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31
Which African country saw the largest locust invasion in 2023?
A. Somalia
B. Kenya
C. Ethiopia
D. Sudan
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In 2023, Kenya faced its worst locust swarms in decades, threatening crops and livelihoods across the north.[19](https://concernusa.org/news/locust-crisis-2020/)
32
Dars-i-Nizam was named after:
A. Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Nizamul Mulk
C. Mullah Nizamuddin
D. None of these
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Dars-i-Nizam was a curriculum system named after Nizam al-Mulk, the famous Persian scholar and vizier who established educational reforms.
33
The Holy Quran was first translated into Persian by:
A. Shah Ismail Shaheed
B. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
C. Shah Waliullah
D. None of these
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In which language did Shah Wali Ullah translate the Holy Quran?
A. English
B. Persian
C. Turkish
D. None of these
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Shah Wali Ullah produced the first complete Persian translation of the Quran in the mid-18th century to make the text accessible to Indo-Muslim scholars
35
Ghalib's poetic style is particularly noted for:
A. A heavily Persianized diction and complex, philosophical imagery
B. Use of simple rural idiom and folk motifs
C. Introduction of blank verse in Urdu
D. Exclusive focus on religious didacticism
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Ghalib's diction shows strong Persian influence and his poetry is renowned for its dense imagery and philosophical nuance.
36
Historically, the term 'Rekhta' referred to:
A. A highly Persianized courtly prose style
B. A dialect of Punjabi used in folk songs
C. The mixed poetic idiom incorporating Persian and local elements that developed into early Urdu
D. Medieval Arabic religious prose
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Rekhta originally described the hybrid poetic speech—mixing Persian with local vernaculars—that later evolved into what we call Urdu poetry.
37
In translation studies applied to Persian-to-English translation, which approach prioritizes natural, sense-for-sense rendering in the target language over literal word-for-word equivalence?
A. Dynamic equivalence (sense-for-sense)
B. Literal or formal equivalence (word-for-word)
C. Interlinear translation
D. Transcription
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Dynamic equivalence emphasizes conveying meaning and natural target-language expression rather than strict literal correspondence.
38
In Persian rhetorical terminology 'tashbīh' corresponds to which figure of speech in English?
A. Metonymy
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
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'Tashbīh' literally means comparison and corresponds to the simile, explicitly comparing two things.
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Who wrote the Persian works 'Bustan' (The Orchard) and 'Gulistan' (The Rose Garden) famous for moral and social wisdom?
A. Hafez
B. Rumi
C. Saadi
D. Omar Khayyam
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Saadi is the author of Bustan and Gulistan, prose and poetic collections noted for ethical advice and social commentary.
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A 'rubāʿī' (quatrain) in Persian poetry is typically characterized by which rhyme scheme?
A. AABB
B. AABA
C. ABAB
D. ABBA
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The Persian rubāʿī traditionally follows an AABA rhyme pattern, with the first, second and fourth lines rhyming.