FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SPECIAL 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) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1. Pakistan Resolution (March 1940) was presented by:
(A) Allama Muhammad Iqbal (B) Sir Agha Khan (C) A K Fazlul Haq (D) None of These
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on:
(A) 13th April 1919 (B) 22nd December 1918 (C) 18th March 1918 (D) None of These
3. ‘Jinnah Papers’ were published by:
(A) Z. A. Suleri (B) Zawwar Hussain Zaidi (C) Jamil ud Din Ahmad (D) None of These
4. The first Muslim Sultan who occupied Delhi was:
(A) Zaheer ud Din Babur (B) Shahab du Din Ghori (C) Alaud Din Khilji (D) None of These
5. Grand Trunk Road was constructed by:
(A) Sher Shah Suri (B) Akbar the Great (C) Chengez Khan (D) None of These
6. Jogendra Nath Mandal was:
(A) First Foreign Minister of Pakistan (B) Present Minority Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (C) Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (D) None of These
7. Akbar was born in:
(A) Persia (B) Kabul (C) Sindh (D) None of These
8. In 1905 Bengal was partitioned during the Viceroyalty of:
(A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord William Bentick (C) Lord Curzon (D) None of These
9. ‘Band i Matram’, was part of a Hindi novel:
(A) Verdict on India (B) Anand Math (C) Mirat al Aroos (D) None of These
10. North-West Frontier Province of British India was made a separate province in:
(A) 1901 (B) 1849 (C) 1919 (D) None of These
11. In 1945 Maulana Abul kalam Azad was the President of:
(A) All-India Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress (C) Jamiat al Ulama i Hind (D) None of These
12. In his educational endeavours Abdul Ghaffar Khan was inspired by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Haji Sahib of Turangzai (C) Allama Muhmmad Iqbal (D) None of These
13. Quaid-i-Azam M. A. Jinnah breathed his last in:
(A) Quetta (B) Lahore (C) Karachi (D) None of These
14. ‘Jinnah: Studies in Interpretation’, is written by:
(A) Sharif al Mujahid (B) Sikandar Hayat (C) Sharif ud Din Pirzada (D) None of These
15. ‘Comrade’, Newspaper was published by:
(A) Abdul Majid Salik (B) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (C) Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar (D) None of These
16. Pakistan became Member of the UN General Assembly in:
(A) September 1947 (B) January 1948 (C) September 1948 (D) None of These
17. Swat State was merged in Pakistan in:
(A) 1969 (B) 1973 (C) 1988 (D) None of These
18. Durand Agreement between British India and Afghanistan was signed in:
(A) August 1842 (B) November 1893 (C) May 1879 (D) None of These
19. Rohtas Fort, located in Jhelum was built by:
(A) Zaheer ud Din Babur (B) Mohammad Tughlaq (C) Sher Shah Suri (D) None of These
20. The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and:
(A) The Mughals (B) The Marhattas (C) The British (D) None of These
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PART-II
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) 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 question will not be considered.
Q. No. 2. Analyse in detail the life and times of Allama Mohammad Iqbal, particularly focusing on his transition from Indian nationalism to the concept of Pan-Islamism. (20)
Q. No. 3. Analyse Pakistan’s foreign policy during Cold War Era, focusing upon its relations with the neighbouring states and its effects on South Asia. (20)
Q. No. 4. Critically analyse the various steps taken by General Ziaul Haq towards Islamization in Pakistan and its impact on the society. (20)
Q. No. 5. Critically evaluate various facts of Pakistan’s Afghan Policy and its Socio-Political impact on the domestic front. (20)
Q. No. 6. What was Balban’s ‘Theory of Kingship’? How far did he succeed in its implementation in India and with What results? (20)
Q. No. 7. Analyse the various steps taken by the Sultans of Delhi in repulsing the Mongols from India. Did they succeed in their objectives? (20)
Q. No. 8. It is generally believed that refusal to transfer of power to the majority party i.e Awami League, after their success in the general elections of 1970, resulted in the dismemberment of Pakistan in 1971. Discuss. (20)
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