Languages MCQs
Which language is spoken by the largest population in Pakistan?
- A. Urdu
- B. Punjabi
- C. Sindhi
- D. Saraiki
Approximately how many languages are used across Pakistan?
- A. 15 to 20
- B. 17 to 25
- C. 22 to 27
- D. 27 to 30
- E. None of these
Under which constitution were Urdu and Bengali both recognized as national languages?
- A. 1956
- B. 1962
- C. 1973
- D. Both 1956 and 1962
Punjabis make up approximately what percentage of Pakistan’s population?
- A. 40.5%
- B. 44.7%
- C. 49%
- D. 56.7%
Which landmark appears on the reverse side of the 1000-rupee Pakistani banknote?
- A. GIKI
- B. Islamia College Peshawar
- C. UET Lahore
- D. None of these
Sindhi is classified as which type of language?
- A. New
- B. Oldest
- C. Both new and old
- D. None of these
The Sindhi script is derived primarily from which writing system?
- A. Arabic
- B. Persian
- C. Sanskrit
- D. Dravidian
Shah Waliullah rendered the Holy Quran into which language?
- A. Urdu
- B. Hindi
- C. Sindhi
- D. English
- E. Persian
The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan designated Urdu as the official language under which article?
- A. Article 250
- B. Article 251
- C. Article 252
- D. Article 253
What was the first novel ever published in the Sindhi language?
- A. Dharti
- B. Zeenat
- C. Talash
- D. Shah jo Risalo
In what year did the debut Sindhi novel appear?
- A. 1852
- B. 1854
- C. 1855
- D. 1856
Which of these languages are commonly spoken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?
- A. Hindko
- B. Pashto
- C. Urdu
- D. Chitrali
- E. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of Pakistan’s principal languages?
- A. Pashto
- B. Urdu
- C. Hindi
- D. Punjabi
Roughly how many distinct languages are used in Pakistan?
- A. 20
- B. 30
- C. 40
- D. 50
In Sindh province, which regional language has the most speakers?
- A. Sindhi
- B. Punjabi
- C. Balochi
- D. Saraiki
Which Pakistani province is home to the greatest number of different languages?
- A. Punjab
- B. Balochistan
- C. Sindh
- D. KPK
The largest proportion of Saraiki speakers is concentrated in which area?
- A. Punjab
- B. KPK
- C. Azad Kashmir
- D. Sindh
Who is traditionally hailed as the first Pashto poet?
- A. Rehman Baba
- B. Ameer Kror
- C. Khushal Khan Khattak
- D. Must Tawakali
Who is regarded as the earliest known Pashto literary figure?
- A. Ameer Kror
- B. Khushal Khan Khattak
- C. Rahman Baba
- D. None of these
Which ethnic group forms the world’s largest tribal society?
- A. Baloch
- B. Pashtun
- C. Afridi
- D. Punjabi
Sheena is a regional language primarily found in which area?
- A. Sindh
- B. Gilgit-Baltistan
- C. None of these
- D. Punjab
What is the current name of the former National Language Authority (NLA)?
- A. National Language Pakistan Department
- B. National Language Promotion Department
- C. National Language Promotion Directorate
- D. None of these
The Lari dialect is spoken predominantly in which part of Sindh?
- A. Lower Sindh
- B. Upper Sindh
- C. Sindh and Punjab
- D. Central Sindh
Which language is chiefly used in the Hunza region?
- A. Punjabi
- B. Burushaski
- C. Sindhi
- D. Pashto
Residents of Muzaffarabad primarily speak which language?
- A. Sindhi
- B. Kashmiri
- C. Punjabi
- D. Balochi
Before 1971, the majority population in East Pakistan spoke which language?
- A. Urdu
- B. Punjabi
- C. Bengali
- D. None of these
Rehman Baba is celebrated for his works in which language?
- A. Urdu
- B. Punjabi
- C. Sindhi
- D. Balochi
- E. Pashto
Which language was given official status by the 1956 Constitution?
- A. Urdu
- B. Bengali
- C. Punjabi
- D. Sindhi
- E. Both Urdu and Bengali
During which era was Persian an official language in Sindh?
- A. Soomra period
- B. Sama period
- C. Arghun period
- D. All of these
In what year was Urdu first declared Pakistan’s national language?
- A. August 1947
- B. April 1954
- C. April 1956
- D. April 1958
Under which constitutional document was Urdu entrenched as the national language?
- A. 1952
- B. 1962
- C. 1956
- D. 1973
In Kalat and surrounding areas, which language is commonly spoken?
- A. Barahvi
- B. Punjabi
- C. English
- D. Urdu