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1. Who was the governor of Sindh after Muhammad Bin Qasim?
a. Zaid Bin Marwan
b. Yazid Bin Muhallab
c. Abdullah Bin Haris
d. none

2. who was the mughal emperor who accepted the british pension firstly?
a. Alamgir-II
b. Shah Alam-II
c. Akbar-II
d. None

3. Ahmad Shah Abdali launched his early invasion against:
a. Mughal
b. Marhatas
c. Sikhs
d. None

4. The British fought Plassy war against:
a. Haider Ali
b. Tipu Sultan
c. Sirajuddula
d. None

5. Dars-i-Nizami was named after:
a. Nizamuddin Auliya
b. Nizamul Mulk
c. Mullah Nizamuddin
d. None

6. Before 1857 how many Universities on Western pattern were established in India?
a. 16
b. 13
c. 3
d. None

7. When the MAO College at Alligarh was started?
a. 1864
b. 1877
c. 1875
d. None


8. Anjuman-i-Himayat e Islam was started in:
a. 1849
b. 1884
c. 1885
d. None

9. The constitution of All India Mulim League was written by:
a. Mohsin ul Mulk
b. Muhammad Ali Johar
c. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca
d. None


10. The first session of Muhammad Educational Conference was held in Bangal:
a. 1886
b. 1899
c. 1906
d. None

11. The London branch of Muslim League was started by:
a. Syed Amir Ali
b. Sir Wazir Hassan
c. Hasan Bilgrami
d. None

12. “Hamdard” was edited by
a. Moulana SHoukat Ali
b. Moulana Muhammad Ali Johar
c. Moulana Zafar Ali Khan
d. None

13. “Shudhi” movement was started by:
a. Jawahr Lal Nehru
b. Tilak
c. Gandhi
d. None


14. Majlis-ii-Ahrar was found in:
a. 1928
b. 1929
c. 1931
d. None


15. In Kashmir the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was signed on:
a. 27th july 1948
b. 27th july 1949
c. 27th july 1950
d. None

16. Islamabad was declared capital of Pakistan in:
a. 1959
b. 1960
c. 1961
d. None

17. Majority of Southern Pakistan population lived along the:
a. River Indus
b. River Ravi
c. River Jhelum
d. None

18. The Aryan arrived in South Asia in :
a. 3000BC -3500BC
b. 4000BC- 4500BC
c. 4500BC-5000BC
d. None

19. The most ancient civilization is:
a. Harrapa
b. Mohjudaru
c. Mehargarh
d. None

20.The author of “The Case of Pakistan” is
a. Rafiq Afzal
b. S M Ikram
c. I.H. Qureshi
d. None


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Attempt only [B]FOUR[/B] questions.

[B]Q.No.2[/B] Critically examine the Muslim shift from militancy to education with a special reference to the educational movements launched during the 19th century in South Asia. (20)

[B]Q.No.3.[/B] Trace the history of the Muslim conquests of present day Pakistan areas highlighting their contributions in transforming the society and culture. (20)

[B]Q.No.4.[/B] What was the contribution of the Muslim Press in the struggle of creation of Pakistan? Examine the role of prominent Muslim journalists in this regard. (20)

[B]Q.No.5.[/B] Compare the socio-economic and political conditions of the Muslims and non-Muslims at the advent of British rule in South Asia? (20)

[B]Q.No.6.[/B] Elucidate the difficulties in establishment of an Islamic order in Pakistan after independence. (20)

[B]Q.No.7.[/B] “The twentieth century witnessed the war for oil. The twenty-first century will witness the war for water”. Examine the practical implications of this statement on situation of Pakistan. (20)

[B]Q.No.8. [/B]Through Allama Iqbal’s writings and views of Quaid-i-Azam explain their conceptual understanding about the Islamic state. Do you agree that their vision found some place while explaining the constitutional developments throughout the case of Pakistan’s political history? (20)

[SIZE="4"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Very lengthy and tricky yet interesting :pipe[/FONT][/SIZE]

A tricky and lengthy paper, required comprehensive explaination through good analytical skills.

A complete change in the policy of paper setters to make the papers more analytical. Crammers will no more get any advantage in getting good marks in css.

A commendable approach of FPSC for the papers of CSS.
Best of luck to all the aspirants.

Ooops!!!!
 

hmm. it seems that paper is made by any historian from history dept of any university, probably from pu.............candidates with indo pak history would enjoy atempting this paper......cramer's black letter day.:D!!!!!

average paper. objective is easy one

I would rank it a difficult one as it was not as usual. A little change in pattern make the paper difficult to attempt

1. Who was the governor of Sindh after Muhammad Bin Qasim?
b. Yazid Bin Muhallab

2. who was the mughal emperor who accepted the british pension firstly?
b. Shah Alam-II

3. Ahmad Shah Abdali launched his early invasion against:
b. Marhatas

4. The British fought Plassy war against:
c. Sirajuddula

5. Dars-i-Nizami was named after:
c. Mullah Nizamuddin

6. Before 1857 how many Universities on Western pattern were established in India?
d. None

7. When the MAO College at Alligarh was started?
b. 1877

8. Anjuman-i-Himayat e Islam was started in:
b. 1884

9. The constitution of All India Mulim League was written by:
b. Muhammad Ali Johar

10. The first session of Muhammad Educational Conference was held in
d. None (The question is wrong. The first session of Muslim Educational Conference was held at Aligarh in 1886)

11. The London branch of Muslim League was started by:
a. Syed Amir Ali

12. “Hamdard” was edited by
b. Moulana Muhammad Ali Johar

13. “Shudhi” movement was started by:
d. None (Swami Shraddhanand)

14. Majlis-ii-Ahrar was found in:
b. 1929

15. In Kashmir the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was signed on:
b. 27th july 1949

16. Islamabad was declared capital of Pakistan in:
d. None. (1967)

17. Majority of Southern Pakistan population lived along the:
a. River Indus

18. The Aryan arrived in South Asia in :
d. None (1500 BC)

19. The most ancient civilization is:
c. Mehargarh

20.The author of “The Case of Pakistan” is
d. None

An easy paper! one who has deep understanding of history of India-pakistan can easily attempt this paper. however, i m glad cramming is no more required in css. an added advantage for the people with good analytical skills :clap

MAO college was founded in 1877 but it started working in 1878. And Islamabad was made capital on 14th August, 1967.

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10. The first session of Muhammad Educational Conference was held in
d. None (The question is wrong. The first session of Muslim Educational Conference was held at Aligarh in 1886)
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Yes you are right. 20th session was held in 1906 at Dhaka. First session was held at Aligarh in 1886.
Question is asked wrong or wrongly typed by the respected member.

quite a tricky paper...paradigm shifting (from cramming to analytical ones)...best of luck to all thoese who are affected by this paradigm shift lolzz CE-2013 :d