FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2006
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA PAPER I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: (i) Attempt ONLY FIVE questions in all, including QUESTION NO.8, which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question wi II not be considered.
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines at the end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
Q.No.1. “Iltutmish is regarded as the real founder of the slave dynasty”.How and Why? (20)
Q.No.2. Give a brief review of the services rendered by the Muslim Saints for the propagation of Islam during the sultanate period. (20)
Q.No.3. Describe the salient features of the Muslim rule in the subcontinent under the Sultans of the Delhi. (20)
Q.No.4. Highlight the steps taken by Akbar for the consolidation of Mughal Empire. (20)
Q.No.5. “The war of succesion among the sons of the Shah Jehan was in fact ,war between the two ideologies”. comment and account for the success of Aurangzeb Alamgir. (20)
Q.No.6. “The administrative structure which goes under the name of “Mughal Administartion” was the culminitation of experience gained during centuries of muslim rule”.Discuss. (20)
Q.No.7.Write short notes on any two of the following.
a. The Mongol policy of the sultans pof Delhi
b. Historical value of the Tuzuk-i-Baburi
c. Rise and falls of Nur Jahan
COMPULSORY QUESTIONS
Q.No.8. Write only correct answer in words/figures in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
1 Muhammad Bin Qasim was called back by
(a) Walid bil Abdul malik (b) Sulaiman bin Abdul malik (c) Hasham bin Abdul malik (d) None of these
2 Mahmud Ghaznavi died as result of
(a) Illness (b) Conspiracy (c) Fatal attack (d) None of these
3 Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh Ali Hajvery came to India with
(a) Muhammad bin qasim (b) sultan mahmud ghaznavi (c) sultan masud of ghazna (d) None of these
4. Qutb ud din Aibak died during the game of
(a) Wrestling (b) Polo (c) football (d) None of these
5.Changhez khan came to India during the reign of
(a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) babur (d) None of these
6.Second battle of Tarain was fought in
(a) 1190 (b) 1191 (c) 1192 (d) None of these
7.Razia Sultana married with
(a) altunia (b) jamal ud din yaqut (c) bahram shah (d) None of these
8.Ibn Batuta visited India in
(a) 12 th century (b) 13 th century (c) 14 th century (d) None of these
9. Babur assumed the title of ” Padsha”
(a) after the conquest of Kabul (b) after the 1st battle of Panipat (c) after the battle of kanwah (d) None of these
10. Sayyid Mahdi Khawaja was the husband of
(a) Gulbadan begum (b) Khanzada begum (c) Masuma begum (d) None of these
11. A public kitchen famously known as “langar-i-fukra” was opened by
(a) Sher shah (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) None of these
12.Akbar was crowned as king at
(a) Karnal (b) Lahore (c) Kalanur (d) None of these
13.The colour of the marble of Taj Mahal is
(a) Red (b) White (c) Blue (d) None of these
14.Aurangzeb Alamgir had
(a) one son (b) two sons (c) three sons (d) None of these
15.The original name of the Mahmood Shah was
(a) Khush akhtar (b) Buland akhtar (c) Raushan akhtar (d) None of these
16.The ninth Sikh Peshwa”Guru Teg Bahadur was executed by
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Aurangzeb alamgir (d) None of these
17.Jahangir’s reign was from 1605 A.D to
(a) 1625 A.D (b) 1626 A.D (c) 1627 A.D (d) None of these
18.How many invasions Ahmad shah Abdali made on the subcontinent?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) None of these
19.”Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi” the best source of information for the reign of Sher shah was written by
(a) Al-beruni (b) Abbas Sarwani (c) Gulbadan Begum (d) None of these
20.Todar maal was the Revenue Minister of
(a) Sher shah (b) Akbar (c) Shah jahan (d) None of these