Federal Public Service Commission
Re-Examination of Competitive Examination
For Recruitment to Posts in BS-17 Under
The Federal Government, 2013
European History
Paper-I
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES ..............MAXIMUM MARKS:80
NOTE:
(iii) Attempt Only FOUR question from Part II. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
Part-II
Q.2. Why and with what results did major European powers intervene to suppress revolutionary movements between 1815 and 1830?
(20)
Q.3. What problems faced Napoleon in France in 1799? How successfully did be deal with them between 1799 and 1815?
(20)
Q.4. To what extent was the German confederation dominated by Metternich in the first thirty years of its existence ?
(20)
Q.5. Examine the influence working towards unification in Italy in the period during 1815-1848.
(20)
Q.6. The emancipation of the Serfs and Alender II’s other reforms made little real difference to Russian politics and society. Discuss.
(20)
Q.7. How far was the unification of Germany achieved between 1862 and 1871 due to Bismarck’s diplomacy.
(20)
Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following:-
a) Merits and Demerits of Peace settlement of 1814-1815
b) Impact of French Revolution on Europe
c) Scramble for Africa
d) Problem of Habsburg Monarchy (1815-1848)