Balochistan Public Service Commission
Samungli Road Quetta Cantt.
COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF SECTION OFFICERS B-17
INDIAN HISTROY PERIOD-II
Marks: 150 May 26,2003 Time: 3 Hours
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NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. Selecting at least TWO from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION-A
Q.1. According to Lane Poole “ He (Babur) is the link between Central Asia and India, between Timur and Akbar”. Discuss.
Q.2. Write a brief account of Humayun’s exile towards Persia in view of its causes and consequences.
Q.3. Sher Shah had a great sense of Justice. He used to say, “ Justice is the most excellent of religious rites and it is approved alike by the kings of infidels and the faithful”. Elucidate.
Q.4. How far Akbar is rightly called “Akbar the Great”? Discuss.
Q.5. “ Aurangzed 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”. Enumerate.
SECTION-B
Q.6. Elucidate the efforts made by the Shah Walliullah for saving and strengthening the Muslim rule and society in India.
Q.7. “Mysore State was a symbol of the resistance against British Imperialism”. Discuss.
Q.8. What were the causes and impact of the Anglo-French rivalry in Indian Sub-Subcontinent?
Q.9. Make a critical survey of the reign of Lord Wellesley.
Q.10. What circumstances led to the lost of War of Independence by the Indians in 1857?
Good Luck