Topic MCQs · Urdu
245 MCQs on Urdu Literature sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 66 solved papers (2019–2025). Below are the top 11 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Ashfaq Ahmad
While Haider Bakhsh Haideri famously translated the classical tale, modern literary giant Ashfaq Ahmad also wrote a prominent work titled 'Tota Kahani'.
From: PPSC Deputy Secretary/Controller of Examinations Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: All of these
Ibn-e-Insha was an immensely versatile Pakistani leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and newspaper columnist.
From: PPSC PMS S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Jigar Moradabadi
Shola-e-Toor is a famous collection of Urdu ghazals composed by the renowned poet Jigar Moradabadi.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: خطوط
عودِ ہندی مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب کے خطوط کا پہلا مجموعہ ہے جو 1868ء میں شائع ہوا۔
From: PPSC Lecturer Pakistan Studies (BS-17) HED Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Quli Qutab Shah
While Ameer Khusro used early Urdu, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is officially recognized as the first Sahib-e-Dewan poet in the Urdu language.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) General Knowledge Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: خواجہ حسن نظامی
Khawaja Hasan Nizami authored 'Begumat Ke Aansoo', a poignant historical book detailing the tragic fates of Mughal royal women after the 1857 War of Independence.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) General Knowledge Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Quratulain Haider
'Akhir-e-Shab Ke Humsafar' is a highly celebrated classic Urdu novel penned by the acclaimed writer Qurratulain Hyder.
From: PPSC Parole/Probation Officer (BS-16) Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: دستوئیفسکی
یہ مشہور روسی مصنف فیودر دستوئیفسکی کے پہلے ناول 'Poor Folk' کا اردو ترجمہ ہے۔
From: PPSC Assistant Women Development Department Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: مولانا شبلی نعمانی
علامہ شبلی نعمانی، جو کہ نامور مورخ اور محقق تھے، 1857 میں پیدا ہوئے۔
From: PPSC Office Assistant (BS-16) HUD & PHE Department Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Hayat-e-Jawaid is an Urdu biography written by Altaf Hussain Hali detailing the life, struggles, and achievements of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Labour Welfare Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Punjab
Abdullah Hussain, the celebrated Urdu novelist who wrote 'Udas Naslain', was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab.
From: PPSC District Zakat Officer (BS-17) Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
The bank holds 245 questions tagged "Urdu Literature" under Urdu, drawn from 66 solved papers (2019–2025). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 11 are distinct; this page shows the top 11.
They are pulled from the solved papers in the GK360 archive — PPSC papers among them — and every card on this page names its source paper and year, so you can open the full paper from the Past Papers archive.
Yes — 11 of the 11 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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