History Paper 10th C
History Paper 10th C
History Paper 10th C
CANDIDATE NAME
INSTRUCTIONS:
SOURCE A:
Mir Jafar became the eighth Nawab of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey in 1757. In return for
power, Mir Jafar made an agreement with the British to allow them to take important lands around
Calcutta. He was also obliged to make regular payments of huge sums of money to the British. Mir
Jafar’s actions allowed the British to strengthen their trading position and almost brought about
Bengal’s economic collapse. As a result, Mir Jafar’s authority quickly eroded leading to his financial
and political downfall. He became unpopular and was accused of betraying his country and his
people because of his relationship with the British. An account of the rule of Mir Jafar from the
website of a British art gallery.
SOURCE B:
a) According to Source A, Mir Jafar was unpopular as Nawab of Bengal. Identify three ways he was
unpopular. [3]
b) What can we learn from Source B about the death of Tipu Sultan? [5]
c) Explain how Titu Mir protected the interests of Muslim farmers in the subcontinent in the early nineteenth
century. [7]
d) To what extent were economic reforms the main cause of the War of Independence in 1857?
Explain your answer. [10]
[Total: 25]
2. a) Who was General Dyer? [4]
b) Explain why the Khilafat Movement ended in 1924. [7]
c) How successful was the 1905 Partition of Bengal? Explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
3 (a) What was Satyagraha? [4]
(b) Explain why there were three Round Table Conferences between 1930 and 1932. [7]
(c) Was the Simla Deputation of 1906 the most important reason for the formation of the Muslim
League later that same year? Explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
4. a) What was the Cabinet Mission Plan? [4]
b) Why was the Cripps Mission of 1942 unsuccessful?? [7]
c) Were Jinnah’s 14 Points the most important development in the Pakistan Movement between 1929 and
1940? Explain your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]
5. a) What was the ‘One Unit’ Scheme? [4]
b) Explain why Ayub Khan introduced Martial Law in 1958. [7]
c) How successful was Pakistan in solving the problems of Partition during 1947 and 1948? Explain
your answer. [14]
[Total: 25]