1. Section A: Emergence of Pakistan (1927–1971), Round Table Conferences 1930–32, One Unit policy (1955), role of Iskander Mirza, 1970 general election, Kashmir conflict 2. Section B options: Mughal and pre-Mughal era (c700–1784), Muhammad bin Qasim’s conquests, British victories (Plassey, Buxar), religious reforms by Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi 3. Section C options: British rule (c1783–1898), War of Independence 1857, Syed Ahmad Barelvi’s Jihad Movement, division among Indians, Pitt’s India Act 1784 4. Question structure: multiple-choice, short answers, 6-mark causal explanation, 16-mark evaluative essay using factual knowledge 5. Key figures: Muhammad bin Qasim, Aurangzeb, Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi, Iskander Mirza, Syed Ahmad Barelvi, British East India Company, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 6. Core themes: religious and cultural identity, colonial expansion, governance struggles, Muslim reform movements, political fragmentation