EUROPEAN HISTORY, PAPER–I CSS Optional Paper 2007

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS–17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007
EUROPEAN HISTORY, PAPER–ITIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100http://www.allvupastpapers.blogspot.com/

NOTE: (i) Attempt ONLY FIVE questions in all, including QUESTION NO.8, which is COMPULSORY.
All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines ( ) at the end to separate each
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Q.1. Explore the symbolism of the French revolution.
Q.2. Debate whether the Napoleonic regime was a military dictatorship or was it the triumph of
the state.
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Q.3. Critically examine the terms of political arrangements reached at the Congress of Vienna.
Q.4. Elucidate on the Turkish dilemma in the face of Greek and Europena ambition for
independence.
Q.5. Research the nationalist ideology of the Pan Slav movement which began to emerge
following the end of the wars in 1815.
Q.6. Give details of how did the defiance of the reappearing Balkan nations draw the rest of
Europe into war.
Q.7. Write on any TWO of the following:
(a) The representation of Liberty as a counterpart to the French revolution.
(b) Lalla Fadhma (or Fatma) n¢ Soumer Werja, Kabylie 1830 – B¢eniSlimane 1863.
(c) Ismail Gaspirale (Gasprinsky) March 8, 1851 – September 11, 1914.
(d) The transformation of the world through fast and intense change at the turn of the
twentieth century.
COMPULSORY QUESTION
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Q.8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1) The remains of Voltaire were transferred to the Pantheon in Paris on ———:
(a) 8 July 1792 (b) 8 July 1790
(c) 8 July 1793 (d) None of these
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(2) Villeneuve was attacked on October 21, ——— by Nelson off Cape Trafalgar:
(a) 1803 (b) 1805
(c) 1807 (d) None of these
(3) Ireland was incorporated into United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in
———:
(a) 1802 (b) 1803
(c) 1798 (d) None of these
(4) In November 1830 Lord ——— and Whigs came to power after election victory in
England:
(a) White (b) Grey
(c) Brown (d) None of these
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(5) Inspired by the revolution in ——— the Enlightened thinkers argued that same
kind of systematic thinking could apply to all forms of human activity:
(a) physics (b) economics
(c) liberal arts (d) None of these
(6) Liberalism has its roots in the Western Age of ———:
(a) Enlightenment (b) Science
(c) Romanticism (d) None of these
(7) The Treaty of Berlin was the final Act of the Congress of Berlin which took place
from June 13 to ———:
(a) July 13, 1876 (b) July 15, 1878
(c) July 13, 1878 (d) None of these
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(8) In “The Duties of Man” ——— argues that your country is like your family and it
is a necessity that you love and care for it:
(a) Cavour (b) Mazzini
(c) Voltaire (d) None of these
(9) European unification was a logical continuation of ———:
(a) Italian unification (b) the Rise of Prussia
(c) German unity (d) None of these
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(10) By the end of ——— Poland had been divided among Prussia, Austria and
Russia:
(a) 1770 (b) 1790
(c) 1794 (d) None of these
(11) Otto Edward Leopold, Prince von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg died on
July 20, ———:
(a) 1896 (b) 1898
(c) 1899 (d) None of these
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(12) In ———, a secret deal was made between the United Kingdom and France
that decided the fate of the African countries:
(a) 1878 (b) 1877
(c) 1876 (d) None of these
(13) On the pretext of a slight to their consul, the French invaded Algiers in ——
—:
(a) 1832 (b) 1831
(c) 1830 (d) None of these
(14) The border between Africa and Asia is considered to go along the Isthmus of
———:
(a) Sirai (b) Suez
(c) the Dead Sea (d) None of these
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(15) In wars with Turkey and Persia Alexander I of Russia gained Bessaralia by
the Treaty of Bucharast (1812) and Caucasian territories by the Treaty of —
——:
(a) Bostan (b) Gulistan
(c) Gulzar (d) None of these
(16) Tolstoy was able to use his Crimean War experiences in his book ———:
(a) War and Peace (b) Anna Karenina
(c) The Kingdom of God is Within You (d) None of these
(17) Armenia is geographically located in the continent of ———:
(a) Asia (b) Europe
(c) Africa (d) None of these
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(18) Following the Napoleonic Wars, the ——— Empire became the world’s
leading power, controlling one-quarter of the worlds population and onethird
of the land area:
(a) French (b) American
(c) British (d) None of these
(19) Electricity, steel and petroleum fueled a Second Industrial Revolution which
enabled Germany, Japan and ——— to become Great powers that raced to
create empires of their own:
(a) the United States (b) France
(c) Italy (d) None of these
(20) At the center of the Young Turk Revolution stood the ———:
(a) Committee of Ref orm and Unity
(b) Committee of Development
(c) Committee of Union and Progress
(d) None of these

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