Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

441. "Incomplete Partition" is written by: __________ ?

• A. K.K Aziz
• B. Gulzar Ahmed
• C. Alastair Lamb
• D. Lewis Carrol

Explanation: Alastair Lamb wrote *Incomplete Partition*, a controversial study of the Kashmir issue and the unfinished consequences of the 1947 Partition. K. K. Aziz was a historian but not the author of this book.

442. The Famous Book "The Daughter of the East" is written by ______________?

• A. G Allana
• B. KK Aziz
• C. Ayesha Jalal
• D. Benazir Bhutto

Explanation: *Daughter of the East* is the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s first woman prime minister. Ayesha Jalal is a historian, not the author of this memoir.

443. Book "Jinnah of Pakistan" is written by ___________?

• A. Plato
• B. Stanley Wolpert
• C. Richard Nixon
• D. None of these

Explanation: Stanley Wolpert wrote *Jinnah of Pakistan*, one of the widely cited biographies of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Plato and Richard Nixon had no authorship connection with this book.

444. A History Of Pakistan Was Written By__________?

• A. Em Forster
• B. Octavio.Paz
• C. Gankovsky YV
• D. Kushwant Singh

Explanation: Y. V. Gankovsky is credited with writing *A History of Pakistan*. The other listed figures are associated with literature, diplomacy, or general writing rather than this historical work.

445. The basis of ideology of Pakistan is: _________?

• A. Equality
• B. Islam
• C. Caste
• D. Sovereignty

Explanation: The ideological basis of Pakistan is Islam, expressed through the concept that Muslims of the subcontinent formed a distinct nation. Equality and sovereignty are important principles, but they are not the stated foundation of the Pakistan ideology.

446. Which Slave Ruler Died While Playing Polo?

• A. Qutb-ud-Aibak
• B. Aram Shah
• C. Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish
• D. Rukn-ud-Din Feroz

Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak died in 1210 after falling from his horse while playing polo, known then as chaugan. Iltutmish succeeded him but did not die in this manner.

447. Who was founder of Muslim political party Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-slam?

• A. Attah ulla Mengel
• B. Syed Attah Ullah Shah Bukhari
• C. Agha Ali
• D. Haji Shariat Ullah

Explanation: Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was founded under the leadership of Syed Ataullah Shah Bukhari in 1929. Haji Shariatullah belonged to the earlier Faraizi Movement, not the Ahrar organisation.

448. Al-Firdusi and Al-Beruni flourished in the reign of __________?

• A. Mohammad Bin Qasim
• B. Mahmud of Ghazni
• C. Jahangeer
• D. Akbar

Explanation: The poet Ferdowsi and the scholar Al-Biruni flourished under Mahmud of Ghazni, whose court attracted major Persian intellectuals. Their association with Ghazni distinguishes this period from the Mughal reigns listed.

449. What was the original name of Sultan Siraj Doullah ?

• A. Akbar Ali
• B. Mirza Mohammad
• C. Khizr Sultan
• D. Nawab Saleem

Explanation: The original name of Siraj-ud-Daulah was Mirza Muhammad. He became the Nawab of Bengal and was defeated by the British at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

450. Who was the Chief Architect of Taj Mahal Agra ?

• A. Naserudeen Murat Khan
• B. Vedat Dalokay
• C. Ustad Isa (Ustad Ahmad)
• D. Anangpal Tomar

Explanation: Ustad Ahmad, commonly identified as Ustad Ahmad Lahori, is traditionally credited as the chief architect of the Taj Mahal. The option’s wording combines the commonly used names, so option c is the intended answer.