COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN GRADES 17 & 16
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1999
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA – PAPER I
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA – PAPER I
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum marks: 100
1. “The Arab conquest of Sind was a triumph without results. It left scarcely a vestige save in the names of certain Arab families and the ruins of the edifices they built.” Give your comments to justify the statement.
2. Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish is considered as the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate. Give your views about the policies and achievements of Iltutmish.
3. Critically examine the motives and achievements of Shah Jehan’s policy towards Central Asia.
4. “Sultan Mahmud was strict in the administration of justice. He enforced respect for law by all the means at his disposal and within his empire nobody could plead rank of birth as an excuse for leniency or exceptional treatment.” Discuss and critically review his character.
5. “Whatever its faults, the Mansabdari System did enable the Mughals to give good government to the people.” Examine this statement to highlight the merits and demerits of Mansabdari System.
6. Give an account of the main causes of discontent in the reign of Sultan Alaluddin.
7. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Mongols.
(b) Razia Sultana.
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