Who composed "Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara"?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mohammad Iqbal
The Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal was the writer of “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara”.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Understanding Partition’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “3.3 The ‘Pakistan’ Resolution … The origins of the Pakistan demand have also been traced back to the Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal, the writer of ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara’. In his presidential address to the Muslim League in 1930, the poet spoke of a need for a ‘NorthWest Indian Muslim state’.…” |