Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge Ordinary Level
2059/01
PAKISTAN STUDIES
Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan
May/June 2016
1 hour 30 minutes
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Answer three questions.
Section A
Answer Question 1.
Section B
Answer any two questions.
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Section A
Answer the following question.
This question is about the formation of Bangladesh.
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Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow.
(a) According to Source A, what problems were caused by Cyclone Bhola in 1970?
[3]
(b) What does Source B tell us about the outcome of the conflict between East Pakistan and
West Pakistan?
[5]
(c) Why did the victory of the Awami League in the 1970 elections in Pakistan cause a
constitutional crisis?
[7]
(d) How successful have relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh been from 1971 to 1999?
Explain your answer.
[10]
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Section B
Answer any two questions from this Section.
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(a) What happened at Cawnpore in 1857?
[4]
(b) Explain the appeal of India to the East India Company during the early seventeenth century.
[7]
(c) Did Shah Waliullah contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the subcontinent before 1850? Explain your answer.
[14]
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(a) What were the terms of the Indian Councils Act of 1909?
[4]
(b) Explain why the British partitioned Bengal in 1905.
[7]
(c) Was the introduction of the Rowlatt Act in 1919 the sole cause of violence in India during
1919 and 1920? Explain your answer.
[14]
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(a) What was the ‘One Unit’ Scheme?
[4]
(b) Explain why Ayub Khan introduced Martial Law in 1958.
[7]
(c) How successful was Pakistan in solving the problems of Partition during 1947 and 1948?
Explain your answer.
[14]
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(a) Describe Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s health reforms of 1972.
[4]
(b) Why did Zia-ul-Haq find it difficult to rule Pakistan during the late 1980s?
[7]
(c) Was the Co-operative Societies scandal the most important reason why Nawaz Sharif fell
from office in 1993? Explain your answer.
[14]
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