Pakistan Studies 0448 May / June 2021 Paper 11 Question 3

3(a) Describe what happened at Allahabad in 1930. Target: AO1 One mark for each relevant point. Additional mark for supporting detail. Indicative content Allama Iqbal chaired a meeting of the Muslim League in Allahabad in his presidential address [1] he called for all Muslims to work towards…

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3(a)[4]
Describe what happened at Allahabad in 1930.
Target: AO1
One mark for each relevant point. Additional mark for supporting detail. Indicative content
Allama Iqbal chaired a meeting of the Muslim League in Allahabad
in his presidential address [1] he called for all Muslims to work towards achieving a separate homeland [1]
he argued that Islam united Muslims into one nation [1] and there could be no peace unless they were recognised as such [1]
he wanted some areas to be amalgamated into a separate state (Punjab, NWFP and Balochistan) (any one named [1])
Other relevant responses should also be credited.
3(b)[7]
Explain why the Muslim League was formed in 1906.
Target: AO1, AO2
Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 1.
Indicative content
to unite the Muslim community
Hindu groups had their own party
Hindu groups wanted their own language
there was a view that Hindu groups would dominate the Muslim community
the Muslim community were successful in the Simla Deputation
the growth of some Hindu groups concerned the Muslim community Other relevant responses should also be credited.
Level of response, Table 1: used to mark the part (c) question in Section A and part (b) questions in Section B
Target: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the past through historical explanation (AO1, AO2)
Level 3 (5–7 marks): Explanation
one explanation [5]
two explanations or one developed explanation [6]
additional explanation(s) and/or developed explanation(s) [7]
Supported by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge
Level 2 (2–4 marks): Identification/ description
Identifies and/or describes using relevant and accurate contextual
knowledge (1 mark per identification/ description)
Level 1 (1 mark): General answer
Valid general comment lacking specific knowledge
Level 0 (0 marks): No creditable response
3(c)[14]
To what extent were the outcomes of the War of Independence beneficial for India? Explain your answer.
Target: AO1, AO2
Mark according to the level of response descriptors in Table 2.
Indicative content
May agree that the outcomes of the War of Independence were beneficial for India:
the Doctrine of Lapse was abolished
the East India Company came to an end
irrigation schemes were begun
Indian farmers benefitted from new farming methods
the railway network was extended
counter-arguments might include:
the British carried out reprisals
the Mughal Emperor was banished
the Princes lost power
disruption to trade and business
Other relevant responses should also be credited.
Level of response, Table 2: used to mark the part (c) question in Section B
Target: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the past through historical explanation and an ability to analyse and evaluate historical events (AO1, AO2)
Level 5 (13–14 marks): Explanation with evaluation/ judgement
explanation at the top of Level 4 with an evaluation/ judgement supported
by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge [13]
explanation at the top of Level 4 with a developed evaluation/ judgement
supported by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge [14]
Level 4 (10–12 marks): Explanation of both sides of the issue
one explanation of each side of the issue [10]
two explanations or one developed explanation of one-side of the issue
and an explanation of the other side of the issue [11]
additional explanation(s) and/or developed explanation(s) from either
side of the issue [12]
Supported by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge
Level 3 (7–9 marks): Explanation of one-side of the issue
one explanation [7]
two explanations or one developed explanation [8]
additional explanation(s) and/or developed explanation(s) [9]
Supported by relevant and accurate contextual knowledge
Level 2 (3–6 marks): Identification/ description of the issue
Identifies and/or describes the issue using relevant and accurate contextual
knowledge (1 mark per identification/ description)
Level 1 (1–2 marks): General answer
Valid general comment(s) lacking specific subject knowledge (1 mark per
general comment)
Level 0 (0 marks): No creditable response

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