Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
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Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
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Sample Question 1
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
Who is recognized as the pioneer of simple, direct, purpose-driven modern Urdu prose through his essays in 'Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq'?
A
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B
Mirza Ghalib
C
Maulana Muhammad Husain Azad
D
Deputy Nazir Ahmad
✓ Correct Answer: A - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan stripped Urdu prose of artificial rhyming ornament, establishing modern journalistic, critical, and functional prose.
Sample Question 2
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
Which pioneering novel by Deputy Nazir Ahmad is considered the first modern didactic novel in Urdu literature (1869)?
A
Mirat-ul-Uroos (مرآۃ العروس)
B
Taubat-un-Nasooh
C
Ibn-ul-Waqt
D
Fasana-e-Mubtala
✓ Correct Answer: A - Mirat-ul-Uroos (مرآۃ العروس)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Mirat-ul-Uroos (The Bride's Mirror) was written in 1869 for female education and is regarded as the first Urdu novel.
Sample Question 3
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
MEDIUM • Urdu Language & Literature
Which literary critic wrote the foundational critical treatise 'Muqaddama-e-Shair-o-Shairi' (1893)?
A
Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali
B
Shibli Nomani
C
Dr. Ibadat Brelvi
D
Kalimuddin Ahmad
✓ Correct Answer: A - Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Hali's 'Muqaddama' laid down the theoretical foundations of modern Urdu literary criticism and purposeful poetry.
Sample Question 4
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
MEDIUM • Urdu Language & Literature
Who wrote the monumental biographical history of Urdu poetry titled 'Aab-e-Hayat' (1880)?
A
Maulana Muhammad Husain Azad
B
Maulana Shibli Nomani
C
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
D
Altaf Hussain Hali
✓ Correct Answer: A - Maulana Muhammad Husain Azad
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Aab-e-Hayat by Muhammad Husain Azad is the classic lyrical history and canonization of Urdu poets.
Sample Question 5
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
Which Urdu short story master wrote iconic realist masterpieces like 'Toba Tek Singh', 'Khol Do', and 'Thanda Gosht'?
A
Saadat Hasan Manto
B
Munshi Premchand
C
Rajinder Singh Bedi
D
Krishan Chander
✓ Correct Answer: A - Saadat Hasan Manto
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Saadat Hasan Manto is universally recognized as the master of the short story (Afsana) for his piercing portrayals of human psychology and the Partition.
Sample Question 6
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
MEDIUM • Urdu Language & Literature
Who was the leading female writer of the Progressive movement famous for bold realist stories like 'Lihaaf' and 'Chauthi Ka Joda'?
A
Ismat Chughtai
B
Qurratulain Hyder
C
Khadija Mastoor
D
Bano Qudsia
✓ Correct Answer: A - Ismat Chughtai
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Ismat Chughtai was a formidable progressive feminist voice in 20th-century Urdu fiction.
Sample Question 7
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
HARD • Urdu Language & Literature
Which magnum opus novel by Qurratulain Hyder traces 2,500 years of subcontinent history from the Mauryan era to Partition?
A
Aag Ka Darya (آگ کا دریا - River of Fire)
B
Aakhir-e-Shab Ke Hamsafar
C
Gardish-e-Rang-e-Chaman
D
Kar-e-Jahan Daraz Hai
✓ Correct Answer: A - Aag Ka Darya (آگ کا دریا - River of Fire)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Aag Ka Darya (1959) is celebrated as a landmark epic in world literature.
Sample Question 8
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
غزل کا وہ پہلا شعر جس کے دونوں مصرعے ہم قافیہ اور ہم ردیف ہوں، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
A
بیت الغزل
B
مقطع
C
حسن مطلع
D
مطلع
✓ Correct Answer: D - مطلع
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
غزل یا قصیدے کے پہلے ہم قافیہ و ہم ردیف شعر کو مطلع کہتے ہیں۔
Sample Question 9
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
اردو قواعد و انشاء سوال نمبر 9: وہ فعل جس کا اثر صرف فاعل تک محدود رہے اور مفعول کی ضرورت نہ ہو، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
A
فعل لازم
B
فعل متعدی
C
فعل ناقص
D
فعل مجہول
✓ Correct Answer: A - فعل لازم
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
فعل لازم وہ فعل ہے جو صرف فاعل کے ساتھ مل کر پورا جملہ مکمل کر دے (جیسے: اسلم سو گیا)۔
Sample Question 10
Urdu Prose, Novel, Afsana & Movements
EASY • Urdu Language & Literature
اردو قواعد و انشاء سوال نمبر 14: وہ فعل جس کا اثر صرف فاعل تک محدود رہے اور مفعول کی ضرورت نہ ہو، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
A
فعل متعدی
B
فعل لازم
C
فعل ناقص
D
فعل مجہول
✓ Correct Answer: B - فعل لازم
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
فعل لازم وہ فعل ہے جو صرف فاعل کے ساتھ مل کر پورا جملہ مکمل کر دے (جیسے: اسلم سو گیا)۔
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