Beaconhouse School System

PECHS Campus- O’ Level

Name: ___________________________
Class: X ______ Time : 30 min
Date: _________ Marks : ___/25

Q1: Read the given source to answer the question which follows:

The 1952 events on the official language caused the people of East Pakistan to abandon the Muslim
League which was evident with the fact that East Pakistan's 1954 provincial elections, the League
captured only 7 out of the 390 seats. Until 1956, when the state declared that both Bengali and Urdu
would be state languages, the language movement continued. Great differences began developing
between the two wings of Pakistan. While the west had a minority share of Pakistan's total population,
it had the largest share of revenue allocation, industrial development, agricultural reforms and civil
development projects. Pakistan's military and civil services were dominated by the Punjabis. Bengalis
had been designated as a "non-martial" race by the British. Bengali participation in the military was very
low.

a) According to the Source A, what made the two wings of Pakistan fallen apart? [3]

Look at the following picture:

File photo: Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman after his release in 1966

b) What does the Source B tell you about the political disorder in East Pakistan in 1960s? [5]

c) Why were the Elections of 1970 resulted as political problem for East Pakistan? [7]

d) Do you agree that the geographical problems remained more evident to the creation of
independent Bangladesh than economic reasons? Give reasons for your answer. [10]