Urdu MCQs with Answers 2026

1. Urdu language originated from:

a) Arabic    b) Persian    c) Turkish word ‘Ordu’ (army) ✅    d) Hindi

2. Urdu is written in which script?

a) Roman    b) Devanagari    c) Nastaliq (modified Arabic) ✅    d) Latin

3. The plural of ‘Kitab’ (book) is:

a) Kitaben    b) Kutub ✅    c) Kitabat    d) Kitabon

4. ‘Zaban’ means:

a) Hand    b) Eye    c) Tongue/Language ✅    d) Ear

5. A ‘Fail’ in Urdu grammar is:

a) Noun    b) Verb ✅    c) Adjective    d) Pronoun

6. ‘Ism’ in Urdu grammar means:

a) Verb    b) Noun ✅    c) Adjective    d) Adverb

7. ‘Harf’ means:

a) Verb    b) Noun    c) Particle/Preposition ✅    d) Adjective

8. The opposite of ‘Sach’ (truth) is:

a) Acha    b) Jhoot (lie) ✅    c) Bura    d) Naya

9. The opposite of ‘Ameer’ (rich) is:

a) Kamzor    b) Ghareeb (poor) ✅    c) Taqatwar    d) Acha

10. ‘Muhawarah’ means:

a) Poem    b) Story    c) Idiom/Proverb ✅    d) Letter

11. ‘Tashbeeh’ in literature means:

a) Metaphor    b) Simile (comparison) ✅    c) Irony    d) Satire

12. The opposite of ‘Khushi’ (happiness) is:

a) Pyar    b) Gham (sadness) ✅    c) Gussa    d) Dar

13. ‘Istiara’ means:

a) Simile    b) Metaphor ✅    c) Irony    d) Hyperbole

14. Mirza Ghalib was born in:

a) Delhi    b) Agra ✅    c) Lucknow    d) Lahore

15. Allama Iqbal is called:

a) Baba-e-Urdu    b) Shair-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East) ✅    c) Khuda-e-Sukhan    d) Malik-ul-Shoara

16. ‘Shikwa’ and ‘Jawab-e-Shikwa’ were written by:

a) Mir Taqi Mir    b) Ghalib    c) Allama Iqbal ✅    d) Faiz

17. The ‘Baba-e-Urdu’ (Father of Urdu) is:

a) Mirza Ghalib    b) Maulvi Abdul Haq ✅    c) Allama Iqbal    d) Sir Syed

18. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was awarded:

a) Nobel Prize    b) Lenin Peace Prize ✅    c) Pulitzer    d) Booker

19. ‘Diwan-e-Ghalib’ was written by:

a) Allama Iqbal    b) Mir Taqi Mir    c) Mirza Ghalib ✅    d) Momin Khan

20. Ahmed Faraz was a famous:

a) Novelist    b) Poet ✅    c) Playwright    d) Journalist

21. ‘Khuda-e-Sukhan’ is the title of:

a) Ghalib    b) Mir Taqi Mir ✅    c) Iqbal    d) Sauda

22. ‘Bang-e-Dra’ was written by:

a) Ghalib    b) Allama Iqbal ✅    c) Faiz    d) Mir

23. Parveen Shakir was a famous:

a) Novelist    b) Poetess ✅    c) Painter    d) Singer

24. Josh Malihabadi was known as:

a) Shair-e-Mashriq    b) Shair-e-Inqilab (Poet of Revolution) ✅    c) Baba-e-Urdu    d) Khuda-e-Sukhan

25. ‘Bal-e-Jibreel’ was written by:

a) Ghalib    b) Allama Iqbal ✅    c) Faiz    d) Mir

26. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded:

a) Punjab University    b) Aligarh Muslim University (MAO College) ✅    c) Karachi University    d) Islamia College

27. ‘Aag ka Darya’ was written by:

a) Ismat Chughtai    b) Qurratulain Hyder ✅    c) Saadat Hasan Manto    d) Bano Qudsia

28. Saadat Hasan Manto is famous for:

a) Poetry    b) Short stories (Afsane) ✅    c) Novels    d) Dramas

29. Deputy Nazir Ahmad wrote:

a) Poetry    b) Novels (Mirat-ul-Uroos) ✅    c) Dramas    d) Essays

30. ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ was written by:

a) Manto    b) Mirza Hadi Ruswa ✅    c) Premchand    d) Ismat Chughtai

31. Ismat Chughtai was famous for:

a) Poetry    b) Short stories and feminist writing ✅    c) Dramas    d) Journalism

32. Bano Qudsia wrote:

a) Raja Gidh ✅    b) Aag ka Darya    c) Umrao Jaan    d) Godaan

33. Premchand wrote mainly in:

a) Only Urdu    b) Urdu and Hindi ✅    c) Only Hindi    d) Persian

34. ‘Gul-e-Nagma’ is a famous book by:

a) Ghalib    b) Iqbal    c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz ✅    d) Ahmed Faraz

35. Patras Bukhari was famous for:

a) Serious writing    b) Humorous essays ✅    c) Poetry    d) Drama

36. Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi was known for:

a) Poetry    b) Humorous prose ✅    c) Drama    d) Journalism

37. Ibn-e-Insha was famous for:

a) Serious poetry    b) Humorous writing ✅    c) Drama    d) Novel

38. ‘Nau do gyarah hona’ means:

a) To count numbers    b) To run away / escape ✅    c) To celebrate    d) To fight

39. ‘Aankhon ka tara’ means:

a) Eye problem    b) Very dear / beloved ✅    c) To cry    d) To see

40. ‘Dal mein kuch kala hai’ means:

a) Cooking dal    b) Something is suspicious ✅    c) Black dal    d) Food is ready

41. ‘Aasman se gire khajoor mein atke’ means:

a) Falling from sky    b) Out of frying pan into fire ✅    c) Climbing trees    d) Flying high

42. ‘Neem Hakeem khatra-e-jaan’ means:

a) Neem tree is dangerous    b) A little knowledge is dangerous ✅    c) Doctors are bad    d) Medicine is harmful

43. ‘Ghareeb ki jooti mein sab ka pair’ means:

a) Shoe fitting    b) Everyone takes advantage of the weak ✅    c) Poor people have no shoes    d) Big shoes

44. The first Urdu newspaper was:

a) Jang    b) Jam-e-Jahan Numa ✅    c) Dawn    d) Nawa-i-Waqt

45. The first Urdu novel is considered:

a) Umrao Jaan    b) Mirat-ul-Uroos ✅    c) Aag ka Darya    d) Raja Gidh

46. Urdu was declared national language of Pakistan in:

a) 1947    b) 1973 (in Constitution) ✅    c) 1956    d) 1962

47. ‘Musaddas-e-Hali’ was written by:

a) Ghalib    b) Iqbal    c) Altaf Hussain Hali ✅    d) Mir

48. ‘Dastaan’ is a form of:

a) Poetry    b) Prose (storytelling) ✅    c) Drama    d) Essay

49. Fort William College played role in development of:

a) English    b) Urdu and Hindi prose ✅    c) Persian    d) Arabic