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"Bang-e-Dra" is a famous poetry collection of:
Correct answer: B. Allama Iqbal
Bang-e-Dra (1924) was Allama Iqbal's first Urdu poetry collection. His other Urdu collections include Bal-e-Jibril and Zarb-e-Kalim.
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Urdu Literature: Poets and Writers MCQs
Solved Urdu literature MCQs on famous Urdu poets and writers, their books, novels, poetry collections and titles, for PPSC and other tests.
26 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
Start your Urdu literature revision here: Iqbal and Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir, Hali and Azad, the first Urdu novels, and later writers such as Qurratulain Hyder, Bano Qudsia, Faiz, Parveen Shakir, Manto and Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi.
Book and author questions are the most common type in this area. Group the works by period, from classical poetry to the modern novel, to keep the names and titles in order.
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"Bal-e-Jibril" was written by:
Correct answer: D. Allama Iqbal
Bal-e-Jibril (1935) is regarded as one of Iqbal's finest Urdu works and contains many of his famous ghazals.
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The real name of Mirza Ghalib was:
Correct answer: D. Asadullah Khan
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797–1869) used the pen names Asad and Ghalib. Nawab Mirza Khan was the real name of the poet Daagh Dehlvi.
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Which poet is known as "Khuda-e-Sukhan" (God of Poetry)?
Correct answer: D. Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810), the great master of the Urdu ghazal, is honoured with the title Khuda-e-Sukhan.
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Who is known as "Baba-e-Urdu" (Father of Urdu)?
Correct answer: A. Maulvi Abdul Haq
Maulvi Abdul Haq devoted his life to promoting Urdu through the Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu, earning the title Baba-e-Urdu.
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"Musaddas-e-Hali" (Madd-o-Jazr-e-Islam) was written by:
Correct answer: C. Altaf Hussain Hali
Altaf Hussain Hali wrote this long poem about the rise and decline of Muslims at Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's urging.
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"Muqaddama-e-Sher-o-Shairi", a pioneering work of Urdu literary criticism, was written by:
Correct answer: B. Altaf Hussain Hali
Hali's Muqaddama-e-Sher-o-Shairi (1893) is considered the first major work of literary criticism in Urdu.
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"Aab-e-Hayat", a history of Urdu poetry, was written by:
Correct answer: D. Muhammad Husain Azad
Muhammad Husain Azad's Aab-e-Hayat (1880) records the lives and work of Urdu poets in a lively, story-telling style.
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"Mirat-ul-Uroos", often called the first Urdu novel, was written by:
Correct answer: B. Deputy Nazir Ahmad
Deputy Nazir Ahmad wrote Mirat-ul-Uroos (1869) to educate girls through the story of the sisters Akbari and Asghari.
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The novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" was written by:
Correct answer: C. Mirza Hadi Ruswa
Mirza Hadi Ruswa's Umrao Jaan Ada (1899) tells the story of a courtesan in 19th-century Lucknow.
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"Bagh-o-Bahar" was written by:
Correct answer: B. Mir Amman
Mir Amman wrote Bagh-o-Bahar (1802) at Fort William College, Calcutta. It is a classic of simple Urdu prose.
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The novel "Aag ka Darya" was written by:
Correct answer: D. Qurratulain Hyder
Qurratulain Hyder's Aag ka Darya (1959) follows Indian history across more than two thousand years.
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The novel "Raja Gidh" was written by:
Correct answer: C. Bano Qudsia
Bano Qudsia's Raja Gidh (1981) explores the theme of "haram" and "halal" through the symbol of a vulture.
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"Shahab Nama" is the autobiography of:
Correct answer: D. Qudratullah Shahab
Qudratullah Shahab, a senior civil servant, wrote Shahab Nama about his life and Pakistan's early decades.
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"Naqsh-e-Faryadi" was the first poetry collection of:
Correct answer: A. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Naqsh-e-Faryadi (1941) was Faiz Ahmed Faiz's first collection. Later collections include Dast-e-Saba and Zindan Nama.
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"Khushbu" was the first poetry collection of:
Correct answer: B. Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakir's Khushbu (1976) made her one of the most popular Urdu poets of her generation.
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"Shahnama-e-Islam", a verse history of Islam, was written by:
Correct answer: B. Hafeez Jalandhari
Hafeez Jalandhari, who also wrote Pakistan's national anthem, wrote Shahnama-e-Islam.
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Which poet is known as "Shair-e-Inqilab" (Poet of Revolution)?
Correct answer: D. Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi earned the title Shair-e-Inqilab for his fiery poems against British rule.
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The famous short story "Toba Tek Singh" was written by:
Correct answer: B. Saadat Hasan Manto
Manto's Toba Tek Singh is a powerful satire on the partition of 1947, set in a mental asylum.
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The famous short story "Kafan" was written by:
Correct answer: C. Premchand
Munshi Premchand's Kafan, about a poor father and son, is one of the most famous stories in Urdu and Hindi.
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