Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Understanding Partition

Question:

Who among the following was a famous 'Urdu' writer?

Options:

Narendranath Mitra

Saadat Hasan Manto

Rahi Masoom Raza

Syed Waliullah

Correct Answer:

Saadat Hasan Manto

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hasan Manto, a particularly gifted Urdu short-story writer, has this to say about his work:
For a long time, I refused to accept the consequences of the revolution which was set off by the partition of the country. I still feel the same way; but I suppose, in the end, I came to accept the nightmarish reality without self-pity or despair.

Other options:

Option 1- Narendranath Mitra (Bengali)
Option 3-  Rahi Masoom Raza (Hindi)
Option 4- Syed Waliullah (Bengali)