History Punjab PMS Paper II 2014

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC – 2014

SUBJECT: HISTORY-II

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. Attempt in English language only. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1. Give an account of important sources of ancients and Medieval Indian History.

Q.2. Give a critical appraisal of the effects of Alexander’s invasion of India.

Q.3. Assess and amplify the gradual decline and fall of Buddhism in the land of its birth.

Q.4. Analyze critically the salient causes of the failure of great Rebellion of 1857.

Q.5. “ Sir Syed awakened the Muslims, gave them a new line of action and opened doors of modern education for them”. Comment.

Q.6. Examine and elaborate the factors causing delay in Constitution-making in Pakistan.

Q.7. Why the Presidential form of Government launched by Ayub Khan, could not prove to be durable?

Q.8. Highlight the circumstances leading to the imposition of Martial Law in 1969.

Q.9. Estimate and elucidate the social , religious and spiritual impact of Sufi tradition upon the society.

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