Urdu Literature MCQs
1. Who is regarded as the “Father of Urdu Poetry”?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Allama Iqbal
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Ghalib
Answer: a) Mir Taqi Mir
2. The first Urdu novel, Mirat-ul-Uroos, was written by:
a) Mirza Ghalib
b) Maulana Shibli Nomani
c) Nazir Ahmad
d) Saadat Hasan Manto
Answer: c) Nazir Ahmad
3. What was the pen name of Mirza Asadullah Khan?
a) Zauq
b) Ghalib
c) Sauda
d) Mir
Answer: b) Ghalib
4. The progressive writers’ movement in Urdu literature started in which year?
a) 1929
b) 1936
c) 1947
d) 1952
Answer: b) 1936
5. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa are famous works by:
a) Josh Malihabadi
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Allama Iqbal
d) Akbar Allahabadi
Answer: c) Allama Iqbal
6. Who is the author of the Urdu short story Toba Tek Singh?
a) Saadat Hasan Manto
b) Krishan Chander
c) Ismat Chughtai
d) Premchand
Answer: a) Saadat Hasan Manto
7. Which Urdu poet is famous for the ghazal Dil Hi To Hai Na Sang-o-Khisht?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Dagh Dehlvi
c) Mirza Ghalib
d) Firaq Gorakhpuri
Answer: c) Mirza Ghalib
8. The Deewan-e-Ghalib was compiled in which year?
a) 1840
b) 1857
c) 1861
d) 1869
Answer: c) 1861
9. The Urdu drama Inder Sabha was written by:
a) Agha Hashar Kashmiri
b) Nazir Akbarabadi
c) Mir Anis
d) Amanat Lucknawi
Answer: d) Amanat Lucknawi
10. Who is considered the pioneer of Urdu afsana (short story)?
a) Saadat Hasan Manto
b) Premchand
c) Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
d) Krishan Chander
Answer: b) Premchand
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