Pakistan Studies 2059 · O Level

Decline of the Mughal Empire

14 practice questions on Decline of the Mughal Empire, with worked solutions and instant marking.

This question concerns the British in India. Examine the sources (Insert) carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.

May/June 2015

Who were zamindars?

May/June 2017

This question concerns the East India Company and its links with the subcontinent during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Examine the sources (Insert) closely, then answer the questions that follow.

May/June 2019

Look at Fig. 1.1, which shows a sketch map of Pakistan. Key: - - - - international boundary · · · · · · · · province-level boundary - - - disputed boundary --- river The map labels include: JAMMU AND KASHMIR disputed territory, Arabian Sea, compass direction N, scale 0-300 km. Two points, Y and Z, are marked on the map.

May/June 2019

This question concerns the influence of Indian leaders in the subcontinent from 1750 to 1840. Examine the sources (Insert) carefully, then answer the questions that follow.

May/June 2023

Describe the publication titled ‘The Loyal Muhammadans of India’.

May/June 2024

Section B Answer any two questions from this section.

May/June 2025

What kind of figure was Robert Clive?

Oct/Nov 2015

Who was Warren Hastings?

Oct/Nov 2017

State who Lakshmibai was.

Oct/Nov 2018

Describe what ‘The Loyal Mohammedans of India’ was.

Oct/Nov 2019

This question concerns the Mughal Empire. Examine the sources (Insert) closely and then answer the questions that follow.

Oct/Nov 2021

Fig. 1.1 presents a map of southern Pakistan and nearby countries. It includes Afghanistan, Iran, India, the Arabian Sea, the River Indus, the Kharan desert, and both international and province-level boundaries. The latitude lines marked are 24^{\circ}N and 28^{\circ}N, while the longitude lines shown are 64^{\circ}E, 68^{\circ}E and 72^{\circ}E. A north arrow and a 0-300 km scale bar are also shown.

Oct/Nov 2023

Describe the events of the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

Oct/Nov 2025