Free Books and Authors MCQs with Answers

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• A. Shakespeare's
• B. Jhon Milton
• C. Jane Austen
• D. Methew Arnold

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• A. 1984
• B. 1890
• C. 2002
• D. 1949

Explanation: Stanley Wolpert’s biography Jinnah of Pakistan was first published in 1984.

• A. Quaid Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• B. Bainzeer Bhutto
• C. Z.A. Bhutto
• D. A and C both

Explanation: Wolpert wrote Jinnah of Pakistan and Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan, so both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto appear in the options.

• A. Toni Morrison
• B. Munta Bannerji
• C. Shakespeare
• D. Adolf Hitler

Explanation: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, examines racism and destructive beauty standards through the life of Pecola Breedlove.

• A. Asma Jahngir
• B. Dr Sheerin Mazari
• C. Maleeha Lodhi
• D. Tehmina Junjoya

Explanation: Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State was written by Maleeha Lodhi, a Pakistani diplomat and former ambassador.