UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
2059/1
1 hour 30 minutes
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TIME 1 hour 30 minutes
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1 (a) (i) Who wrote the book ‘Izalat-al-Akhfa’?
(ii) In which year did Syed Ahmad Shaheed Barailvi capture Akora?
(iii) What did Octavian Hume establish in 1885?
(iv) In which script was Sindhi originally written?
(b) Why did Pakistan choose Urdu as its national language?
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(c) Was the in-fighting between Aurangzeb’s successors the most important reason for the collapse of the Mughal Empire? Explain your answer.
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2 (a) (i) Who was responsible for the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
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(ii) In which village in the United Province did trouble erupt between the police and demonstrators in 1922?
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(iii) Who led the Muslim delegation in the Third Round Table Conference of 1932?
(iv) In which year was the Cripps Mission?
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(b) Explain the reasons for the establishment of the Khilafat Movement.
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(c) Which of the following was the most important in the development of the Pakistan Movement:
(i) Jinnah’s 14 Points 1929;
(ii) Government of India Act 1935;
(iii) Congress Rule 1937-1939?
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above.
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3 (a) (i) Who became Viceroy of India in November 1905?
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(ii) What system of government was introduced by the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of
1919?
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(iii) In which year was the Nehru Report published?
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(iv) Which Conference was held in the summer of 1945?
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(b) Explain the reasons for the establishment of the Muslim League in 1906.
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(c) How important was Muhammad Ali Jinnah to the Pakistan Movement? Explain your answer.
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4 (a) (i) With whom did the Khilafat Delegation meet in England in 1920?
(ii) Who persuaded Jinnah to become president of the Muslim League in 1934?
(iii) What was the aim of the Swaraj Movement founded by Gandhi?
(iv) Which city became the first capital of Pakistan in 1947?
(b) Why were three Round Table Conferences held between 1930 and 1932?
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(c) ‘During the Second World War (1939-1945), negotiations aimed at Independence achieved little.’ Give reasons why you might agree and disagree with this statement.
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5 (a) (i) What name does Afghanistan give to the territory it disputes with Pakistan?
(ii) What is the meaning of OIC?
(iii) With which other country did Pakistan and Turkey form the RCD in 1964?
(iv) In which city was the Islamic Summit held in 1974?
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(b) Why has Pakistan supported the Palestinian cause?
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(c) How successful was Pakistan’s relationship with the USSR between 1947 and 1988?
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