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Q.

Read the following two views about increasing food supply in Pakistan:
Increasing crop production Development of the
and cultivable area is the livestock sector is the best
best way of ensuring there is way to increase the amount
enough food in Pakistan. of food available in Pakistan

A B
Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer to examples
you have studied. You should consider both View A and View B in your answer.

Answer:
Level 3 (5–6 marks)
Developed points explaining both views. Evaluation giving clear support to one view or a named
example (5).
Content Guide:
Answers are likely to refer to:
For livestock • Unhygienic husbandry
• Large multi-national farms For food crops
• Bigger source of protein
• More land can grow food for people
• Source of milk/ghee/meat
• Well-developed irrigation
• Sheep/goats can survive on marginal
• Multi-cropping
land
• Access to fertilizers/pesticides, etc.
Against livestock
Against food crops
• Insufficient land for fodder crops
• Mismanagement
• Inadequate storage facilities
• Overuse
• Lack of grazing land
• Of water/seepage from canals
• Overgrazing
• Over-cultivation
• Lack of funds

Q. Evaluate whether using global telecommunications has improved employment


opportunities in Pakistan. Give reasons to support your answer and refer to examples you
have studied.
You should consider different points of view in your answer
Answer: Level 3 (5–6 marks)
Developed points explaining different points of view. Evaluation giving clear support to preferred
view or a named example (5).
Content Guide:
Answers are likely to refer to:
Great improvement • Examples of employment opportunities
• Better paid jobs in tertiary sector
• Creates many employment opportunities
• Improved working conditions • Lack of education/skills
• Cost of computers
Small improvement/no improvement
• Less demand from developed countries
• Creates relatively few employment • Poor electricity infrastructure/load
opportunities shedding
• Can be long working hours
Reasons why

Q. Read the following two views about water shortages in Pakistan:


The best way to prevent The best way to prevent
water shortages in Pakistan water shortages in Pakistan
is to build more dams and is to educate people about
other infrastructure projects. different methods of saving
These will store or supply water. These methods
more water.
A B
Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer to examples
you have studied. You should consider both View A and View B in your answer.

Answer:
Level 3 (5–6 marks)
Developed points explaining both views. Evaluation giving clear support to one view or a named
example (5).
Content Guide:
Answers are likely to refer to:
For infrastructure Siltation occurs
Prevents loss of water downstream into sea For water saving
Collects rainfall/snowmelt • Planting trees
• Lining canals
Reservoirs feed perennial canals
• Careful monitoring/regulation of
Can store large amounts of water amount of water used
Against infrastructure • Better forms of water storage in homes
• Water meters in homes/industries
Source of conflict between countries and
provinces Against water saving

Social issues • Long time scale required to educate


sufficient number of people
Loss of fresh water at Indus Delta • Resistance to education
Water intrusion into Sindh • Water a valuable raw material in
industry
High initial investment • Growing population with increasing
Little use in Balochistan where rivers dry up demand for drinking water
• Development goal to increase
Mismanagement by provincial/national availability of water
government

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