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Allama Iqbal
Which pairing is correct for the "Allahabad year" aspect of Allama Iqbal?
A. Allahabad year — 1935
B. Allahabad year — 1930
C. Allahabad year — 1931
D. Allahabad year — 1929
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "Allahabad year — 1930". Iqbal delivered the presidential address to the All-India Muslim League session at Allahabad in December 1930.
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For Allama Iqbal, which option correctly gives the "Persian work"?
A. Nehru Report
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?
D. Asrar-e-Khudi
Correct Answer: D
Persian work: Asrar-e-Khudi. Asrar-e-Khudi, published in 1915, is one of Iqbal's major Persian works.
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Allama Iqbal
For Allama Iqbal, which option correctly gives the "Allahabad year"?
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1920
D. 1925
Correct Answer: A
Allahabad year: 1930. Iqbal delivered the presidential address to the All-India Muslim League session at Allahabad in December 1930.
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Allama Iqbal
Which famous Persian philosophical poem by Iqbal develops the concept of selfhood?
A. Government of India Act 1919
B. Nehru Report
C. Lucknow Pact
D. Asrar-e-Khudi
Correct Answer: D
Asrar-e-Khudi, published in 1915, is one of Iqbal's major Persian works.
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Allama Iqbal
In which year did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous Allahabad Address?
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1935
D. 1932
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal delivered the presidential address to the All-India Muslim League session at Allahabad in December 1930.
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Which description best captures Iqbal?
A. Poet-philosopher, lawyer and Muslim political thinker
B. Only a court poet
C. Only a colonial officer
D. Only a historian
Correct Answer: A
His career combined literature, philosophy, law and politics.
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Iqbal's idea of Pakistan should be described as
A. An intellectual and political contribution to Muslim autonomy
B. The sole legal creation of Pakistan
C. A military conquest plan
D. A post-1947 policy
Correct Answer: A
His role was ideological and constitutional rather than legislative.
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The central educational message in Iqbal's poetry is
A. Develop character, selfhood and purposeful action
B. Memorize without thinking
C. Avoid science
D. Reject community
Correct Answer: A
His poetry seeks awakened, morally disciplined individuals.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's birth anniversary is observed in Pakistan as
A. Iqbal Day
B. Republic Day
C. Defence Day
D. Labour Day
Correct Answer: A
9 November is commemorated as Iqbal Day.
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Allama Iqbal
Javid Iqbal became known as a
A. Jurist and scholar
B. Military ruler
C. Cricketer
D. Painter only
Correct Answer: A
Justice Javid Iqbal was a judge, philosopher and biographer.
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Iqbal married how many times?
A. Three
B. One
C. Two
D. Four
Correct Answer: A
Biographical accounts record three marriages.
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Iqbal's elder brother was
A. Sheikh Atta Muhammad
B. Javid Iqbal
C. Aftab Iqbal
D. Noor Muhammad
Correct Answer: A
Sheikh Atta Muhammad was his elder brother.
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Which language dominates Iqbal's later philosophical poetry?
A. Persian
B. French
C. Latin
D. Sindhi only
Correct Answer: A
He used Persian to reach a wider Muslim intellectual audience.
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Iqbal's ideal social order is grounded in
A. Justice, equality, freedom and spiritual democracy
B. Racial hierarchy
C. Colonial domination
D. Materialism alone
Correct Answer: A
His political ethics joined spiritual and democratic values.
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Iqbal criticized taqlid when it became
A. Rigid and unthinking imitation
B. Scholarly discipline
C. Ethical conduct
D. Legal evidence
Correct Answer: A
He opposed intellectual stagnation.
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Ijtihad in Iqbal's thought means
A. Creative reinterpretation within Islamic law
B. Blind imitation only
C. Rejection of law
D. Colonial legislation
Correct Answer: A
He emphasized dynamic reasoning to meet modern needs.
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Iqbal's political philosophy opposed
A. Spiritual stagnation and political subordination
B. Education
C. Selfhood
D. Constitutionalism
Correct Answer: A
He called for renewal, action and freedom.
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Masjid-e-Qurtuba was inspired by the mosque in
A. Cordoba, Spain
B. Istanbul
C. Cairo
D. Delhi
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal visited the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.
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Which work contains 'Masjid-e-Qurtuba'?
A. Bal-e-Jibril
B. Bang-e-Dara
C. Asrar-e-Khudi
D. Javid Nama
Correct Answer: A
The celebrated poem is included in Bal-e-Jibril.
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Iqbal later wrote 'Tarana-e-Milli' emphasizing
A. The global Muslim community
B. Provincial taxation
C. British monarchy
D. Industrial policy
Correct Answer: A
It reflects a broader Muslim civilizational identity.