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A-Level Past Papers
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General
Certificate of Secondary Education
Pakistan Studies
2008
1 (a) (i) Who invaded the
Mughal Empire in 1738? [1]
(ii) Where did the East India
Company land in 1608? [1]
(iii) Who was appointed the
first Governor-General of India in 1782? [1]
(iv) Who introduced the
Doctrine of Lapse in 1852? [1]
(b) Explain why Urdu was
chosen as the national language of Pakistan in 1947. [7]
(c) Was the work of Syed Ahmad
Shaheed Barailvi the most important factor in the revival of
Islam in the sub-continent during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries? Give reasons for
your answer. [14]
2 (a) (i) Which Indian leader
did the British kill in June 1858 during the War of
Independence? [1]
(ii) What happened to Bahadur
Shah Zafar II after the War of Independence? [1]
(iii) Name the journal that
was the first to appear in the nineteenth century, written in
Sindhi.
[1]
(iv) Whose work was the
driving force in the establishment of the Islamia College in
Peshawar? [1]
(b) Why did Sir Syed Ahmad
Khan wish to develop a better understanding with the British
following the War of Independence (1857–58)? [7]
(c) ‘Indian resistance to
British attempts to take control of lands in the sub-continent
in the
hundred years before 1850 was totally unsuccessful.’ Do you
agree? Give reasons for your
answer. [14]
3 (a) (i) Who first proposed
that Bengal should be partitioned? [1]
(ii) Who set up a Mutiny Party
in 1913 whilst in exile in America? [1]
(iii) Name the English woman
who campaigned across India on behalf of a Home Rule
League. [1]
(iv) Who resigned from the
Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Rowlatt
Act of
1919? [1]
(b) Why was it necessary to
hold three Round Table Conferences (1930–32)? [7]
(c) ‘The main reason why
Congress rule (1937–39) was hated so much by many Muslims was
because of the introduction of Bande Matram.’ Do you agree?
Explain your answer. [14]
3
4 (a) (i) Who was the Prime
Minister of Bengal in 1940? [1]
(ii) Who was the Congress
Party president who attended the Simla Conference in 1945? [1]
(iii) Name the British Prime
Minister who in 1947 announced Britain’s withdrawal from the
sub-continent. [1]
(iv) What was the title given
to Liaquat Ali Khan after his assassination in 1951? [1]
(b) Explain why Ayub Khan
called the years 1958 to 1969 the ‘Decade of Progress’. [7]
(c) ‘The low rate of literacy
was the most important social problem facing Pakistan between
1947
and 1988.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. [14]
5 (a) (i) Which title did
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto have, other than President, in 1971? [1]
(ii) What was the name of the
opposition party formed in 1977 to fight the general election?
[1]
(iii) In which desert did the
Indians hold military exercises in 1987 that Pakistan found
threatening? [1]
(iv) Where did the explosion
at an army weapons dump take place in 1988? [1]
(b) Why did Zia ul-Haq
introduce a series of Islamic laws between 1979 and 1988? [7]
(c) How successful was
Pakistan in its relationship with the USA between 1947 and
1988?
Explain your answer. [14]
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