MCQs on Allama IqbalBy: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 31, 2025 40 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/40 Subscribe 1. What is the birthplace of Allama Iqbal? (A) Karachi (B) Lahore (C) Sialkot (D) Islamabad 2. Allama Iqbal is famously known as: (A) Philosopher of the East (B) Philosopher of the West (C) Poet of the South (D) Poet of the North 3. In which language did Allama Iqbal primarily write his poetry? (A) English (B) Urdu and Persian (C) Arabic (D) Punjabi 4. Allama Iqbal received his education from which universities? (A) Harvard and Oxford (B) Al-Azhar and Harvard (C) Government College Lahore, University of Cambridge, and University of Munich (D) Cambridge and Oxford 5. Allama Iqbal’s famous work “Asrar-e-Khudi” is written in which language? (A) Urdu (B) English (C) Persian (D) Arabic 6. Which movement was inspired by Allama Iqbal’s poetry? (A) Freedom Movement of India (B) Pakistan Movement (C) Civil Rights Movement (D) French Revolution 7. Allama Iqbal’s famous address at Allahabad laid down the foundations of which ideology? (A) Communism (B) Two-Nation Theory (C) Secularism (D) Monarchy 8. Allama Iqbal’s famous poetic compilation in Urdu is titled: (A) Zabur-e-Ajam (B) Bang-e-Dra (C) Masnavi (D) Divan-e-Ghalib 9. Allama Iqbal was awarded which prestigious title by the British government in 1922? (A) Knight Bachelor (B) Sir (C) Lord (D) Prince 10. Allama Iqbal’s concept of “Khudi” emphasizes on which aspect of human personality? (A) Humility (B) Selfhood or self-awareness (C) Materialism (D) Selfishness 11. What was the birth year of Allama Iqbal? (A) 1877 (B) 1882 (C) 1890 (D) 1900 12. Which literary honorific title was conferred upon Allama Iqbal? (A) Hafeez (B) Sheikh-ul-Islam (C) Mufakkir-e-Pakistan (D) Shair-e-Mashriq 13. Allama Iqbal’s famous poem “Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua” is addressed to which entity? (A) Moon (B) Sun (C) Stars (D) God 14. In which city did Allama Iqbal pass away? (A) Lahore (B) Karachi (C) Islamabad (D) Sialkot 15. Allama Iqbal was a staunch advocate for the revival of which concept among Muslims? (A) Democracy (B) Colonialism (C) Khilafat (D) Monarchy 16. Allama Iqbal’s famous philosophical work “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam” was published in which year? (A) 1925 (B) 1930 (C) 1940 (D) 1950 17. Who translated Allama Iqbal’s works into English for the Western audience? (A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz (B) Mirza Ghalib (C) Muhammad Iqbal (D) A.J. Arberry 18. What was the profession of Allama Iqbal? (A) Lawyer (B) Teacher (C) Doctor (D) Engineer 19. Allama Iqbal’s famous poem “Shikwa” laments the perceived decline of which civilization? (A) Indian (B) Persian (C) Arab (D) Ottoman 20. What is the title of Allama Iqbal’s doctoral thesis? (A) The Reconstruction of Islamic Religious Thought (B) Bang-e-Dra (C) The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (D) Zarb-e-Kaleem 21. Allama Iqbal was a strong advocate for the establishment of which nation? (A) Pakistan (B) Bangladesh (C) Afghanistan (D) India 22. Which famous Persian poet deeply influenced Allama Iqbal’s poetry? (A) Rumi (B) Hafez (C) Saadi (D) Omar Khayyam 23. Allama Iqbal was the first person to articulate the idea of which nation? (A) Pakistan (B) Bangladesh (C) India (D) Afghanistan 24. What was Allama Iqbal’s father’s profession? (A) Poet (B) Philosopher (C) Doctor (D) Tailor 25. Allama Iqbal’s famous poem “Sare Jahan se Accha” was written in which language? (A) Urdu (B) Persian (C) Arabic (D) Punjabi 26. Who was Allama Iqbal’s mentor during his educational journey in Europe? (A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (B) Maulana Shibli Nomani (C) Sir Thomas Arnold (D) Sir Muhammad Iqbal 27. Allama Iqbal’s poetry collection “Bang-e-Dra” is divided into how many parts? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 28. Which Indian university awarded Allama Iqbal an honorary degree of Doctorate of Law? (A) Aligarh Muslim University (B) Delhi University (C) Jamia Millia Islamia (D) University of Punjab 29. In which year did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous Allahabad Address? (A) 1928 (B) 1930 (C) 1932 (D) 1934 30. Allama Iqbal was appointed as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in which year? (A) 1924 (B) 1926 (C) 1928 (D) 1930 31. Allama Iqbal’s famous poem “Bang-e-Dra” was published in which year? (A) 1905 (B) 1910 (C) 1915 (D) 1920 32. Allama Iqbal’s famous work “The Secrets of the Self” is originally titled: (A) Asrar-e-Khudi (B) Rumuz-e-Bekhudi (C) Payam-e-Mashriq (D) Bang-e-Dra 33. Allama Iqbal’s poetry emphasized the importance of which concept for Muslims? (A) Secularism (B) Democracy (C) Militarism (D) Khudi 34. Who was Allama Iqbal’s spiritual mentor? (A) Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (B) Hazrat Ali Hajveri (C) Mirza Ghalib (D) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi 35. Allama Iqbal was appointed as a member of the League of Nations Commission on which matter? (A) Minority Rights (B) Women’s Rights (C) Education Reform (D) Economic Development 36. Allama Iqbal’s famous couplet “Khudi ko kar buland itna” emphasizes the importance of: (A) Self-respect (B) Self-confidence (C) Self-reliance (D) Self-awareness 37. In which year did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous lectures in Madras (Chennai) on the invitation of the Madras Muslim Association? (A) 1910 (B) 1915 (C) 1920 (D) 1925 38. Allama Iqbal’s concept of “Shaheen” symbolizes: (A) Strength (B) Wisdom (C) Ambition (D) Humility 39. Which prominent Indian leader corresponded with Allama Iqbal on the idea of a separate Muslim state? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 40. Allama Iqbal’s poetic work “Bale Jibril” is written in which language? 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