National Symbols & Important Facts
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Q1.What is the national language of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan under Article 251 of the Constitution.
Q2.Urdu is written in which script?
Correct Answer: B
Urdu is traditionally written in the Nastaliq style of the Perso-Arabic script.
Q3.Urdu became a symbol of Muslim identity primarily after which controversy?
Correct Answer: B
The 1867 Urdu-Hindi controversy made Urdu central to Muslim identity.
Q4.Balti language is spoken mainly in?
Correct Answer: B
Balti, a Tibetic language, is spoken in Baltistan.
Q5.Burushaski, a language isolate, is spoken in?
Correct Answer: A
Burushaski of Hunza-Nagar is unrelated to any known language family.
Q6.The Kalash people live in which district?
Correct Answer: B
The Kalash valleys (Bumburet, Rumbur, Birir) are in Chitral.
Q7.Urdu evolved primarily from interaction in?
Correct Answer: A
Urdu developed in the Delhi region influenced by Persian, Arabic and local languages.
Q8.Which language is spoken by the majority in Pakistan as mother tongue?
Correct Answer: B
Punjabi is the most widely spoken first language in Pakistan.
Q9.Heer Ranjha was immortalized in Punjabi by?
Correct Answer: B
Waris Shah's Heer (1766) is the classic Punjabi romance epic.
Q10.Mast Tawakali was a poet of which language?
Correct Answer: B
Mast Tawakali is a celebrated Balochi poet.
Q11.Rehman Baba was a famous poet of which language?
Correct Answer: B
Rehman Baba is the beloved Sufi poet of Pashto.
Q12.Sachal Sarmast was a Sufi poet of?
Correct Answer: B
Sachal Sarmast is a revered Sindhi Sufi poet.
Q13.Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai wrote which famous collection?
Correct Answer: A
Shah Jo Risalo is the masterpiece of Sindhi Sufi poetry.
Q14.Urdu became the National Language under which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
Article 251 of the Constitution of Pakistan designates Urdu as the national language.