FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2020
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST 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. 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.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. No. 2. Discuss in detail the role of Persian language in influencing cultures in precolonial India. (20)
Q. No. 3. How did the institution of Sufi Shrines influence socio-cultural and economic structures in Mughal India? (20)
Q. No. 4. In Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s struggle for uplifting the conditions of the Muslims, we see a conflict between Indian and European traditions and knowledge systems. Explain. (20)
Q. No. 5. How did colonial legacies influence Pakistan’s political and social structures in the 19505 and 1960? (20)
Q. No. 6. While considering the Pakistan’s current financial crisis, how would you Compare the economic policies of General Ayub Khan with Z.A. Bhutto? (20)
Q. No. 7. Explain the propaganda strategies of Pakistani and Indian states and the separatist leadership during the crisis of East Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 8. Compare the political strategies used by Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian and Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf since 2008 to establish their governments, (20)
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