Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Where was Faiz Ahmed Faiz born?

Options:

Lahore

Karachi

Sialkot

Delhi

Correct Answer:

Sialkot

Explanation:

Faiz Ahmed Faiz:

He was born in Sialkot & stayed in Pakistan after partition.
He was a leftist in his political leanings.
He opposed the Pakistani regime, and his activism and outspoken views led to his imprisonment.
His poetry collections include Naksh-e-Fariyadi, Dast-e-Saba (a masterpiece in Urdu literature), and Zindan-Nama.
He was regarded as one of the greatest poets of South Asia in the twentieth century.