FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2023
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. Write a detailed note on the public administration under Muslim rule in India. (20)
Q. No. 3. Critically examine the origin and growth of the East India Company as an imperialist power in India. (20)
Q. No. 4. Give an historical account of the growth of Hindu nationalism during 1858- 1947. (20)
Q. No. 5. Evaluate the causes and effects of the Khilafat Movement on the Muslim struggle for independence. (20)
Q. No. 6. Discuss the outcomes of the three sessions of the Round Table Conference. (20)
Q. No. 7. Critically evaluate the role of political parties in the separation of East Pakistan in 1971. (20)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following. (10 each) (20)
(a) Kargil War (b) 1984 Referendum c) Allahabad Address 1930
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