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Allama Iqbal
'Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua' is especially associated with
A. A prayer for children
B. A battle anthem
C. A legal speech
D. A revenue manual
Correct Answer: A
It is a famous children's prayer.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's poem 'Tarana-e-Hindi' begins with the idea
A. Sare Jahan Se Achha
B. Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua
C. Khudi Ko Kar Buland
D. Cheen-o-Arab Hamara
Correct Answer: A
It is one of his best-known early patriotic poems.
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Allama Iqbal
In Javid Nama, Iqbal's guide through the heavens is
A. Rumi
B. Ghalib
C. Goethe
D. Nietzsche
Correct Answer: A
Rumi guides the poetic journey.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's thought was deeply influenced by
A. Rumi
B. Machiavelli only
C. Darwin only
D. Hobbes only
Correct Answer: A
He regarded Jalaluddin Rumi as a spiritual guide.
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Allama Iqbal
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is a collection of
A. Lectures
B. Short stories
C. Legal judgments
D. Travel diaries only
Correct Answer: A
It contains philosophical lectures on Islamic thought.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal is buried near
A. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
B. Mazar-e-Quaid
C. Faisal Mosque
D. Data Darbar interior
Correct Answer: A
His tomb is beside the Badshahi Mosque.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal died on
A. 21 April 1938
B. 9 November 1877
C. 23 March 1940
D. 11 September 1948
Correct Answer: A
He died in Lahore on 21 April 1938.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal corresponded with Jinnah especially during
A. 1936-37
B. 1905-06
C. 1945-46 only
D. After 1947
Correct Answer: A
His letters urged Jinnah to lead Muslim politics and address Muslim-majority provinces.
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Iqbal presided over the Muslim League session at
A. Allahabad
B. Lahore 1940
C. Dhaka 1906
D. Karachi 1943
Correct Answer: A
His 1930 presidential address was delivered at Allahabad.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal served in the Punjab Legislative Council from
A. 1927 to 1930
B. 1900 to 1905
C. 1935 to 1938
D. 1940 to 1947
Correct Answer: A
He was elected in 1926 and served during the late 1920s.
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Iqbal was knighted by the British in
A. 1922
B. 1905
C. 1930
D. 1938
Correct Answer: A
He received a knighthood in 1922.
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Allama Iqbal
Who is called Shair-e-Mashriq?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
C. Ghalib
D. Hafeez Jalandhari
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal is widely called Poet of the East.
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Iqbal is known in Pakistan as
A. Mufakkir-e-Pakistan and Shair-e-Mashriq
B. Only Quaid-e-Azam
C. Baba-e-Urdu
D. Mujaddid Alf Sani
Correct Answer: A
He is celebrated as Thinker of Pakistan and Poet of the East.
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Allama Iqbal
The Allahabad Address proposed a Muslim unit in
A. North-western India
B. Southern India
C. Burma
D. Ceylon
Correct Answer: A
It named Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan.
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Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address in
A. 1930
B. 1928
C. 1940
D. 1947
Correct Answer: A
He delivered it at the Muslim League session in 1930.
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Iqbal's Mard-e-Momin is characterized by
A. Faith, courage, action and moral strength
B. Fear and passivity
C. Wealth alone
D. Political neutrality
Correct Answer: A
It represents an active, principled believer.
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The Shaheen in Iqbal's poetry symbolizes
A. High aspiration, freedom and self-reliance
B. Luxury and idleness
C. Colonial bureaucracy
D. Agricultural labor
Correct Answer: A
The eagle represents elevated ambition and independence.
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Iqbal's concept of Khudi emphasizes
A. Creative, disciplined selfhood
B. Egoistic selfishness only
C. Passive resignation
D. Withdrawal from action
Correct Answer: A
Khudi means strengthening moral and spiritual personality.
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Javid Nama is named after
A. Iqbal's son Javid
B. His teacher
C. A Mughal emperor
D. A city
Correct Answer: A
It is dedicated to his son Javid Iqbal.
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Payam-e-Mashriq was written partly in response to
A. Goethe's West-Eastern Divan
B. Shakespeare's Hamlet
C. Dante's Inferno
D. Milton's Paradise Lost
Correct Answer: A
It engages in an East-West poetic dialogue.