CSS Pakistan Affairs Past Paper 2007
PART-1(Objective-MCQs) 20 Marks
Q.1. Select the Correct option/answer. (20)
1. The first Muslim general entered Victorious in the sub-continent Indo-Pak in the year:
(A) 612 AD
(B) 712 AD
(C) 812 AD
(D) None of these
2. On the execution of Muhammad Bin Qasim, the rule of Caliph ended and Arab princes in Mansura (Sindh) and Multan (Punjab) established their independent dynasties in Sub-continent in the year:
(A) 861 AD
(B) 871 AD
(C) 881 AD
(D) None of these
3. Who became the first Sultan of the newly established Muslim Sultanate of Delhi in 1207:
(A) Shahabudin Ghuri
(B) Qatub-din Aibek
(C) Zaheer-u-din Babar
(D) None of these
4. Who has written the book entitled “The Making of Pakistan”:
(A) Qurashi I.H.
(B) Muhammad Ali Ch.
(C) Waheed-uz-Zaman
(D) None of these
5. Who was first appointed Nazim of Nadva-ul-ulema in 1883:
(A) Maulana Shibli
(B) Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor
(C) Maulana Syed Muhammad Ali
(D) None of these
6. Pakistan’s ideology is based on the ideals of:
(A) Democracy
(B) Theocracy
(C) Islam
(D) None of these
7. Quaid-e-Azam called Islam “Our bedrock and sheet anchor” while addressing:
(A) Punjab Students Federation
(B) Muslim Students Peshawar
(C) Indian Muslims
(D) None of these
8. The resolution for formation of All-Indian Muslim League was passed at the meeting of All India Educational Conference (1906) and was moved by:
(A) Nawab Viqar ul Mulk
(B) Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk
(C) Nawab Salim ullah
(D) None of these
9. The demand of separate electorate for Indian Muslims was first accepted in the Act of:
(A) 1909
(B) 1919
(C) 1935
(D) None of these
10. The provincial governments of Congress resigned and All-India Muslim League as a mark of relief observed the “Day of Deliverance” on:
(A) 22 Oct. 1939
(B) 22 Nov. 1939
(C) 22 Dec. 1939
(D) None of these
11. The Lahore Resolution was amended and Pakistan was made an integral part of League’s objective. The amendment was made in the Annual session (1941) of All India Muslim League, which was held at:
(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Madras
(D) None of these
12. Radcliffe Commission submitted its formula for the division of India into two countries to Lord Mountbatten on:
(A) 9 August 1947
(B) 19 August 1947
(C) 29 August 1947
(D) None of these
13. Ch. Rahmat Ali, the architect of the name of Pakistan, died on:
(A) Feb. 2, 1951
(B) Feb. 12, 1951
(C) Feb. 22, 1951
(D) None of these
14. Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, while addressing a meeting at Rawalpindi was assassinated on:
(A) Oct 6, 1951
(B) Oct 16, 1951
(C) Oct. 26, 1951
(D) None of these
15. The Legal Framework Order, which amended the constitution of Pakistan unilaterally, was issued by:
(A) Yahya Khan
(B) Ayub Khan
(C) Zia-ul-Haq
(D) None of these
16. The country, which supported the Pakistan Movement before the emergence of Pakistan:
(A) Iran
(B) Indonesia
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) None of these
17. Durand Line, which divides the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan, is as long as:
(A) 2252 Km
(B) 2262 Km
(C) 2272 Km
(D) None of these
18. Which mountain range is located between China and Pakistan:
(A) Siwaliks
(B) Hindu Kush Range
(C) Great Himalayas
(D) None of these
19. What is the total area of Pakistan (in Square kilometers):
(A) 695095
(B) 795095
(C) 796096
(D) None of these
20. The Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) was established among Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey in 1964 and was annulled in:
(A) 1969
(B) 1979
(C) 1989
(D) None of these
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions. (20×4)
Q.2. Critically evaluate the contribution made by missionaries in the growth of Muslim society in the Sub-continent of Indo-Pak.
Q.3. The Deoband School stood for “definite religio-political goals with a limited sphere of influence.” Discuss.
Q.4. Elucidate the Ideology of Pakistan. What are the reasons which contributed to the development of the two-nation theory? Is the two-nation theory relevant after the fall of Dacca? Discuss.
Q.5. The Minto-Morley Reform was a “tool of change” in the political system of India. Discuss it with special reference to the demands of the Simla Deputation.
Q.6. The local government system under the “Devolution of Power Plan 2001” has miserably failed in delivering service to the masses. Discuss.
Q.7. “Pakistan is a federation in form and unitary in spirit.” Discuss it, keeping in view the strengths and weaknesses of the Federation of Pakistan.