1915 (b) 1916 (c) 1917 (d) None of these
(3) The Treaty between Romania and Central Powers is called:
(a) Treaty of Trainow (b) Treaty of Bucharest (c) Treaty of St. Germain (d) None of these
(4) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed by Russia in:
(a) 1917 (b) 1916 (c) 1915 (d) None of these
(5) Syria was given to _________ as a mandate country:
(a) Great Britain (b) France (c) USA (d) None of these
(6) The greater aim of the League of Nations was to:
(a) Stop terror (b) Promote Uni polar World (c) Prevent War (d) None of these
(7) Island of Confu was seized by Italy in:
(a) 1913 (b) 1923 (c) 1933 (d) 1943 (e) None of these
(8) Kellogg Pact was signed in:
(a) 1918 (b) 1928 (c) 1938 (d) 1948 (e) None of these
(9) Quebec Conference was held in:
(a) 1924 (b) 1934 (c) 1944 (d) None of these
(10) What does UNRRA stand for:
(11) GATT stand for:
(12) Four Power Pact was proposed by:
(a) Germany (b) Great Britain (c) Belgium (d) Italy (e) None of these
(13) Dumbarton Oaks conference was attended by:
(a) Britain, USA, Japan and China (b) Britain, USA, Russia and China (c) Britain, Russia, USA and Japan (d) None of these
(14) At the _________ conference predominant influence of Soviet Russia on Poland was recognized:
(a) Atlanta (b) Yalta (c) Tehran (d) Potsdam (e) None of these
(15) European Coal and Steel community had ________ member states in 1952.
(a) Three (b) Six (c) Nine (d) Eleven (e) None of these
(16) The Pact of Steel was signed between:
(a) Germany and Italy (b) Germany and Russia (c) Russia and Italy (d) None of these
(17) Tehran conference was held in:
(a) 1943 (b) 1944 (c) 1945 (d) None of these
(18) In 1942 the eastern neighbours of France were:
(a) Germany, Italy, Luxemburg (b) Germany, Italy, Belgium (c) Germany, Italy, Switzerland (d) Germany, Italy, Poland (e) None of these
(19) Hitler repudiated the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles in:
(a) 1935 (b) 1939 (c) 1941 (d) None of these
(20) In 1936 Hitler fortified:
(a) Alsace and Lorraine (b) Rhineland (c) Both of these (d) None of these