Lets Wrap up Pakistan Studies and Islamiat, those who are appearing in May/June 2014 session

[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

Hi, can anyone tell me which books of these (their names are given below) should I refer to for Islamiat and Pakistan Studies Paper 2? (I have them all but I'd like to narrow down my options)
Islamiat: a) Maulvi Jahangir b) David Thomas c) Farkhanda Noor Muhammad
Pakistan Studies P2: a) Nigel Smith b) Nigel Kelly c) Bajwa.
Also, when should I start attempting past papers? Should I first read all of the stuff and then practice them or what?

For islamiat all advise you to go with Farkhanda noor Muhammad one and the book of Ayesha Tariq "Islam In Modern Perspective" . well i have just heard of Maulvi Jahangir i haven't read his book and for the DAVID THOMAS one.. it just covers all the syllabus. you dont actually get what you want from it.

For P.st the books you are saying are of Paper 1 and I'll say that you go with the book of Nigel Kelly if you have got the recent edition of it. Recent one is just released a few months back. if you have the edition of 2009 of it, then consult the book of Nigel Smith as well, to cover the topics such as "TITU MIR" , "BATTLE OF KANPUR" and few more..
you dont have enough time to read the book of Farooq Naseem Bajwa..

Hope, now you know what to do..

 

[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

ARE these reasons correct?
> Since jinnah was an idealist, he believed that the demand by both the congress and muslim league together would put more pressure on the british.
>As congress was keen to achieve self rule, it was ready to give concessions to ML ,that would create joint demand to the british,for its own objective of selfrule..
????

Your 1st point is same as my 3rd point..

And your second point is legal.. it can replace my 4th point just adding that separate electorate thing to it..

 

[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

Okay lets wrap up the 4 Marks questions now....
Starting from the 1st section.. here are the possible questions.

1- Who was Auranzeb?
2- What was jizya?
3- Who were Marathas?
4- Who was shivaji?
5- Who was Robert Clive?
6- Describe the battle of Buxar?
7- Describe the battle of Plessey?
8- Who was tipu Sultan?
9- What was Black Hole event?
10- What was Pitt’s India Act 1784?
11- What was subsidiary Alliance?
12- What was the regulating act 1773?
13- Who was Warren Hastings?
14- What was suttee?
15- Who were thugees?
16- Who was Titu Mir?
17- Who were faraizis?
18- Who were Mujahideens?
19- Who was Siraj-ud-Daullah?
20- Who was Nadir Shah?
21- Who was Ahmed Shah Abdali\Durrani?
22- What was battle of Kanpur/nana Sahiv?
23- What was meerut rebellion?
24- What was greased catridges issue?
25- Who was Laxmi Bai?
26- How poets contributed to the promotion of urdu/Punjabi/balochi/sindhi?
27- How Pakistan has promoted the urdu/Punjabi/balochi/sindhi?
28- What was nadrath issue?
29- What was (all the gazzets of Sir Syed)?


Any More Questions of 4 Marks, from 1st section??
just post them continuing the number list from "30"

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

2- What was jizya?
jizya was the poll tax imposed on the non-muslims livings in the mughal empire. the non-muslims were to pay the jizya in order to live in peace and harmony under the protection of the islamic empire. akbar relaxed this tax from the non-muslims , but later aurangzeb reimposed the jizya tax on the non-muslims for greater collection of revenue, due to the high spending on the army and his personal luxurious living life. this was one of the main reasons why aurangzeb was hated by many of the non-muslims people of his empire, and this was also a major reason for serious uprisings against aurangzeb in the later part of his rule. the reimposing of jizya resulted in aurangzebs rule being unpopular among his own people.


check karlo!!!

 

[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

1- Who was Auranzeb?
Aurangzeb was the son of Shah Jehan and his Mother was Mumtaz Mehal. Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal Emperor And ruled for 50 years. The mughal Empire was the largest during his reign. Although he expanded his empire but the seeds for decline off the empire were also sown during his rule.. He was an Islamic ruler and was unpopular by the people of other religions due to his intolerant attitude towards them. He didnt set any succession law after his death.

3. Who were Marathas?
Marathas were a group in Southern India under the leadership of Shivaji. A large Maratha empire was established by them and their leader was called peshwa. Aurangzeb spent last 25 years of his reign fighting them in deccan which bacame a great cause of unpopularity in his empire as he had to spend large sums in the Battles. Finally they were defeated by Ahmed Shah Abdali who combined his forces with local muslim leaders in the battle of Panipat in 1761.

Check yar...

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

4- Who was shivaji?
shivaji was an indian warrior king who was the leader of the marathan tribes in deccan. he was born in 1630 in pune and was a very ruthless and fierce warrior. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with the help of a disciplined military and well-structured administrative organisations.
He revived ancient Hindu political traditions and promoted the usage of Marathi and Sanskrit in court and administration.

dekh lou!!!!

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

6- Describe the battle of Buxar?
In 1764 Mir qasim joined forces with the nawab of oudh, and the mughla emperor Shah alam(II) in order to drive the british out of bengal. the british fought under Hector Munro and won a decisive battle , after which their influence gradually incresed and the EIC forces eventually took over the revenue collection of Bihar and Orissa. Their influence was further extended into Oudh and this victory helped the british in extending its control moreover in india as it paved a clear way for the british to make further inroads into the indian possessions.

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[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

5- Who was Robert Clive?
1. He was a british officer in india. He commanded the British army in battle of Plassey against the Troops of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and defeated the Nawab’s troops. He was made the Governor of Bengal as he made the British Defeat any Local Nawab the first time. But his opponents in Britain carried out investigation into his behaviour although he was not guilty of the charge of Plundering India. the disgrace with his addiction to opium caused him to take his own life in 1773.

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

8- Who was tipu Sultan?
He was the ruler of the kingdom of mysore who was born in 1750 in the house of Ali Haider. He was a very courageous and furious warrior and was known as the tiger of mysore. He along with his father defeated the british forces in the first two anglo-mysore wars and proved to be a very hard opposition for the british. He was finally defeated in the 4th anglo-mysore war in 1799. Tipu was skilled in latest use of weapons and was a very formidable enemy for the british.

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[Ahmed khan 98]

10- What was Pitt’s India Act 1784?
Pitt's India Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended bring the East India Company's rule in India under the control of the British Government. It provided for the appointment of a board of control, and provided for a joint government of british india by both the Company and the crown with the government holding the ultimate authority. A governing board was constituted with six members The Act stated that the Board would henceforth "superintend, direct and control" the government of the Company's possessions, in effect controlling the acts and operations relating to the civil, military and revenues of the Company.

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[Ahmed khan 98]

12- What was the regulating act 1773?
The Regulating Act of 1773 was an act of the parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the EICs rule in india. It was replaced by Pitts India act later. The EIC was made accountable to the british parliament. EIC was in dire financial straits, and had been unable to meet its commitments since 1768 because of the loss of tea sales to America. The act suggested the establishment of a supreme court in Calcutta with british judges to administer the british legal system.

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[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

7- Describe the battle of Plessey?
The Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and the troops of Nawab Siraj ud Daulah of Bengal along his his French allies. In 1756 the French encouraged the Nawab to attack the EIC base at Calcutta. He captured the city but was not able to keep the control of it. In 1757 Clive arived with the EIC forces and defeated the Nawab's forces in the Battle of Plassey. The victory of Clive was made easy by the Treachery of Siraj ud Daulah's General Mir Qasim.

9- What was Black Hole event?
In the 1950's the EIC began to fortify their important post at Calcutta. this went against the agreement they had made with the Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud Daulah. Then angry siraj marched on calcutta and seized the company's Fort William. there captured British residents were locked up in a small room and by the morning 23 of the 64 captives were found dead. This Event is Popularly known as The Black Hole Tragedy. This event led to the Battle of Plassey.

13- Who was Warren Hastings?
Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal (1772-85). He had previously worked for EIC and had risen through the ranks. Unfortunately for him, he did not have the support of his senior officials who actively tried to undermine him.Hasting extended the British Control of India by wars against Marathas (1778-82) and Hyder Ali of Mysore (1780-84). Hastings took Bribes and forced some wealthy princes to give him money, this got him into trouble and he returned to Britain to face charges of curroption. in the end after his 7 years trail, he was cleared but his reputation was ruined.

 

[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

15- Who were thugees?
They were armed robbers in upper and central India. They claimed that they serve a Goddess. They murdered their victims. In 1830 all the thugges were caught and dealt with by british Colonel Sleeman.

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

11- What was subsidiary Alliance?
The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wallesly, British GG in India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely, but he later adopted the policy of forming subsidiary alliances. This policy was to play a major role in British expansion in India. According to the term of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed force . They were to be protected by the company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty.

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[Syed Mustafa.1.1]

14- What was suttee?
It was a hindu tradition of burning the wives along their husbands on their death. It was banned by Aurangzeb during during reign and he received alot of opposition by the hindus due to it. It was again banned by the British.

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

16- Who was Titu Mir?
A disciple of syed ahmed shaheed, horrified by suffering of muslim farmers in west bengal during 1830s, organised a stand against zamindars, set up his own rule near Calcutta with small army. he provoked the british and was killed in 1831.

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[Ahmed khan 98]

18- Who were Mujahideens?
Mujahideens were the devoted people of the army of SASB. They did jihad, and fought against the sikh rule in Punjab .They defeated Sikhs several times but they were finally killed in large numbers in the Valley of Balakot in 1831, when the mujahidin force was betrayed by the local leaders.

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

20- Who was Nadir Shah?
Nadir shah was born in 1688. He ruled as shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napolean of Persia. Nadir Shah entered the Mughal empire from Afghanistan. He captured the Lahore,Peshawar,Kabul and then delhi and looted all the wealth including the Peacock throne. He returned leaving the empire looted and burnt.

chek karoo!!!!

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

22- What was battle of Kanpur?
Troops joined revolt and killed many british officers in the command of nana sahib. British held out for 3 weeks and then surrendered. soliders and 300 men, women and children were slaughtered and the remainder were kept as prisoners. British reinforcements arrived and they carried out massive acts of revenge. however sahib escaped from their control.

 

[Ahmed khan 98]

24- What was greased catridges issue?
In 1857 the british introduced a new cartridge that was made up of the fat of both cows and pigs. Before the cartridge could be used its end had to be bitten off and as the fat of both the pig and cow is prohibited in islam and hinduism, so resentment grew among the indians on the usage of the new cartridges and many of the soliders refused to use the new cartridge eg: sepoys in meerut refused to use the new cartridges. This issue was also a major cause of the outbreak of the war of independence of 1857.