FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2020 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
History of Pakistan & India
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-II
Q. No. 2. Discuss in detail the role of Persian language in influencing cultures in pre-colonial India. (20)
Q. No. 3. How did the institution of Sufi Shrines influence socio-cultural and economic structures in Mughal India? (20)
Q. No. 4. In Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s struggle for uplifiting the conditions of the Muslims, we see a conflic between Indian and European traditions and knowledge systems. Explin. (20)
Q. No. 5. How did colonial legacies influence Pakistan’s political and social structures in the 1950’s and 1960’s? (20)
Q. No. 6. While considering the Pakistan’s current financial crisis, how would you compare the economic policies of General Ayoub Khan with Z.A bhutto? (20)
Q. No. 7. Explian the propoganda strategies of Pakistani and India states and the separatis Bengali leadership during the crisis of East Pakistan. (20)
Q. No. 8. Compare the political strategies used by Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentariean and Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf since 2008, to establish their governments. (20)
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