BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 2021
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER/SECTION OFFICER (B-17)
IN THE SERVICES & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
INDIAN HISTORY PERIOD-II
Total Marks: 150 July 5, 2021 Time Allowed: 03 Hours
NOTE: i Attempt five questions in all, at least two questions from each part. All questions carry equal marks.
ii All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
iii Candidate must write Q No in the Answer Book in accordance with Q No in the Q Paper.
iv No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
v Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-I
Q No 1 Define the services and achievements of Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Sani against Akbar’s religious policy. (30)
Q No 2 Zaheeruddin Babar failed in Central Asia but succeeded in India; Why? Give a detailed analysis. (30)
Q No 3 Discuss the causes of Humayoun’s defeat against Sher Shah Suri? (30)
Q No 4 Comprehensively discussed the religious policy of Aurangzeb Alamgir. (30)
Q No 5 Write down the main causes of the downfall of Mughal Empire. (30)
PART-II
Q No 6 Analyze the impact of the British East India Company’s rule (1757-1857) upon the Muslims of Indo-Pak Subcontinent. (30)
Q No 7 “The annexation of Sindh was one of the shameless acts perpetrated by the British.” Discuss. (30)
Q No 8 Examine the reforms introduced by Lord William Bentinck. (30)
Q No 9 Discuss Haider Ali’s relations with Britishers and enumerate causes of the British success. (30)
Q No 10 Why Bahadur Shah Zafar led the war of independence (1857)? Narrate the aftermath of the abortive War. (30)
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