Pakistan Studies History (2059/01) 2024 Mock Paper by Sir Junaid Akhtar
Pakistan Studies History (2059/01) 2024 Mock Paper by Sir Junaid Akhtar
Pakistan Studies History (2059/01) 2024 Mock Paper by Sir Junaid Akhtar
SECTION A: (COMPULSORY)
Source A:
‘I found that people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics
took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world by
voting for a woman, that a woman had taken a man’s place in an Islamic society. My
opponents reduced themselves to verbal abuse rather than discuss issues simply
because I was a woman.’
Source B:
Section A
1 This question is about the govt. of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.
Study the source carefully and then answer the questions which follow.
(a) According to Source A, what problems Benazir Bhutto faced as the Prime Minister? [3]
(b) What can we learn from Source B about the 1st govt. of Benazir Bhutto? [5]
(d) How successful were Pak relations with China from 1947-99? Explain your answer. [10]
[Total: 25]
SECTION B (ATTEMPT ANY 2 QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION)
(b) Explain why the British govt. take the direct control of the East India Company? [7]
(c) Did Syed Ahmad Barelvi contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the
subcontinent before 1840? Explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
(b) Why did Jinnah choose Urdu as the National language of Pakistan? [7]
(c) The reasons behind the partition of Bengal were more important than its reversal? Do you
agree or disagree explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
(b) Explain why the Muslim community objected to the rule of the Congress party between
1937 and 1939? [7]
(c) Negotiations during the World War II were less important for Pakistan Movement. Explain
your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
(b) Explain why there were many governments from 1947-58? [7]
(c) Were the constitutional reforms of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto the most important of his domestic
policies? Explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]