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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PAKISTAN STUDIES 0448/01


Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan May/June 2015
1 hour 30 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
* 2 6 8 7 8 0 6 6 6 7 *

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover
of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.

Answer three questions.

Section A
Answer Question 1.

Section B
Answer any two questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 3 printed pages, 1 blank page and 2 inserts.

DC (ST) 105032
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Section A:

Answer the following question

This question is about the British in India

1 Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow.

(a) According to Source A, what reasons are suggested for the British victory at the battle of
Plassey in 1757? [3]

(b) What does Source B tell us about the British East India Company in 1825? [5]

(c) Why were the British able to take control of India by 1850? [7]

(d) Was the work of the Christian missionaries the most important reason why the Indians
opposed British attempts to westernise them between 1750 and 1850? Explain your answer.
[10]

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Section B:

Answer 2 questions

Question 2

(a) Who was Tipu Sultan? [4]

(b) Why was Urdu chosen as the national language in Pakistan in 1947? [7]

(c) Was the attempt to achieve a better understanding with the British the most important
contribution that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan made to the Muslim cause during the nineteenth
century? Explain your answer. [14]

Question 3

(a) What was the All India Khilafat Conference? [4]

(b) Why did Jinnah produce his 14 Points in 1929? [7]

(c) How successful were the three Round Table Conferences of 1930-1932? Explain your answer.
[14]

Question 4

(a) What was the ‘Afghan Miracle’? [4]

(b) Why was Islamabad chosen as the new capital of Pakistan? [7]

(c) How successful was Pakistan in its relationship with the U.S.A. between 1947 and 1999?
Explain your answer. [14]

Question 5

(a) What has been the importance of the Siachen Glacier to both India and Pakistan? [4]

(b) Explain why General Musharraf was able to gain power in 1999. [7]

(c) How successful were Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s domestic policies between 1971 and 1977? Explain
your answer. [14]

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Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

© UCLES 2015 0448/01/M/J/15

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