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PSEB Matric Social Science study materials
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PSEB Matric Social Science - Core Reference

  • PSEB Matric Social Science (Pakistan Studies/History, Geography, Civics, Economics) is examined in English and Urdu; key technical terms may be written in either script but must match the language of the question paper.

  • Indus Valley Civilisation: Harappa (Ravi, Sahiwal district), Mohenjo-daro (Indus, Larkana), Taxila (Gandhara); distinguishing features are grid street plans, burnt-brick drainage, the Great Bath, and undeciphered seals.

  • Chronology anchors for Pakistan movement: War of Independence 1857, Indian National Congress 1885, All-India Muslim League 1906 (Dhaka), Lucknow Pact 1916, Simon Commission 1927, Nehru Report 1928, 14 Points 1929, Allahabad Address 1930, Elections 1937, Lahore Resolution 1940, 3 June Plan 1947, Independence 14 August 1947.

  • Constitutional sequence of Pakistan: Objectives Resolution 1949, first Constitution 1956 (Islamic Republic, One Unit), 1962 Constitution (Ayub, presidential), 1973 Constitution (federal parliamentary, bicameral, Islam as state religion).

  • Geography decision rule: climate is driven by latitude, altitude, distance from sea and relief; monsoon rainfall arrives from the south-west (Arabian Sea) in summer and from the north-east (Bay of Bengal) in retreating phase, so northern Punjab and KP get heavier totals than Balochistan.

  • Physical divisions of Pakistan: northern mountains (Karakoram, Himalaya, Hindu Kush), western mountains and plateaus, Potohar plateau, Indus Plain, Thar and Cholistan deserts, coastal strip of Sindh and Makran.

  • Civics rule: in a federal parliamentary system the executive is drawn from and answerable to the legislature; the judiciary interprets the constitution and protects fundamental rights listed in Part II of the 1973 Constitution.

  • Economics rule: GDP measures output inside borders while GNP measures income of residents; inflation erodes purchasing power, and a current-account deficit means imports of goods and services exceed exports plus remittances.