O Level Pakistan Studies 2059 Paper 11, May/June 2024

‘by reducing the amount of rent-free land’

‘by increasing the rate of land tax’

‘he warned that anyone who refused to pay would be evicted’

Level 3 (4–5 marks) Supported valid inference(s): one valid inference supported by a surface feature from source B [4]; additional valid inference(s) supported by surface feature(s) from source B or one valid inference supported by a surface feature from source B and contextual knowledge [5]

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.

Level 5 (10 marks) Explains with evaluation/ judgement: Explanation at the top of Level 4 with an evaluation/ judgement supported by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge

written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1) in 1860 (1)

it was aimed at making better relations between British and Muslims / it told the British that Muslims were not opposed to them

it stated the British shouldn’t discriminate against Muslims (1) as Muslims were wrongly blamed for the violence during the war (1)

it wanted the British to understand and respect Muslim beliefs (1) and consult with Indians (1) / it gave an account of the loyal service Muslims had given (1) and named various Muslims who had shown loyalty to the British (1)

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 2.

it was introduced in 1932

it was announced by British Prime Minister (1) Ramsey MacDonald (1) after the failure of the second Round Table Conference (1)

it recognised the right of separate electorates for all minority communities in the country / it was not popular with Muslims as it reduced their majority in Punjab and Bengal

Muslims were to be given weightage wherever they were a minority / Sindh was removed from the Bombay Presidency and made into a separate province / The Marathas were to be given seven seats in the province of Bombay / 3% of seats were to be reserved for women in all provinces except in the NWFP / Seats were allocated for labourers, landlords, traders, and industrialists / It distributed the seats in the provincial legislatures on a communal basis and doubled the existing seats of the provincial legislatures

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 2.

in 1954 (1) Muhammad Ali Bogra (1) had proposed that the four provinces and ten princely states within Pakistan should be joined together (1) to form West Pakistan (1)

in 1955 (1) Iskander Mirza (1) passed an order unifying all West Pakistan in what became known as the ‘One Unit’ Scheme (1)

Pakistan was divided into two wings, West and East Pakistan

Mirza claimed that the unification would bring about greater efficiency (1) and a united country (1)

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 2.

Sajjad Ali Shah appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1) by Benazir Bhutto (1) in 1994 (1)

During 1997 he became a critic of the new Prime Minister (1)

In November 1997, (1) demonstrations forced the Chief Justice to adjourn a case against the Prime Minister (1) and flee the courthouse

he was dismissed as Chief Justice of Pakistan (1) in December 1997 (1), having lost President Leghari’s support (1) / he was replaced by Ajmal Mian (1)

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.

Target: AO1, AO2. Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 2.