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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. Robert Frost
- B. Walt Whitman
- C. Emily Dickinson
- D. None of these
Explanation: Robert Frost wrote The Road Not Taken, a poem that uses a traveller’s choice between two paths as its central image.
Correct answer: Robert Frost- A. Shelley
- B. Long Lellow
- C. Frost
- D. Walt Whitman
Explanation: Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s major collection of poetry, first published in 1855 and repeatedly revised during his life.
Correct answer: Walt Whitman- A. Imam Ghazali
- B. Imam Muslim
- C. Sir Syeed Ahmad khan
- D. None Of These
Explanation: Kimiya-e Sa'adat, meaning “The Alchemy of Happiness,” was written by the Persian theologian and philosopher Imam al-Ghazali.
Correct answer: Imam Ghazali- A. Firoz Shah
- B. Al-beruni
- C. Firozbadi
- D. Isami
Explanation: Al-Biruni wrote the work commonly known as Kitab al-Tahqiq, or his detailed investigation of India and its culture.
Correct answer: Al-beruni- A. Charles Dickens
- B. Thomas Hardy
- C. Jane Austen
- D. Henry Fielding
Explanation: Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations, a coming-of-age novel centred on the orphan Pip and his unexpected rise in social status.
Correct answer: Charles Dickens- A. Leo Tolstoy
- B. James Joyce
- C. E.M. Forster
- D. Gustave Flaubert
Explanation: Madame Bovary was written by the French novelist Gustave Flaubert and published in 1857.
Correct answer: Gustave Flaubert- A. Susan Wise Bauer
- B. James McPherson
- C. Barbara Tuchman.
- D. Jared Mason Diamond
Explanation: Jared Diamond wrote The World Until Yesterday, a study of traditional societies and the lessons they may offer modern societies.
Correct answer: Jared Mason Diamond- A. William Manchester
- B. James McPherson
- C. Barbara Tuchman.
- D. Jared Mason Diamond
Explanation: Guns, Germs, and Steel was written by Jared Diamond and explains how geography, environment and technology shaped differences among human…
Correct answer: Jared Mason Diamond- A. Z.A Bhutto
- B. Abdul Sattar
- C. Sharif-Ud-Din Pirzada
- D. Hafeez Jallundri
Explanation: Shahnama-e-Islam is a celebrated Urdu epic on Islamic history and was written by Hafeez Jalandhari, who also wrote Pakistan’s national…
Correct answer: Hafeez Jallundri- A. Shakesspeare
- B. Karl Marx
- C. Allah Bux Yousufi
- D. M.A.H Isphani
Explanation: The book The Frontier Tragedy was written by Allah Bux Yousufi, whose work dealt with political and historical issues of the frontier…
Correct answer: Allah Bux Yousufi- A. Isphahani
- B. Syed Mahmud Hassan
- C. Abdul Waheed
- D. Ayub Khan
Explanation: A Nation Is Born is attributed to Syed Mahmud Hassan and discusses the emergence of Pakistan as a nation.
Correct answer: Syed Mahmud Hassan- A. Coleridge
- B. Karl Marx
- C. Thomas Hardy
- D. William Shakespear
Explanation: As You Like It is a comedy by William Shakespeare, probably written around the end of the sixteenth century.
Correct answer: William Shakespear- A. Crows
- B. Ducks
- C. Eagles
- D. Magpies
Explanation: Heckle and Jeckle are anthropomorphic magpies, known for their black-and-white appearance and mischievous behaviour.
Correct answer: Magpies- A. 1923
- B. 1934
- C. 1945
- D. 1918
Explanation: Time magazine was first published in New York on 3 March 1923 by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden. Thus, its founding year was 1923.
Correct answer: 1923- A. Gibbon
- B. Milton
- C. Dante Alighieri
- D. Geothe
Explanation: Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy, an epic poem divided into Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso.
Correct answer: Dante Alighieri- A. Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
- B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- C. Moulana Muhammad Ali johar
- D. Syed Ameer Ali
Explanation: India Wins Freedom is the memoir of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, covering India’s struggle for independence and the partition period.
Correct answer: Moulana Abul Kalam Azad- 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- 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- 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- 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