Class 10 O Level Subject Pak.

Studies (History)
Marks: 30 Test 1.

Q. Describe the year and incidence of the picture. (3)

Ans Victims of the riots in Delhi being removed from the streets in
1947.Nearly two or three million people died including women,men and
children.
Q. Why was this year called a terrible year? (5)
Ans This year was called terrible year because there was great
bloodshed.Many people were killed.Several people were made homeless,both
India and Pakistan faced enormous problems.Some of these refugees were so
distressed by their hardships that they turned on the local population of
different religion.
Q. Describe in detail the refugee crisis and accommodation.
Ans In the years immediately before partition, there was widespread violence
between the Muslim and the non-Muslims communities across India.When
the boundary Award was announced in August 1947, things became even
worse.Millions of people found themselves living in the wrong country and
became victims of communal attacks.The only answer was for muslims to
move into India.So began what perhaps was the largest migration ever
witnessed in the history of mankind. The violence was sometimes orchestrated
by the local authorities and many Muslim historians believe that hindus and
Sikhs had an organized programme for the massacre of muslim refugees.In
the non Muslim princely states there were examples of state troops being used
to support attacks on Muslims.Nearly 20 million people were made homeless
and both India and Pakistan faced enormous problems as huge numbers of
refugees fled to them for safety.Karachi alone received nearly two million
refugees in 1947.Not surprisingly,it was extremely difficult for these people to
be accommodated.Pakistan in particular,as a new and not wealthy
country,did not have the necessary facilities to house millions of new
citizens.By the end of 1947, India and Pakistan were so concerned about the
communal violence that they began to cooperate in trying to control it.

Q.

Describe the two gentlemen in the picture. (2)

Ans The first gentle man is Quaid e Azam and the second gentle man is lord
Mountbatten.
Q. Describe the occasion in the history of Pakistan. (3)
Ans 11 august may seem like an ordinary date to many but in reality,the date
not only holds national significance but it is also widely considered as one of
the most important days in the history of the sub-continent.The date marks
the time when the great leader,Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah took
oath as the first president of constituent assembly of pakistan and delivered
his first Presidential Address.