O Level Pakistan Studies 2059, topic 1.3.16
How important has Pakistan’s role been in world affairs since 1947?: past paper questions
27 Cambridge O Level Pakistan Studies 2059 questions on How important has Pakistan’s role been in world affairs since 1947? (1.3.16) from 14 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 27
- Papers
- 14
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 675
- Average per question
- 25 marks
- Largest question
- 25 marks
By type: Structured 27
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By session
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- Paper 127
Questions on this topic
Showing 14 of 27, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2026, paper 11Structured25 marks
This question is about President Yahya Khan. Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow. According to Source A, state three priorities identified by President Yahya Khan in his welcome speech to the US President.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the terms of the 1956 Constitution.
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured25 marks
Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow. According to Source A, foreign policy was a strength of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Identify three reasons why.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the achievements of Benazir Bhutto’s foreign policy between 1988 and 1990.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2026, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the outcomes of the Simla Agreement of 1972.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the meeting between President Zia-ul-Haq and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in February 1987.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the Objectives Resolution.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the impact on Pakistan in 1990 of its inability to meet the terms of the Pressler Amendment.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2024, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the ‘One Unit’ Scheme.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2025, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the main features of Sheikh Mujib’s Six Points.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2024, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe Sajjad Ali Shah’s role in the Pakistan governments of the 1990s.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2023, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the U-2 incident.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2025, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the main features of the Eighth Amendment.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2023, paper 11Structured25 marks
Describe the main features of the 1973 Constitution.
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