Indian History Balochistan PCS Paper II 2016

BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Samungli Road, Quetta Cantt

COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER B-17

IN THE S & GA DEPARTMENT

INDIAN HISTORY PERIOD – II

Total Marks 150 November 26, 2016 Time Allowed 03 Hours

Note Attempt any five questions All questions carry equal marks

PART-I

Q-1 How did Humayun lose and regain the Mughal Empire?

Q-2 “Neither Babur nor Akbar but Sher Shah was the founder of the Mughal Empire” Do you agree?

Q-3 What was Din-i-Ilahi? Why could it not make any headway in India?

Q-4 What was the Mughal Legacy in the Sub-Continent?

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” Comment

PART-II

Q-6 What was the significance of the Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar in the process of the British Conquest of India?

Q-7 Discuss the character and achievements of Robert Clive

Q-8 What were the causes and impact of the Anglo-French rivalry in the Indian Sub Continent?

Q-9 Examine the reforms introduced by Lord William Bentinck

Q-10 “The British themselves were responsible for the great rebellion of 1857” Elucidate

Good Luck

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