SYED HUSAIN BARI 0324-4500500 VISION ACADEMY 03003379995

O Level 2059 Pakistan Studies Paper 1: History and Culture

GRADE BARRIERS Up-to 2023
(IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS)

1. Explain the impact of railways on the lives of Indian people in the nineteenth century. [7]
2. Why did Pakistan support Palestinian cause? [7]
3. Why did Pakistan leave SEATO? [7]
4. Why was Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal asked to chair the session of Muslim League at Allahabad in 1930?
[7]
5. Why were the Marathas defeated after the decline of the Mughal Empire? [7]
6. Why did Zia-ul-Haq introduce his Islamisation reforms? [7]
7. Why was India not granted self-rule by Britain in 1919? [7]
8. Why was Robert Clive appointed the first Governor of Bengal? [7]
9. Why did Pakistan join UN ? [7]
10. Was the India Act of 1784 the main reason why the British were able to expand beyond Bengal between
1784 and 1850? Explain your answer [10]
11. How successful have relation between Pakistan and Bangladesh been from 1971 to 1999? Explain your
answer. [10]
12. How successful was Zia-ul-Haq’s foreign policy between 1978 and 1988? Explain your answer. [10]
13. 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]
14. Was the work of the Christian missionaries the most important reason why the Indians opposed British
attempts to westernise them between 1750 and 1850? Explain your answer. [10]
15. Explain how Jinnah transformed the Muslim League between 1937 and 1939. [7]
16. Explain why it became more challenging for Zia-ul-Haq to govern Pakistan effectively during the late 1980s.
17. Explain why the Congress Party opposed the Morley–Minto reforms of 1909. [7]
18. How successful were the 1937 elections? Explain your answer. [10]
19. To what extent had India benefited by the early 1920s from supporting Britain in the First World War?
Explain your answer. [10]
20. Did educational reforms have a greater effect on the Indian people than any other changes introduced by
the British between 1773 and 1856?
Explain your answer. [14]
21. How successful was the 1905 Partition of Bengal? Explain your answer. [14]
22. To what extent were the outcomes of the War of Independence beneficial for India? Explain your answer.
[14]
23. To what extent did Pakistan achieve a new constitution between 1949 and 1973? Explain your answer. [14]
24. Explain why the Hindu community objected to the Jizya tax. [7]
25. Explain how the British reacted to Hindu-led protests against the Partition of Bengal between 1906 and
1908. [7]
26. Why was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto executed in 1979? [7]
27. Why did being a nuclear power create difficulties for Pakistan in the 1980s and 1990s? [7]
28. Explain why Pakistan becoming a nuclear power was significant. [7]
29. ‘Pakistan had successfully implemented a new constitution by 1973.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your answer. [14]

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 4 MARK QUESTIONS Section 2
SYED HUSAIN BARI 0324-4500500 Partition of Bengal (1905)
Section 1 What was the Swadeshi Movement? [4] [J 18]
Religious Reformers Simla Delegation or Simla Deputation (1906)
What was Faraizi Movement? [4] [N 10] What was Simla Deputation? [4] [J 13]
Describe the achievements of Shah Waliullah in The Morley-Minto Reforms or The Indian Council
reviving Islam. [4] [J 11] Act (1909)
Who was Titu Mir? [4] [N 11] [J 18] What were the terms of the Indian Council Act of
Describe the achievements of Haji Shariatullah in 1909? [4] [J 16]
reviving Islam. [4] [J 14] The Lucknow Pact (1916)
Who were zamindars? [4] [J 17] What was the Lucknow Pact? [4] [J 12]
Decline or Downfall of the Mughal Empire Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms or Government of
Describe what the Marathas did. [4] [J 13] India Act of 1919 & Rowlatt Act (1919)
Who was Ahmad Shah Durrani? [4] [J 19] Describe the Rowlatt Act. [4] [J 11]
Describe the Jizya tax. [4] [N 20] What was Satyagraha? [4] [N 19]
What was the East India Company? [4] [J 10] Who was General Dyer? [4] [J 20]
Describe the Battle of Plassey. [4] [J 12] The Khilafat Movement
What was suttee? [4] [N 14] Describe the Hijrat Movement. [4] [N 11] [N 20]
Who was Tipu Sultan? [4] [J 15] Describe the Chauri-Chaura incident. [4] [N 12]
Who was Robert Clive? [4] [N 15] What was the All India Khilafat conference? [4]
This question is about India in the nineteenth century. The Simon Commission, The Nehru Report & The
Who were the Thuggee? [4] [N 17] 14 Points of Mr. Jinnah
Who was Warren Hastings? [4] [N 17] Describe the Nehru Report. [4] [J 11] [N 14]
Who was Lord Wellesley? [4] [J 19] What was the Simon Report? [4] [N 15]
Who was Mir Qasim? [4] [J 20] The Round Table Conferences (1930-32)
War of Independence 1857 What was the Communal Award? [4] [N 18]
What happened at the battle of Kanpur? / What Elections of 1937
happened at Cawnpore in 1857? [4][J 11] [J 16] What were the outcomes of the provincial elections of
Who was Nana Sahib? [4] [N 16] 1937? [4] [J 14]
Describe the events of the War of Independence, The Congress Rule or The Congress Ministries
1857-1858. [4] [J 13] (1937-1939)
Who was Lakshmibai? [4] [N 18] What was the Wardha Scheme? [4] [J 10]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817- 1898) What was the ‘Day of Deliverance’? [4] [J 20]
What was ‘The Loyal Mohammedans of India’? [4] Pakistan Movement 1940-1947
Describe the ‘Hindi-Urdu Controversy.’ [4] [N 12] What was (happened on) the Direct Action Day? [4] [J
What was the Muhammaden Anglo-Oriental School? 10] [N 17]
[4] [N 13] Describe the Cripps Mission. [4] [J 13]
National and Regional Languages of Pakistan What was the Quit India Resolution? [4] [N 13]
How has the Pakistan government promoted the What was the Cabinet Mission Plan? [4] [N 19]
development of Balochi since 1947? [N 10] What was the June 3 Plan? [4] [N 16]
How has Pakistan promoted the development of What was the Radcliffe Award? [4] [J 18]
Sindhi since 1947? [N 13] Negotiations and Independence or Partition of
India
Achievements of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Who was Fatima Jinnah? [4] [J 20]
Allama Muhammad Iqbal & Rahmat Ali
Who was Dr. Allama Iqbal? [4] [N 10]
Who was Chaudri Rahmat Ali? [4] [J 19]
How did the name ‘Pakistan’ originate? [4] [J 17]
 Section 3 Miscellaneous Questions
Early Problems of Pakistan
Who was Aurangzeb?
What was the Canal Water Dispute? 4] [J 10]
What was Jizya?
Describe the refugee problem. [4] [N 12] [N 18]
What was Mansabdari system?
Khwaja Nazimuddin, Malik Ghulam Muhammad &
Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar II?
Iskander Mirza
Who was Shivaji?
Describe the constitutional crisis of 1954-55. [4]
Who were Marathas?
Describe the 1956 Constitution. [4] [N 13]
What was Suttee?
What was the ‘One Unit’ Scheme? [4] [J 16]
Who was Rani of Jhansi?
General Muhammad Ayub Khan (1958-1969)
Who was Tantia Tope? (also known as Tatya Tope)
What were the Basic Democracies? [4] [N 11] [J 17]
What was Cawnpore massacre?
Separation of East Pakistan or Creation of
What was greased cartridge issue?
Bangladesh or Fall of Dhaka (1971)
What was Operation Searchlight? [4] [N 15] What were the events of revolt?
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1971-1977) What was East India company?
What was the Simla Agreement? [4] [N 10] [J 13] Who was Roberet Clive?
Describe Z.A. Bhutto’s downfall from power. [4] What was battle of Plassey?
Describe the terms of the 1973 Constitution. [4] What was black hole incident of Calcutta?
Describe Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s health reforms of 1972. Who was Mir Qasim?
[4] [J 16] What was battle of Buxar?
Describe the Security of Tenure scheme. [4] Who was Hyder Ali?
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1977-1988) Who was Tipu Sulatan?
What were the Hudood Ordinances? [4] [N 13] Who was Lord Wellesley?
What was the ‘Afghan Miracle’? [4] [J 15] What was regulating act of 1773?
What is the Karakoram Highway? [4] [N 19] What was charter of 1833?
What was the Eighth Amendment? [4] What was treaty of Lahore?
Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and General Pervez What was doctrine of Lapse?
Musharraf (1988-1999) What was annexation of Sindh?
What was the Pucca Qila massacre? [4] [N 17] What was Queen's proclamation of 1858?
What problems did Nawaz Sharif face as Prime What was Vernacular press act 1878?
Minister during the 1990s? [4] [J 11] Who was Shah Wali Ullah? (1703-62)
What problems did Benazir Bhutto face as Prime Who was Ahmed Shah Abdali (Durrani)? (1722-1773)
Minister of Pakistan? [4] [J 12] Who was Syed Ahmed Shaheed Baralvi? (1786-1831)
Describe General Pervez Musharraf’s coup. [4] Who was Haji Shariat Ullah?
Describe General Pervez Musharraf’s rise to power in What is meant by Dar-ul-harab?
1999. [4] [N 16] Who was Dodhu Mian? (Dadhu Mian)
What was the Kargil Conflict? [4] [J 14] Who was Titu Mir?
What was the Co-operative societies scandal? [4] Who was Ranjit Singh?
Describe the problems caused by family feuds that Who was Sir Syed?
faced the Benazir Bhutto governments. [4] What was Aligarh movement?
Pakistan and India What was Urdu-Hindi controversy?
What has been the importance of the Siachen Glacier What was Muhammadan defense alliance?
to both India and Pakistan? [4] [J 15] What was Two nation theory?
Pakistan and the United States of America (USA) What was scientific society?
What was SEATO? [4] [J 17] What was Tahdhib-ul-Aklaq?
Pakistan and the Soviet Union (USSR) What was Tabyin-ul-Kalam?
Describe Pakistan’s involvement in the U 2 crisis. [4] What was Aligarh institute Gazette?
Pakistan and Afghanistan What was Loyal Muhammadan of India?
Describe the OIC. [4] [N 20] What was the Pamphlet "Causes of Revolt"?
What was Athar-al-sanadeed? What were Gandhi-Jinnah talks?
What was meant by Nadarath? What was Simla conference?
What was Congress? What was Cabinet Mission plan?
What was Pashto academy? What was the Direct Action Day?
What was Baloch academy? What was Radcliffe Award?
Who were zamindars? What was the 3 June Plan?
Who were Thugees? Who was Allama Iqbal?
Who was Warren Hastings? Who was Chaudry Rehmat Ali?
What was Swadeshi movement? How did the name ‘Pakistan’ originate?
What was Simla deputation? What was Hindu Maha Sabha?
What were objectives of Muslim league? What was Salt march?
What was Arya Samaj? What was Satyagraha?
What was Morley-Minto reforms? What was the Canal Water Dispute?
What was Lucknow pact? Describe the refugee problem [4]
What was Rowlatt act? Describe the constitutional crisis of 1954– 55.
What was Amritsar massacre? What was the ‘One Unit’ Scheme?
Who was General Dyer? How did Ayub Khan achieve power?
What was Montague-Chelmsford reforms? What was Basic Democracy?
What was diarchy system? Describe Pakistan’s involvement in the U2 crisis.
What was Khilafat movement? Who was Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman?
What was Mopla uprising? What was Operation Searchlight?
What was Hijrat movement? Describe the Simla Agreement.
Who Kamal Attaturk? Describe Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ’s health reforms o f
What was Treaty of Versailles? 1972.
What was Treaty of Sevres? Describe Bhutto ’s downfall from power.
What was First Khilafat Conference? What was the ‘Afghan Miracle’?
What was Second Khilafat Conference? What were the Hudood Ordinances?
What was Khilafat Delegation? Describe the Zakat Ordinance.
What was Third Khilafat Conference? What was the Eighth Amendment?
What was the All India Khilafat Conference? What was the Pucca Qila massacre?
What was Chaura Chauri Incident? What problems did Nawaz Sharif face as Prime
Who was Maulana Muhammad Ali Jouhar? Minister during the 1990s?
What was Delhi proposal? What problems did Benazir Bhutto face as Prime
What was Simmon commission? Minister of Pakistan?
What was the Simon Report? Describe General Pervez Musharraf’s coup .
What was Nehru report? What was the Co-operative societies scandal?
What were Jinnah 14 points? What was the Kargil Conflict?
What was Gandhi-Irwin pact? Describe the problems caused by family feuds that
What was Communal awards? faced the Benazir Bhutto governments.
What were the outcomes of the provincial elections of What was SEATO?
1937? What was CENTO?
What was Wardha educational scheme? Describe the 1956 Constitution?
What was Vidya Mander Scheme? Describe the terms of the 1973 Constitution.
What was Band-e-Matram? Who was Fatima Jinnah?
What was day of Deliverance? What is the Karakoram Highway?
What was Lahore/Pakistan resolution? What has been the importance of the Siachen Glacier
Who was A.K.Fazl-ul-Haq? to both India and Pakistan?
What was Cripps mission?
What was Quit India Movement?
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