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Allama Iqbal
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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Allama Iqbal
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.
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Allama Iqbal
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi focuses on
A. The individual in relation to community
B. Only astronomy
C. Mughal battles
D. Colonial taxation
Correct Answer: A
It complements Khudi with social belonging.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's famous Persian work Asrar-e-Khudi means
A. Secrets of the Self
B. Mysteries of Nature
C. Message of the East
D. Pilgrimage to Hijaz
Correct Answer: A
It develops his philosophy of Khudi.
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Allama Iqbal
Armughan-e-Hijaz was published
A. Posthumously in 1938
B. In 1905
C. In 1924
D. In 1947
Correct Answer: A
It appeared after his death in 1938.
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Allama Iqbal
Zarb-e-Kalim was published in
A. 1936
B. 1924
C. 1915
D. 1938
Correct Answer: A
Zarb-e-Kalim appeared in 1936.
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Allama Iqbal
Bal-e-Jibril was published in
A. 1935
B. 1924
C. 1936
D. 1938
Correct Answer: A
Bal-e-Jibril appeared in 1935.
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Allama Iqbal
Bang-e-Dara means
A. The Call of the Marching Bell
B. Wing of Gabriel
C. Rod of Moses
D. Gift of Hijaz
Correct Answer: A
The title evokes a caravan bell's call.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's first Urdu poetry collection was
A. Bang-e-Dara
B. Bal-e-Jibril
C. Zarb-e-Kalim
D. Armughan-e-Hijaz
Correct Answer: A
Bang-e-Dara was published in 1924.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal wrote poetry mainly in
A. Urdu and Persian
B. Arabic only
C. English only
D. Punjabi only
Correct Answer: A
His major poetic works are in Urdu and Persian.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's doctoral thesis concerned
A. Development of Metaphysics in Persia
B. Mughal revenue
C. British constitutional law
D. Greek drama
Correct Answer: A
His dissertation examined Persian metaphysical thought.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal earned his doctorate from the University of
A. Munich
B. Oxford
C. Paris
D. Berlin
Correct Answer: A
He received a doctorate from Munich.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal qualified as a barrister from
A. Lincoln's Inn
B. Gray's Inn
C. Inner Temple
D. Middle Temple
Correct Answer: A
He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal obtained a degree from Cambridge in
A. Philosophy-related studies
B. Engineering
C. Medicine
D. Agriculture
Correct Answer: A
He studied philosophy and law in Europe.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal studied at Government College Lahore under
A. Thomas Arnold
B. John Dewey
C. Max Weber
D. Bertrand Russell
Correct Answer: A
Sir Thomas Arnold became an important mentor.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's early teacher in Sialkot was
A. Syed Mir Hassan
B. Thomas Arnold
C. Shibli Nomani
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer: A
Mir Hassan influenced his early education.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal's father was
A. Sheikh Noor Muhammad
B. Sheikh Abdul Qadir
C. Mir Hassan
D. Atta Muhammad
Correct Answer: A
Sheikh Noor Muhammad was his father.
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Allama Iqbal
Iqbal was born on
A. 9 November 1877
B. 21 April 1938
C. 14 August 1947
D. 29 December 1930
Correct Answer: A
His birth date is 9 November 1877.
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Allama Iqbal
Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born at
A. Sialkot
B. Lahore
C. Karachi
D. Delhi
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal was born in Sialkot.
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Allahabad Address 1930
The most accurate conclusion is that the Allahabad Address
A. Was a landmark intellectual proposal, not the final partition plan
B. Created Pakistan by law
C. Was written by Jinnah
D. Rejected federalism
Correct Answer: A
Its importance lies in ideological direction and constitutional imagination.