literature medium True/False

Muhammad Iqbal's 'Bang-e-Dara' (The Call of the Marching Bell) was his first major collection of poetry, written primarily in Urdu.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

'Bang-e-Dara' was written primarily in Persian, though Iqbal is famous for his Urdu poetry as well. His later works like 'Bal-e-Jibril' are in Urdu/Persian.

Topic Urdu Literature
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL