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CAIE 2059 Pakistan Studies Paper 1 — May/June 2020 Question Paper

The real May/June 2020 Paper 1 (History and Culture of Pakistan) question paper for CAIE 2059 Pakistan Studies (2059_s20_qp_01).

16 questions, 75 marks total.

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1. Question 1a3 marks

   According to Source A what were the personal characteristics of Robert Clive?

2. Question 1b5 marks

   What can we learn from Source B about the treatment of Indian hostages during the Mysore Wars?

3. Question 1c7 marks

   Explain why the East India Company was interested in the subcontinent in the years before 1750.

4. Question 1d10 marks

   To what extent were economic reforms the main cause of the War of Independence in 1857? Explain your answer.

5. Question 2a4 marks

   Who was Mir Qasim?

6. Question 2b7 marks

   Explain why Britain was able to expand into the subcontinent between 1750 and 1850.

7. Question 2c14 marks

   Were the policies of Aurangzeb the main reason for the decline of the Mughal Empire? Explain your answer.

8. Question 3a4 marks

   Who was General Dyer?

9. Question 3b7 marks

   Explain why the Khilafat Movement ended in 1924.

10. Question 3c14 marks

    How successful was the 1905 Partition of Bengal? Explain your answer.

11. Question 4a4 marks

    What was the 'Day of Deliverance'?

12. Question 4b7 marks

    Explain why there was opposition to the Government of India Act of 1935.

13. Question 4c14 marks

    Assess the significance of the contributions of Allama Iqbal and Rahmat Ali to the Pakistan Movement. Explain your answer.

14. Question 5a4 marks

    Who was Fatima Jinnah?

15. Question 5b7 marks

    Explain why Benazir Bhutto's government ended in 1996.

16. Question 5c14 marks

    Was the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) the main reason for the government ending in 1993? Explain your answer.