Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Ordinary Level

PAKISTAN STUDIES 2059/01

Paper 1 The History and Culture of Pakistan May/June 2018
1 hour 30 minutes
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Answer three questions.

Section A
Answer Question 1.

Section B
Answer any two questions.

The Insert contains Sources A and B for Question 1.

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Section A

Answer the following question

This question is about Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan 1978–1988.

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

(a) According to Source A, what were the effects of the High Court judgement regarding Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto on the people of Pakistan? [3]

(b) How does Source B help us to understand the way Zia-ul-Haq governed Pakistan? [5]

(c) Why did Zia-ul-Haq introduce his Islamisation reforms? [7]

(d) How successful was Zia-ul-Haq’s foreign policy between 1978 and 1988? Explain your
answer. [10]

[Total: 25]

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Section B

Answer any two questions from this Section.

2 (a) Who was Titu Mir? [4]

(b) Explain why Sir Syed Ahmad Khan tried to improve relations between the Muslim community
and the British. [7]

(c) Was religion the most important reason for the War of Independence in 1857? Give reasons
for your answer. [14]

[Total: 25]

3 (a) What was the Swadeshi Movement? [4]

(b) Explain why the Muslim community felt it necessary to form their own political party in 1906.
[7]

(c) Was the First Round Table Conference of 1930 more successful than the two that followed in
1931 and 1932? Explain your answer. [14]

[Total: 25]

4 (a) What was the Radcliffe Award? [4]

(b) Explain why Pakistan has given continued support to the Palestinian cause. [7]

(c) Were the Gandhi–Jinnah talks the most important factor during the 1940s that led to the
partition of the subcontinent in 1947? Give reasons for your answer. [14]

[Total: 25]

5 (a) What was CENTO? [4]

(b) Explain why there was a constitutional crisis in 1958. [7]

(c) Were the challenges facing Benazir Bhutto in Sindh the main reason why she left office in
1990? Explain your answer. [14]

[Total: 25]

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