European History - Faisalabad Re-Exam 2013

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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)

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Paper-II

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. How far did the achievements of Communism in Russia between the two World Wars fulfil the aims and hopes of those who made the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917? (20)

Q.3. What circumstances in post war Italy led to the appointment of Mussolini as Prime Minister in 1922 ? What were the main features of his domestic rule before 1939? (20)

Q.4. What were the main features of Nazi role in Germany between 1933 and 1939?(20)

Q.5. Account for the out break of Civil War in Spain in 1936. What were is international consequences ? (20)

Q.6. Describe the contribution of USSR from 1942-45 to defeat Germany and her allies. Why Communist government were set up in so may Eastern European countries in 1945-48. (20)

Q.7. Describe and explain the withdrawal of European powers from their imperial role after 1945? (20)

Q.8. Write notes on any TWO of the following :- (20)

a) Charles de Gaulle’s contribution to France
b) Khrushchev policies in Russia
c) Causes of German defeat in World War-II.
d) Peace keeping role of United Nations