ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

Faculty of Social Sciences

(Department of Pakistan Studies)

Course: Pakistani Society and Culture-I (4663/9356)

Level: M Sc/BS Pakistan Studies Semester: Spring, 2025

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, BEd, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).

1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.

2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.

3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides, or allied material.

4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.

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6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.

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8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

(Unit 1-4)

Q.1 Discuss different subjects of social science disciplines and various steps of social sciences research in light of John A. Perry and Emma K. Perry’s readings. (20)

Q.2 What is social science research, how a social scientist find truth? Discuss various steps of social sciences research in light of Paul B. Horton and Chester L. Hunt and Metta Spencer’s readings. (20)

Q.3 What do you know about the origin of man species i.e. Hominid to Homo-sapiens? Discuss the beginning of life in light of John A. Perry and Ema K. Perry’s readings. (20)

Q.4 Discuss the spread and diffusion of culture. Do you think that the Mesopotamian and Egyptian innovations reached the Indus civilization? (20)

Q.5 Discuss the spread and diffusion of culture & civilization and highlight the antecedents of the Indus Valley Civilization in light of J.F. Jarrige & Richard H. Meadow's readings. (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

(Unit 5-9)

Q.1 Discuss the first agricultural communities and earliest settlement of the Baluchistan borderland in light of Bridget and Raymond Allchin’s readings. (20)

Q.2 Discuss the origin of the Indus Valley Civilization and analyze the evolution of the Indus Valley Civilization in light of Ahmad Hasan Dani (readings 15-A & 15-B). (20)

Q.3 To what extent physical environment contribute to the development of populated cultural hearths? Elaborate in detail with special reference to Pakistan. (20)

Q.4 Write notes on the following: (20)

i. Material and non-material culture

ii Gandhara Culture

Q.5 Define different social groups of Pakistan. Highlight in detail the diversity and similarities of culture among different social groups of Pakistan. (20)