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PAKISTAN STUDIES 2059/01Paper 1 The History and Culture of Pakistan October/November 2017 1 hour 30 minutesNo Additional Materials are required.

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Answer three questions.

Section AAnswer Question 1.

Section BAnswer any two questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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Section A

Answer the following question.

This question is about India 1927–1935.

1 Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow.

(a) According to Source A, what were Jinnah’s aims in his Delhi Proposals of 1927? [3]

(b) How does Source B help us to understand Indian concerns about the Simon Commission of 1927? [5]

(c) Why was Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal asked to chair the Muslim League at Allahabad in 1930? [7]

(d) Which of the following was the most important in the development of the Pakistan Movement?

(i) the Nehru Report, 1928 (ii) Jinnah’s 14 Points, 1929 (iii) the Government of India Act, 1935

Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [10]

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Section B

Answer any two questions from this Section.

2 (a) Who were the Thuggee? [4]

(b) Why did the East India Company become involved in the Indian subcontinent during the seventeenth century? [7]

(c) Did Haji Shariatullah contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the subcontinent before 1850? Explain your answer. [14]

3 (a) Who was Warren Hastings? [4]

(b) Why were the Marathas defeated after the decline of the Mughal Empire? [7]

(c) How far was Indian resistance to British expansion in the subcontinent successful before 1850? [14]

4 (a) What happened on Direct Action Day? [4]

(b) Explain why the Gandhi-Jinnah Talks of 1944 did not reach an agreement. [7]

(c) How effective has Pakistan been as a member of world organisations between 1947 and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]

5 (a) What happened at Pucca Qila? [4]

(b) Explain why the subcontinent was faced with a refugee problem in 1947. [7]

(c) To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and USSR successful from 1947 to 1999? Explain your answer. [14]

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