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Moderate
  • A. John Grey
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Dick Francis
  • D. Barak Obama

Explanation: Business at the Speed of Thought was written by Bill Gates, who discusses how digital information systems can improve business…

Correct answer: Bill Gates
Hard
  • A. Barak Obama
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Bill Clinton
  • D. Veladimir Putin

Explanation: My Life is the 2004 autobiography of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Barack Obama’s memoir is titled Dreams from My Father, not My Life.

Correct answer: Bill Clinton
Hard
  • A. Charles Darwin
  • B. Adam Smith
  • C. Alexander Fleming
  • D. Albert Einstein

Explanation: Adam Smith wrote the full work titled “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,” published in 1776.

Correct answer: Adam Smith
Very hard
  • A. Dr Hamida Khuhro
  • B. Ayaz Latif Palejo
  • C. Dr Ishrat Hussain
  • D. None of above

Explanation: The Economy of Modern Sindh is associated with economist and former State Bank governor Dr Ishrat Hussain.

Correct answer: Dr Ishrat Hussain
Hard
  • A. Ayaz Latif Palejo
  • B. Hameeda Khuhro
  • C. Shaikh Ayaz
  • D. GM Syed

Explanation: A Nation in Chains is attributed to G. M. Syed, whose writings focused heavily on Sindh’s political identity and autonomy.

Correct answer: GM Syed
Moderate
  • A. Library of Congress
  • B. British Museum Library
  • C. National Library of Pakistan
  • D. Alexandra Library

Explanation: The Library of Congress is generally regarded as the world’s largest library by catalogued holdings and collection size.

Correct answer: Library of Congress
Very hard
  • A. Shaikh Mohammad Ali
  • B. Shaikh Mohammad Ghani
  • C. Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah
  • D. Shaikh Mohammad Ikram

Explanation: Rood-e-Kausar was written by Sheikh Mohammad Ikram, known for his works on Muslim history and culture in the Indian subcontinent.

Correct answer: Shaikh Mohammad Ikram
Hard
  • A. Mulavi Abdul Haq
  • B. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
  • C. Abdullah Hussain
  • D. Hosh Maleeh Abadi

Explanation: “Kapas ka Phool” is associated with the Pakistani Urdu writer Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi.

Correct answer: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Moderate
  • A. Leo Tolstoy
  • B. Jorge Hudson
  • C. William Engels
  • D. Edward Gibbon

Explanation: Edward Gibbon wrote “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” published in six volumes from 1776 to 1789.

Correct answer: Edward Gibbon
Hard
  • A. George Jordac
  • B. George Orwell
  • C. George Fulton
  • D. None of these

Explanation: George Jordac, a Lebanese Christian writer, authored The Voice of Human Justice about Hazrat Ali.

Correct answer: George Jordac
Hard
  • A. Syria
  • B. Egypt
  • C. Iran
  • D. Saudi Arabia

Explanation: Nizar Qabbani was a major Syrian poet and diplomat, widely celebrated for his Arabic poetry on love, society, and politics.

Correct answer: Syria
Hard
  • A. Lagan
  • B. Slumdog Millionaire
  • C. 127 Hours
  • D. none

Explanation: A. R. Rahman won two Academy Awards for the music of Slumdog Millionaire, including Best Original Score and Best Original Song.

Correct answer: Slumdog Millionaire
Moderate
  • A. Kulyat e Iqbal
  • B. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa
  • C. Javid Nama
  • D. Ilm ul Iqtisad

Explanation: Ilm-ul-Iqtisad, published in 1903, is generally regarded as Allama Iqbal’s first book.

Correct answer: Ilm ul Iqtisad
Fairly easy
  • A. Jon Elia
  • B. Mirza Ghalib
  • C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  • D. Allama Iqbal

Explanation: Bang-i-Dara is a famous Urdu poetry collection by Allama Iqbal, published in 1924. The other listed writers did not author this book.

Correct answer: Allama Iqbal
Fairly easy
  • A. Shakespeare's
  • B. Jhon Milton
  • C. Jane Austen
  • D. Methew Arnold

Explanation: Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility, published anonymously in 1811.

Correct answer: Jane Austen
Moderate
  • A. Nelson Mandela
  • B. Henry S. Commager
  • C. Bill Clinton
  • D. Mother Terasa

Explanation: Higher than Hopes is a biography of Nelson Mandela written by Fatima Meer.

Correct answer: Nelson Mandela
Fairly easy
  • A. Nelson Mandela
  • B. Henry S. Commager
  • C. Bill Clinton
  • D. Mother Terasa

Explanation: Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, covering his childhood, political struggle, imprisonment and presidency.

Correct answer: Nelson Mandela
Easy
  • A. King James'
  • B. Sir Lancelot's
  • C. Sir Mexalot's
  • D. King Arthur's

Explanation: Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur in Arthurian tradition.

Correct answer: King Arthur's
Easy
  • A. Nelson Mandela
  • B. Bill Clinton
  • C. Vladimir Lenin
  • D. Adolf Hitler

Explanation: Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, while setting out his political ideology and autobiography.

Correct answer: Adolf Hitler
Hard
  • A. Gen. Ayub Khan
  • B. Gen. Zia ul Haq
  • C. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
  • D. Imran Khan

Explanation: The Myth of Independence is a political book written by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and published in 1967.

Correct answer: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto