Pakistan Studies 2059 · O Level

Oct/Nov 2024

10 questions from this paper, with worked solutions and instant marking.

This question concerns Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Zia-ul-Haq 1971–88

Describe what happened at the Battle of Kanpur.

Location

Describe what the Hunter Committee did.

Water

Describe the Non-Cooperation Movement that took place in the 1920s.

Mineral resources

Describe what the Objectives Resolution was.

Non-renewables

Fig. 1.1 is a map that displays the positions of three deserts in southern and western Pakistan. The map has the following text and labels: North arrow marked N; scale shown as 0, 100, 200, 300 km; countries named Afghanistan, Iran, India; provinces named Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab; water body named Arabian Sea; deserts named Kharan, Thal and Thar. The key shows: international boundary (dash-dot line), province-level boundary (dotted line), desert (shaded area).

Natural topography

Using Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which is a map of southern Pakistan, name the cities marked X, Y and Z on Fig. 2.1.

Water

Look at Fig. 3.1 (Insert), which shows average wind speeds in southern and western Pakistan. The labelled locations U, V, W, X, Y, Z on Fig. 3.1 are possible places for wind power generation. Identify the two sites that have the lowest potential for generating wind power.

Sources of power

Look at Fig. 4.1, a line graph that shows population change in Pakistan from 1950 to 2020. From Fig. 4.1 only, identify: the birth rate in 1950 (per 1000 people); the death rate in 2010 (per 1000 people); the year in which the natural increase was highest.

Structure and growth

Examine Fig. 5.1, a divided bar graph showing the percentage of total employment in different sectors in Pakistan in 2009 and 2019.

Secondary and tertiary industries