Literary | MCQs

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Shiv Kumar Batalvi was a Punjabi poet, writer, and playwright of the Punjabi language.

He was most known for his romantic poetry

He is also called 'Keats of Punjab'

Born on 23 July 1936 Barapind, Punjab,

Died on 6 May 1973 (aged 36) Kiri Mangyal, Punjab, India

Notable works: Loona (1965)

Notable awards: Sahitya Akademi Award

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Najam Hussain Syed was born in 1936

He's a Punjabi playwright, poet, and critic who lives in Lahore

He has authored over 100 books.

He is considered a pioneer of modern Punjabi literature.

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Ghulam Abbas wrote the short story Anandi

He was first published in 1940.

The story is well-known for exploring human psychology and the complexities of relationships.

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Moulvi Abul Haq authored "Chand Ham Asar," 

He was first published in 1922.

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The Bāburnāma alternatively known as Tuzk-e Babri is the memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur .

Founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur.

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Personification gives human actions to non-human things — here, the story is described as if it could jump.

Non-living things like a story cannot physically jump, which makes this an example of personification.

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The line "Lord, in the morning I start each day" is the opening of the poem "Thank You, Lord".

It is a devotional poem expressing gratitude to God at the start of the day.

E.E. Cummings, an American poet is the writer of Thank You, Lord.

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A pipe dream is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen.

You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.