FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2018 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

HISTORY OF USA

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 n paper. 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. What is the variance between the Treaties of Paris in 1763 and 1783? Elaborate their significant effect on the US. (20)

Q. No. 3. Why did American colonists criticized the Stamp Act of 1765? What was the Stamp Act Crisis and its repercussions on US society?(20)

Q. No. 4. Discuss the factors that have contributed to the amended status of American women with a special allusion to the Modern Feminism. (20)

Q. No. 5. Critically trace the African American Struggle for Equality and how many of them rose to the highest office. (20)

Q. No. 6. Trace out the reasons of US economy augmentation in the post WW II era. (20)

Q. No. 7. “New US Afghan policy may push Pakistan towards China.” Assess the observation in perception of the current deteriorating US-Pakistan relations. (20)

Q. No. 8. Write an all-inclusive note on the beginning and end of the Cold War. (20)

1. The US Mint was established in the year? 1792
2. Coca-Cola was introduced in the year? 1886
3. Pepsi Cola was introduced in the year? 1898
4. The Times Magazine was founded in the year? 1923
5. Titanic sunk in the year? 1912
6. Juan Pence de Leon explored Florida in the year? 1513
7. James Town was established in the year? 1607
8. Stamp Act was implemented in the year? 1765
9. France signed treaty to aid the US in the year? 1778
10. America occupied Iceland in the year? 1941
11. Alaska was bought from Russia in the year? 1867
12. Spain ceded Florida to America in the Year? 1855, 1867, 1877, None of these (correct answer is 1819)
13. Which year is known as Year without a summer? 1816
14. Pact of Paris was signed in the year? 1919, 1925, 1928 (correct answer), None of these
15. The US and the USSR signed INF Treaty in the year? 1987 (correct answer), 1990, 1993, None of these
16. National Organization for Women was established in the year? 1950, 1960, 1966 (Correct Answer), None of these
17. U.S. war cost in Afghanistan? $9 trillion, $12 trillion, None of these, I have forgot the first option which was correct as per my research
18. The 7 UP was introduced in the Year? 1929
19. US Constitution implemented in the year?
20. When financial bailout was issued? 2008

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