Urdu Literature MCQs January 8, 2026November 25, 2024 by u930973931_answers 10 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/10 Subscribe 1. Who is regarded as the “Father of Urdu Poetry”? (A) Mir Taqi Mir (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (D) Mirza Ghalib 2. The first Urdu novel, Mirat-ul-Uroos, was written by: (A) Mirza Ghalib (B) Maulana Shibli Nomani (C) Saadat Hasan Manto (D) Nazir Ahmad 3. What was the pen name of Mirza Asadullah Khan? (A) Zauq (B) Sauda (C) Ghalib (D) Mir 4. The Progressive Writers’ Movement in Urdu literature started in which year? (A) 1929 (B) 1952 (C) 1947 (D) 1936 5. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa are famous works by: (A) Josh Malihabadi (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (D) Akbar Allahabadi 6. Who is the author of the Urdu short story Toba Tek Singh? (A) Krishan Chander (B) Saadat Hasan Manto (C) Ismat Chughtai (D) Premchand 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) Firaq Gorakhpuri (D) Mirza Ghalib 8. Deewan-e-Ghalib was compiled in which year? (A) 1840 (B) 1861 (C) 1857 (D) 1869 9. The Urdu drama Inder Sabha was written by: (A) Agha Hashar Kashmiri (B) Nazir Akbarabadi (C) Amanat Lucknawi (D) Mir Anis 10. Who is considered the pioneer of Urdu afsana (short story)? (A) Saadat Hasan Manto (B) Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (C) Premchand (D) Krishan Chander