1. What script is primarily used for writing the Pashto language?
(A) Devanagari
(B) Cyrillic
(C) Arabic script (Perso-Arabic)
(D) Latin
2. Pashto belongs to which language family?
(A) Indo-Aryan
(B) Iranian
(C) Dravidian
(D) Semitic
3. How many letters are there in the Pashto alphabet?
(A) 28
(B) 35
(C) 44
(D) 48
4. What is the term for ‘peace’ in Pashto?
(A) Aman
(B) Sulh
(C) Pegham
(D) Tolana
5. Who is considered the father of Pashto literature?
(A) Khushal Khan Khattak
(B) Amir Kror Suri
(C) Rehman Baba
(D) Hamza Baba
6. What does the Pashto word “Za” mean in English?
(A) He
(B) I
(C) You
(D) They
7. Which province of Pakistan has Pashto as a major language?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Balochistan
8. The Pashto language has how many main dialects?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
9. What is the word for “book” in Pashto?
(A) Kitaab
(B) Daftar
(C) Sabaq
(D) Maktaab
10. “Staso num sa dai?” translates to what in English?
(A) Where are you going?
(B) What is your name?
(C) How old are you?
(D) Do you speak Pashto?
11. Who wrote the famous Pashto book “Baz Nama”?
(A) Khushal Khan Khattak
(B) Amir Kror Suri
(C) Rehman Baba
(D) Ghani Khan
12. Pashto is one of the national languages of which country besides Pakistan?
(A) Iran
(B) Afghanistan
(C) India
(D) Tajikistan
13. What is the word for “water” in Pashto?
(A) Oba
(B) Pani
(C) Daryaa
(D) Shpa
14. What is “Shpa” in Pashto?
(A) Day
(B) Month
(C) Morning
(D) Night
15. Rehman Baba is known for writing in which genre?
(A) War poetry
(B) Religious poetry
(C) Epic poetry
(D) Romantic poetry
16. What is the plural of “kitab” (book) in Pashto?
(A) Kitaboona
(B) Kutuban
(C) Kitaban
(D) Kitabi
17. Which famous Pashto poet was also a philosopher and painter?
(A) Khushal Khan
(B) Hamza Baba
(C) Ghani Khan
(D) Ajmal Khattak
18. What is the word for “mother” in Pashto?
(A) Mor
(B) Nani
(C) Amma
(D) Waleeda
19. What does “Kho” mean in Pashto?
(A) No
(B) Yes
(C) But
(D) Only
20. Which institution in Pakistan promotes Pashto language and literature?
(A) Lok Virsa
(B) Pashto Academy
(C) National Book Foundation
(D) Academy of Letters
21. Pashto is most closely related to which of the following languages?
(A) Urdu
(B) Persian
(C) Arabic
(D) Balochi
22. What is the Pashto term for ‘school’?
(A) Madrasa
(B) Maktaab
(C) Iskul
(D) Tolana
23. Which poet is known for the famous Pashto work “Tazkira”?
(A) Rehman Baba
(B) Hamza Baba
(C) Khushal Khan Khattak
(D) Amir Kror
24. What does “Manana” mean in Pashto?
(A) Welcome
(B) Goodbye
(C) Thank you
(D) Sorry
25. “Za ta sara yam” means what in English?
(A) I am angry with you
(B) I am with you
(C) I miss you
(D) I saw you
26. The letter “ڼ” in Pashto represents which sound?
(A) Soft “n”
(B) Retroflex “n”
(C) Nasal “ng”
(D) Palatal “n”
27. Which region has the Yousafzai dialect of Pashto?
(A) Kandahar
(B) Swat
(C) Quetta
(D) Kabul
28. What is the Pashto equivalent of “yes”?
(A) Na
(B) Haa
(C) Bal
(D) Kho
29. The word “Kor” means what in Pashto?
(A) Family
(B) House
(C) Food
(D) Work
30. What is the Pashto word for “father”?
(A) Mor
(B) Pita
(C) Plar
(D) Abba
31. Which of the following is a famous Pashto proverb?
(A) Da sra murad na dai
(B) Har kala ba bahar we
(C) Da ghra sar gulo na pregi
(D) Spogmai da shpa malgaray da
32. What does “Khoday pa aman” mean in Pashto?
(A) Hello
(B) Goodbye
(C) Welcome
(D) Please
33. Which Pashto poet wrote “The Pathan”?
(A) Ghani Khan
(B) Ajmal Khattak
(C) Khushal Khan
(D) Rehman Baba
34. What is the feminine form of “Za lmar yam” (I am a boy)?
(A) Za gule yam
(B) Za jine yam
(C) Za lmar na yam
(D) Za zanana yam
35. What is “war” in Pashto?
(A) Aman
(B) Jang
(C) Sulh
(D) Tol
36. What does “staaso” mean in Pashto?
(A) Mine
(B) Our
(C) Your (plural)
(D) His
37. What is the Pashto word for “language”?
(A) Zaban
(B) Jabaa
(C) Lughwa
(D) Zra
38. Which of the following is a Pashto folk music instrument?
(A) Sitar
(B) Rabab
(C) Tabla
(D) Dholak
39. The Pashto Academy is based in which city?
(A) Peshawar
(B) Quetta
(C) Islamabad
(D) Swat
40. Which poet is known as the “poet of peace” in Pashto literature?
(A) Ghani Khan
(B) Hamza Baba
(C) Rehman Baba
(D) Khushal Khan Khattak