Pakistan Affairs CSS Paper 2010

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2010 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-III (PAKISTAN AFFAIRS)

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART I (MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20 PART II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80

Note: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.

PART-I ((MCQ) (COMPULSORY)

Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)
(i) Name the saint, who first came in Lahore? (a) Ali Makhdum Hujwari (b) Shaikh Ismail (c ) Data Ganjh Bakhsh (d) None of these
(ii) Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban declared himself the king of Delhi Sultanate in the year. (a) 1166 (b) 1266 (c ) 1366 (d) None of these
(iii) Who founded Daulatabad and shifted the capital of Delhi Sultanate? (a) Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq (b) Muhammad Tughluq (c ) Feroze Shah Tughluq (d) None of these
(iv) Who set up the chain of justice to redress the grievances of oppressed people? (a) Zaheer-ud-Din Babar (b) Shahab-ud-Din Shahjahan (c ) Aurangzeb Alimgir (d) None of these
(v) Who was known in history as Mujaddid Alf Thani, the Reformer of the Second Millennium? (a) Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi (b) Shah Waliullah (c ) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) None of these
(vi) Who called the “spiritual guides” as shopkeepers? (a) Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi (b) Shah Waliullah (c ) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) None of these
(vii) When Nadva-tul-Ulema came into being? (a) 1873 (b) 1883 (c ) 1893 (d) None of these
(viii) Who initiated the cult of Shivaji against the Muslims of India? (a) Bal Ganga Dher Tilak (b) Bennerji (c ) Pandit Madan Mohan (d) None of these
(ix) Who led the Simla Deputation in 1906? (a) Sir Agha Khan (b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (c ) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk (d) None of these
(x) When Nahru Committee was constituted to propose the future constitution of India? (a) February 1927 (b) February 1928 (c ) February 1929 (d) None of these
(xi) When the Congress Ministries resigned from their offices? (a) November 1937 (b) November 1938 (c ) November 1939 (d) None of these
(xii) Who first thought of the possibility of a Muslim Republic embracing the present Central Asian states in North West of Sub-continent? (a) Abdul Halim Sharar (b) Syed Jamal-ud-Din Afghani (c ) Ch. Rehmat Ali (d) None of these
(xiii) When Simla Conference was concluded with failure? (a) June 14, 1945 (b) July 14, 1945 (c ) August 14, 1945 (d) None of these
(xiv) Who negotiated with cabinet Mission (1946) on behalf of All India National Congress? (a) Ghandi (b) Nehru (c ) Abul Kalam Azad (d) None of these
(xv) When Abu A’la Maududi was awarded death punishment by Military Court on “Qadiani issue”? (a) March 1953 (b) April 1953 (c ) May 1953 (d) None of these
(xvi) Muhammad Ali Bogra, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, presented his constitutional formula to the constituent Assembly on: (a) September 7, 1953 (b) October 7, 1953 (c ) November 7, 1953 (d) None of these
(xvii) When was the 17th Amendment bill ratified by the President, after getting passed by both Houses of Majlis-e-Shura? (a) December 29, 2003 (b) December 30, 2003 (c ) December 31, 2003 (d) None of these
(xviii) When was the local government system under the Devolution of Power Plan, 2001, inaugurated? (a) August 4, 2001 (b) August 14, 2001 (c ) August 24, 2001 (d) None of these
(xix) When was Gas (Natural) discovered at Sui Baluchistan? (a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c ) 1954 (d) None of these
(xx) The Suleman mountain, one of the western series, is as high as: (a) 1100 ft (b) 2200 ft (c ) 3300 ft (d) None of these

Part II

Q.2. Shah Waliullah realized ‘The renaissance of Islam and Muslim Society can not be affected until the intellectual life of the Muslims is re-oriented.’ Discuss critically. (20)
Q.3. Aligarh and Deoband movements had great contrast in their views and mission and their leaders were at draggers drawn with each other. Discuss. (20)
Q.4. How far is it correct to say that Quaid-i-Azam consolidated the nascent state of Pakistan? Comment. (20)
Q.5. Why military of Pakistan intervened in Pakistan’s politics? What is the role of the present leadership to de-politicize army? Give specific measures. (20)
Q.6. What is meant by National Reconciliation? What are its ingredients? Can we equate National Reconciliation with National Reconciliation Ordinance? (20)
Q.7. Compare and contrast the resistance movement of East Pakistan with the present movement of Baluchistan. Suggest remedies. (20)
Q.8. Pakistan’s industry is providing jobs to various categories of workers and is earning foreign exchange for the country. Comment. (20)