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Section A
Answer the following question.
This question is about India in the nineteenth century 1 Study the sources (Insert)
carefully and then answer the questions which follow.
SOURCE A
The Indian cotton industry At first the East India Company and the British
Parliament discouraged Indian production of cotton goods in order to encourage
the growing cotton industry in Great Britain. British policy developed during the
nineteenth century to allow Indian people to grow raw cotton in order to supply
material for the cotton factories of Great Britain. Orders were sent out to force
Indian skilled workers to work in the East India Company’s factories. The East
India Company was given legal powers to control production in the villages and
communities of Indian weavers. Very high tariffs excluded Indian silks and cotton
goods from Great Britain but British goods were admitted into India free of duty.
From The Economic History of India under Early British Rule by R.C. Dutt
(a) According to Source A, what difficulties did the Indian cotton industry face
during the nineteenth century? [3]
A railway accident in India in the nineteenth century
(b) How does Source B help us to understand Indian concerns about the building
of railways in India during the nineteenth century? [5]
(c) Why did the British build railways in India during the nineteenth century? [7]
(d) Was an absence of leadership the main reason why the War of Independence
in 1857 failed? Explain your answer. [10]
Section B
Answer any two questions from this Section.
2 (a) Who were zamindars? [4]
(b) Why was Robert Clive appointed the first Governor of Bengal? [7]
(c) Was the in-fighting between Aurangzeb’s successors the most important
reason for the break-up of the Mughal Empire? Explain your answer. [14]
3 (a) How did the name ‘Pakistan’ originate? [4]
(b) Why was the Second Round Table Conference of 1931 unsuccessful? [7]
(c) Was the withdrawal of Gandhi’s support the most important reason for the
decline of the Khilafat Movement? Explain your answer. [14]
Nov 2016
Section A
Answer the following question.

This question is about the Pakistan Movement between 1927
and 1937.
1 Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the
questions which follow. (a) According to Source A, why was
there opposition to the Simon Commission of 1927? [3] (b)
What does Source B tell us about the negotiations during the
Round Table Conferences between 1930 and 1932? [5] (c)
Explain the importance of the Government of India Act of 1935
to the future of the subcontinent. [7]
(d) How successful were the provincial elections held in India in
1937? Explain your answer. [10]
Section B Answer any two questions from this section. 2 (a)

Who was Nana Sahib? [4] (b) Why was Britain so successful in
expanding its control of the sub-continent between 1750 and
1850? [7] (c) Was the development of a western education system the greatest achievement
of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan? Explain your answer. [14]
3 (a) Describe what happened at Lucknow in 1916. [4]
(b) Why did the Khilafat Movement emerge? [7]
(c) Was the partition of Bengal the main reason for the formation of the Muslim
League in 1906? Give reasons for your answer. [14]
4 (a) What was the June 3 Plan? [4]
(b) Explain why the All India Muslim Conference rejected the Nehru Report in
1928. [7]
(c) Did Allama Iqbal contribute more to the Pakistan Movement than Rahmat Ali?
Explain your answer [14]
2016 May/June
Section A Answer the following question. This question is about the
formation of Bangladesh. 1 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]
Section B
Answer any two questions from this Section.

2 (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]
3 (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 19 and 1920/? Explain your
answer.
Nov 2015
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
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]
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]
June 2015
Section A:
Answer the following question This question is about the British in
India 1 Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the
questions which follow. (a) According to Source A, what reasons are
suggested for the British victory at the battle of Plassey in 1757? [3] (
b) What does Source B tell us about the British East India Company in
1825? [5]
(c) Why were the British able to take control of India by 1850? [7]
(d) 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]
Section B:
Answer 2 questions Question 2 (a) Who was Tipu Sultan? [4] (b) Why
was Urdu chosen as the national language in Pakistan in 1947? [7] (c)
Was the attempt to achieve a better understanding with the British the
most important contribution that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan made to the
Muslim cause during the nineteenth century? Explain your answer. [14]
Question 3 (a) What was the All India Khilafat Conference? [4] (b) Why
did Jinnah produce his 14 Points in 1929? [7] (c) How successful were
the three Round Table Conferences of 1930-1932? Explain your answer.
[14]
Question 4 (a) What was the ‘Afghan Miracle’? [4] (b) Why was
Islamabad chosen as the new capital of Pakistan? [7] (c) How successful
was Pakistan in its relationship with the U.S.A. between 1947 and
1999? Explain your answer. [14] Question 5 (a) What has been the
importance of the Siachen Glacier to both India and Pakistan? [4] (b)
Explain why General Musharraf was able to gain power in 1999. [7] (c)
How successful were Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s domestic policies between
1971 and 1977? Explain your answer. [14]

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Answer the following question.

A railway accident in India in the nineteenth century

Answer any two questions from this Section.

2 (a) Who were zamindars? [4]

3 (a) How did the name ‘Pakistan’ originate? [4]

Answer the following question.

Section B Answer any two questions from this section. 2 (a)

3 (a) Describe what happened at Lucknow in 1916. [4]

(b) Why did the Khilafat Movement emerge? [7]

4 (a) What was the June 3 Plan? [4]

Answer any two questions from this Section.

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