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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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Very hard
  • A. Ahmed Faraz
  • B. Dr. Rehan Azmi
  • C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The record cited in this question is associated with Dr. Rehan Azmi, a Pakistani poet known for Urdu poetry.

Correct answer: Dr. Rehan Azmi
Moderate
  • A. Stanley Lane Poole
  • B. Stanley Lockheart
  • C. Stanley Wolpert
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Stanley Lane-Poole wrote Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule, covering the period from 712 to 1764.

Correct answer: Stanley Lane Poole
Fairly easy
  • A. K.M Munshi
  • B. Leo Tolstoy
  • C. Bhagwan S. Gidwani
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The historical novel The Sword of Tipu Sultan was written by Bhagwan S. Gidwani.

Correct answer: Bhagwan S. Gidwani
Easy
  • A. Shakespeare
  • B. George Orwell
  • C. R.k laxman
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel by George Orwell, published in 1949.

Correct answer: George Orwell
Moderate
  • A. Rahman Baba
  • B. khushal Khan khattak
  • C. HAMZA Baba
  • D. Israr Atal

Explanation: Hamza Shinwari, commonly called Hamza Baba, is known as the Baba-e-Ghazal of Pashto literature.

Correct answer: HAMZA Baba
Very hard
  • A. Ishwar Das
  • B. Aurangzeb
  • C. Dara Shikhon
  • D. Mulla Daud

Explanation: Raqqat-e-Alamgiri is associated with Aurangzeb and contains his letters and official correspondence.

Correct answer: Aurangzeb
Very hard
  • A. Sujan Raj Khatri
  • B. Abdul Hamid Lahori
  • C. Inyat Khan
  • D. Abul Fazl

Explanation: Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh was written by Sujan Raj Khatri, a historian of the Mughal period.

Correct answer: Sujan Raj Khatri
Hard
  • A. Hindal
  • B. Kamran
  • C. Gulbadan Begum
  • D. None of theseRajia Sultana

Explanation: Gulbadan Begum, the daughter of Babur and half-sister of Humayun, wrote Humayun-Nama, an important firsthand account of his life.

Correct answer: Gulbadan Begum
Moderate
  • A. The New York Times
  • B. The Mirror
  • C. World Time
  • D. The Washington Post

Explanation: Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist and columnist for The Washington Post, where he wrote critically about Saudi political…

Correct answer: The Washington Post
Hard
  • A. Pablo Picasso
  • B. Georges Braque
  • C. Peter Drucker
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The remark about computers only giving answers is widely attributed to the painter Pablo Picasso.

Correct answer: Pablo Picasso
Fairly easy
  • A. Sitayana
  • B. Sama Veda
  • C. Anandamath
  • D. Ramayana

Explanation: “Vande Mataram” appears in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s 1882 novel Anandamath.

Correct answer: Anandamath
Moderate
  • A. a poet
  • B. well known for his epic 'Shahnama'
  • C. Both option A and B
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Ferdowsi, also known as Firdausi, was a Persian poet who composed the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings.

Correct answer: Both option A and B
Moderate
  • A. Nelson Mandela
  • B. Bill Clinton
  • C. Barack Obama
  • D. Charles Darwin

Explanation: My Life is the 2004 autobiography of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Correct answer: Bill Clinton
Moderate
  • A. Issac Newton
  • B. Albert Einstein
  • C. Copernicus
  • D. Galileo

Explanation: Isaac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, commonly shortened to Principia, in which he presented laws of motion and…

Correct answer: Issac Newton
Moderate
  • A. Michelangelo
  • B. Edvard Munch
  • C. Gustav Klimt
  • D. None of Above

Explanation: Gustav Klimt’s 1907–08 painting The Kiss is a major work of the Viennese Art Nouveau movement.

Correct answer: Gustav Klimt
Easy
  • A. Enid Blyton
  • B. Roald Dahi
  • C. Denis Robins
  • D. J.K. Rowling

Explanation: J. K. Rowling wrote the seven Harry Potter novels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

Correct answer: J.K. Rowling
Moderate
  • A. Kamal Khan Aziz
  • B. Khursheed Kamal Aziz
  • C. Kareem Khaliq Aziz
  • D. None of Above

Explanation: K. K. Aziz was the pen name of Pakistani historian Khursheed Kamal Aziz.

Correct answer: Khursheed Kamal Aziz
Hard
  • A. Noon Meem Rashid
  • B. Anwar Maqsood
  • C. Haseena Moeen
  • D. Kamal Ahmed Rizavi

Explanation: Haseena Moin scripted the Pakistani television drama Uncle Urfi, which aired in 1972.

Correct answer: Haseena Moeen
Hard
  • A. Firas AL khateeb
  • B. Sir Syad Ahmad
  • C. Allama Iqbal
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Lost Islamic History was written by Firas Alkhateeb, who presents major developments in Islamic history for a general readership.

Correct answer: Firas AL khateeb
Moderate
  • A. George Friedman
  • B. Yuval Noah Harari
  • C. Alan Guth
  • D. D. BF Skinner

Explanation: Yuval Noah Harari wrote 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, a nonfiction work examining major political, technological and social challenges.

Correct answer: Yuval Noah Harari