FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT
TO POSTS INBPS-I7, UNDER THE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2002
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA. PAPER I
TIME ALLOWED; THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
Note: Attempt any 5 questions in all including Q No.8, which is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks
Q.1 “Mahmood of Ghzna’s real aim was to establish (a) Turkish Empire and his Indian Campaigns were only means to this end”. Comment.
Q.2 “Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughluq’s character was (a) mixture of two extremes, but he was (a) man of Ideas”. Discuss.
Q.3 Highlight the salient merits and demerits of Babur as (a) man and as an Empire Builder.
Q.4 Elucidate the importance and effects of Sher Shah Suris administrative and economic reforms.
Q.5 Critically examine Akbar’s Rajput Policy in the establishment or declination of the Mughal dynasty
Q.6 How far do you agree with the view that the moral decay of nobility and the foreign invasions during the 18th century accelerated the decline of the Mughal Empire
Q.7 Write short notes on the following
a). The Judicial System of the Sultanate of Delhi b). Mughal Architecture and painting compulsory question
Q.8 Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions
1). After the death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, _ _ _ _ was put on the throne :
(a) Aaram Shah (b) Shams-ud-Din (c) Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud (d) None of these
2). Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish led the funeral prayer of _ _ _ _ :
(a) Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Oli(a) b) Hazrat Bab(a) Farid e) Hazrat Khwaj(a) Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtiar Kaki d) None of these
3). _ _ _ _ was the last ruler of slave dynasty :
(a) Razi(a) Sultan(a) (b) Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud (c) Ghias-ud-Din Balban (d) None of these
4). After the advent of the Muslims in South Asia, new Art which emerged is known as _ _
(a) Islamic Art (b) Gandhar(a) Art (c) Indo-Islamic Art (d) None of these
5). Tuzke-I-Babri was first written in _ _ _ _ :
(a) Turki (b) Persian (c) Arabic (d) None of these
6). Ran(a) Sanga’s real name was _ _ _ _:
(a) Ran(a) Sangram (b) Moolraj (c) Bir Narrayan (d) None of these
7). The battle of Kanwah was fought in the year _ _ _ _ :
(a) 1526 (b) 1527 (c) 1530 (d) None of these
8). Din Panah palace was raised in Delhi by _ _ _ _
(a) Hamayan (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jehan (d) None of these
9). Babur’s reign was from 1526 AD to _ _ _ _ _ AD
(a) 1530 (b) 1532 (c) 1534 (d) None of these
10.. The battle between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah was fought in 1739 AD at _ _ _ _
(a) Delhi (b) Sirhind (c) Karnal (d) None of these
11. The 3rd battle of Panipat was fought in _ _ _ _ :
(a) 1760 (b) 1861 (c) 1762 (d) None of these
12. Padshanam(a) was written by _ _ _ _ :
(a) Abdul Hamid Lahori (b) Inayat Khan (c) Muhammad Salih (d) None of these
13. _ _ _ _ secured many trade facilities for the English by Jahangir :
(a) Wiliam Hawkins (b) William Edward (c) Sir Thames Roe (d) None of these
14. Arjumand Bano was the _ _ _ _ wife of Shah Jahan :
(a) Ist (b) IInd (c) IIIrd (d) None of these
15. The real name of Noor Jahan was _ _ _ _
(a) Ladli Begum (b) Mahr-un-Nis(a) (c) Jahan Ar(a) (d) None of these
16. Haren Minar was built by _ _ _ _
a. Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Noor Jehan (d) None of these
17. Aurangzeb was the _ _ _ _ son of Shah Jehan
a. Ist (b) IInd (c) IIIrd (d) None of these
18. The tomb of Qutb-ud-Aibak is in _ _ _ _
a. Lahore (b) Delhi (c) Agr(a) (d) None of these
19. Ali Mardan Khan is famously known for his _ _ _ _ _
a. Roads (b) Canals (c) Invasions (d) None of these
20. The fifth Peshw(a) Guru Arjan Singh was executed by the Mughal Emperor _ _ _
a. Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Alamgir (d) None of these