Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Which of the following is a collection of poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz?

a - Naksh-e-Fariyadi.

b - Zindan-Nama.

c - Nagmani.

d - Dast-e-Saba.

Options:

a, b and c

b, c and d

a, b and d

a, c and d

Correct Answer:

a, b and d

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.

(Amrita Pritam actively wrote & edited ‘Nagmani’ a Punjabi monthly magazine.)