1. Section A: Emergence of Pakistan (1927–1971), Simon Commission rejection, Gandhi’s Salt March, Cabinet Mission Plan 1946, Kashmir conflict 1947, India rivalry, social-cultural divisions 2. Section B options: Pre-Mughal and Mughal period (c700–1784), Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi’s religious reforms, Muhammad bin Qasim’s Sindh conquest, Mughal military decline, Battle of Buxar 1764 3. Section C options: British rule (1783–1898), Tipu Sultan death 1799, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s bridge-building with British, Indian National Congress 1885 foundation, Syed Ahmad Barelvi and Jihad Movement 4. Question formats: MCQs, short answer identification, 6-mark explanation questions, 16-mark argumentative essays using supporting evidence 5. Thematic focus: British-Muslim relations, colonial policies, religious reformers, Indo-British political evolution, partition consequences, Mughal succession crises 6. Key figures: Gandhi, Jinnah, Akbar, Aurangzeb, Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Syed Ahmad Barelvi, Lord Dalhousie, Muhammad bin Qasim