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In which language Shah Wali Ullah translated the Holy Quran?
اردو: شاہ ولی اللہ نے قرآن پاک کا ترجمہ کس زبان میں کیا؟
A. Sindhi
B. English
C. Persian
D. None of these
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Shah Wali Ullah translated the Holy Quran into Persian, producing a Persian-language rendition of the text.
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Which important shipping lane, connecting the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf,
A. Strait of Hormuz
B. Gulf of Aden
C. The Bab-el-Mandeb
D. None of these
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Duplicate of Q108; retained for completeness.
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Which important shipping lane, connecting the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf,
A. Strait of Hormuz
B. Gulf of Aden
C. The Bab-el-Mandeb
D. None of these
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The Strait of Hormuz, near Pakistani waters, is a key trade route (maritime studies).
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After "Pashtun," the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is:
A. Uzbeks
B. Hazaras
C. Tajiks
D. None of these
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While ethnic demographics in Afghanistan can be subject to varying estimates, Tajiks are generally considered the second-largest ethnic group after Pashtuns [2, p26]. They predominantly speak Dari (a dialect of Persian) and are concentrated in the northern and western regions of the country, as well as in urban centers like Kabul.
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The Shahnama or Book of Kings was written by?
A. Abu-Mansur Daqiqi
B. Abu Al-Qasim Firdausi
C. Khosrau II
D. None of these
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Completed around 1010 CE by the poet Hakim Abul-Qasim Mansur (Ferdausi Tusi), the “Shahnameh” chronicles Persian legends and history from mythical times to the Arab conquest, preserving pre-Islamic Iranian culture.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.