Pakistan Studies 2059/01 Oct Nov 2024 | Cambridge O-Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

1. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s Governance and Reforms – His foreign policy strengths, governance approach, rise to power in 1971, and comparison of health and constitutional reforms.

2. Key Historical Events – The Battle of Kanpur, the work of the Hunter Committee, and the Non-Cooperation Movement of the 1920s.

3. Language and Cultural Identity – Reasons for selecting Urdu as Pakistan’s national language in 1947 and contributions of religious thinkers to Islam’s spread.

4. Political Movements and Resistance – The failure of the Hijrat to support the Khilafat Movement and Britain’s reluctance to grant self-rule in 1919.

5. Constitutional Reforms and Political Developments – The impact of the Partition of Bengal (1905) on the Muslim League, Jinnah’s 14 Points, and the Objectives Resolution.

6. Pakistan’s Foreign Relations and Political Stability – Frequent government changes in the 1950s and Pakistan-Afghanistan relations since 1947.