Cambridge IGCSE Pakistan Studies 0448 — 2023 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 0

0448/10/M/J/23 · 75 marks · ≈84 min

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Cambridge IGCSE™ 0448/01 May/June 2023 1 hour 30 minutes PAKISTAN STUDIES Paper 1 The History and Culture of Pakistan You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet. You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed) Insert (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS • Answer three questions in total: Section A: answer Question 1. Section B: answer two questions. • Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 75. • The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. • The insert contains all the sources referred to in the questions. This document has 4 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over 06_0448_01_2023_1.3 © UCLES 2023 *7207041364*

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Section A Answer the following question. This question is about the influence of Indian leaders in the subcontinent between 1750 and 1840. Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow. 1 According to Source A, Mir Jafar was unpopular as Nawab of Bengal. Identify three ways he was unpopular. [3] (a) What can we learn from Source B about the death of Tipu Sultan? [5] (b) Explain how Titu Mir protected the interests of Muslim farmers in the subcontinent in the early nineteenth century. [7] (c) To what extent were Indian rulers able to limit British expansion across the subcontinent between 1760 and 1840? Explain your answer. [10] (d) [Total: 25] 06_0448_01_2023_1.3 © UCLES 2023 2

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Section B Answer any two questions from this section. Describe the aims of the All-India Muslim League. [4] (a) 2 Explain why most people considered the three Round Table Conferences to be a failure. [7] (b) ‘Bengal was partitioned in 1905 because it was too large.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [14] (c) [Total: 25] Describe the Delhi Proposals of 1927. [4] (a) 3 Explain why Allama Iqbal was described as the ‘Architect of Pakistan’. [7] (b) ‘The outcomes of the 1937 elections brought more benefits for the Muslim League than for the Congress Party.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [14] (c) [Total: 25] Describe the U-2 incident. [4] (a) 4 Explain why Zia-ul-Haq introduced a programme of Islamisation. [7] (b) To what extent was the referral of the Kashmir issue to the United Nations important for the new state of Pakistan? Explain your answer. [14] (c) [Total: 25] Describe the main features of the 1973 Constitution. [4] (a) 5 Explain why Pakistan decided to support the Palestinian cause. [7] (b) To what extent was the ‘Co-operative Societies scandal’ the main reason for the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif’s government in 1993? Explain your answer. [14] (c) [Total: 25] 06_0448_01_2023_1.3 © UCLES 2023 3

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2023 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A45/75
B37/75
C29/75
D23/75
E17/75
F12/75
G7/75