Correct Answer:
A. Agra
Mirza Ghalib, one of the most celebrated poets in Urdu and Persian literature, was born in Agra (A), India, in 1797. His full name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, and he later adopted the pen names Ghalib and Asad. Agra holds the distinction of being his birthplace, a fact significant to his early life and heritage.
- While Ghalib spent a considerable portion of his life in Delhi (B) and is strongly associated with the city's literary culture, it was not his birthplace.
- Lucknow (C) was another prominent center for Urdu poetry during his time, but Ghalib was not born there.
- Lahore (D) is a major city in present-day Pakistan with a rich cultural history, but it is not Ghalib's birthplace.