1. The national language of Pakistan is:
(A) Punjabi
(B) Sindhi
(C) Urdu
(D) Pashto
2. Urdu was chosen as the national language because:
(A) It was the mother tongue of the majority
(B) It was easiest to learn
(C) British policy imposed it
(D) It served as a symbol of Muslim identity and unity
3. The majority of Pakistan’s population speaks which regional language?
(A) Punjabi
(B) Sindhi
(C) Balochi
(D) Pashto
4. Sindhi is mainly spoken in:
(A) Punjab
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Balochistan
(D) Sindh
5. Pashto is primarily spoken in:
(A) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan
(B) Punjab
(C) Sindh
(D) Karachi only
6. Balochi is mainly spoken in:
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Balochistan
7. Seraiki is a regional language of:
(A) Sindh
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Balochistan
(D) Southern Punjab
8. Urdu serves as a link language in Pakistan because:
(A) Everyone speaks it natively
(B) Only urban elite speak it
(C) It is a foreign language
(D) It unites people of different linguistic backgrounds
9. The script used for Urdu is:
(A) Devanagari
(B) Roman script
(C) Perso-Arabic script
(D) Cyrillic script
10. Sindhi is written in:
(A) Arabic-based script
(B) Latin script
(C) Cyrillic script
(D) Roman script
11. The promotion of regional languages in Pakistan is important for:
(A) British policies
(B) Economic planning only
(C) Cultural preservation and diversity
(D) Urbanization only
12. Urdu became popular during British India because:
(A) It was the language of Muslim elites and literary culture
(B) It was imposed in schools only
(C) It replaced all regional languages
(D) Only Punjab supported it
13. Regional languages of Pakistan are:
(A) Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Seraiki, and others
(B) Only Urdu and English
(C) Only Hindi
(D) Only Persian
14. English in Pakistan is primarily used for:
(A) Administration, education, and official work
(B) National communication
(C) Everyday rural life
(D) Only religious purposes
15. Language has been a source of unity in Pakistan because:
(A) People only speak their mother tongue
(B) English dominates rural areas
(C) Urdu acts as a common medium of communication
(D) Regional languages are forbidden
16. One challenge faced by regional languages in Pakistan is:
(A) Lack of scripts
(B) Legal prohibition
(C) Urbanization and dominance of Urdu and English
(D) British rule only
17. Multilingualism in Pakistan contributes to:
(A) British policies
(B) Only economic loss
(C) National division
(D) Cultural richness and diversity
18. The Constitution of Pakistan recognizes:
(A) Urdu as the national language and promotes regional languages
(B) Only Urdu
(C) Only English
(D) Only Punjabi
19. Punjabi is written in:
(A) Devanagari script
(B) Cyrillic script
(C) Roman script
(D) Shahmukhi script (Perso-Arabic) in Pakistan
20. Promoting both Urdu and regional languages in Pakistan helps in:
(A) Preserving heritage while ensuring national unity
(B) Reducing literacy
(C) Ending cultural diversity
(D) Limiting education