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A-Level Past Papers
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General
Certificate of Secondary Education
Pakistan Studies
2009
1 (a) (i) Name the tax on
non-Muslims introduced by Aurangzeb that made him an unpopular
ruler. [1]
(ii) Who did Shah Wali Ullah
study under when he went to Saudi Arabia in 1724? [1]
(iii) Name the Afghan general
that attacked Kabul, Peshawar and Lahore in 1747. [1]
(iv) Where was Syed Ahmad
Shaheed Barailvi born in 1786? [1]
(b) Explain why the East India
Company got involved in the sub-continent during the
seventeenth
century. [7]
(c) Has the promotion of Urdu
been more successful than that of any regional language in
Pakistan between 1947 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]
2 (a) (i)
Which Indian general assisted
the Rani of Jhansi during the War of Independence? [1]
(ii) Which position was added
to that of Governor-General after the War of Independence?
[1]
(iii) Name the Act of
Parliament passed in 1878 that placed strict controls on some
Indian
newspapers. [1]
(iv) Which organisation
suggested the formation of a political body to represent the
views of
Indians in 1883? [1]
(b) Why was Britain successful
in increasing its control of some parts of the sub-continent
in the
years 1750 to 1850? [7]
(c) Was the development of a
western education system the most important contribution of
Sir
Syed Ahmad Khan in developing the cause of Muslims during the
nineteenth century? Explain
your answer. [14]
3 (a) (i)
Who said in 1909 that ‘I for
one would have nothing to do with it’ with regard to the
setting
up of a parliament in India? [1]
(ii) What did Lala Hardayal
set up in 1913? [1]
(iii) Which British woman was
elected Congress President in 1917? [1]
(iv) What organisation was
described as a ‘talking shop’ in 1919? [1]
(b) Why was the Muslim League
established in 1906? [7]
(c) ‘The reasons for
partitioning Bengal in 1905 were more important than those
that caused its
reversal in 1911.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. [14]
3
4 (a) (i)
Where did Chaudhri Rehmat Ali
study law in 1930? [1]
(ii) Who was the ruler of
Kashmir in 1947? [1]
(iii) Who became
Governor-General of Pakistan in September 1948? [1]
(iv) Who became Chief Martial
Law Administrator in 1969? [1]
(b) Explain the reasons for
the failure of the Khilafat Movement. [7]
(c) ‘The 14 Points were
Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s greatest achievement in the years 1929
to 1947.’
Do you agree? Explain your answer. [14]
5 (a) (i)
What was set up in 1972 to
‘assist the police force’? [1]
(ii) Which country did
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto visit in June 1974? [1]
(iii) What law established
military courts in 1979 to try offenders according to martial
law? [1]
(iv) What did the abbreviation
‘RCD’ stand for? [1]
(b) Why was the Cripps Mission
of 1942 unsuccessful? [7]
(c) Were economic factors more
important than any other factor in the creation of Bangladesh
in
1971? Explain your answer. [14]
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