Mock Cambridge
Mock Cambridge
Mock Cambridge
TOTAL MARKS 75
SECTION A:
QUESTION NO. 1:
SOURCE A: THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT PROBLEMS FOR AYUB KHAN IN HIS LAST YEARS.
During 1968 the protest and riots were impossible to stop. Bhutto captured the public mood in
West Pakistan with his campaign for Islamic Socialism. In East Pakistan Mujibur Rahman’s
Awami League became a serious threat to the President’s authority .In desperation, Ayub Khan
again declared martial Law on 17th march 1969 .For Ayub Khan this was really an admission of
defeat in all that he had tried to achieve since taking power in 1958.A week later, on 25th march
1969, he resigned and handed over power to the Army Chief of staff, General Agha Mohammad
Yahiya Khan.
ACCORDING TO SOURCE A UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES AYUB HAD TO STEP DOWN? (3)
B: In the 1990 election, Nawaz Sharif achieved a decisive victory .His IJI gained 105 seats whilst
Benazir Bhutto’s allies gained only 45.
B:
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SOURCE B ABOUT THE POPULARITY OF NAWAZ SHARIF IN
1990s? (5)
C: why did Pakistan distrust India so much between 1971 and 1988? (7)
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. (10)
SECTION B:
Question No. 2:
A:
B:
Why did educational reform become such an important issue between 1947 and 1999? (7)
C:
How successful was Mr. Jinnah as Governor General between 1947 to 1948? (14)
Question No.3:
A:
B:
C:
How successful was Pakistan in establishing a new constitution between 1947 and1973?
Explain your answer.
(14)
Question No. 4:
A:
B:
Why did being a nuclear power create difficulties for Pakistan in the 1980s and 1990s?
(7)
C: How successful has Pakistan been as a member of world organisations between 1947and
1999? Explain your answer. (14)
Question no. 5:
A:
What common interest linked Iran and Pakistan? (4)
B:
Why did Pakistan support the Palestinian cause between 1947 and 1999? (7)
C:
How successful was Pakistan’s relationship with the USSR between 1947 and 1999?
Explain your answer. (14)