FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2006
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA PAPER II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: (i) Attempt five questions in all including Question no. 8 which is compulsory. Select at least TWO questions from each part. All questions carry equal marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART – I
1. Estimate the contribution of Shah Waliullah towards the regeneration of the Muslim of South-Asia.
2. What is meant by the Aligarh Movement? Critically examine its services to the cause of education.
3. Analyze the circumstances that led to the foundation of Muslim League. What were its main objectives?
4. Trace the genesis of the Khilafat Movement? What were its effects on the history of South-Asia?
PART – II
5. Describe the causes and effects of the separation of East Pakistan.
6. Pakistan’s relations with China have proved to be a blessing for peace in the region. Discuss.
7. Write short notes on any TWO of the following.
(a) Khwaja Nazimuddin (b) SEATO (c) Basic Democracies
COMPULSORY QUESTIONS
8. Write only correct answer in words/figures in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1) Which of the European nations came first to South Asia?
(a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) English (d) None of these
(2) Lahore was given to Ranjit Singh by
(a) Nadir Shah (b) Ahmad Shah Abdali (c) Zaman Khan (d) None of these
(3) The Battle of Plassey was fought in
(a) 1657 (b) 1757 (c) 1857 (d) None of these
(4) Haidar Ali died in
(a) 1784 (b) 1884 (c) 1901 (d) None of these
(5) Tipu Sultan is buried at
(a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Saringapatam (d) None of these
(6) Sir Syed was born in
(a) 1810 (b) 1817 (c)1830 (d) None of these
(7) Syed Ahmad Brailvi fell martyr at Balakot in
(a) 1757 (b) 1830 (c)1857 (d) None of these
(8) The war of Independence of 1857 started from
(a) Delhi (b) Meerat (c) Cawnpore (d) None of these
(9) Islamia College Peshawar was founded by
(a) Adbul Ghaffar Khan (b) Haj Sahin Tarangzai (c) Sahinzada Abdul Qayyum (d) None of these
(10) Anjuman-i-Himaya-i-Islam was founded in
(a) 1884 (b) 1892 (c)1902 (d) None of these
(11) The name of the newspaper edited by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar was
(a) Zamindar (b) Inqalab (c) Al Hilal (d) None of these
(12) Unionist Party was founded by
(a) Zafar Ali Khan (b) Sikandar Hayat (c) Khizar Hayat (d) None of these
(13) Ghazi Ilmuddin killed
(a) Rah Pal (b) Saverkar (c) Diyanand (d) None of these
(14) Who compiled the Nehru Report?
(a) Mr. Gandhi (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) Indra Gandhi (d) None of these
(15) Lahore Resolution was presented by
(a) Quaid-e-Azam (b) Fazl-ul-Haq (c) Liaquat Ali Khan (d) None of these
(16) Sikandar Mirza declared Martial Law on
(a) October 8, 1958 (b) October 27, 1958 (c) November 1, 1958 (d) None of these
(17) War of 1965 resulted in signing of
(a) Delhi Pact (b) Lahore Pact (c) Moscow Pact (d) None of these
(18) Pakistan Peoples Party was founded in
(a) 1966 (b) 1967 (c)1968 (d) None of these
(19) The first President of Pakistan was
(a) Quaid-e-Azam (b) Liaquat Ali Khan (c)Sikandar Mirza (d) None of these
(20) The Constitution of 1973 was promulgated on
(a) March 23, 1973 (b) August 14, 1973 (c) December 25,1973 (d) None of these