CSS Pakistan Affairs Past Paper 2008

PART-1(Objective-MCQs) 20 Marks

Q.1. Select the best option/answer. (20)

1). Mahmud of Ghazni waged war against rebellious India in the year of:
(A) 900
(B) 1000
(C) 1100
(D) None of these

2). Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghuri defeated Pirthviraj in the year 1192 in the field of:
(A) Panipat
(B) Nagpur
(C) Tarori
(D) None of these

3). Qutb-ud-Din Aibak was succeeded on Delhi throne by:
(A) Aram Shah
(B) Iltumish
(C) Razia Sultana
(D) None of these

4). The downfall of Muslim rule in India started with the demise of:
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) None of these

5). The Holy Quran was first translated into Persian by:
(A) Shah Ismail Shaheed
(B) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
(C) Shah Waliullah
(D) None of these

6). Anjuman-e-Islamia Punjab was founded for the renaissance of Islam in the year:
(A) 1849
(B) 1859
(C) 1869
(D) None of these

7). “Pakistan’s Constitution should incorporate the essential principles of Islam, which are as good and relevant in our day, as were 1300 years ago. But Pakistan should not be a theocratic state ruled by priests.” This statement was given by:
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Quaid-e-Azam
(D) None of these

8). Who was appointed first President of Muslim league?
(A) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
(B) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
(C) Nawab Saleem Ullah
(D) None of these

9). Who divided Bengal into East and West Bengal in July 1905?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Minto
(C) Lord Morely
(D) None of these

10). Dyarchy was first introduced in the Act of:
(A) 1909
(B) 1919
(C) 1935
(D) None of these

11). The resolution of non-cooperation with British Government was passed in the meeting of All India National Congress in 1920, which was held at:
(A) Madras
(B) Bombay
(C) Nagpur
(D) None of these

12). The Simon Commission arrived in India on:
(A) 3rd February, 1927
(B) 3rd February, 1928
(C) 3rd February, 1929
(D) None of these

13). The British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award in 1932 at the end of:
(A) First Round Table Conference
(B) Second Round Table Conference
(C) Third Round Table Conference
(D) None of these

14). All India Muslim League observed the “Direct Action Day” on:
(A) August 6, 1944
(B) August 6, 1945
(C) August 6, 1946
(D) None of these

15). Objective Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on:
(A) March 12, 1947
(B) March 12, 1948
(C) March 12, 1949
(D) None of these

16). With regard the division of power between Federation and Provinces the Constitution of Pakistan (1962) was provided with:
(A) Single list of subjects
(B) Two lists of subjects
(C) Three lists of subjects
(D) None of these

17). The height of Pakistan’s highest mountain Pak-Godwin Austin is as high as:
(A) 26,250 ft
(B) 27,250 ft
(C) 28,250 ft
(D) None of these

18). The Government of Pakistan established the Indus River System Authority in the year:
(A) 1960
(B) 1970
(C) 1980
(D) None of these

19). Under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 Pakistan has the right to use exclusively the water of:
(A) Ravi, Sutleg and Chenab
(B) Sutleg, Chenab and Jhelum
(C) Chenab, Jhelum and Indus
(D) None of these

20). At present Pakistan has vast natural resources and items of mineral as many as:
(A) 14 items
(B) 15 items
(C) 16 items
(D) None of these

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions. (20×4)

Q.2. What influence did Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi have on the history of Muslims of India? Discuss critically.

Q.3. The Aligarh Movement injected new life into the dead body of the Muslim nation and helped regain its lost glory and prestige. Discuss.

Q.4. Quaid-e-Azam was the ambassador of “Hindu-Muslim Unity”. Discuss it in the perspective of the Lucknow Pact and what future vision was depicted from the pact?

Q.5. The proposals of the “Cabinet Mission” (1946) could have deferred the establishment of Pakistan if accepted by the Muslim League. Evaluate critically.

Q.6. The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the “mouthpiece of Islam”. Discuss.

Q.7. What is “Judicial Activism”? Has it brought the Pakistani Judiciary to a state of morality in the recent past? Give suggestions for the independence of the Judiciary.

Q.8. What are the principal industries of Pakistan, and what problems is the Government of Pakistan facing for its industrial development?