BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
INDIAN HISTORY PERIOD – II
MARKS 150 MAY 30, 2003 TIME 03 HOURS
NOTE Attempt any FIVE questions, Selecting at least TWO from each section All questions carry equal marks
SECTION – A
Q-1 According to Lane Poole “He (Babur) is the link between Central Asia and India, between Timur and Akbar” Discuss
Q-2 Write a brief account of Humayun’s exile towards Persia in view of its causes and consequences
Q-3 Sher Shah had a great sense of Justice He used to say, “Justice is the most excellent of religious rites and it is approved alike by the kings of infidels and the faithful” Elucidate
Q-4 How far Akbar is rightly called “Akbar the Great”? Discuss
Q-5 “Aurangzeb was undoubtedly one of the greatest rulers of Indo-Pakistan As a General, as an ideal Ruler, as a simple and pious man, as an impartial Judge and a well-wisher of his subjects” Enumerate
SECTION – B
Q-6 Elucidate the efforts made by Shah Waliullah for saving and strengthening the Muslim rule and society in India
Q-7 “Mysore State was a symbol of the resistance against British Imperialism” Discuss
Q-8 What were the causes and impact of the Anglo-French rivalry in the Indian Sub-Continent?
Q-9 Make a critical survey of the reign of Lord Wellesley
Q-10 What circumstances led to the lost of War of Independence by the Indians in 1857?
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