Famous Pakistani Poets, Writers, and Intellectuals MCQs

1. Who is known as the “Poet of the East”?
(A) Mirza Ghalib
(B) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Ahmed Faraz

2. Who wrote the famous book “Zarb-e-Kalim”?
(A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(B) Josh Malihabadi
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Ahmed Faraz

3. Which Pakistani writer won the Booker Prize?
(A) Mohsin Hamid
(B) Bapsi Sidhwa
(C) Kamila Shamsie
(D) None of these

4. Who wrote the famous poetry collection “Naqsh-e-Faryadi”?
(A) Parveen Shakir
(B) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(C) Jaun Elia
(D) Habib Jalib

5. Who wrote the novel “Ice Candy Man”, later published as “Cracking India”?
(A) Bapsi Sidhwa
(B) Intizar Hussain
(C) Saadat Hasan Manto
(D) Abdullah Hussain

6. Which female poet wrote the collection “Khushboo”?
(A) Kishwar Naheed
(B) Fahmida Riaz
(C) Parveen Shakir
(D) Zehra Nigah

7. Who is the author of the famous short story “Toba Tek Singh”?
(A) Rajinder Singh Bedi
(B) Intizar Hussain
(C) Saadat Hasan Manto
(D) Ismat Chughtai

8. Who is known as the “Revolutionary Poet” of Pakistan?
(A) Jaun Elia
(B) Habib Jalib
(C) Nasir Kazmi
(D) Munir Niazi

9. Which Pakistani poet wrote “Bol ke lab azaad hain tere”?
(A) Ahmed Faraz
(B) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(C) Josh Malihabadi
(D) Habib Jalib

10. Who is the author of “Udaas Naslain”?
(A) Mustansar Hussain Tarar
(B) Abdullah Hussain
(C) Bano Qudsia
(D) Qurratulain Hyder