Pakistan Studies 2059 · O Level · Climate

Climate — practice question

This question concerns Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Carefully study the sources (Insert), then answer the questions that follow.
(a)[3]

According to Source A, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan believed that the Muslim community should accept modern western education. Identify three reasons behind this belief.

(b)[5]

What can Source B tell us about the relationship between Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the British?

(c)[7]

Explain why many Muslims turned against western education in the nineteenth century.

(d)[10]

Assess the significance of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s work in raising the status of the Muslim community in the subcontinent with reference to the following: • his ‘Two-Nation’ Theory • his contribution to education • changing relations with the British Explain your answer.

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