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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2026 FOR RECRUITMENT
TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

BRITISH HISTORY

PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)

Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20x1=20)

(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.

1. Which monarch ruled jointly with William III after 1689?
(A) Mary II (B) Anne (C) Catherine of Braganza (D) None of these

2. The 1701 Act of Settlement ensured that the English crown would pass to the house of:
(A) Honover (B) Bourbon (C) Habsburg (D) None of these

3. The Seven Years’ War ended with British dominance over:
(A) The Dutch in Indonesia (B) The Spanish in the Caribbean
(C) The French in North America (D) None of these

4. Which British Prime Minister was in office during the American Declaration of Independence?
(A) William Pitt the Younger (B) Lord North (C) Robert Walpole (D) None of these

5. The Act of Union 1801 created the United Kingdom of:
(A) Great Britain and Scotland (B) England and Scotland
(C) Great Britain and Ireland (D) None of these

6. The Peterloo Massacre (1819) occurred in:
(A) Birmingham (B) Liverpool (C) London (D) None of these

7. The Irish Famine primarily occurred due to failure of____________ crops:
(A) Wheat (B) Barley (C) Potato (D) None of these

8. Women over 30 gained the right to vote in Britain in:
(A) 1900 (B) 1907 (C) 1910 (D) None of these

9. The “Winter of Discontent” occurred during the premiership of:
(A) John Major (B) James Callaghan (C) Harold Macmillan (D) None of these

10. Britain’s first female Prime Minister belonged to the:
(A) Liberal Party (B) Labour Party (C) Conservative Party (D) None of these

11. The Good Friday Agreement aimed to end conflict primarily in:
(A) Wales (B) Northern Ireland (C) Scotland (D) None of these

12. The London 7/7 bombings took place in:
(A) 2003 (B) 2004 (C) 2008 (D) None of these

13. The coalition formed in 2010 was between Conservatives and:
(A) Labour (B) SNP (C) Liberal Democrats (D) None of these

14. The American War of Independence ended with the Treaty of:
(A) Paris (1783) (B) Versailles (1783) (C) London (1783) (D) None of these

15. The French Revolution led to:
(A) British support of French monarchy (B) British declaration of war on France
(C) British neutrality (D) None of these

16. The Reform Act of 1832:
(A) Extended voting rights to all men (B) Extended voting rights to women
(C) Extended rights to middle-class men (D) None of these

17. The Crimean War was fought between Britain and:
(A) Russia (B) France (C) Ottoman Empire (D) None of these

18. Britain’s appeasement policy was led by:
(A) Churchill (B) Chamberlain (C) Attlee (D) None of these

19. The Suez Crisis (1956) led to:
(A) British withdrawal (B) British victory (C) Alliance with France (D) None of these

20. The Coalition Government (2010-2015) was led by:
(A) David Cameron (B) Nick Clegg (C) Ed Miliband (D) None of these

PART-II

SECTION-A

Q. No. 2. Examine the complex relationships between abolition, imperialism, and economic
interests, and argue for or against the notion that Britain’s anti-slavery movement
was a thinly veiled justification for colonial expansion.(20)

Q. No. 3. Critically evaluate the extent to which the Industrial Revolution transformed
British society more through disruption than through progress. Use regional
examples to support your argument.(20)

Q. No. 4. How far was the decline of the British Empire after 1945 the result of global
pressures rather than internal political decisions? Support your analysis with at
least three major real end of decolonisation cases.(20)

Q. No. 5. Critically evaluate the effects of the World War-I on British social structure,
industrial relations, and the polity, highlighting the ways in which the war
accelerated the decline of the Liberal Party and paved the way for Labour’s rise to
power.

SECTION-B

Q. No. 6. Discuss the impact of European integration on British politics and identity since
1973, with particular reference to the debates surrounding the Maastricht Treaty
and the UK’s opt-out from the euro.(20)

Q. No. 7. From 1997 to 2012, Britain saw dramatic shifts in foreign policy, constitutional
reform and international identity. Assess whether the period should be interpreted
as one of renewal or of unresolved contradictions in British governance.(20)

Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any Two of the following: (10 each)
(a) Britain’s role in the War on Terror
(b) Lady Diana Spencer
(c) John Major’s foreign policy

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