A-level Pakistan Studies 2006

1 (a) (i) Where did Aurangzeb fight a long series of wars against the Marathas? [1]
(ii) Who succeeded Aurangzeb in 1712 at the age of 63? [1]
(iii) When did Queen Elizabeth I grant the charter to the East India Company? [1]
(iv) In which town did the Indian troops rise up against the British in 1857? [1]
(b) Why was Britain so successful in expanding its control of the sub-continent between 1750
and 1850? [7]
(c) Was the work of Shah Wali Ullah the most important factor in the revival of Islam in the subcontinent
during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Give reasons for your answer.
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2 (a) (i) With whom did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan discuss the ‘Two Nation Theory’ in 1867? [1]
(ii) Who succeeded Lord Minto as Viceroy of India in 1910? [1]
(iii) Who led the Congress party at the Lucknow Pact meeting in 1916? [1]
(iv) How many people were killed at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919? [1]
(b) Why was the Simla Delegation of 1906 an important turning point for the Muslims of the subcontinent?
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(c) Was the abolition of the institution of the caliphate in 1924 the main reason for the failure of
the Khilafat Movement? Give reasons for your answer. [14]
3 (a) (i) Which Muslim member of the committee responsible for the 1928 Nehru Report officially
disagreed with its findings? [1]
(ii) In which year was the Second Round Table Conference held? [1]
(iii) Who wrote the pamphlet ‘Now or Never’ in 1933? [1]
(iv) What did Gandhi call the Cripps Plan in 1942? [1]
(b) Why was the Government of India Act of 1935 so important to the future of the sub-continent?
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(c) ‘The main reason why Congress rule (1937-1939) was so hated was because of the
introduction of the Wardha Scheme.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. [14]
4 (a) (i) What was 16 August 1946 known as? [1]
(ii) Who led the Unionist Party in the Punjab in 1947? [1]
(iii) Who went on an official visit to the USA in 1954 during which Ghulam Muhammad
declared a state of emergency in his absence? [1]
(iv) Who opposed Ayub Khan in the 1964 presidential election? [1]
(b) Why was Pakistan faced with a refugee problem in 1947? [7]
(c) How successfully did India and Pakistan handle the Kashmir issue between 1947 and 1988?
Explain your answer. [14]
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5 (a) (i) Who became President of Pakistan in 1970? [1]
(ii) Who threatened to ‘break the legs’ of PPP members if they attended the inaugural
session of the National Assembly in 1971? [1]
(iii) Who were exempt from the Zakat tax in 1980? [1]
(iv) Who was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988? [1]
(b) Why did General Ayub Khan declare Martial Law in 1958? [7]
(c) How successful was Pakistan’s relationship with the USSR between 1947 and 1988? Explain
your answer. [14]