BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
ISLAMIC HISTORY – PERIOD – II
MARKS: 100
JUNE 05, 2013
TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: DO ANY FIVE QUESTIONS. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS.
Q-1. “Abu Jaafar al-Mansur was the real founder of Abbasi Dynasty.” Is it correct?
Q-2. “The time of Harun-al-Rashid was the golden period of Abbasi Khilafat”. Explain.
Q-3. Why were the Turks introduced into the Abbasi body politic and with what results?
Q-4. Write an Essay on the City of Baghdad and its contribution to human civilization and culture.
Q-5. Discuss the causes of the downfall of the Abbasi Dynasty.
Q-6. Assess the character and achievements of Tariq Bin Ziyad as a General and as a Statesman.
Q-7. “The recall of Musa and Tariq was a fatal blunder.” How?
Q-8. How did Abdul Rehman I establish Umayyad power in Spain?
Q-9. Give a critical account of the Kingdom of Granada.
Q-10. Why and how were the Muslims expelled from Spain?
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