IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR HISTORY

FOR SESSION MAY JUNE 2023

Guidelines and Some Facts

 Total 07 Marks Questions for History (79 Questions)

 I have shortlisted only 25 Questions
 Total 10/14 Marks Questions for History (65 Questions)
 I have shortlisted only 25 Questions
 For 4 Marks; anything can be assessed. Just give 4 Simple Statements with
brief explanation. Don’t Panic after seeing any new 4 mark questions.
 For Source Based Questions; Section 1 (50%), Section 2 (35%), Section 3
(15%)
 Do not rely on Guess Papers Only
 Cover each and every topic but focus more on these topics.
 Always Remember one thing “Guess Laga To Laga warna Students ke
lagay”
 No one knows what questions or topics will come in your paper.
 Guess Paper is only like “Musalmaano Tukka Lagaao of Amir Bhai”
 1 or 2 Questions will be new for the students so be ready for that!!!!

Section 1
 Downfall of Mughal Empire (Causes for Downfall)
 War of Independence (Failure of War)
 East India Company (Why British came to India + British Expansion)
 Three Reformers (All Three Reformers)
 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (Why SSAK improved relations b/w Muslims and
British?)
 Languages

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (7 Marks)

a) Explain why the East India Company became interested in the sub-
continent? [7]
b) Explain why Sir Syed Ahmed Khan tried to improve relations between
Muslims and British? [7]
c) Explain why Shah Waliullah have such an important influence on the
revival of Islam in the sub-continent? [7]
d) Explain why Urdu was chosen as the national language of Pakistan in
1947. [7]
e) Why have regional languages been promoted by the Pakistani
government since 1947? [7]
Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (14 Marks)
a) Was British expansion in India the most important reason for the decline of
the Mughal Empire? Explain your answer. [14]
b) To what extent were the different aims of Indian groups in 1857 the main
reason why the War of Independence was short-lived? Explain your answer.
[14]
c) How far was Indian resistance to British expansion in the subcontinent
successful before 1850? [14]
d) ‘The work of Shah Waliullah was the main factor contributing to the spread
of Islam between 1700 and 1850.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer. [14]
e) Has the promotion of Urdu been more successful than that of any regional
language in Pakistan between 1947 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]

Section 2
 Partition/Reversal of Bengal
 Simla Delegation (Importance)
 Lucknow Pact
 Montague Chelmsford Reforms
 Failure of Khilafat Movement
 Allahabad Address
 GOIA 1935
 Elections 1936-37
 Congress Rule
 Day of Deliverance
 Quit India Movement
 1940-47 (Timeline Question)
 Allama Iqbal vs CRA

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (7 Marks)

a) Why was the Simla Deputation of 1906 an important event for the Muslims
of the subcontinent? [7]
b) Explain why Lucknow Pact came about in 1916? [7]
c) Why Montague Chelmsford Reforms opposed by Indians? [7]
d) Explain the importance of Allahabad Address and why Allama Iqbal was
asked to chair the Allahabad Address? [7]
e) Why Government of India Act of 1935 faced so much opposition in 1935?
[7]
f) Explain the importance of the Government of India Act of 1935 to the
future of the sub-continent. [7]
g) Why Quit India Movement was formed in 1942? [7]
 Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (14 Marks)
a) How successful was the 1905 Partition of Bengal? Explain your answer. [14]
b) Was the introduction of the Rowlatt Act in 1919 the sole cause of violence
in India during 1919 and 1920? Explain your answer. [14]
c) Was the abolition of the institution of the caliphate in 1924 the main reason
for the failure of the Khilafat Movement? Give reasons for your answer. [14]
d) How successful were the 1937 elections? Explain your answer. [14]
e) Was the main reason why Congress rule (1937-39) was hated so much
because of the introduction of Bande Matram? Explain your answer. [14]
f) To what extent was Direct Action Day more significant in the creation of
Pakistan than other key events of the 1940s? Explain your answer. [14]
g) Assess the significance of the contributions of Allama Iqbal and Rahmat Ali
to the Pakistan Movement. Explain your answer. [14]

Section 3A
 Early Problems
 Early Ministries 1951-58
 Creation of Bangladesh
 Wars
 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Downfall and Execution)
 Zia ul Haq
 Benazir and Nawaz (Downfalls) (Benazir 2nd and Nawaz 1st Tenure)
 Constitutions

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (7 Marks)

a) Explain why the subcontinent was faced with a refugee problem in 1947?
[7]
b) Explain why there were many governments between 1951 and 1958. [7]
c) Why India was successful in wars of 1965 and 1971? [7]
d) Why Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto rule ended in 1977? [7]
e) Why Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was executed in 1979? [7]
f) Explain why Zia ul Haq introduced Islamization Reforms? [7]
g) Explain why it became more challenging for Zia-ul-Haq to govern Pakistan
effectively during the late 1980s. [7]
h) Why Benazir fall from office in 1996? [7]

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (14 Marks)

a) How successful was Pakistan in solving the problems of Partition during
1947 and 1948? Explain your answer. [14]
b) Which of the following contributed the most to Pakistan’s domestic policies
between 1948 and 1958?
i. Khwaja Nazimuddin
 ii. Malik Ghulam Muhammad
iii. Iskander Mirza
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [14]

c) The geographical position of West Pakistan was most important reason for
the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. Do you agree or disagree? Give
reasons for your answer. [14]
d) To what extent Zia’s Islamic reforms were important than any of his other
policies? Explain your answer. [14]
e) Was the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International
(BCCI) the main reason for the government ending in 1993? Explain your
answer. [14]
f) To what extent did Pakistan achieve a new constitution between 1949 and
1973? Explain your answer. [14]
g) How successful have governments been in the Islamisation of Pakistan
between 1947 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]

Section 3B
 SEATO
 CENTO
 UNO
 OIC
 Palestinian Issue
 Kashmir Issue
 Relation with India
 Relation with Afghanistan
 Relation with China
 Relation with UK
 Relation with USA

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (07 Marks)

a) Why did Pakistan distrust India so much between 1971 and 1988?
b) Why did Pakistan apply for membership of the United Nations in 1947? [7]
c) Why did Pak left SEATO in 1972? [7]
d) Explain why Pakistan has given continued support to the Palestinian
cause. [7]
e) Why being a nuclear power created problem for Pakistan in 1980-1990’s?
[7]

Questions to be Practised (5 Mocks Questions) (14 Marks)

a) How successful have India and Pakistan been in finding a solution to the
Kashmir issue between 1947 and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
b) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with India between 1947
and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
c) To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and its neighbour
Afghanistan successful from 1947 to 1999? [14]
d) To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and UK successful
from 1947 to 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
e) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with the USA between 1947
and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
f) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with the China between
1947 and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
PAKISTAN STUDIES MOCK 1 #MYM2059/01

Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan 1 Hour 30 Minutes

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer three questions in total:

 Answer Question 1.
 Answer two other questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen.

Write your answer to each question in the answer sheet.

Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Do not write on any bar codes.

The total mark for this paper is 75.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in

brackets [ ].
Question 1

Source A

“The Maratha Empire was a power that dominated a large portion of the Indian sub-continent in
the 18th century. The Empire formally existed from 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji and ended
in 1818 with the defeat of Peshwa Bajirao-II at the hands of the British East India Company. The
Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending Mughal rule over most of the Indian sub-
continent.”

Source B: A painting of the 2nd Anglo-Maratha war, 1803-1805.

a) According to Source A what information we get about the Marathas? [3]

b) From Source B what do we learn about the two combatants? [5]
c) Explain why the East India Company was interested in the sub-continent? [7]
d) How far was Indian resistance to British expansion in the subcontinent
successful before 1850? [10]
Question 2
a) What was Arya Samaj? [4]
b) Why was the Simla Deputation of 1906 an important event for the Muslims of
the subcontinent? [7]
c) How successful was the 1905 Partition of Bengal? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 3

a) What was Salt March? [4]

b) Explain why Lucknow Pact came about in 1916? [7]
c) Was the abolition of the institution of the caliphate in 1924 the main reason for
the failure of the Khilafat Movement? Give reasons for your answer. [14]

Question 4

a) Describe Liaquat Nehru Pact. [4]

b) Explain why the subcontinent was faced with a refugee problem in 1947? [7]
c) How successful was Pakistan in solving the problems of Partition during 1947
and 1948? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 5

a) Describe UNO. [4]

b) Why Benazir fall from office in 1996? [7]
c) How successful have India and Pakistan been in finding a solution to the
Kashmir issue between 1947 and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
PAKISTAN STUDIES MOCK 2 #MYM2059/01

Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan 1 Hour 30 Minutes

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer three questions in total:

 Answer Question 1.
 Answer two other questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen.

Write your answer to each question in the answer sheet.

Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Do not write on any bar codes.

The total mark for this paper is 75.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in

brackets [ ].
Question 1

Source A: A statement of Jinnah against the Rowlatt Act

“In my opinion, a Government that passes or sanctions such a law in times of peace forfeits its
claims to be called a civilized Government. Passage of such laws is bound to lead to unrest in the
country and growth of resentment against the Government. I advise the British to reconsider the
Act.”

Source B: Amritsar Massacre

a) According to source A, what message is being conveyed by Jinnah? [3]

b) Describe the scene of the site of the massacre as shown in source B. [5]
c) Why Montague Chelmsford Reforms opposed by Indians? [7]
d) Was the introduction of the Rowlatt Act in 1919 the sole cause of violence in
India during 1919 and 1920? Explain your answer. [10]
Question 2
a) Who was Ahmed Shah Durrani? [4]
b) Explain why Sir Syed Ahmed Khan tried to improve relations between Muslims
and British? [7]
c) Was British expansion in India the most important reason for the decline of the
Mughal Empire? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 3

a) What was Communal Award? [4]

b) Explain the importance of Allahabad Address and why Allama Iqbal was asked
to chair the Allahabad Address? [7]
c) How successful were the 1937 elections? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 4

a) What was Rawalpindi Conspiracy? [4]

b) Explain why there were many governments between 1951 and 1958. [7]
c) Which of the following contributed the most to Pakistan’s domestic policies
between 1948 and 1958?
 Khwaja Nazimuddin
 Malik Ghulam Muhammad
 Iskander Mirza

Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [14]

Question 5
a) What was Cricket Diplomacy? [4]
b) Why did Pakistan distrust India so much between 1971 and 1988? [7]
c) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with India between 1947 and
1999? Explain your answer. [14]
PAKISTAN STUDIES MOCK 3 #MYM2059/01

Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan 1 Hour 30 Minutes

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer three questions in total:

 Answer Question 1.
 Answer two other questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen.

Write your answer to each question in the answer sheet.

Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Do not write on any bar codes.

The total mark for this paper is 75.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in

brackets [ ].
Question 1

Source A: Reaction of Jawaharlal Nehru to celebration of the Day of Deliverance

I regret to learn this for this means that, apart from communal questions, we differ entirely on
purely political grounds. The Congress demand is essentially for a declaration of war aims and
more especially for a declaration of Indian independence and the right of the Indian people to
frame their own constitutions without external interference. If the Muslim League does not agree
to this, this means that our political objectives are wholly dissimilar.

Source B

a) What does Source A tell us about the reaction of the virtual Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru to the celebration of Day of Deliverance by the Muslims? [3]
b) What does Source B tell us about Pakistan Resolution of 1940? [5]
c) Explain the importance of the Government of India Act of 1935 to the future of
the sub-continent. [7]
d) Was the main reason why Congress rule (1937-39) was hated so much because
of the introduction of Bande Matram? Explain your answer. [10]
Question 2
a) What was Vernacular Press Act? [4]
b) Explain why Shah Waliullah have such an important influence on the revival of
Islam in the sub-continent? [7]
c) To what extent were the different aims of Indian groups in 1857 the main
reason why the War of Independence was short-lived? Explain your answer.
[14]

Question 3

a) Who was Pandit Mohan Malaviya? [4]

b) Why Government of India Act of 1935 faced so much opposition in 1935? [7]
c) To what extent was Direct Action Day more significant in the creation of
Pakistan than other key events of the 1940s? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 4

a) Describe LFO? [4]

b) Why India was successful in wars of 1965 and 1971? [7]
c) The geographical position of West Pakistan was most important reason for the
creation of Bangladesh in 1971. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your
answer. [14]

Question 5

a) What was CENTO? [4]

b) Why did Pakistan apply for membership of the United Nations in 1947? [7]
c) To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and its neighbour
Afghanistan successful from 1947 to 1999? [14]
PAKISTAN STUDIES MOCK 4 #MYM2059/01

Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan 1 Hour 30 Minutes

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer three questions in total:

 Answer Question 1.
 Answer two other questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen.

Write your answer to each question in the answer sheet.

Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Do not write on any bar codes.

The total mark for this paper is 75.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in

brackets [ ].
Question 1
Source A: Text of the referendum on 19th December 1984, seeking a validation of
Zia’s stay in power

“Whether the people of Pakistan endorse the process initiated by General Zia, the President of
Pakistan, to bring the laws of Pakistan in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in
the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet and for the preservation of ideology of
Pakistan, for the continuation and consolidation of that process for the smooth transfer of power
to the elected representatives.”

Source B
a) According to source A, how is Zia trying to find ways to become an elected
President? [3]
b) How does Source B help us to understand the way Zia-ul-Haq governed
Pakistan? [5]
c) Explain why Zia ul Haq introduced Islamization Reforms? [7]
d) To what extent Zia’s Islamic reforms were important than any of his other
policies? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 2

a) Who was TituMir? [4]

b) Explain why Urdu was chosen as the national language of Pakistan in 1947. [7]
c) ‘The work of Shah Waliullah was the main factor contributing to the spread of
Islam between 1700 and 1850.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer. [14]

Question 3
a) What was Direct Action Day? [4]
b) Why Quit India Movement was formed in 1942? [7]
c) Assess the significance of the contributions of Allama Iqbal and Rahmat Ali to
the Pakistan Movement. Explain your answer. [14]

Question 4

a) Describe Simla Agreement. [4]

b) Why Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto rule ended in 1977? [7]
c) Was the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) the
main reason for the government ending in 1993? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 5

a) Describe OIC
b) Why did Pak left SEATO in 1972? [7]
c) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with the China between 1947
and 1999? Explain your answer. [14]
PAKISTAN STUDIES MOCK 5 #MYM2059/01

Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan 1 Hour 30 Minutes

READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer three questions in total:

 Answer Question 1.
 Answer two other questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen.

Write your answer to each question in the answer sheet.

Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Do not write on any bar codes.

The total mark for this paper is 75.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in

brackets [ ].
Question 1

Source A

“If you will work in cooperation, forgetting the past, burying the hatchet, you are bound to succeed.
If you change your past and work together in a spirit that every one of you, no matter to what
community he belongs, no matter what is his colour, caste or creed, you will surely make
remarkable progress”.

Source B

a) What message is being delivered by Jinnah to the Constituent Assembly? [3]

b) Describe the condition of the refugees. [5]
c) Why being a nuclear power created problem for Pakistan in 1980-1990’s? [7]
d) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with the USA between 1947 and
1999? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 2
a) Who was Sachal Sarmast? [4]
b) Why have regional languages been promoted by the Pakistani government
since 1947? [7]
c) Has the promotion of Urdu been more successful than that of any regional
language in Pakistan between 1947 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]
Question 3
a) What was Federal Security Force? [4]
b) Why Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was executed in 1979? [7]
c) To what extent did Pakistan achieve a new constitution between 1949 and 1973?
Explain your answer. [14]

Question 4
a) Describe MRD. [4]
b) Explain why it became more challenging for Zia-ul-Haq to govern Pakistan
effectively during the late 1980s. [7]
c) How successful have governments been in the Islamisation of Pakistan
between 1947 and 1988? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 5

a) Describe SEATO. [4]

b) Explain why Pakistan has given continued support to the Palestinian cause. [7]
c) To what extent was the relationship between Pakistan and UK successful from
1947 to 1999? Explain your answer. [14]