FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2016
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. “Conquest of Sindh produced everlasting results not only in Sindh but all over South Asia”. Discuss. (20)
Q. No. 3. Briefly explain the merits and de-merits of price control policy of Ala-ud-Din Khaliji. (20)
Q. No. 4. Later Mughals were responsible for the decline of Mughal Empire. Discuss in detail. (20)
Q. No. 5. Examine Aligarh movement and the services rendered by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to uplift the educational services for the awaking of Muslim of Sub-continent. (20)
Q. No. 6. “Lahore Resolution 1940 was a turning point in the history of Sub-continent”. Take a position and support your argument by historical facts, if any. (20)
Q. No. 7. Objective resolution made constitutional process slow or it helped in making the 1st Constitution of Pakistan. Develop your own argument. (20)
Q. No. 8. Political Parties are responsible for the imposition of Marshal Laws in Pakistan. Comment. (20)