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    Cambridge International Examinations

    Cambridge Ordinary Level

    2059/01

    PAKISTAN STUDIES
    Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan

    October/November 2015
    1 hour 30 minutes

    No Additional Materials are required.


    * 7 6 9 0 6 8 1 0 0 7 *

    READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST


    An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover
    of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.
    Answer three questions.
    Section A
    Answer Question 1.
    Section B
    Answer any two questions.
    The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

    This document consists of 3 printed pages, 1 blank page and 2 inserts.


    DC (CW) 94995/3
    UCLES 2015

    [Turn over

    2
    Section A
    Answer the following question.
    This question is about the steps taken towards the creation of Pakistan during the 1940s.
    1

    Study source A and source B (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow.
    (a) According to source A, what were the problems facing India in 1940?

    [3]

    (b) What does source B suggest about the attempts to solve the problems of the sub-continent in
    1945?
    [5]
    (c) Why did Congress and the Muslim League oppose the Cripps Mission in 1942?

    [7]

    (d) Was the success of the Labour Party in winning the British General Election in 1945 the
    most important reason why the sub-continent of India was partitioned in 1947? Explain your
    answer.
    [10]

    Section B
    Answer any 2 questions from this Section.
    Question 2
    (a) Who was Robert Clive?

    [4]

    (b) Why did Shah Waliullah have such a major influence on the revival of Islam in the subcontinent?
    [7]
    (c) Were the invasions by the Persians and Afghans the main reason for the decline of the Mughal
    Empire? Explain your answer.
    [14]

    Question 3
    (a) What was the Simon Report?

    [4]

    (b) Why were the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms opposed by Indians in 1919?

    [7]

    (c) How successful was the Partition of Bengal in 1905? Explain your answer.

    [14]

    Question 4
    (a) What was Operation Searchlight?

    [4]

    (b) Why did Pakistan support the Palestinian cause between 1947 and 1999?

    [7]

    (c) How successful was Pakistan in establishing a new constitution between 1947 and 1973?
    Explain your answer.
    [14]

    UCLES 2015

    2059/01/O/N/15

    3
    Question 5
    (a) What is the Karakoram Highway?

    [4]

    (b) Why was Benazir Bhutto dismissed from office a second time in 1996?

    [7]

    (c) How successful have India and Pakistan been in finding a solution to the Kashmir issue
    between 1947 and 1999? Explain your answer.
    [14]

    UCLES 2015

    2059/01/O/N/15

    4
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