2008 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 125: History and Culture
Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
aSahir Ludhiyanvi
bFaiz Ahmed Faiz
cMuhammad Iqbal
dMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Subh-e-Azadi (The Dawn of Freedom) is a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, written in 1947 after Partition. It laments that the dawn of independence was stained by violence and did not bring the freedom people had hoped for. Faiz is among the greatest Urdu poets of the twentieth century.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Sahir Ludhianvi was a poet and film lyricist; he did not write this poem.
- (b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote it.
- (c) Iqbal died in 1938, before 1947.
- (d) Azad was a scholar and Congress leader, not the author.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.