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SECTION 1
CHAPTER 1
1. Explain why Shah Waliullah was an important figure for the Muslim community during
the eighteenth century. [7]
2.
3. Why were there attempts to revive Islam in the sub-continent during the eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries? [7]
4. The work of Shah Waliullah was the main factor contributing to the [14]
spread of Islam between 1700 and 1850.’ How far do you agree with
this statement? Explain your answer.

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CHAPTER 2
• EIC/Tipu Sultan, Robert Clive, zamindars, nawabs, Warren Hastings, TITU MIR, Ahmad Shah
Durrani, Lord Wellesley, NADIR SHAH/BLACK HOLE/HECTOR MUNRO/SHAH ALAM II, SHUJA UD
DAULA/MIR QASIM/SHIVAJI/Ranjit Singh/CORNWALLIS/MACAULEY/3RD BATTLE OF
PANIPAT//MIR JAFFAR/PLASSEY. [4] YOU SHOULD KNOW FAMINES/WARS/SIKH WARS/DRAIN
OF WEALTH OR PERIOD OF PLUNDER/RAILWAYS/DURAND LINE/INDIAN COTTON INDUSTRY.
1. WHO WAS QUEEN VICTORIA? [4]
2. DESCRIBE THE BLACK HOLE INCIDENT. [4]
3. EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF NADIR SHAH’S ACTIONS IN 1739. [4]
4. DESCRIBE THE MILITARY ACTIONS OF AHMAD SHAH DURRANI IN 1761. [4]
5. DESCRIBE THE DOCTRINE OF SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCES. [4]
6. Explain why Robert Clive was successful in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. [7]
7. Why was Robert Clive appointed the first Governor of Bengal? [7]
8. Why were the Marathans defeated after the decline of the Mughal Empire? [7]
9. Explain why the East India Company was interested in the subcontinent in the years before
1750. [7]
10. Why did the British build railways in India during the nineteenth century? [7]
11. Explain the impact of railways on the lives of Indian people in the nineteenth century. [7]
12. Explain why the Mughal Empire declined following the death of Aurangzeb. [7]
13. Were the policies of Aurangzeb/ British expansion in India/IN-FIGHTING ETC the most important
reason for the decline of the Mughal Empire? Explain your answer. [14]
14. Was the India Act of 1784 the main reason why the British were able to expand beyond Bengal
between 1784 and 1850? Explain your answer. [10]
15. Did educational reforms have a greater effect on the Indian people than any other changes
introduced by the British between 1773 and 1856? Explain your answer. [14]

CHAPTER 3
1. EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF THE LEE ENFIELD RIFLE ON INDIA.
2. DESCRIBE THE IMPACT OF LORD DALHOUSIE ON INDIA.
3. Who were the Thuggee/LAKSHMIBAI? [4]
4. Why did the War of Independence of 1857 not succeed?[7]
5. Did educational reforms have a greater effect on the Indian people than any other changes
introduced by the British between 1773 and 1856? Explain your answer. [14]
6. To what extent were the outcomes of the War of Independence beneficial for India? Explain your
answer. [14]
7. ‘The War of Independence of 1857 achieved nothing’. Give reasons why you might agree and
disagree with this statement. [14]
8. Was the work of the Christian missionaries the most important reason why the Indians opposed
British attempts to westernize them between 1750 and 1850/1856? Explain your answer.
[10/14]

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CHAPTER 4
1. What was ‘The Loyal Mohammedans of India? /CAUSES OF REVOLT [4]
2. Why did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found the Aligarh Movement? [7]
3. Why did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wish to develop a better understanding with the
British following the War of Independence (1857-58)? [7]
4. Sir Syed [14] more likely if there are 2 qs on section 1, DID NOT COME IN 2023.
5. LANGUAGES MAY BE A THEME.
CHAPTER 5
1. Why was Urdu chosen as the national language in Pakistan in 1947? [7]
2. URDU AND/JUST REGIONAL LANGUAGES = 4/14.
SECTION 2
CHAPTER 6
1. What was the Simla Deputation? GENERAL DYER/SWADESHI MOVEMENT [4]
2. What was the Hindu Mahasabha/PUNDIT MOHAN MALAVIYA? [4]
3. What was the Arya Samaj/DAYANAND SARASWATI? [4]
4. Discuss the Impact of Revolutionaries on India in WW1/BAL TILAK/ANNIE BESANT. [4]
5. Discuss the impact of the Rowlatt Act on India. [4]
6. What was the Defence of India Act? [4]
7. What was Satyagraha? [4]
8. What were the terms of the Indian Councils Act of 1909? [4]
9. Why did the British introduce the Defence of India Act? [7]
10. Why was the Simla Delegation of 1906 an important turning point for the Muslims of the sub-
continent? [7]
11. Explain why the Muslim community felt it necessary to form their own political party in 1906. [7]
12. Was the partition of Bengal the main reason for the formation of the Muslim League in 1906?
Give reasons for your answer. [14]
13. Why were the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms opposed by Indians in 1919? [7]
14. Why was India not granted self-rule by Britain in 1919? [7]
15. Explain why the Congress Party opposed the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909. [7]
16. Which of the following was the greatest impediment to Hindu Muslim Unity:
a. Moplah incident
b. Arya Samaj
c. Hindu Mahasabha
Explain. [10/14]
17. To what extent had India benefitted by the early 1920s from supporting the British in the First
World War? Explain your answer. [10]
18. Was the introduction of the Rowlatt Act in 1919 the sole cause of violence in India during 1919
and 1920? Explain your answer. [14]

CHAPTER 7
1. What was the All India Khilafat Conference/HIJRAT/Moplah/Chauri Chaura? [4]
2. Why did Jinnah put forward the Delhi Proposals? [7]
3. Why did the Khilafat Movement emerge (more likely)/FAIL? [7]

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CHAPTER 8
1. What was the Communal Award?/DAY OF DELIVERANCE/SIMON REPORT. [4]
2. Describe the impact of World War 2 on India. [4]
3. What was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact? [4]
4. Describe the Salt March. [4]
5. Allahabad 1930. [4]
6. Why was the Nehru Report rejected? [7]
7. Explain the importance of the Government of India Act of 1935 to the future of the sub-
continent. [7]
8. Why was the second RTC unsuccessful? [7]
9. Explain how Jinnah transformed the Muslim League between 1937 and 1939. [7]
10. Why did Jinnah put forward the Delhi Proposals?
11. Explain why there was opposition to the Government of India Act of 1935? [7]
12. Explain why the Muslim community objected to the rule of the Congress party between 1937
and 1939. [7]
13. 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? NEHRU REPORT MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR.
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above.
14. Do you agree that the celebration of the ‘Day of Deliverance’ in 1939 was justified? Give reasons
for your answer. [14]
15. Was the introduction of the Wardha Scheme the main reason why Congress rule (1937–1939) was
disliked by Muslim community? Give reasons for your answer. [14]
16. How successful were the 1937 elections? Explain your answer. [10/14]
17. Were Jinnah’s 14 Points the most important development in the Pakistan Movement between
1927/29 and 1940? Explain your answer. [10/14]
CHAPTER 9
Delhi Conference/Great Calcutta Killing/Cabinet Mission, Simla Conference, Quit India
Resolution [4]
1. What was the Radcliffe Award? [4]
2. Who was Lord Mountbatten? [4]
3. Describe the Indian Independence Act. [4]
4. What was the 3 June Plan? [4]
5. Describe the impact of Direct Action Day. [4]
6. Why was the ‘Quit India’ Movement formed in 1942? [7]
7. Why did the Gandhi Jinnah Talks fail?
8. Was the success of the Labour Party in winning the British General Election in 1945 the most
important reason why the subcontinent of India was partitioned in 1947? Explain your answer.
[14]
• Events from 1945-1947 more important.
CHAPTER 10
1. How did the name ‘Pakistan’ originate? [4]
2. PNM/RAHMAT ALI [4]

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3. Why was Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal asked to chair the Muslim League at Allahabad in 1930?
[7]
4. Assess the significance of the contributions of Allama Iqbal and Rahmat Ali to the Pakistan
Movement. Explain your answer. [14]
5. Which of the following contributed the most to the Pakistan National Movement:
• Allama Iqbal’s Address of 1930;
• Chaudhary Rahmat Ali’s Scheme of Pakistan;
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Lahore Resolution of 1940?
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [14]
6. ‘The declaration of the Day of Deliverance in 1939 was Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s greatest
achievement in the years 1929 to 1947.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. [14]
7. How important was Muhammad Ali Jinnah to the Pakistan Movement? Explain your answer.
[14]

SECTION 3
CHAPTER 11
1. Explain why the subcontinent was faced with a refugee problem in 1947. [7]
2. Why was the division of the armed forces and military assets a problem for Pakistan in 1947?
[7]
3. Why was Pakistan faced with a refugee crisis in 1947? [7]

4. How successful was Quaid-e-Azam in establishing the new Pakistan in 1947? Explain your answer.
[10/14]
5. Possible Compulsory with Pak/India or Pak Kashmir as [10].

CHAPTER 12
6. Describe the One Unit Scheme/FATIMA JINNAH. [4]
7. What were the Basic Democracies? [4]
8. Why was it so difficult to agree on a new Constitution in 1950? [7]
9. Why was there a constitutional crisis between 1954 and 1955? [7]
10. Explain why there were many governments between 1951 and 1958. [7]
11. Why was Islamabad chosen as the new capital of Pakistan? [7]
12. AYUB KHAN’S FOREIGN POLICY/domestic policy [10/14]
13. Which of the following contributed the most to Pakistan’s domestic policies between 1948 and
1958?
(i) Khwaja Nazimuddin/LAK
(ii) Malik Ghulam Muhammad
(iii) Iskander Mirza
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above.
14. How successful have governments been in the Islamisation of Pakistan between 1947 and
1988? Explain your answer. [14]

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15. ‘The low rate of literacy was the most important social problem facing Pakistan between 1947
and 1988.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. [14]

16. ‘Constitutional reforms were the most important of Ayub Khan’s domestic policies during the
“Decade of Progress” between 1958 and 1969.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. [14]

CHAPTER 13
1. Describe the impact of Cyclone Bhola on Pakistan. [4]
2. Describe the impact of the election result of 1971 on Pakistan. [4]
3. Operation Searchlight/Awami League/6 points.
4. Why did the victory of the Awami League in the 1970 elections in Pakistan cause a constitutional
crisis? [7]
5. Explain why East Pakistan wished to become independent of West Pakistan. [7]

CHAPTER 14
1. Describe the Simla Agreement. [4]
2. Describe Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s health reforms of 1972. [4]
3. Junejo /8TH AMENDMENT/AFGHAN MIRACLE/ZAKAT ORDINANCE/cricket diplomacy[4].
4. Describe the Security of Tenure scheme. [4]
5. Why did Bhutto reform education? [7]
6. Why did educational reform become such an important issue between 1947 and 1999? [7]
7. ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO’S FOREIGN/DOMESTIC POLICY IN A POSSIBLE 10 MARK.
8. Why did Zia-ul-Haq find it difficult to rule Pakistan during the late 1980s? [7]
9. Possible Compulsory is Bhutto, you should know how he consolidated his power in addition to
domestic policies. [10/14
10. In which of the following did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto have most success?
(i) reform and control of the armed forces
(ii) constitutional reform
(iii) education and health reforms
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [14]
11. How successful was Zia-ul-Haq’s foreign policy between 1978 and 1988? Explain your
answer. [10]
12. To what extent was the Islamisation programme the most significant domestic policy introduced
by the government of Zia-ul-Haq between 1977 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]

CHAPTER 15
1. Who was Sajjad Ali Shah? [4]
2. Who was Moeen Qureshi? [4]
3. What was the Motorway Project? [4]
4. 4 MARKERS OR F1: Pukka Qila/KARGIL/CO-OPS/BCCI/FAMILY FEUDS/SAJJAD ALI SHAH/MOIN
QURESHI/WASIM SAJJAD/ GHULAM ISHAQ KHAN/FAROOQ LEGHARI/Kalashnikov
culture/SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS/MQM/MUSHARAF’S RISE TO POWER.

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5. Why was the economic performance in the 1990s so dismal/Why did Pakistan need the IMF in
the 1990s? [7]
6. Why were there so many caretaker governments in Pakistan in the 1990s? [7]
7. Explain why BB’s government ended in 1996. [7]
8. To what extent did Benazir Bhutto’s privatisation policy contribute to the government
being replaced in 1996? Explain your answer. [14]
9. BENAZIR BHUTTO FOREIGN POLICY/NAWAZ SHARIF FOREIGN POLICY [10]
10. NS T2/ BBT2 MORE IMP. KNOW THE **SUCCESSES OF BOTH LEADERS** ALSO!!
11. POSSIBLE COMPULSORY FROM CH 15, may include a pic on nuclear threat/family feud/ Lahore
Declaration/BB with troika/any foreign policy pic etc.
CHAPTER 16
OIC/SEATO/CENTO [4].
12. What has been the importance of the Siachen Glacier to both India and Pakistan? [4]
13. What is the Karakoram Highway? [4]
14. Why was India successful in the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan? [7]
15. Why did being a nuclear power create difficulties for Pakistan in the 1980s and 1990s? [7]
16. NUCLEARIZATION MAY COME AS A POSSIBLE COMPULSORY.
17. Why did many Pakistanis migrate between 1947 and 1999? [7]
18. Why did Pakistan distrust India so much between 1971 and 1988? [7]
19. WHY 1965 AND 1971 WARS LOST. [7]
20. How successfully did India and Pakistan handle the Kashmir issue between 1947 and 1999?
Explain your answer. [10/14]
21. To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and its neighbour Afghanistan
successful from 1947 to 1999? [14]
22. How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with China between 1947 and 1999? Give
reasons for your answer. [14]

Priority: PAK CHINA/PAK INDIA/PAK KASHMIR/PAK AFGHANISTAN. [10/14]

PERHAPS: UK AND COMMONWEALTH/WORLD ORGANIZATIONS ESP PAK-UN POSSIBLE [10]/USA.
[10/14]