History of Pakistan and India CSS Paper I 2011

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2011
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN & INDIA, PAPER-I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
(PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(PART-I MCQs) (COMPULSORY)
Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (1 x 20=20)
(i) Daulat Khan Lodhi was governor of:
(a) Multan (b) Lahore (c) Delhi (d) Sialkot (e) None of these
(ii) Shaikh Mubarik was father of:
(a) Abdul Qadir Badauni (b) Faizi (c) Abul Fazal (d) Nagouri (e) None of these
(iii) Dilawer Khan was sent to welcome Babur by:
(a) Sikander Khan Lodhi (b) Daulat Khan Lodhi
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Alam Khan Lodhi (e) None of these
(iv) Rani Ladi was:
(a) A brave lady (b) Sister of Dahir (c) Widow of Dahir (d) Widow of Chach (e) None of these
(v) Majority of the population of Sindh was:
(a) Jat (b) Meds (c) Muslims (d) Buddhist (e) None of these
(vi) Subuktagin died in:
(a) August, 997 (b) November, 997 (c) September, 997 (d) August, 998 (e) None of these
(vii) Battle of Tarain was fought in:
(a) 1010 (b) 1009 (c) 1011 (d) 1012 (e) None of these
(viii) Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki came from:
(a) Baghdad (b) Bukhara (c) Ghazni (d) Ush (e) None of these
(ix) Qutb Minar was built by:
(a) Qut-ud-din Aibak (b) Qubacha (c) Illtutmish (d) Alla-ud-Din (e) None of these
(x) Nazim-ul-Mulk Junaidi was wazir of:
(a) Nur-ud-Din Mubarik (b) Mahmud Ghaznawi
(c) Iltutmish (d) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak (e) None of these
(xi) Muiz-ud-din Behram was dethroned on:
(a) 5th March, 1241 (b) 7th April, 1242 (c) 9th May, 1242 (d) 8th May, 1241 (e) None of these
(xii) Balban was appointed as Amir-i-Hajib by:
(a) Najmuddin Abu Bakar (b) Alauddin Masood
(c) Nasiruddin Mahmud (d) Qutabuddin Hussain (e) None of these
(xiii) Malik Jalaluddin Firuz ascended the throne on:
(a) 14th June, 1291 (b) 14th June, 1290 (c) 13th June, 1289 (d) 14th June, 1292 (e) None of these
(xiv) Bughra Khan was son of:
(a) Kishlu Khan (b) Balban (c) Kaiqubad (d) Muhammad Khan (e) None of these
(xv) The author of Fawaid-ul-Fuad is:
(a) Balakhi (b) Amir Khusrau (c) Amir Hassan (d) Aufi (e) None of these
(xvi) Devagiri was made capital with the name of Daulatabad by:
(a) Allauddin Khilji (b) Giyath-ud-Din Tughluq
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughluq (d) Firuz Tughluk (e) None of these
(xvii) The second battle of Panipat was fought on:
(a) 2nd November, 1555 (b) 2nd October, 1556
(c) 15 November, 1555 (d) 2nd November, 1556 (e) None of these
(xviii) Qandahar was conquered by Humayun in:
(a) September, 1545 (b) September, 1544 (c) October, 1545 (d) March, 1545 (e) None of these
(xix) Battle of Chausa was started on:
(a) 26th February, 1539 (b) 26th March, 1540
(c) 26 June, 1539 (d) 20th June, 1540 (e) None of these
(xx) The battle of Haldi Ghati was fought on:
(a) 18th June, 1576 (b) 15th June, 1557
(c) 16th June, 1577 (d) 15th June, 1567 (e) None of these
PART-II
NOTE:(i) PART-II is to be attempted on separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
Q.2. ‘Akbar fully realized the absence of national spirit in the Mughal Empire and tried to build one, but history of his dynasty records that he failed in the task’. In this context discuss Akbar’s policy towards non-Muslims. (20)
Q.3. ‘Internal consolidation rather than territorial expansion was the keynote of Bulban’s policy’. Elucidate. (20)
Q.4. ‘By his political reforms and policy of religious toleration Sher Shah laid the foundation of an enlightened government’. Discuss. (20)
Q.5. ‘Illtutmish was the real founder of Sultanates of Delhi’. Build your own argument on the statement with relevant facts. (20)
Q.6. Khanqahs played an important role in the demonstration of Islamic idea of Tauheed as a working principle in the social life of India. Discuss. (20)
Q.7. Evaluate the role of Ulama and Umara in the development of Sultanate of Delhi. (20)
Q.8. Analyse the impact of the conquest of Sindh led by Muhammad Bin Qasim. Is it correct to say that this conquest was a mere episode in the history of Sub-continent? (20)
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