Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC)
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to BPS-17 Posts under the Federal Government
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100 Marks
Paper: British History
PART-2 (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. (20×4)
PART-II
SECTION-A
Q. No. 2. How did the eighteenth century’s Rational ideas and the situation of Fear outlined the course of the French Revolution in Europe? Discuss and analyze.
Q. No. 3. The European Revolutions changed the historical process in the 1830s and 1840’s. Would you be able to draw certain historical conclusions from early events, or do you believe that they had short term impact on the socio-political environment of Europe? Support your stance with valid arguments.
Q. No. 4. What was the continental system, and why did Napoleon try to enforce it after 1806? Why did he fail? Explain with related examples.
Q. No. 5. Why and how did Britain witness an economic revolution without any particular noticeable political upheaval in the 1800s?
SECTION-B
Q. No. 6. Winston Churchill criticized the Policy of appeasement as “a total and unmitigated defeat”. What were the major factors behind this policy?
Q. No. 7. It is stated by historians that the French hunt for security and England’s desire for peace were responsible for the rise of Hitler. Do you agree? If not, then come up with a watertight argument to prove your point.
Q. No. 8. How did the rise of the United States of America change the outcome of major conflicts among the European Powers between 1914 and 1945?
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