Urdu Language | MCQs

Explanation

Maulvi Abdul Haq was a scholar and a linguist, also known as Baba-e-Urdu.

He was a champion of the Urdu language and the demand for it to be made the national language of Pakistan. 

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Explanation

Confusion

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan since 14 August 1947.

In 1954 Urdu and Bengali were declared the national language of Pakistan.

The 1973 Constitution recognizes Urdu as Pakistan’s only national language. 

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Urdu declared as official language In subcontinent in 1832

Explanation

Urdu is the national language and one of the official languages.

English is also an official language, used in government, legal, and educational contexts.

Explanation

یہ سوال پاکستان پوسٹ کے پیپر میں اردو میں پوچھا گیا ہے

Urdu is a word in the Turkish language, it means Army

Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan

The name Urdu was first used by the poet Ghulam Hamadani Mushafi around 1780 

Maulvi Abdul Haq is the father of Urdu

Explanation

The 1973 Constitution recognizes Urdu as Pakistan's only national language.

The 1973 Constitution contained:

•  280 articles
•  07 schedules with Objective Resolution.
• 12 chapters 

Effective date: 14 August 1973

Drafted by the Government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

The Constitution declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic and Islam as the state religion.

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Explanation

Only one word of the Pakistani National Anthem is in Urdu other all words are common but are used in Persian

About National Anthem

National Anthem was written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952 

the music was produced by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949.

It was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem on 13 August 1954.

Ahmed Rushdi recorded the National Anthem of Pakistan in 1954.

After 68 years Pakistan's National Anthem recorded

15 lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan

48 Words in the National Anthem of Pakistan

The National Anthem of Pakistan was played for the first time in front of Raza Shah Rahalvi of Iran

Explanation

According to Article 251 of the Constitution of Pakistan, Urdu is declared as the national language of Pakistan.

This article emphasizes the importance of promoting and developing Urdu as the lingua franca of the country.

It also allowing provincial languages to be used at the provincial level.

Explanation

The court language of the Mughals in India was Persian.

It was used for official documents, administration, and cultural works during their rule.

Humayun's exile in Persia established diplomatic ties between the Safavid and Mughal Courts.

This also led to increasing Persian cultural influence in the Mughal Empire.

Explanation

Both Urdu and Bengali were declared as official and national languages of Pakistan in the 1956 constitution

Explanation

Active Voice: Who + second form of a verb + clause

Passive Voice: By whom + was/were + object + third form of a verb + clause