Balochistan High Court Clerk / Assistant Urdu: Urdu Prose MCQs

Balochistan High Court Clerk / Assistant Urdu: Urdu Prose MCQs — sample questions

1. Question 1

   Q1. In the context of Urdu fiction, what does the term "afsana" refer to?

   • A) An epic poem in the Masnavi tradition
   • B) A classical prose romance or Dastan
   • C) A long-form novel spanning multiple generations
   • D) A short story, the dominant modern prose form in Urdu

   Answer: A short story, the dominant modern prose form in Urdu

   Explanation: Afsana is the Urdu term for the short story, which became the dominant modern prose form in Urdu literature from the late 19th century onward, mastered by writers like Prem Chand, Manto, Chughtai, and Krishan Chander.

2. Question 2

   Q2. Saadat Hasan Manto ka mashoor afsana kaun sa hai jis mein taqseem-e-Hind ka dard bayaan kiya gaya hai?

   • A) Lihaaf
   • B) Toba Tek Singh
   • C) Bu
   • D) Kaali Shalwar

   Answer: Toba Tek Singh

   Explanation: Toba Tek Singh Manto ka sab se mashoor afsana hai jo taqseem-e-Hind ke waqt ek pagal khane ke qaidiyoon ki kahani ke zariye Partition ki behurmati ko bayaan karta hai. Is afsane mein Bishan Singh ek yaddgar kirdar hai.

3. Question 3

   Q3. Ismat Chughtai ka kaun sa afsana sabse ziada maqbool aur mutazad raha?

   • A) Toba Tek Singh
   • B) Annadata
   • C) Lihaaf
   • D) Kafan

   Answer: Lihaaf

   Explanation: Lihaaf (The Quilt) Ismat Chughtai ka sabse mashoor aur mutazad (controversial) afsana hai, jis mein unhon ne aurat ki daakhili zindagi aur jazbaati zarooraton ko bebaaki se bayaan kiya. Is ke baad un par faahishi ka muqadma bhi chala.

4. Question 4

   Q4. Ibn-e-Safi ka asli naam kya tha?

   • A) Asrar Ahmad
   • B) Ahmad Bashir
   • C) Mirza Hadi
   • D) Nazir Ahmad

   Answer: Asrar Ahmad

   Explanation: Ibn-e-Safi ka asli naam Asrar Ahmad tha. Unhon ne Urdu mein Imran Series aur Jasoosi Dunya ke naam se maqbool detective fiction likha aur Urdu adab mein ek nayi genre mutarrif karayi.

5. Question 5

   Q5. Dastan "Dastan-e-Amir Hamza" kis sinf ka aala namuna hai?

   • A) Afsana
   • B) Dastan
   • C) Novel
   • D) Khaka

   Answer: Dastan

   Explanation: Dastan-e-Amir Hamza Urdu Dastan sinf ka sabse mashoor aur buzurg namuna hai. Dastan ek taweeli nasri qissa hoti hai jis mein ghaibi quwwatein, jadugarni, aur pahlawaani ke waqiat hote hain.

6. Question 6

   Q6. Khaka nigaree mein kaunsa adib apne mazaahiya andaaz ke liye mashoor hai?

   • A) Manto
   • B) Premchand
   • C) Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi
   • D) Krishan Chander

   Answer: Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi

   Explanation: Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi Urdu khaka nigaree mein apne la-jawab mazaahiya andaaz ke liye mashoor hain. Unki kitabein Chiragh Talay, Khaakam Ba-dahan, aur Aab-e-Gum Urdu mazah adab ki beh-tareen misaalein hain.

7. Question 7

   Q7. Urdu nasri sindh mein "Insha" sinf kya hai?

   • A) Ek fikr angez mazameen nigaree ka andaaz
   • B) Ek taweeli qisse ka nام
   • C) Kisi kirdar ka mazahiya khaka
   • D) Kisi safar ka bayan

   Answer: Ek fikr angez mazameen nigaree ka andaaz

   Explanation: Insha Urdu mein formal essay nigaree ki sinf hai jis mein kisi mauzu par gahri aur sochee samjhee raay di jaati hai. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ke mazameen Urdu mein Insha nigaree ke ahem numune hain.

8. Question 8

   Q8. Munshi Premchand kaunsi dono zabanon mein likhte the?

   • A) Urdu aur Farsi
   • B) Urdu aur Bangla
   • C) Urdu aur Hindi
   • D) Urdu aur Punjabi

   Answer: Urdu aur Hindi

   Explanation: Munshi Premchand Urdu aur Hindi dono zabanon mein likhte the. Unke bahut se afsane pehle Urdu mein likhe gaye phir Hindi mein tarjuma hue ya doosri taraf se. Woh Hindustani adab ke ek azeem shaahkaar maane jaate hain.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Manto ka afsana "Thanda Gosht" kis mauzu par hai?

   • A) Aik buzurg ki kahani
   • B) Taqseem ke waqt insan ke andar woh darinda jo ubhar aata hai
   • C) Ek Sikh ki muhabat ki kahani
   • D) Ek doctor ki zindagi

   Answer: Taqseem ke waqt insan ke andar woh darinda jo ubhar aata hai

   Explanation: Thanda Gosht Manto ka afsana hai jo Partition ke waqt ke uns-anee zulm aur insani tabiyat ki poshida darkinder ko bayan karta hai. Is afsane mein Isher Singh ka kirdar ek taklif dah sachai ka paigham deta hai.

10. Question 10

    Q10. Sarguzasht ki sinf mein kaunsa Urdu novel mashhoor hai?

    • A) Mirat-ul-Uroos
    • B) Aag ka Darya
    • C) Ek Gadhe ki Sarguzasht
    • D) Umrao Jan Ada

    Answer: Ek Gadhe ki Sarguzasht

    Explanation: Ek Gadhe ki Sarguzasht Krishan Chander ka mashhoor novel hai jo Sarguzasht ki sinf ka aala namuna hai. Sarguzasht mein kisi kirdar ki sawaneh umri ya ajeeb o ghareeb waqiat bayan kiye jaate hain.

11. Question 11

    Q11. Urdu ke kin do afsana nigaroon par Lihaaf afsane ki wajah se muqadma chala?

    • A) Manto aur Krishan Chander
    • B) Ismat Chughtai aur Manto
    • C) Qurratulain Hyder aur Ismat
    • D) Premchand aur Manto

    Answer: Ismat Chughtai aur Manto

    Explanation: Ismat Chughtai par Lihaaf afsane ki wajah se faahishi ka muqadma chala, jabke Manto par bhi unke afsanon ki wajah se alag se muqadmaat chalaye gaye. Dono taraqqi pasand tehreek se wabasta the aur bebaak adabi awazon mein shumaar hote hain.

12. Question 12

    Q12. Urdu mein "Afsana" kya hota hai?

    • A) Ek lambi dastan
    • B) Ek mazmoon
    • C) Ek mukhtasar nasri qissa
    • D) Ek safarnama

    Answer: Ek mukhtasar nasri qissa

    Explanation: Afsana Urdu mein chhoti kahani ya mukhtasar nasri qissa ko kehte hain. Yeh short story ka Urdu mutbadil hai aur Manto, Ismat Chughtai, aur Krishan Chander is sinf ke bade ustaadon mein hain.

13. Question 13

    Q13. Imran Series kaunse adib ki takhliiq hai?

    • A) Ibn-e-Safi
    • B) Krishan Chander
    • C) Nazir Ahmad
    • D) Manto

    Answer: Ibn-e-Safi

    Explanation: Imran Series Ibn-e-Safi (Asrar Ahmad) ki takhliiq hai. Ali Imran is series ka mukhi kirdar hai jo ek ajeeb o ghareeb jasoos hai. Yeh series 1955 se shuru hui aur Urdu detective fiction mein ek nayi rawaayat qaim ki.

14. Question 14

    Q14. Urdu adab mein "Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek" ka aaghaz kab hua?

    • A) 1920
    • B) 1936
    • C) 1947
    • D) 1857

    Answer: 1936

    Explanation: 1936 mein Lucknow mein All India Progressive Writers Association (AIPWA) ki buniyad rakhi gayi. Is tehreek se Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Krishan Chander aur Premchand jaise adibon ka gehraa taluq tha.

15. Question 15

    Q15. Munshi Premchand ka mashoor afsana "Kafan" kis mauzu par hai?

    • A) Ek sipahi ki zindagi
    • B) Ek tawaif ki zindagi
    • C) Ghareeb kisan tabaqqe ki behurmati aur Lalach
    • D) Ek ameer tajir ki kahani

    Answer: Ghareeb kisan tabaqqe ki behurmati aur Lalach

    Explanation: Kafan Premchand ka ahem afsana hai jis mein Gheesu aur Madhav do aaise aadmi hain jo apni bahu ki laash ko kafan dene ki bajaye kafan ke paise sharab mein uda dete hain. Yeh garibi aur moral giraawat ko bayan karta hai.

16. Question 16

    Q16. "Khaka" Urdu nasri sinf mein kya hai?

    • A) Kisi kirdar ya jagah ka mukhtasar mazahiya ya adabi manzarnama
    • B) Kisi novel ka khulasa
    • C) Kisi shayar ki sawaneh umri
    • D) Ek qisam ki nawel

    Answer: Kisi kirdar ya jagah ka mukhtasar mazahiya ya adabi manzarnama

    Explanation: Khaka Urdu mein character sketch ya place sketch ko kehte hain. Is sinf mein kisi shakhsiyat ya jagah ki aisi tasveer kashi ki jaati hai ke qari ke saamne ek mukammal manzar aa jaye. Yousufi ka khaka adab mein sab se umdah hai.

17. Question 17

    Q17. "Dastan" aur "Novel" mein bunyadi faraq kya hai?

    • A) Dastan mein ghaibi quwwatein hoti hain jabke novel haqeeqi zindagi par mabni hota hai
    • B) Novel zyada lambi hoti hai
    • C) Dastan sirf shayari mein hoti hai
    • D) Novel mein ghaibi quwwatein hoti hain

    Answer: Dastan mein ghaibi quwwatein hoti hain jabke novel haqeeqi zindagi par mabni hota hai

    Explanation: Dastan mein jasaadat, jadoo, aur ghaibi quwwaten hoti hain aur yeh qadim rawayat ki nasri sinf hai. Novel mein haqeeqi zindagi ke masail, insani taaluqat aur muasharti sawaal zyada ahem hote hain. Yeh faraq Urdu nasri adab mein bunyadi hai.

18. Question 18

    Q18. Urdu Dastan nigaree mein "Tilism-e-Hoshruba" kya hai?

    • A) Dastan-e-Amir Hamza ka ek hissa jo alag maqbool hua
    • B) Ek Urdu novel ka naam
    • C) Ek safarnama
    • D) Ek khaka nigaree ki kitaab

    Answer: Dastan-e-Amir Hamza ka ek hissa jo alag maqbool hua

    Explanation: Tilism-e-Hoshruba asl mein Dastan-e-Amir Hamza ka ek maqbool aur azeem hissa hai jo Lahore mein shaya hua aur baad mein mustaqil dastan ki haythiyat hasil kar li. Iska bani Muhammad Husain Jah ko kaha jaata hai.

19. Question 19

    Q19. Ismat Chughtai ka taluq kaunsi adabi tehreek se tha?

    • A) Khilafat Tehreek
    • B) Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek
    • C) Aligarh Tehreek
    • D) Anjuman Himayat e Islam

    Answer: Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek

    Explanation: Ismat Chughtai ka gehraa taluq Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek se tha. Woh is tehreek ki ek sar-garm rukn thi aur unki adabi takhliiqaat mein auratoon ke masail aur muasharti na-insafi ke khilaf awaaz buland ki.

20. Question 20

    Q20. Ibn-e-Safi ki doosri mashoor series kaun si hai?

    • A) Imran Series
    • B) Kamran Series
    • C) Jasoosi Dunya
    • D) Jasoos Series

    Answer: Jasoosi Dunya

    Explanation: Ibn-e-Safi ne Imran Series ke ilawa Jasoosi Dunya series bhi likhi jis mein Colonel Faridi aur Hameed mukhi kirdar hain. Dono series Urdu detective fiction mein ek azeem maqam rakhti hain.