Pakistan Languages and literature MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: August 12, 2024

1. Which language is the national language of Pakistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: a) Urdu

2. Which language is most widely spoken in Pakistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: b) Punjabi

3. Which language is the official language of the province of Sindh in Pakistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: c) Sindhi

4. Who is considered the national poet of Pakistan?
a) Allama Iqbal
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Mir Taqi Mir
d) Ahmed Faraz

Answer: a) Allama Iqbal

5. Which language is spoken primarily in the province of Balochistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Balochi

Answer: d) Balochi

6. Which literary figure is known for his famous poem “Saare Jahan Se Achha”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Allama Iqbal
c) Mirza Ghalib
d) Ahmed Faraz

Answer: b) Allama Iqbal

7. Which language is primarily spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: d) Pashto

8. Which Pakistani author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994?
a) Bapsi Sidhwa
b) Saadat Hasan Manto
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Ahmed Faraz

Answer: a) Bapsi Sidhwa

9. Which literary figure is known for his collection of short stories “Toba Tek Singh”?
a) Manto
b) Ghalib
c) Iqbal
d) Faraz

Answer: a) Manto

10. Which language is spoken primarily in the province of Gilgit-Baltistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Shina
d) Pashto

Answer: c) Shina

11. Who wrote the famous novel “Aag Ka Darya”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Qurratulain Hyder
c) Saadat Hasan Manto
d) Intizar Hussain

Answer: b) Qurratulain Hyder

12. Which language is spoken primarily in the province of Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Pahari
d) Sindhi

Answer: c) Pahari

13. Which famous poet is known for his ghazals and nazms in Urdu literature?
a) Mirza Ghalib
b) Allama Iqbal
c) Ahmed Faraz
d) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Answer: c) Ahmed Faraz

14. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Punjab?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: b) Punjabi

15. Who wrote the famous novel “Aangan”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Bano Qudsia
c) Ahmed Faraz
d) Mustansar Hussain Tarar

Answer: b) Bano Qudsia

16. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: d) Pashto

17. Who is known for his famous poetry collection “Shaam e Shair Yaran”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
c) Jaun Elia
d) Parveen Shakir

Answer: c) Jaun Elia

18. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Sindh?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: c) Sindhi

19. Who wrote the famous novel “Aag ka Darya”?
a) Mustansar Hussain Tarar
b) Qurratulain Hyder
c) Bano Qudsia
d) Ashfaq Ahmed

Answer: b) Qurratulain Hyder

20. Which language is spoken primarily in the province of Balochistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Balochi

Answer: d) Balochi

21. Who is known for his famous poetry collection “Bang-e-Dra”?
a) Mir Taqi Mir
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Allama Iqbal
d) Ahmed Faraz

Answer: c) Allama Iqbal

22. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Gilgit-Baltistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Shina
d) Pashto

Answer: c) Shina

23. Who wrote the famous novel “Pir-e-Kamil”?
a) Umera Ahmed
b) Bano Qudsia
c) Ashfaq Ahmed
d) Mustansar Hussain Tarar

Answer: a) Umera Ahmed

24. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Pahari
d) Sindhi

Answer: c) Pahari

25. Who is known as the “Poet of the East”?
a) Mirza Ghalib
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Allama Iqbal
d) Parveen Shakir

Answer: c) Allama Iqbal

26. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Punjab?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: b) Punjabi

27. Who is known for his famous poetry collection “Nuskha-e-Haaye Wafa”?
a) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
b) Jaun Elia
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Parveen Shakir

Answer: b) Jaun Elia

28. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: d) Pashto

29. Who is known for his famous novel “Khuda ki Basti”?
a) Ashfaq Ahmed
b) Mustansar Hussain Tarar
c) Shaukat Siddiqui
d) Shaukat Thanvi

Answer: c) Shaukat Siddiqui

30. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Sindh?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Sindhi
d) Pashto

Answer: c) Sindhi

31. Who is known for his famous poetry collection “Shaam e Shair Yaran”?
a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
b) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
c) Jaun Elia
d) Parveen Shakir

Answer: c) Jaun Elia