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Books and Authors covers notable works of literature, history, politics, religion, science and biography, together with their authors, original titles, genres and subjects. It includes major Urdu, English and world writers, while separating a book's author from its translator, editor, narrator or historical subject.
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- A. Hassan Askari
- B. Dr Ishrat Hussain
- C. Mamnoon Hussain
- D. Justice Nasir ul Mulk
Explanation: Governing the Ungovernable: Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance was written by Dr Ishrat Hussain.
Correct answer: Dr Ishrat Hussain- A. Fatima Bhuto
- B. Asifa Bhuto
- C. Maryam Aurangzaib
- D. Zartaj Gul
Explanation: Fatima Bhutto wrote the novel The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, set in a fictional town in Pakistan’s tribal border region.
Correct answer: Fatima Bhuto- A. Josef korbel
- B. Lawrence Ziring
- C. Alistair Lamb
- D. KK Aziz
Explanation: Alastair Lamb wrote Kashmir: A Disputed Legacy, a historical study of the Kashmir dispute and its origins.
Correct answer: Alistair Lamb- A. Ian Talbot
- B. Lawrence Ziring
- C. Anatol Lieven
- D. K.K.Aziz
Explanation: Ian Talbot wrote Pakistan: A Modern History, a work tracing the country’s political and historical development.
Correct answer: Ian Talbot- A. Al Beruni
- B. Firdausi
- C. Amir Khusrau
- D. Rumi
Explanation: The Persian epic Shahnameh, or “Book of Kings,” was composed by the poet Firdausi around the turn of the eleventh century.
Correct answer: Firdausi- A. Viny Mandela
- B. Hennery Slag
- C. Fatima Meer
- D. None
Explanation: Higher Than Hope: A Biography of Nelson Mandela was written by Fatima Meer, a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist.
Correct answer: Fatima Meer- A. Hali
- B. Shibli Nomani
- C. Deputy Nazir Ahmad
- D. None of above
Explanation: Shibli Nomani wrote Al-Farooq, a biography of Caliph Umar, and Al-Ghazali, a work on Imam al-Ghazali.
Correct answer: Shibli Nomani- A. I.H. Qureshi
- B. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- C. Aysha Jalal
- D. Shahid Rafique
Explanation: The Myth of Independence was written by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and published in 1969.
Correct answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto- A. Stephen Hawking
- B. Albert Einstein
- C. Newton
- D. Chadwick
Explanation: Stephen Hawking wrote Brief Answers to the Big Questions, a collection explaining major scientific and philosophical questions for general…
Correct answer: Stephen Hawking- A. Tito
- B. Leo Tolstoy
- C. Shelly
- D. Daunte
Explanation: War and Peace is Leo Tolstoy’s historical novel about Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars. Shelley wrote poetry, not this novel.
Correct answer: Leo Tolstoy- A. C.V Raman
- B. Dr. Abdul Salam
- C. I.A Bunin
- D. Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore became the first Asian Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali. C. V.
Correct answer: Rabindranath Tagore- A. Mohsin Hamid
- B. Nazir Ahmed
- C. Hafeez Ali Jan
- D. Rafiq Tarar
Explanation: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2007 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid.
Correct answer: Mohsin Hamid- A. Anatol lieven
- B. Ruskin Dom
- C. I H Qureshi
- D. Stephan Job
Explanation: Pakistan: A Hard Country was written by British historian and political analyst Anatol Lieven.
Correct answer: Anatol lieven- A. Mohsin Hamid
- B. Nadeem Aslam
- C. Ayesha jala
- D. Zahid Hamid
Explanation: The Blind Man's Garden is a novel by Pakistani-born British writer Nadeem Aslam.
Correct answer: Nadeem Aslam- A. Lollywood
- B. Bollywood
- C. Hollywood
- D. Nestor Studios
Explanation: Hollywood is commonly regarded in basic GK material as the oldest of the listed major film industries, having developed earlier than…
Correct answer: Hollywood- A. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
- B. Hassan Mohani
- C. Amir Khusrow
- D. Mir Taqi Mir
Explanation: Amir Khusrow is traditionally regarded in South Asian general knowledge as the first Urdu poet, although the early development of Hindavi…
Correct answer: Amir Khusrow- A. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
- B. Mir Taqi Mir
- C. Hassan Mohani
- D. Molvi Abdul Haq
Explanation: Maulvi Abdul Haq is commonly called the Father of Urdu because of his major work in promoting Urdu language and literature.
Correct answer: Molvi Abdul Haq- A. Balochi
- B. Pushto
- C. Sindhi
- D. Kashmiri
Explanation: Amir Krore is traditionally regarded as one of the earliest known Pashto poets.
Correct answer: Pushto- A. D.H.Lawrence
- B. Hemingway
- C. Voctoria Schofield
- D. T.S.Eliot
Explanation: Ernest Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises, published in 1926 and regarded as a major novel of the Lost Generation.
Correct answer: Hemingway- A. Languages
- B. Muscles
- C. Architecture
- D. Bones
Explanation: Philology examines language through historical texts, including their development, meanings and literary use.
Correct answer: Languages