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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. Mojeeb ur Rehman
- B. KK Aziz
- C. Ayesha Jalal
Explanation: “Friends and Foes” is attributed to Mujeeb ur Rehman in the standard Pakistan-affairs book lists.
Correct answer: Mojeeb ur Rehman- A. Plato
- B. Stanley Wolpert
- C. Richard Nixon
- D. None of these
Explanation: Richard Nixon wrote “Seize the Moment,” a political book published in 1992 after his presidency.
Correct answer: Richard Nixon- A. J William Fulbright
- B. Jaswant singh
- C. Adam smith
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Arrogance of Power was written by J. William Fulbright, a US senator and prominent critic of interventionist foreign policy.
Correct answer: J William Fulbright- A. Jane Eyre
- B. Anna Karenina
- C. Pardah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pardah, also written Purdah, is a work by Syed Abul Ala Maududi discussing Islamic social principles and modesty.
Correct answer: Pardah- A. Allama Iqbal
- B. Abul ala maudoodi
- C. Mir Aman Delhvi
- D. Sir syed ahmed khan
Explanation: Armughan-e-Hijaz was the final poetic collection of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, published after his death.
Correct answer: Allama Iqbal- A. Kk Aziz
- B. Mixim Gorky
- C. Ibsen
- D. Adam Dente
Explanation: A Doll's House is a realist play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, first performed in 1879.
Correct answer: Ibsen- A. Allama iqbal
- B. Molana Abdul Kalam Azad
- C. Sikandar mirza
- D. None of these
Explanation: India Wins Freedom is the political autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an important leader of India’s independence movement.
Correct answer: Molana Abdul Kalam Azad- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Molana Abul Kalam Azad
- C. Quaid e Azam
- D. None of these
Explanation: Toward Freedom, published in 1936, is the autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru wrote it during his imprisonment under British rule.
Correct answer: Jawaharlal Nehru- A. Mathew Arnold
- B. William Wordsworth
- C. Rumi
- D. Goethe
Explanation: Jalal al-Din Rumi was a major spiritual and literary influence on Allama Iqbal, who frequently drew on Rumi as his guide and symbolic…
Correct answer: Rumi- A. Rousseau
- B. Philip Mason
- C. G. Allana
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Men Who Ruled India was written by Philip Mason, a British historian and author.
Correct answer: Philip Mason- A. Richard Nixon
- B. Spengler
- C. Kuldeep Nayyar
- D. None of these
Explanation: Jinnah to Modi: India, Pakistan, and Kashmir was written by Indian journalist and author Kuldip Nayar.
Correct answer: Kuldeep Nayyar- A. 15 November
- B. 16 November
- C. 17 November
- D. 18 November
Explanation: Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land was published on 17 November 2020.
Correct answer: 17 November- A. Henry Clinton
- B. Indira Gandhi
- C. Michelle Obama
- D. Melania Trump
Explanation: Becoming is the memoir of Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States.
Correct answer: Michelle Obama- A. Z A Bhutto
- B. M K Gandhi
- C. K K Aziz
- D. Piloo Mody
Explanation: Piloo Mody wrote Zulfi, My Friend, a personal account of his association with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. K. K.
Correct answer: Piloo Mody- A. Mother Teresa
- B. Nelson Mandela
- C. Liaqat Ali Khan
- D. Sir Agha khan
Explanation: Higher Than Hopes: The Biography of Nelson Mandela was written by Fatima Meer.
Correct answer: Nelson Mandela- A. K. M Munshi
- B. B. S. Gidwani
- C. Leo Tolstoy
- D. None of these
Explanation: The novel The Sword of Tipu Sultan was written by B. S. Gidwani and fictionalizes the life and struggles of Tipu Sultan. K. M.
Correct answer: B. S. Gidwani- A. London
- B. EdinBurgh
- C. Dublin
- D. Leeds
Explanation: The Library of Mistakes is an economics and financial-history library based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Correct answer: EdinBurgh- A. Michal Chosudovsky
- B. Mark Taliano
- C. Brzezinski
- D. Fareed Zikriya
Explanation: The Post-American World was written by Fareed Zakaria, an Indian-American journalist and political commentator.
Correct answer: Fareed Zikriya- A. 1641
- B. 1651
- C. 1671
- D. None of these
Explanation: Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan in 1651, a foundational work of modern political philosophy.
Correct answer: 1651- A. Raskhan
- B. Surdas
- C. Abdur Rahain Khan-i-Khanah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan was a leading poet in Akbar’s court and is especially remembered for his Hindi dohas.
Correct answer: Abdur Rahain Khan-i-Khanah