Pakistan Studies 1

Past Papers

RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS

1 Why did Shah Wali Ullah wish to revive Islam in the sub-continent? [7]

(JUNE 2003)

2 Why was Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal an important influence on the

struggle for a separate homeland for Pakistan? [7] (JUNE2005)

3 Was the attempt to achieve a better understanding with the British the most
important contribution that Sir Syed Ahmed Khan made to the Muslim cause
during the nineteenth century? Explain your answer. [14] (JUNE 2004)

4 Was the work of Syed Ahmad Shaheed Barailvi the most important factor in
the revival of Islam in the sub-continent during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries? Give reasons for your answer. [14] (JUNE 2008)

5 Why did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wish to develop a better understanding with
the British following the War of Independence (185758)? [7] (JUNE 2008)

6 Was the development of a western education system the most important

contribution of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in developing the cause of Muslims
during the nineteenth century? Explain your answer. [14] (JUNE 2009)

7 Why did Shah Wali Ullah have such a major influence on the revival of Islam
in the subcontinent? [7] (JUNE 2010)

8 Why did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found the Aligarh Movement? [7]
(JUNE 2011)
9 Was the work of Allama Iqbal more important to the Pakistan Movement
than that of Rehmat Ali? Explain your answer. [14] (JUNE 2011)

10 Why did Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi wish to revive Islam in the sub-
continent? [7] (OCT 2002)

11 Why did Syed Ahmad Shaheed Barailvi have such a major influence on the
revival of Islam in the sub-continent? [7] (OCT2003)

12 Which of the following was the most important contribution of Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan in
restoring the position of Muslims in the sub-continent:
(i) attempts to achieve a better understanding between the British and the
Muslims;
(ii) education;
(iii) politics?
Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above. [14]
(OCT 2003)

13 How important was Shah Wali Ullah in the spread of Islam in the Sub-
Continent before 1850? Explain your answer. [14] (OCT 2004)

14 Why did Shah Wali Ullah have such an important influence on the revival of
Islam in the subcontinent? [7] (OCT 2005)

15 Why was Chaudhri Rehmat Ali an important influence on the struggle for a
separate homeland for Pakistan? [7] (OCT 2005)

16 Was the work of Shah Wali Ullah the most important factor in the revival of
Islam in the subcontinent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
Give reasons for your answer.[14] (OCT 2006)

17 Why were there attempts to revive Islam in the sub-continent during the
eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries? [7] (OCT 2007)

18 Sir Syed Ahmed Khans political beliefs had a greater impact on the
Muslims than any of his other beliefs. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons
for your answer. [14] (OCT 2008)
19 Did Shah Wali Ullah contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone
else in the subcontinent before 1850? Explain your answer. [14]
(OCT 2009)

20 Were the religious views of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan his most important
contribution in developing the cause of Muslims during the nineteenth
century? Explain your answer. [14] (OCT 2010)

21 Did educational reforms have a more important effect on the Indians than
the social, religious and economic ones introduced by the British during the
years 1773 to 1856? Explain your answer. [14] (OCT 2011)

22 Did Hajji Shariat Ullah contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone
else in the sub-continent before 1850? Explain your answer. [14]
(OCT 201