ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES-PAGE 1
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1. Ma’arib was a
(A) City
(B) Village
(C) Dam
(D) River
Answer: C
2. Yathrib was the old name of
(A) Makkah
(B) Madinah
(C) Taif
(D) Juddah
Answer: B
3. The leadership of Arab tribes before the prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.) was that of
(A) Quraish
(B) Ghatfan
(C) Kananah
(D) Taghlib
Answer: A
4. ‘Bai’at al-Ridhwan’ took place in the year
(A) 622 A.D.
(B) 628 A.D.
(C) 630 A.D.
(D) 634 A.D.
Answer: B
5. The founder of ‘Dar al-Nadwah’ at Makkah was
(A) Qusai bin Kilab
(B) Hashim
(C) al-safwan
(D) Abdul Muttalib
Answer: A
6. The Battle of ‘Nimariq’ was fought during the caliphate of
(A) H. Abu Bakr
(B) H. Umar
(C) H. Uthman
(D) H. Ali
Answer: B
7. Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year
(A) 642 A.D.
(B) 648 A.D.
(C) 651 A.D.
(D) 656 A.D.
Answer: D
8. Who removed H. Khalid bin Walid from the post of Commander-in-Chief ?
(A) H. Umar (B) H. Ali
(C) H. Mu’awiyah
(D) H. Abdullah bin Zubair
Answer: A
9. Who among the following has nominated his son as a caliph first time in the history of Islam ?
(A) Abdul Malik
(B) Al-Walid
(C) Mu’awiyah
(D) Sulayman
Answer: C
10. Who among the following companions of the Prophet was buried adjacent to the walls of Constantinople ?
(A) H. Zubair
(B) H. Talha
(C) H. Bilal
(D) H. Abu Ayyub
Answer: D
11. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built during the reign of
(A) Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
(B) Yazid bin Mu’awiyah
(C) Mu’awiyah II
(D) Hisham
Answer: A
12. The gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams with Arabic inscription were first struck during the reign of
(A) Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan
(B) Mu’awiyah II
(C) Marwan I
(D) Abd al-Malik
Answer: D
13. Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads ?
(A) Khalid
(B) Jabir
(C) Umar bin Abi Rabiah
(D) Masarjawayh
Answer: D
14. During whose Caliphate the Qaysite power reached its zenith under the Umayyads ? (A) Mu’awiyah I
(B) Yazid I
(C) Walid I
(D) Mu’awiyah II
Answer: C
15. Siddhanta was translated during the rule of
(A) Abbasids
(B) Fatimids
(C) Umayyads
(D) Mamluks
Answer: A
16. Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ?
(A) Al-Farabi
(B) Al-Ghazzali
(C) Al-Kindi
(D) Al-Jahiz
Answer: D
17. Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Syriac
(C) Pahlavi
(D) Greek
Answer: C
18. Futuh al-Buldan is written by
(A) Al-Baladhuri
(B) Al-Bustani
(C) Al-Mas’udi
(D) Al-Tabari
Answer: A
19. Kamil fi al-Tarikh is written by
(A) Sulayman al-Tajir
(B) Ibn al-Asir
(C) Abul Qasim Iraqi
(D) Maqrizi
Answer: B
20. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order. Use the codes given below : (i) Yahya Barmaki
(ii) Nizam al-Mulk al-Tusi
(iii) Abdul Hamid al-Katib
(iv) Haji Khalifah Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: C
21. Imam Shafi’i is the author of
(A) Kitab al-Umm
(B) Kitab al-Kharaj
(C) Kitab al-Zuhd
(D) Kitab al-Nabat
Answer: A
22. Arrange the following translators of the Qur’n in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Mahmud Hasan
(ii) Abul A’la Maududi
(iii) Shah Abdul Qadir
(iv) Nazir Ahmad
Codes :
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: D
23. Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari was not a
(A) Historian
(B) Physician
(C) Mufassir
(D) Muhaddis
Answer: B
24. Mafatih al-Ghayb was written by
(A) Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
(B) Al-Baydawi
(C) Ibn Kathir
(D) Al-Mahalli
Answer: A
25. Which is the longest collection of the traditions of the Prophet ?
(A) Muwatta
(B) Sahih al-Bukhari
(C) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(D) Musnad Ahmad
Answer: D
26. The author of Kitab al-Risalah was
(A) Numan bin Thabit
(B) Abu Yusuf
(C) Muhammad bin Idris
(D) Muhammad bin Hasan
Answer: C
27. Under which Aghlabid ruler Sicily was conquered ?
(A) Ibrahim bin al-Aghlab I
(B) Ziyadat Allah
(C) Ibrahim II
D) Ziyadat Allah III
Answer: B
28. Who among the following was the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty ?
(A) Abul al-Qasim Unjur
(B) Abu al-Misk Kafur
(C) Ahmad
(D) Muhammad bin Tughj
Answer: D
29. Which one of the following dynasties replaced the Fatimids in Egypt ?
(A) The Tulunids
(B) The Rasulids
(C) The Ayyubids
(D) The Mamluks
Answer: C
30. Kitab al-Siyar al-Kabeer is on the theme of
(A) Criminal Law
(B) International Law
(C) Civil Law
(D) Law of Inheritance
Answer: B
31. The founder of the Hamdani dynasty was
(A) Sayf al-Daulah
(B) Sa’d al-Daulah
(C) Sa’eed al-Daulah
(D) Abu al-Ma’ali
Answer: A
32. Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi is the author of
(A) Al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik
(B) Nafh al-Tib
(C) Kitab al-Shifa
(D) Al-Hawi al-Kabeer
Answer: D
33. The books on Hadith arranged according to the names of the companions are known
(A) Musnad
(B) Jami‘
(C) Sunan
(D) Mujam
Answer: A
34. The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by
(A) Al-Hakam
(B) Abdul Rahman Nasir
(C) Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(D) Hajib al-Mansur
Answer: C
35. Iran was conquered by
(A) H. Abu Bakr
(B) H. Umar
(C) H. Uthman
(D) H. Ali
Answer: B
36. Jundi-Shapur was noted by its academy of
(A) Music and dance
(B) Religious affairs
(C) Medicine
(D) State administration
Answer: C
37. Al-Qanuni was the title of
(A) Sulayman I
(B) Salim II
(C) Murad I
(D) Mahmud I
Answer: A
38. In these three fields the Ottomans made original contribution :
(A) Chemistry, Biology and Physics
(B) Geography, Historiography and Law
(C) Statesmanship, Architecture and Poetry
(D) Pottery, Carpet making and Calligraphy
Answer: C
39. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Ibn Rashiq – Al-’Umdah
(B) Ibn Khurdadbih – Kitab alMasalik wa alMamalik
(C) Ibn Sina – sayd alKhatir
(D) Ibn alArabi – Fusus alHikam
Answer: C
40. Mu’jam al-Buldan was written by
(A) Al-Mas’udi
(B) Yaqut
(C) Sulayman al-Tajir
(D) Al-Biruni
Answer: B
41. Arrange the following books in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Al-Kashshaf
(ii) Kalilah wa Dimnah
(iii) Al-’Iqd al-Farid
(iv) Muqaddamah
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: D
42. The city of Samarra was founded by
(A) Harun al-Rashid
(B) Al-Mu’tasim
(C) Al-Mutawakkil
(D) Al-Mahdi
Answer: B
43. One of the founders of Arabic calligraphy was
(A) Al-Rayhani
(B) Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
(C) Al-Kindi
(D) Hajjaj bin Yusuf
Answer: A
44. Futuhat al-Makkiyah deals with
(A) Ghazawat
(B) Theology
(C) Mysticism
(D) Conquest of Makkah
Answer: C
45. Al-’Urwat al-Wuthqa is written by
(A) Shah Waliullah
(B) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
(C) Hasan al-Banna
(D) Al-Mawardi
Answer: B
46. Arrange the following thinkers in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Allamah Iqbal
(ii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(iii) Ibn Khaldun
(iv) Shah Waliullah
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: D
47. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Mohammad Iqbal – Hayat-eJawaid
(B) Shah Waliullah – Al-Fawz al-Kabeer
(C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan– Tahzib alAkhlaq
(D) Al-Mawardi – AlAhkam alSultaniy yah
Answer: A
48. Muhammad Abduhu was the disciple of
(A) Syed Qutub Shaheed
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Rashid Riza
(D) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Answer: D
49. Arrange the following rulers chronologically. Use the codes given below :
(i) Yazid I
(ii) Al-Walid I
(iii) Umar II
(iv) Marwan I
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: B
50. Who among the following is not a Mu’allaqah poet ?
(A) Al-A’sha
(B) Zuhair bin Abi Sulma
(C) Amr bin Kulthum
(D) Farazdaq
Answer: D
(A) City
(B) Village
(C) Dam
(D) River
Answer: C
2. Yathrib was the old name of
(A) Makkah
(B) Madinah
(C) Taif
(D) Juddah
Answer: B
3. The leadership of Arab tribes before the prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.) was that of
(A) Quraish
(B) Ghatfan
(C) Kananah
(D) Taghlib
Answer: A
4. ‘Bai’at al-Ridhwan’ took place in the year
(A) 622 A.D.
(B) 628 A.D.
(C) 630 A.D.
(D) 634 A.D.
Answer: B
5. The founder of ‘Dar al-Nadwah’ at Makkah was
(A) Qusai bin Kilab
(B) Hashim
(C) al-safwan
(D) Abdul Muttalib
Answer: A
6. The Battle of ‘Nimariq’ was fought during the caliphate of
(A) H. Abu Bakr
(B) H. Umar
(C) H. Uthman
(D) H. Ali
Answer: B
7. Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year
(A) 642 A.D.
(B) 648 A.D.
(C) 651 A.D.
(D) 656 A.D.
Answer: D
8. Who removed H. Khalid bin Walid from the post of Commander-in-Chief ?
(A) H. Umar (B) H. Ali
(C) H. Mu’awiyah
(D) H. Abdullah bin Zubair
Answer: A
9. Who among the following has nominated his son as a caliph first time in the history of Islam ?
(A) Abdul Malik
(B) Al-Walid
(C) Mu’awiyah
(D) Sulayman
Answer: C
10. Who among the following companions of the Prophet was buried adjacent to the walls of Constantinople ?
(A) H. Zubair
(B) H. Talha
(C) H. Bilal
(D) H. Abu Ayyub
Answer: D
11. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built during the reign of
(A) Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
(B) Yazid bin Mu’awiyah
(C) Mu’awiyah II
(D) Hisham
Answer: A
12. The gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams with Arabic inscription were first struck during the reign of
(A) Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan
(B) Mu’awiyah II
(C) Marwan I
(D) Abd al-Malik
Answer: D
13. Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads ?
(A) Khalid
(B) Jabir
(C) Umar bin Abi Rabiah
(D) Masarjawayh
Answer: D
14. During whose Caliphate the Qaysite power reached its zenith under the Umayyads ? (A) Mu’awiyah I
(B) Yazid I
(C) Walid I
(D) Mu’awiyah II
Answer: C
15. Siddhanta was translated during the rule of
(A) Abbasids
(B) Fatimids
(C) Umayyads
(D) Mamluks
Answer: A
16. Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ?
(A) Al-Farabi
(B) Al-Ghazzali
(C) Al-Kindi
(D) Al-Jahiz
Answer: D
17. Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Syriac
(C) Pahlavi
(D) Greek
Answer: C
18. Futuh al-Buldan is written by
(A) Al-Baladhuri
(B) Al-Bustani
(C) Al-Mas’udi
(D) Al-Tabari
Answer: A
19. Kamil fi al-Tarikh is written by
(A) Sulayman al-Tajir
(B) Ibn al-Asir
(C) Abul Qasim Iraqi
(D) Maqrizi
Answer: B
20. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order. Use the codes given below : (i) Yahya Barmaki
(ii) Nizam al-Mulk al-Tusi
(iii) Abdul Hamid al-Katib
(iv) Haji Khalifah Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: C
21. Imam Shafi’i is the author of
(A) Kitab al-Umm
(B) Kitab al-Kharaj
(C) Kitab al-Zuhd
(D) Kitab al-Nabat
Answer: A
22. Arrange the following translators of the Qur’n in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Mahmud Hasan
(ii) Abul A’la Maududi
(iii) Shah Abdul Qadir
(iv) Nazir Ahmad
Codes :
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: D
23. Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari was not a
(A) Historian
(B) Physician
(C) Mufassir
(D) Muhaddis
Answer: B
24. Mafatih al-Ghayb was written by
(A) Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
(B) Al-Baydawi
(C) Ibn Kathir
(D) Al-Mahalli
Answer: A
25. Which is the longest collection of the traditions of the Prophet ?
(A) Muwatta
(B) Sahih al-Bukhari
(C) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(D) Musnad Ahmad
Answer: D
26. The author of Kitab al-Risalah was
(A) Numan bin Thabit
(B) Abu Yusuf
(C) Muhammad bin Idris
(D) Muhammad bin Hasan
Answer: C
27. Under which Aghlabid ruler Sicily was conquered ?
(A) Ibrahim bin al-Aghlab I
(B) Ziyadat Allah
(C) Ibrahim II
D) Ziyadat Allah III
Answer: B
28. Who among the following was the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty ?
(A) Abul al-Qasim Unjur
(B) Abu al-Misk Kafur
(C) Ahmad
(D) Muhammad bin Tughj
Answer: D
29. Which one of the following dynasties replaced the Fatimids in Egypt ?
(A) The Tulunids
(B) The Rasulids
(C) The Ayyubids
(D) The Mamluks
Answer: C
30. Kitab al-Siyar al-Kabeer is on the theme of
(A) Criminal Law
(B) International Law
(C) Civil Law
(D) Law of Inheritance
Answer: B
31. The founder of the Hamdani dynasty was
(A) Sayf al-Daulah
(B) Sa’d al-Daulah
(C) Sa’eed al-Daulah
(D) Abu al-Ma’ali
Answer: A
32. Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi is the author of
(A) Al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik
(B) Nafh al-Tib
(C) Kitab al-Shifa
(D) Al-Hawi al-Kabeer
Answer: D
33. The books on Hadith arranged according to the names of the companions are known
(A) Musnad
(B) Jami‘
(C) Sunan
(D) Mujam
Answer: A
34. The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by
(A) Al-Hakam
(B) Abdul Rahman Nasir
(C) Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(D) Hajib al-Mansur
Answer: C
35. Iran was conquered by
(A) H. Abu Bakr
(B) H. Umar
(C) H. Uthman
(D) H. Ali
Answer: B
36. Jundi-Shapur was noted by its academy of
(A) Music and dance
(B) Religious affairs
(C) Medicine
(D) State administration
Answer: C
37. Al-Qanuni was the title of
(A) Sulayman I
(B) Salim II
(C) Murad I
(D) Mahmud I
Answer: A
38. In these three fields the Ottomans made original contribution :
(A) Chemistry, Biology and Physics
(B) Geography, Historiography and Law
(C) Statesmanship, Architecture and Poetry
(D) Pottery, Carpet making and Calligraphy
Answer: C
39. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Ibn Rashiq – Al-’Umdah
(B) Ibn Khurdadbih – Kitab alMasalik wa alMamalik
(C) Ibn Sina – sayd alKhatir
(D) Ibn alArabi – Fusus alHikam
Answer: C
40. Mu’jam al-Buldan was written by
(A) Al-Mas’udi
(B) Yaqut
(C) Sulayman al-Tajir
(D) Al-Biruni
Answer: B
41. Arrange the following books in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Al-Kashshaf
(ii) Kalilah wa Dimnah
(iii) Al-’Iqd al-Farid
(iv) Muqaddamah
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: D
42. The city of Samarra was founded by
(A) Harun al-Rashid
(B) Al-Mu’tasim
(C) Al-Mutawakkil
(D) Al-Mahdi
Answer: B
43. One of the founders of Arabic calligraphy was
(A) Al-Rayhani
(B) Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
(C) Al-Kindi
(D) Hajjaj bin Yusuf
Answer: A
44. Futuhat al-Makkiyah deals with
(A) Ghazawat
(B) Theology
(C) Mysticism
(D) Conquest of Makkah
Answer: C
45. Al-’Urwat al-Wuthqa is written by
(A) Shah Waliullah
(B) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
(C) Hasan al-Banna
(D) Al-Mawardi
Answer: B
46. Arrange the following thinkers in chronological order. Use the codes given below :
(i) Allamah Iqbal
(ii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(iii) Ibn Khaldun
(iv) Shah Waliullah
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: D
47. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Mohammad Iqbal – Hayat-eJawaid
(B) Shah Waliullah – Al-Fawz al-Kabeer
(C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan– Tahzib alAkhlaq
(D) Al-Mawardi – AlAhkam alSultaniy yah
Answer: A
48. Muhammad Abduhu was the disciple of
(A) Syed Qutub Shaheed
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Rashid Riza
(D) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Answer: D
49. Arrange the following rulers chronologically. Use the codes given below :
(i) Yazid I
(ii) Al-Walid I
(iii) Umar II
(iv) Marwan I
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: B
50. Who among the following is not a Mu’allaqah poet ?
(A) Al-A’sha
(B) Zuhair bin Abi Sulma
(C) Amr bin Kulthum
(D) Farazdaq
Answer: D
51. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below:
(i) Bayan al-Quran
(ii) Tafheemul Quran
(iii) Tadabbur-e-Quran
(iv) Tarjumanul Quran
Codes:
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: C
52. The number of Surahs in the Quran is
(A) 109
(B) 111
(C) 112
(D) 114
Ans: D
53. The science of Asma al-Rijal deals with
(A) Scrutiny of narrators of Hadith
(B) Categorization of Hadith
(C) Classification of Hadith
(D) Compilation of Hadith
Ans: A
54. Bukhara (the birth place of Imam Bukhari) is presently situated in
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Kazakhistan
(D) Turkmenistan
Ans: B
55. Imam Muslim was born in
(A) Tehran
(B) Bukhara
(C) Nishapur
(D) Baghdad
Ans: C
56. Hidaya was written by
(A) Abu Yusuf
(B) Imam Karkhi
(C) Imam Malik
(D) Abul Hasan Ali Al-Marghinani
Ans: D
57. ‘Yaqut al-Hamavi’ was a
(A) Poet
(B) Historian
(C) Traditionist (Muhaddis)
(D) Qur‘anic exegesist
Ans: B
58. ‘Al-Baladhuri’ is the author of
(A) Mu‘jim al-Buldan
(B) Qamus al-Buldan
(C) Al-Milal wa Al-Nehal
(D) Futuh al-Buldan
Ans: D
59. The Hadith narrated by a liar is called
(A) Maqlub
(B) Mastur
(C) Matr–uk
(D) Mudraj
Ans: C
60. Who among the following is known for emphasizing ‘Nazm-e-Qur’an?
(A) Mufti Mohammad Shafi
(B) Hamid-ud-Din Farahi
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Abul A’la Maududi
Ans: B
61. Who is the author of al-Akhbar al- Tiwāl?
(A) Abu Hanifah al-Dinawari
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Al-Ghazzali
(D) Al-Mas‘udi
Ans: A
62. The Saljuqs were
(A) Arabs
(B) Abyssinians
(C) Turks
(D) Iranians
Ans: C
63. Saifud Daula was
(A) Aghlabi
(B) Fatimi
(C) Ayyubi
(D) Hamdani
Ans: D
64. Imam Malik was
(A) Mufassir
(B) Muhaddith
(C) Mutakallim
(D) Mu‘arrikh
Ans: B
65. Al-Zahra Palace was built by
(A) Abdul Rahman-II
(B) Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(C) Abdul Rahman al-Kawakibi
(D) Abdul Rahman al-Nasir
Ans: D
66. Shahnamah was written by
(A) Firdausi Tusi
(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi
(C) Asadi Tusi
(D) Nasir al-Din Tusi
Ans: A
67. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Fi Zilal al-Qur’an – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Tafheem al-Qur’an – Maulana Maududi
(C) Jami‘ al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Qur’an – Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Tarjumanal-Qur'an – Mohammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Ans: B
68. Ibn al-Baytār was bron in
(A) Egypt
(B) Syria
(C) Spain
(D) Iraq
Ans: C
69. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Ithna ‘Ashari – Imamat
(B) Al-Qanun – Ibn Sina
(C) Sayyed Qutub Shaheed – Egypt
(D) Kitab al-Hayawan – Ibn Khaldun
Ans: D
70. Dar ul-Hikmah was established in
(A) Egypt
(B) Iraq
(C) Syria
(D) Yemen
Ans: A
71. The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in
(A) 1072
(B) 1085
(C) 1089
(D) 1099
Ans: D
72. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order according to their birth, using the code given below:
(i) Abul Faraj Isfahani
(ii) Ibn Rushd
(iii) Ibn Hazm
(iv) Imam Bukhari
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: B
73. The founder of the Fatimid dynasty was
(A) Al-Mansur
(B) Ulugh Beg
(C) Ubaidullah
(D) Al-Mu’izz
Ans: C
74. Rukn al-Din Baybars belonged to
(A) Bahri Mamluks
(B) Burji Mamluks
(C) Fatimids
(D) Ayyubites
Ans: A
75. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Al-Qa’im – Saljuq
(B) Shajarat al-Durr – Fatimid
(C) Nur al-Din Zangi – Crusade
(D) Qalawun – Ayyubid
Ans: C
76. The great age of translation was during
(A) Umayyad period
(B) Fatimids
(C) Buwayhids
(D) Early Abbasid period
Ans: D
77. Jabir ibn Hayyan was a renowned
(A) Astrologer
(B) Chemist
(C) Geographer
(D) Historian
Ans: B
78. The issue of Khalq-e-Qur’an emerged during the rule of the
(A) Orthodox Caliphate
(B) Umayyads
(C) Abbasids
(D) Ottomans
Ans: C
79. Armugham-e-Hijaz is the work of
(A) Iqbal
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Shah Waliullah
(D) Ashraf Ali Thanvi
Ans: A
80. Al-Fawz al-Kabir was written by
(A) Hasan al-Bannā
(B) Muhammad Abduh
(C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: D
81. Abrahah built a magnificent cathedral in
(A) Aden
(B) San‘a
(C) Khawlān
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
82. The meaning of Mujaddid Alf-e-Thani is
(A) Critic of Islam in the second millennium
(B) Renovator of Islam in the second millennium
(C) Historian of Islam in the second millennium
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
83. The Islamic Revolution of Iran took place in the year
(A) 1980
(B) 1977
(C) 1979
(D) 1982
Ans: C
84. The institution of Caliphate was abolished by Mustafa Kamal in the year
(A) 1900
(B) 1910
(C) 1920
(D) 1924
Ans: D
85. India is reflected in Arabic literature as a country of
(A) Knowledge and Wisdom
(B) Loot and plunder
(C) Folly and ignorance
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
86. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Fusus al-Hikam – Ibn Taymiyah
(B) Kitab al-Shifa – Ibn Sina
(C) Kitab al-Hayawan – Al-Jahiz
(D) Al-Manar – Rashid Ridha
Ans: A
87. Zawiya is associated with
(A) Khawarij
(B) Shias
(C) Ahl-e-Hadith
(D) Sanusi Movement
Ans: D
88. Bilal was the slave of
(A) Umayyah bin Khalaf
(B) Ibn al-Asda
(C) Hakam bin Abi al-Ās
(D) Uqba bin Ali
Ans: A
89. “Umm al-Masākeen” was the title of Hazrat
(A) Saudah bint Zam‘ah
(B) Umm Habibah
(C) Zainab bint Jahash
(D) Zainab bint Khuzaimah
Ans: D
90. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Abu Sufyan – Umm Habibah
(B) Abu Bakr – Asma
(C) Usman – Hafsah
(D) Ali – Umm Kulsum
Ans: C
91. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Aleppo – Syria
(B) Basrah – Yemen
(C) Yanbu‘ – Iraq
(D) Bandar Abbas – Lebanon
Ans: A
92. The Battle of the Bridge was fought between
(A) Muslims and Romans
(B) Muslims and Iranians
(C) Muslims and Egyptians
(D) Muslims and Syrians
Ans: B
93. The last King of Persia, prior to the establishment of the Islamic rule, was
(A) Anusharwan
(B) Jamshed-I
(C) Khusraw Parvez
(D) Yazdagird-III
Ans: D
94. Hazrat Ali was martyred in the year
(A) 650 AD
(B) 655 AD
(C) 661 AD
(D) 665 AD
Ans: C
95. The Muslim army defeated the last Iranian King belonging to the dynasty of
(A) Sāmānid
(B) Sasānid
(C) Safavid
(D) Shervanite
Ans: B
96. ‘Muqawqis’ is the Arabic term for
(A) Cyrus
(B) Caesar
(C) Negus
(D) Khusraw
Ans: A
97. The third Orthodox Caliph recalled Amr bin al-As from Egypt and appointed in his place his
(A) Son
(B) Son-in-law
(C) Nephew
(D) Foster brother
Ans: D
98. In 649, Mu‘āwiyah seized Cyprus, the famous naval base of
(A) Iranians
(B) Greeks
(C) Byzantines
(D) Egyptians
Ans: C
99. The Dhimmis
(A) Enjoyed the protection and had no military duty.
(B) Enjoyed the protection and paid zakat.
(C) Enjoyed the protection and given military duty.
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
100. The famous medieval Muslim Indologist was
(A) Ibn al-Muqaffah
(B) Al-Biruni
(C) Ibn Khaldun
(D) Haji Khalifah
Ans: B
(i) Bayan al-Quran
(ii) Tafheemul Quran
(iii) Tadabbur-e-Quran
(iv) Tarjumanul Quran
Codes:
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: C
52. The number of Surahs in the Quran is
(A) 109
(B) 111
(C) 112
(D) 114
Ans: D
53. The science of Asma al-Rijal deals with
(A) Scrutiny of narrators of Hadith
(B) Categorization of Hadith
(C) Classification of Hadith
(D) Compilation of Hadith
Ans: A
54. Bukhara (the birth place of Imam Bukhari) is presently situated in
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Kazakhistan
(D) Turkmenistan
Ans: B
55. Imam Muslim was born in
(A) Tehran
(B) Bukhara
(C) Nishapur
(D) Baghdad
Ans: C
56. Hidaya was written by
(A) Abu Yusuf
(B) Imam Karkhi
(C) Imam Malik
(D) Abul Hasan Ali Al-Marghinani
Ans: D
57. ‘Yaqut al-Hamavi’ was a
(A) Poet
(B) Historian
(C) Traditionist (Muhaddis)
(D) Qur‘anic exegesist
Ans: B
58. ‘Al-Baladhuri’ is the author of
(A) Mu‘jim al-Buldan
(B) Qamus al-Buldan
(C) Al-Milal wa Al-Nehal
(D) Futuh al-Buldan
Ans: D
59. The Hadith narrated by a liar is called
(A) Maqlub
(B) Mastur
(C) Matr–uk
(D) Mudraj
Ans: C
60. Who among the following is known for emphasizing ‘Nazm-e-Qur’an?
(A) Mufti Mohammad Shafi
(B) Hamid-ud-Din Farahi
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Abul A’la Maududi
Ans: B
61. Who is the author of al-Akhbar al- Tiwāl?
(A) Abu Hanifah al-Dinawari
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Al-Ghazzali
(D) Al-Mas‘udi
Ans: A
62. The Saljuqs were
(A) Arabs
(B) Abyssinians
(C) Turks
(D) Iranians
Ans: C
63. Saifud Daula was
(A) Aghlabi
(B) Fatimi
(C) Ayyubi
(D) Hamdani
Ans: D
64. Imam Malik was
(A) Mufassir
(B) Muhaddith
(C) Mutakallim
(D) Mu‘arrikh
Ans: B
65. Al-Zahra Palace was built by
(A) Abdul Rahman-II
(B) Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(C) Abdul Rahman al-Kawakibi
(D) Abdul Rahman al-Nasir
Ans: D
66. Shahnamah was written by
(A) Firdausi Tusi
(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi
(C) Asadi Tusi
(D) Nasir al-Din Tusi
Ans: A
67. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Fi Zilal al-Qur’an – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Tafheem al-Qur’an – Maulana Maududi
(C) Jami‘ al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Qur’an – Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Tarjumanal-Qur'an – Mohammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Ans: B
68. Ibn al-Baytār was bron in
(A) Egypt
(B) Syria
(C) Spain
(D) Iraq
Ans: C
69. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Ithna ‘Ashari – Imamat
(B) Al-Qanun – Ibn Sina
(C) Sayyed Qutub Shaheed – Egypt
(D) Kitab al-Hayawan – Ibn Khaldun
Ans: D
70. Dar ul-Hikmah was established in
(A) Egypt
(B) Iraq
(C) Syria
(D) Yemen
Ans: A
71. The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in
(A) 1072
(B) 1085
(C) 1089
(D) 1099
Ans: D
72. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order according to their birth, using the code given below:
(i) Abul Faraj Isfahani
(ii) Ibn Rushd
(iii) Ibn Hazm
(iv) Imam Bukhari
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: B
73. The founder of the Fatimid dynasty was
(A) Al-Mansur
(B) Ulugh Beg
(C) Ubaidullah
(D) Al-Mu’izz
Ans: C
74. Rukn al-Din Baybars belonged to
(A) Bahri Mamluks
(B) Burji Mamluks
(C) Fatimids
(D) Ayyubites
Ans: A
75. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Al-Qa’im – Saljuq
(B) Shajarat al-Durr – Fatimid
(C) Nur al-Din Zangi – Crusade
(D) Qalawun – Ayyubid
Ans: C
76. The great age of translation was during
(A) Umayyad period
(B) Fatimids
(C) Buwayhids
(D) Early Abbasid period
Ans: D
77. Jabir ibn Hayyan was a renowned
(A) Astrologer
(B) Chemist
(C) Geographer
(D) Historian
Ans: B
78. The issue of Khalq-e-Qur’an emerged during the rule of the
(A) Orthodox Caliphate
(B) Umayyads
(C) Abbasids
(D) Ottomans
Ans: C
79. Armugham-e-Hijaz is the work of
(A) Iqbal
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Shah Waliullah
(D) Ashraf Ali Thanvi
Ans: A
80. Al-Fawz al-Kabir was written by
(A) Hasan al-Bannā
(B) Muhammad Abduh
(C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: D
81. Abrahah built a magnificent cathedral in
(A) Aden
(B) San‘a
(C) Khawlān
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
82. The meaning of Mujaddid Alf-e-Thani is
(A) Critic of Islam in the second millennium
(B) Renovator of Islam in the second millennium
(C) Historian of Islam in the second millennium
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
83. The Islamic Revolution of Iran took place in the year
(A) 1980
(B) 1977
(C) 1979
(D) 1982
Ans: C
84. The institution of Caliphate was abolished by Mustafa Kamal in the year
(A) 1900
(B) 1910
(C) 1920
(D) 1924
Ans: D
85. India is reflected in Arabic literature as a country of
(A) Knowledge and Wisdom
(B) Loot and plunder
(C) Folly and ignorance
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
86. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Fusus al-Hikam – Ibn Taymiyah
(B) Kitab al-Shifa – Ibn Sina
(C) Kitab al-Hayawan – Al-Jahiz
(D) Al-Manar – Rashid Ridha
Ans: A
87. Zawiya is associated with
(A) Khawarij
(B) Shias
(C) Ahl-e-Hadith
(D) Sanusi Movement
Ans: D
88. Bilal was the slave of
(A) Umayyah bin Khalaf
(B) Ibn al-Asda
(C) Hakam bin Abi al-Ās
(D) Uqba bin Ali
Ans: A
89. “Umm al-Masākeen” was the title of Hazrat
(A) Saudah bint Zam‘ah
(B) Umm Habibah
(C) Zainab bint Jahash
(D) Zainab bint Khuzaimah
Ans: D
90. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Abu Sufyan – Umm Habibah
(B) Abu Bakr – Asma
(C) Usman – Hafsah
(D) Ali – Umm Kulsum
Ans: C
91. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Aleppo – Syria
(B) Basrah – Yemen
(C) Yanbu‘ – Iraq
(D) Bandar Abbas – Lebanon
Ans: A
92. The Battle of the Bridge was fought between
(A) Muslims and Romans
(B) Muslims and Iranians
(C) Muslims and Egyptians
(D) Muslims and Syrians
Ans: B
93. The last King of Persia, prior to the establishment of the Islamic rule, was
(A) Anusharwan
(B) Jamshed-I
(C) Khusraw Parvez
(D) Yazdagird-III
Ans: D
94. Hazrat Ali was martyred in the year
(A) 650 AD
(B) 655 AD
(C) 661 AD
(D) 665 AD
Ans: C
95. The Muslim army defeated the last Iranian King belonging to the dynasty of
(A) Sāmānid
(B) Sasānid
(C) Safavid
(D) Shervanite
Ans: B
96. ‘Muqawqis’ is the Arabic term for
(A) Cyrus
(B) Caesar
(C) Negus
(D) Khusraw
Ans: A
97. The third Orthodox Caliph recalled Amr bin al-As from Egypt and appointed in his place his
(A) Son
(B) Son-in-law
(C) Nephew
(D) Foster brother
Ans: D
98. In 649, Mu‘āwiyah seized Cyprus, the famous naval base of
(A) Iranians
(B) Greeks
(C) Byzantines
(D) Egyptians
Ans: C
99. The Dhimmis
(A) Enjoyed the protection and had no military duty.
(B) Enjoyed the protection and paid zakat.
(C) Enjoyed the protection and given military duty.
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
100. The famous medieval Muslim Indologist was
(A) Ibn al-Muqaffah
(B) Al-Biruni
(C) Ibn Khaldun
(D) Haji Khalifah
Ans: B