Famous Books and Authors MCQs

Solved MCQs on famous books and their authors, including Pakistani leaders' books, Muslim classics and world literature, asked in PPSC and FPSC tests.

1. 1

   "Friends Not Masters" is the autobiography of:

   APervez MusharrafBLiaquat Ali KhanCAyub KhanDZulfikar Ali Bhutto

   Correct answer: C. Ayub Khan

   Field Marshal Ayub Khan published Friends Not Masters in 1967, describing his political life and Pakistan's foreign relations.

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2. 2

   "The Myth of Independence" was written by:

   AAyub KhanBZulfikar Ali BhuttoCGhulam MuhammadDBenazir Bhutto

   Correct answer: B. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

   Zulfikar Ali Bhutto wrote The Myth of Independence (1969) about the foreign policy choices of smaller nations.

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3. 3

   "Daughter of the East" is the autobiography of:

   ABenazir BhuttoBMalala YousafzaiCFatima JinnahDBegum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan

   Correct answer: A. Benazir Bhutto

   Benazir Bhutto's autobiography was first published in 1988 as Daughter of the East.

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4. 4

   "In the Line of Fire" is a memoir by:

   AZia-ul-HaqBPervez MusharrafCNawaz SharifDAyub Khan

   Correct answer: B. Pervez Musharraf

   Pervez Musharraf published In the Line of Fire in 2006.

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5. 5

   "I Am Malala" was co-written by Malala Yousafzai and:

   AKamila ShamsieBChristina LambCFatima BhuttoDArundhati Roy

   Correct answer: B. Christina Lamb

   British journalist Christina Lamb co-wrote I Am Malala (2013). Malala won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

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6. 6

   "Pakistan: The Heart of Asia" is a collection of speeches by:

   AAllama IqbalBQuaid-e-AzamCAyub KhanDLiaquat Ali Khan

   Correct answer: D. Liaquat Ali Khan

   The book collects speeches Liaquat Ali Khan delivered during his 1950 visit to the United States.

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7. 7

   "The Emergence of Pakistan" was written by:

   AStanley WolpertBAyesha JalalCI. H. QureshiDChaudhry Muhammad Ali

   Correct answer: D. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali

   Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, a former Prime Minister and senior civil servant, wrote The Emergence of Pakistan (1967).

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8. 8

   "Jinnah of Pakistan" is a well-known biography written by:

   AHector BolithoBStanley WolpertCAyesha JalalDAkbar S. Ahmed

   Correct answer: B. Stanley Wolpert

   American historian Stanley Wolpert published Jinnah of Pakistan in 1984. Hector Bolitho wrote an earlier biography, Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan (1954).

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9. 9

   "India Wins Freedom" was written by:

   AMaulana Abul Kalam AzadBSardar PatelCMahatma GandhiDJawaharlal Nehru

   Correct answer: A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

   Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's account of the independence movement was published in 1959.

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10. 10

    "The Discovery of India" was written by:

    AB. R. AmbedkarBRabindranath TagoreCJawaharlal NehruDMahatma Gandhi

    Correct answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru

    Nehru wrote The Discovery of India while imprisoned at Ahmednagar Fort in 1942–1946.

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12. 11

    "Muqaddimah", a pioneering work on history and society, was written by:

    AIbn KhaldunBAl-GhazaliCIbn BattutaDAl-Biruni

    Correct answer: A. Ibn Khaldun

    Ibn Khaldun completed the Muqaddimah in 1377. He is often called a founder of sociology and historiography.

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13. 12

    "Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb" (The Canon of Medicine) was written by:

    AAl-FarabiBAl-RaziCIbn SinaDIbn Rushd

    Correct answer: C. Ibn Sina

    Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine was a standard medical textbook in the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.

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14. 13

    "Kitab-ul-Hind", a detailed study of Indian society and science, was written by:

    AAl-MasudiBAl-BiruniCIbn BattutaDIbn Khaldun

    Correct answer: B. Al-Biruni

    Al-Biruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind after travelling in India with Mahmud of Ghazni in the 11th century.

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15. 14

    The "Masnavi" is a famous work of which poet?

    ASheikh SaadiBMaulana RumiCFirdausiDHafiz Shirazi

    Correct answer: B. Maulana Rumi

    Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi-e-Manavi is a vast Persian mystical poem. Allama Iqbal regarded Rumi as his spiritual guide.

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16. 15

    "Gulistan" and "Bustan" were written by:

    AOmar KhayyamBMaulana RumiCFirdausiDSheikh Saadi

    Correct answer: D. Sheikh Saadi

    Sheikh Saadi of Shiraz wrote both classics of Persian literature in the 13th century.

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17. 16

    The "Shahnameh", the Persian national epic, was written by:

    AJamiBHafiz ShiraziCFirdausiDSaadi

    Correct answer: C. Firdausi

    Firdausi completed the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) around 1010 CE.

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18. 17

    "The Republic" was written by:

    ACiceroBSocratesCAristotleDPlato

    Correct answer: D. Plato

    Plato's Republic, about justice and the ideal state, takes the form of dialogues led by Socrates.

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19. 18

    "The Prince" was written by:

    ANiccolò MachiavelliBJohn LockeCThomas HobbesDDante

    Correct answer: A. Niccolò Machiavelli

    Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 as practical advice on gaining and keeping political power.

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20. 19

    "The Wealth of Nations" was written by:

    AAdam SmithBJohn Maynard KeynesCDavid RicardoDKarl Marx

    Correct answer: A. Adam Smith

    Adam Smith's 1776 book laid the foundations of classical economics, and Smith is often called the father of economics.

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21. 20

    "Das Kapital" was written by:

    AAdam SmithBFriedrich HegelCKarl MarxDLenin

    Correct answer: C. Karl Marx

    Karl Marx published the first volume of Das Kapital, his critique of capitalism, in 1867.

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