History of USA CSS Paper 2000

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2000
HISTORY OF U.S.A.
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.

1 President John Adams inherited George Washington’s policy problems but not his aura of leadership. Elaborate.

2 The American Civil War brought revolutionary dangers in warfare, but more important, produced significant economic and political reconstruction in the country. Discuss.

3 Monroe Doctrine was a Charter of America’s Isolation. Still what circumstances compelled U.S.A. to plunge into the World Wars.

4 Describe Pan-Americanism with special reference to Latin American Republics.

5 J.F. Kennedy was many men. He was a statesman and politician. Analyze his domestic reforms.

6 What are the sources of government Revenues and Funds in U.S.A.? Is it true to say that the Americans pay taxes for civilized society?

7 Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Dollar Diplomacy (b) Cold War (c) Eisenhower Doctrine (d) U – 2 Incident

COMPULSORY QUESTION
8 Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) America was named after: (a) Christopher Columbus ((by Amerigo Vespucci (c) Ferdinand Magellan

(2) How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States? (a)13 (b) 20 (c) 51

(3) The Boston Tea Incident took place in: (a) 1770 1773 (c) 1789

(4) California was settled most rapidly after_____________ was discovered in 1848:(a) gold (b) coal (c) natural gas

(5)With which country U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty?(a) Britain (b) France (c) Spain

(6) who succeeded president Abraham Lincoln?(a) Ulysses S. Grant (b) Martin Van Buren (c) Andrew Johns

(7) Alaska was purchased from Russia in:(a) 1857 (b) 1867 (c) 1901

(8) Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of:(a) Women’s rights (b) Anti Slavery Movement (c) Transcendentalism

(9) Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of:(a) New Jersey (b) Florida (c) Tennessee

(10) Who were carpetbaggers?

(11) The number of members of American Senate is:(a) 55 (b) 100 (c) 300

(12) Who was Henry A. Kissinger?

(13) The Camp David is located in:(a) Maryland (b) Louisiana (c) Texas

(14) Which American President received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906?(a) Andrew Jackson (b) Harry S. Truman (c) Theodore Roosevelt

(15) Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in:(a) 1962 (b) 1972 (c) 1977

(16) Who was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980? (a) Jimmy Carter (b) Herbert C. Hoover (c) Ronald Reagan

(17) What does NASA stand for?

(18) Which year TVA was established?(a) 1930 (b) 1933 (c) 1955

(19) To which political party did President Woodrow Wilson belong?(a) Whig (b) Republican (c) Democratic

(20) Who wrote “Encyclopedia of American History”? (a) Morris, Richard and Commager (b) Rubin, Barry (c) Siring, Lawrence.

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Answers: 1(b) 2(a) 3(b) 4(a) 5(a) 6(c) 7(b) 8(a) 9(c) 11(b) 13(a) 14(c) 15(b) 16(a) 18(b) 19(c) 20(a)