ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES-PAGE 2
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1. The term Jāhiliyah stands for
(A) Times of ignorance
(B) Computer age
(C) Healthy times
(D) Rainy season
Ans: A
2. The inter-tribal hostilities in pre- Islamic Arabia were called
(A) Wafudul Arab
(B) Ayyam al-Arab
(C) Basus War
(D) Legends
Ans: B
3. Al-Rub al-Khali is the name of
(A) An ocean
(B) A river
(C) A capital
(D) A desert
Ans: D
4. The Annual Fair of Ukaz in pre- Islamic Arabia was held at
(A) Mecca
(B) Madina
(C) Riyad
(D) Taif
Ans: D
5. Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year
(A) 632 A.D.
(B) 656 A.D.
(C) 622 A.D.
(D) 611 A.D.
Ans: C
6. The concept of Muakhāt was introduced by Prophet Muhammad at
(A) Mecca
(B) Madina
(C) Taif
(D) Yemen
Ans: B
7. Fathe-Mubeen refers to
(A) Badr
(B) Uhud
(C) Tabuk
(D) Sulh-i Hudaybiyah
Ans: D
8. The Battle of Basus was fought between
(A) Quraish and Ansar
(B) Banu Bahila and Taghlib
(C) Banu Bakr and Banu Taghlib
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
9. The Saba‘ Muallaqats were hung over the walls of
(A) The shrine of Adam
(B) K‘aba
(C) The Shrine of Ibrahim
(D) The Shrine of Ismail
Ans: B
10. The famous pre-Islamic poet was
(A) Jarir
(B) Nabighah Dhubyani
(C) Farazda
(D) Abu Nuwas
Ans: B
11. The title of ‘Saifullah’ was given to
(A) Al-Muthawna bin Haritha
(B) Rafi bin Umayr
(C) Abu Ubaid ah
(D) Khalid bin Walid
Ans: D
12. Tawhid means
(A) Polytheism
(B) Monotheism
(C) Atheism
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
13. Muawiyah conquered Cyprus in the year
(A) 649 A.D.
(B) 670 A.D.
(C) 690 A.D.
(D) 636 A.D.
Ans: A
14. Arrange the following books in order in which these were written, using the code given below:
(i) Hujjat-ullah al-Balighah
(ii) Bayan al-Quran
(iii) Tafsir al-Quran
(iv) Tahafat al-Falasifah
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: D
15. The period of Hazrat Ali’s caliphate is from
(A) 634 – 636
(B) 632 – 634
(C) 634 – 644
(D) 656 – 661
Ans: D
16. The Institution of Baytal-Māl was established by
(A) Hazrat Umar
(B) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(C) Amir Muawiyah
(D) Al-Mamun
Ans: A
17. Hajjaj bin Yusuf was the Governor of
(A) Mecca
(B) Dahran
(C) Iraq
(D) Yemen
Ans: C
18. Siddhanta was translated into Arabic by
(A) Al-Mahdi
(B) Muhammad bin Ibrahim al- Fazari
(C) Ibn al-Muqaffa
(D) Hunayn bin Ishaq
Ans: B
19. Arrange the following rulers in chronological order using the code given below:
(i) Nuh bin Nasr
(ii) Abbas Azam
(iii) Mehmud Ghaznavi
(iv) Alp Arsalan
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
20. The audit or accounts office during the Abbasid period was known as
(A) Diwan al Kharaj
(B) Diwan al Zimam
(C) Diwan al-Nazir fi-al Mazalim
(D) Diwan al-Shurtah
Ans: B
21. The title of ‘al-shaykh al-Rais’ was given to
(A) Al-Razi
(B) Ibn Sina
(C) Al-Majusi
(D) Al-Mawardi
Ans: B
22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Muslim – Umar Brotherhood al-Mukhtar
(B) Tijaniyya – Syed Qutb Order
(C) Tablighi – Muhammad Jamat Ilyas
(D) Sanusiya – Sheikh Order Muhammad bin Ali
Ans: B
23. The title of Tafsir written by Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari is
(A) Ahkam al-Quran
(B) Jami al-Bayan
(C) Tafhim al-Quran
(D) Marif al-Quran
Ans: B
24. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Nahrwan – Khāwarij
(B) Kamal Ataturk– B‘ath Party
(C) Ikhwan al- – Jamal Abdul Muslimun Nasir
(D) Ubaidullah – Tahrik-e Sindhi Mujahideen
Ans: A
25. The concept of Asma al-Rijal was developed to
(A) Check the authenticity of the Quran
(B) Check the authenticity of Fiqh
(C) Scrutinize the narrators of Hadith
(D) Check the classification of Hadith
Ans: C
26. Kitab al-Hidayah was compiled by
(A) Imam Tahawi
(B) Imam Karkhi
(C) Allama Marghinani
(D) Imam Razi
Ans: C
27. Muwatta was compiled by
(A) Mālik bin Anas
(B) Imam Shafai
(C) Ahmad bin Hanbal
(D) Abu Hanifa
Ans: A
28. Sahifa i-Sādiqa, was compiled by
(A) Abdullah bin Zubair
(B) Abdullah bin Amr bin al-Ās
(C) Zamakhshari
(D) Wāthiq
Ans: B
29. Ijma means
(A) Reasoning
(B) Disagreement
(C) Consensus
(D) Consultation
Ans: C
30. The most flexible school of Islamic Law is
(A) The Maliki School
(B) The Zahiri School
(C) The Hanafi School
(D) The Hanbali School
Ans: C
31. The founder of the Mamluk dynasty was
(A) Baybars
(B) Shajar al-Durr
(C) Qalawun
(D) Al-Ashraf
Ans: B
32. The most distinguished scholar of the Ghaznavid period was
(A) Al-khwarizmi
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Nāsir bin Ahmad
(D) Al-Biruni
Ans: D
33. Siyāsat Nama was composed by
(A) Al-Māwardi
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Al-Fārābi
(D) Nizāmul-Mulk Tūsi
Ans: D
34. The Safavid dynasty was established in the year
(A) 1258 A.D.
(B) 1260 A.D.
(C) 1450 A.D.
(D) 1501 A.D.
Ans: D
35. The Revolution for the restoration of Constitution in Iran took place in the year
(A) 1909
(B) 1905
(C) 1900
(D) 1501
Ans: B
36. Ibn Rushd was the author of
(A) Tahāfut al-Falasifa
(B) Tahāfut al-Tahāfut
(C) Tarikh al-Rusul
(D) Al-Kitāb al Māliki
Ans: B
37. During the Fātimid period Dar-al-Hikmah was established by
(A) Baybars
(B) Al-Nāsir
(C) Al-Zāhir
(D) Al-Hākim
Ans: D
38. The Ottomon dynasty was established in the year
(A) 1924
(B) 1905
(C) 1299
(D) 1517
Ans: C
39. The Jānisāri forces were established by
(A) Murād I
(B) Murād II
(C) Sulaiman the Magnificent
(D) Salim
Ans: A
40. The twelve peaked crown was given to Ghizilbashi army by
(A) Hyder
(B) Junayd
(C) Salim
(D) Shaikh Saifuddin
Ans: A
41. Egypt was annexed by Ottomans during the rule of
(A) Sulaiman the magnificent
(B) Salim I
(C) Salim II
(D) Murad I
Ans: B
42. The famous hospital ‘Al-Māristān al- Mansuri’ at Cairo was established by
(A) Baybars
(B) Al-Nasir
(C) Qalawun
(D) Saifud-din Qutuz
Ans: C
43. The Theory of Irtifāqāt was propounded by
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Hasan al-Banna
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: D
44. The concept of ‘Pan-Islamism” was given by
(A) Jamalud-din Afghani
(B) Ibn Taimiyyah
(C) Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: A
45. The movement of Ikhwan al-Muslimun was started by
(A) Syed Qutb
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Abul-Ala Mawdudi
(D) Syed Ahmad Shahid
Ans: B
46. The Egyptian scholar who permitted the Muslims to wear the European dress was
(A) Jamal ud-din Afghani
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Muhammad Abduh
(D) Yusuf al Qarzāwi
Ans: C
47. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Ulugh Beg – Astronomy
(B) Umar Khayyam – Hadith
(C) Firdausi – Chemistry
(D) Abu Nasr Siraj – Geography
Ans: A
48. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Abu Bakr Khwarizmi – Mathematics
(B) Al-Kindi – Tafsir
(C) Ibn Nafis – Geography
(D) Al-Masudi – Philosophy
Ans: A
49. Which of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched?
(A) Jalalud-din Rumi – Poetry
(B) Abu Hamid Ghazali – Tassawuf
(C) Ibn Khaldun – Sociology
(D) Jabir bin Hayyan – History
Ans: D
50. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Sultan Sanjar – Saljuqs
(B) Tahmasp – Safavids
(C) Sultan Muizz – Fatimids
(D) Sultan Muhammad – Timurids
Ans: D
(A) Times of ignorance
(B) Computer age
(C) Healthy times
(D) Rainy season
Ans: A
2. The inter-tribal hostilities in pre- Islamic Arabia were called
(A) Wafudul Arab
(B) Ayyam al-Arab
(C) Basus War
(D) Legends
Ans: B
3. Al-Rub al-Khali is the name of
(A) An ocean
(B) A river
(C) A capital
(D) A desert
Ans: D
4. The Annual Fair of Ukaz in pre- Islamic Arabia was held at
(A) Mecca
(B) Madina
(C) Riyad
(D) Taif
Ans: D
5. Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year
(A) 632 A.D.
(B) 656 A.D.
(C) 622 A.D.
(D) 611 A.D.
Ans: C
6. The concept of Muakhāt was introduced by Prophet Muhammad at
(A) Mecca
(B) Madina
(C) Taif
(D) Yemen
Ans: B
7. Fathe-Mubeen refers to
(A) Badr
(B) Uhud
(C) Tabuk
(D) Sulh-i Hudaybiyah
Ans: D
8. The Battle of Basus was fought between
(A) Quraish and Ansar
(B) Banu Bahila and Taghlib
(C) Banu Bakr and Banu Taghlib
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
9. The Saba‘ Muallaqats were hung over the walls of
(A) The shrine of Adam
(B) K‘aba
(C) The Shrine of Ibrahim
(D) The Shrine of Ismail
Ans: B
10. The famous pre-Islamic poet was
(A) Jarir
(B) Nabighah Dhubyani
(C) Farazda
(D) Abu Nuwas
Ans: B
11. The title of ‘Saifullah’ was given to
(A) Al-Muthawna bin Haritha
(B) Rafi bin Umayr
(C) Abu Ubaid ah
(D) Khalid bin Walid
Ans: D
12. Tawhid means
(A) Polytheism
(B) Monotheism
(C) Atheism
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
13. Muawiyah conquered Cyprus in the year
(A) 649 A.D.
(B) 670 A.D.
(C) 690 A.D.
(D) 636 A.D.
Ans: A
14. Arrange the following books in order in which these were written, using the code given below:
(i) Hujjat-ullah al-Balighah
(ii) Bayan al-Quran
(iii) Tafsir al-Quran
(iv) Tahafat al-Falasifah
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: D
15. The period of Hazrat Ali’s caliphate is from
(A) 634 – 636
(B) 632 – 634
(C) 634 – 644
(D) 656 – 661
Ans: D
16. The Institution of Baytal-Māl was established by
(A) Hazrat Umar
(B) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(C) Amir Muawiyah
(D) Al-Mamun
Ans: A
17. Hajjaj bin Yusuf was the Governor of
(A) Mecca
(B) Dahran
(C) Iraq
(D) Yemen
Ans: C
18. Siddhanta was translated into Arabic by
(A) Al-Mahdi
(B) Muhammad bin Ibrahim al- Fazari
(C) Ibn al-Muqaffa
(D) Hunayn bin Ishaq
Ans: B
19. Arrange the following rulers in chronological order using the code given below:
(i) Nuh bin Nasr
(ii) Abbas Azam
(iii) Mehmud Ghaznavi
(iv) Alp Arsalan
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
20. The audit or accounts office during the Abbasid period was known as
(A) Diwan al Kharaj
(B) Diwan al Zimam
(C) Diwan al-Nazir fi-al Mazalim
(D) Diwan al-Shurtah
Ans: B
21. The title of ‘al-shaykh al-Rais’ was given to
(A) Al-Razi
(B) Ibn Sina
(C) Al-Majusi
(D) Al-Mawardi
Ans: B
22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Muslim – Umar Brotherhood al-Mukhtar
(B) Tijaniyya – Syed Qutb Order
(C) Tablighi – Muhammad Jamat Ilyas
(D) Sanusiya – Sheikh Order Muhammad bin Ali
Ans: B
23. The title of Tafsir written by Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari is
(A) Ahkam al-Quran
(B) Jami al-Bayan
(C) Tafhim al-Quran
(D) Marif al-Quran
Ans: B
24. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Nahrwan – Khāwarij
(B) Kamal Ataturk– B‘ath Party
(C) Ikhwan al- – Jamal Abdul Muslimun Nasir
(D) Ubaidullah – Tahrik-e Sindhi Mujahideen
Ans: A
25. The concept of Asma al-Rijal was developed to
(A) Check the authenticity of the Quran
(B) Check the authenticity of Fiqh
(C) Scrutinize the narrators of Hadith
(D) Check the classification of Hadith
Ans: C
26. Kitab al-Hidayah was compiled by
(A) Imam Tahawi
(B) Imam Karkhi
(C) Allama Marghinani
(D) Imam Razi
Ans: C
27. Muwatta was compiled by
(A) Mālik bin Anas
(B) Imam Shafai
(C) Ahmad bin Hanbal
(D) Abu Hanifa
Ans: A
28. Sahifa i-Sādiqa, was compiled by
(A) Abdullah bin Zubair
(B) Abdullah bin Amr bin al-Ās
(C) Zamakhshari
(D) Wāthiq
Ans: B
29. Ijma means
(A) Reasoning
(B) Disagreement
(C) Consensus
(D) Consultation
Ans: C
30. The most flexible school of Islamic Law is
(A) The Maliki School
(B) The Zahiri School
(C) The Hanafi School
(D) The Hanbali School
Ans: C
31. The founder of the Mamluk dynasty was
(A) Baybars
(B) Shajar al-Durr
(C) Qalawun
(D) Al-Ashraf
Ans: B
32. The most distinguished scholar of the Ghaznavid period was
(A) Al-khwarizmi
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Nāsir bin Ahmad
(D) Al-Biruni
Ans: D
33. Siyāsat Nama was composed by
(A) Al-Māwardi
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Al-Fārābi
(D) Nizāmul-Mulk Tūsi
Ans: D
34. The Safavid dynasty was established in the year
(A) 1258 A.D.
(B) 1260 A.D.
(C) 1450 A.D.
(D) 1501 A.D.
Ans: D
35. The Revolution for the restoration of Constitution in Iran took place in the year
(A) 1909
(B) 1905
(C) 1900
(D) 1501
Ans: B
36. Ibn Rushd was the author of
(A) Tahāfut al-Falasifa
(B) Tahāfut al-Tahāfut
(C) Tarikh al-Rusul
(D) Al-Kitāb al Māliki
Ans: B
37. During the Fātimid period Dar-al-Hikmah was established by
(A) Baybars
(B) Al-Nāsir
(C) Al-Zāhir
(D) Al-Hākim
Ans: D
38. The Ottomon dynasty was established in the year
(A) 1924
(B) 1905
(C) 1299
(D) 1517
Ans: C
39. The Jānisāri forces were established by
(A) Murād I
(B) Murād II
(C) Sulaiman the Magnificent
(D) Salim
Ans: A
40. The twelve peaked crown was given to Ghizilbashi army by
(A) Hyder
(B) Junayd
(C) Salim
(D) Shaikh Saifuddin
Ans: A
41. Egypt was annexed by Ottomans during the rule of
(A) Sulaiman the magnificent
(B) Salim I
(C) Salim II
(D) Murad I
Ans: B
42. The famous hospital ‘Al-Māristān al- Mansuri’ at Cairo was established by
(A) Baybars
(B) Al-Nasir
(C) Qalawun
(D) Saifud-din Qutuz
Ans: C
43. The Theory of Irtifāqāt was propounded by
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Hasan al-Banna
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: D
44. The concept of ‘Pan-Islamism” was given by
(A) Jamalud-din Afghani
(B) Ibn Taimiyyah
(C) Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: A
45. The movement of Ikhwan al-Muslimun was started by
(A) Syed Qutb
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Abul-Ala Mawdudi
(D) Syed Ahmad Shahid
Ans: B
46. The Egyptian scholar who permitted the Muslims to wear the European dress was
(A) Jamal ud-din Afghani
(B) Hasan al-Banna
(C) Muhammad Abduh
(D) Yusuf al Qarzāwi
Ans: C
47. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Ulugh Beg – Astronomy
(B) Umar Khayyam – Hadith
(C) Firdausi – Chemistry
(D) Abu Nasr Siraj – Geography
Ans: A
48. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Abu Bakr Khwarizmi – Mathematics
(B) Al-Kindi – Tafsir
(C) Ibn Nafis – Geography
(D) Al-Masudi – Philosophy
Ans: A
49. Which of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched?
(A) Jalalud-din Rumi – Poetry
(B) Abu Hamid Ghazali – Tassawuf
(C) Ibn Khaldun – Sociology
(D) Jabir bin Hayyan – History
Ans: D
50. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Sultan Sanjar – Saljuqs
(B) Tahmasp – Safavids
(C) Sultan Muizz – Fatimids
(D) Sultan Muhammad – Timurids
Ans: D
51. The Ismailis are also known as
(A) Sabai‘s
(B) Jafaris
(C) Dawoodis
(D) Imamis
Ans: A
52. Arrange the following movements in chronological order and use the code given below:
(i) Al-Bath Party
(ii) Sabai‘s
(iii) Wahabis
(iv) Tablighi Jamat
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: B
53. Sanusia order was established by
(A) Mohd. Bin Abdul Wahab
(B) Ahmad Sharif
(C) Shaikh Zahid Gilani
(D) Mohd. Bin Ali
Ans: D
54. Futuh ul-Ghayb, was written by
(A) Shaikh Shihab ud-Din
(B) Abdul Qadir Gilani
(C) Shaikh Nizam ud-Din Auliya
(D) Junaid of Baghdad
Ans: B
55. Al-Manar party was established by
(A) Jamaluddin Afghani
(B) Muhammad Abduh
(C) Rashid Rida
(D) Ali Abdur Raziq
Ans: C
56. Abdur Rahman al-Kawakibi was the champion of
(A) Egyptian Nationalism
(B) Arab Nationalism
(C) Turkish Nationalism
(D) Indian Nationalism
Ans: B
57. The term ‘Nizam i Jadid’ refer to the times of
(A) Salim – I
(B) Bayazid – I
(C) Salim – II
(D) Salim – III
Ans: D
58. The era of ‘Tanzimat’ belongs to the period of
(A) Mahmud – II
(B) Muhammad the Fatheha
(C) Salim – I
(D) Murad – I
Ans: A
59. Constantinople was conquered by
(A) Sulaiman the Magnificent
(B) Murad – I
(C) Mohammad – II
(D) Muhammad – I
Ans: C
60. The shrine of the Qadiri Sufi, Shaykh bandagi Muhammad Ghouth is located in
(A) Utch-Multan
(B) Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Mahrauli
Ans: A
61. Maulana Maududi the founder of Jama‘at-i Islami was born at
(A) Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Lahore
Ans: C
62. The Faraidi movement worked among the peasants of
(A) Bengal
(B) Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bhopal
Ans: A
63. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Sindh was captured by Mohd. Bin Qasim in 1206 A.D.
(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi was theVazir of the Saljuq Kingdom during the reign of Malik Shah.
(C) Abul Abbas al-Saffah was the founder of the Umayyad Kingdom.
(D) Kitab al-Aghani, was written by Ibn Khaludun.
Ans: B
64. The founder of modern Egypt was
(A) Mohammad Shah
(B) Riza Shah
(C) Nasir ud-Din
(D) Mohd. Ali Pasha
Ans: D
65. The early Arab traders came and settled on the
(A) Western coast of India
(B) U.P.
(C) Bhopal
(D) Calcutta
Ans: A
66. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Nasir ud-Din Shah Qachar was the founder of modern Iran.
(B) Mohd. Ali worked in Iraq.
(C) Ibn Taymiyah was a poet.
(D) Shah Waliullah migrated to Turkey and died there.
Ans: A
67. The earliest religio-political sect established in the history of Islam was
(A) Shiites
(B) Kharijites
(C) Qadarites
(D) Murjiites
Ans: B
68. Which of the following statement is wrong?
(A) The Qadiri order was established by Shaykh Abdul Qadir Gillani.
(B) Awarif al-Ma‘arif was written by Abdul Qadir Gilani
(C) The Chishti order in India was established by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
(D) The dome of the rock is located at Jerusalem.
Ans: B
69. The author of ‘Athar al-Sanadid’ is
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Mohd. Iqbal
(C) Sir Sayyid Ahmad
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: C
70. The Surah of the Quran which begins without Bismillah is,
(A) Sura-i Taubah
(B) Sura-i Baqarah
(C) Sura-i Ikhlas
(D) Sura-i Namal
Ans: A
71. Mark the correct Ans:
(A) ‘Muwatta’ was written by Numan bin Thabit.
(B) The cities of Mecca & Madina are located in Hijaz province.
(C) Tijaniya order operated in Iran.
(D) Al-Waqāi‘al-Misriya was published from Pakistan.
Ans: B
72. Suleiman the merchant was the author of
(A) Kitab al-Hind
(B) Silsila al-Tawarikh
(C) Tuhfat al-Mujahidin
(D) Rehla
Ans: B
73. The Islamic revolution of Iran by Ayatullah Khomeini took place in the year
(A) 1979
(B) 1969
(C) 1959
(D) 1971
Ans: A
74. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Tahrik-i Mujahidin was a reformist movement.
(B) The capital of Saudi Arabia is Jeddah.
(C) Kamal Ataturk abolished caliphate in 1857.
(D) Mughal Empire was established in 1206.
Ans: A
75. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order and use the code given below:
(i) Hasan Basari
(ii) Bayazid Bistami
(iii) Ibn al-Arabi
(iv) Shaykh Nizamuddin Auliya
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: A
76. Petra was the capital of
(A) The Nabataeans
(B) The Abyssinians
(C) The Chaldaeans
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
77. Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 45
(D) 50
Ans: B
78. Mecca was conquered by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A) 622
(B) 628
(C) 630
(D) 635
Ans: C
79. Arrange the following battles in order in which they took place.
Use the code given below:
i. The Battle of the Camel
ii. The Battle of Badr
iii. The Battle of Qadisiyah
iv. The Battle of Uhud
Codes:
(A) iii, i, ii, iv
(B) i, ii, iii, iv
(C) ii, iv, i, iii
(D) ii, iv, iii, i
Ans: D
80. The pact of Hudaybiah was concluded by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A) 620
(B) 625
(C) 628
(D) 630
Ans: C
81. Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year
(A) 630
(B) 632
(C) 634
(D) 640
Ans: B
82. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Caliph Abu Bakr – 634-36
(B) Caliph Umar – 636-40
(C) Caliph Uthman – 644-56
(D) Caliph Ali – 656-65
Ans: C
83. Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh was the governor of Caliph Uthman at
(A) Damascus
(B) Egypt
(C) Khurasan
(D) Basra
Ans: B
84. In whose reign were Riddah wars fought?
(A) Caliph Abu Bakr
(B) Caliph Umar
(C) Caliph Uthman
(D) Caliph Ali
Ans: A
85. Caliph Ali shifted his capital from
(A) Najaf to Medina
(B) Medina to Karbala
(C) Mecca to Medina
(D) Medina to Kufa
Ans: D
86. Sindh was conquered by
(A) The Umayyads
(B) The Abbasids
(C) The Safawids
(D) The Ayyubids
Ans: A
87. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Tariq Bin Ziyad – Spain
(B) Salahuddin Ayyubi – Ottoman Empire
(C) Caliph Abdul Malik – Persian Poetry
(D) Ameer Muawiyah – Baghdad
Ans: A
88. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Umayyad dynasty – Damascus
(B) Ameer Mu‘awiyah – Tafsirul Quran
(C) Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf – Iraq
(D) Farazdaq – Umayyad poet
Ans: B
89. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was
(A) Al-Mamun
(B) Al-Mahdi
(C) Al-Hadi
(D) AL-Saffah
Ans: D
90. The Barmakids were ministers during the period of
(A) The Umayyads
(B) The Abbasids
(C) The Fatimids
(D) The Ayyubids
Ans: B
91. Which one of the following is not correctly matched:
(A) Al-Mutanabbi – Poetry
(B) Rabiya Basari – Taswwuf
(C) Imam Ghazali – Mathematics
(D) Ibn Sina – Medicine
Ans: C
92. The book ‘Futuh Al-Buldan” was written by
(A) Ibn Khaldun
(B) Al-Baladhuri
(C) Al-Yaqubi
(D) Al-Battani
Ans: B
93. Which of the following countries has the second largest Muslim population?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) India
(D) Saudi Arabia
Ans: C
94. The title of “Zamakhshari Tafsir” is
(A) Bayan al-Quran
(B) Tarjuman al-Quran
(C) Al-Kashshaf
(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran
Ans: C
95. The first five verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are incorporated in
(A) Surah Fatihah
(B) Surah ‘Alaq
(C) Surah Ikhlas
(D) Surah Nas
Ans: B
96. The Tafsir authored by Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari is
(A) Tafhim al-Quran
(B) Jami al-Bayan
(C) Ahkam al-Quran
(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran
Ans: B
97. “Kitab Al-Kharaj” is a book on
(A) Fiqh
(B) Literature
(C) Hadith
(D) Poetry
Ans: A
98. Imam Nasai was born in
(A) Cairo
(B) Medina
(C) Mecca
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
99. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Qiyas – Analogical reasoning
(B) Ijma – Difference of opinion
(C) Ijtihad – Fighting
(D) Ilm al- Tafsir – Wahdat al-Shuhud
Ans: A
100. The Idrisi dynasty lasted during
(A) 661 to 750
(B) 788 to 974
(C) 935 to 969
(D) 1171 to 1246
Ans: B
(A) Sabai‘s
(B) Jafaris
(C) Dawoodis
(D) Imamis
Ans: A
52. Arrange the following movements in chronological order and use the code given below:
(i) Al-Bath Party
(ii) Sabai‘s
(iii) Wahabis
(iv) Tablighi Jamat
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: B
53. Sanusia order was established by
(A) Mohd. Bin Abdul Wahab
(B) Ahmad Sharif
(C) Shaikh Zahid Gilani
(D) Mohd. Bin Ali
Ans: D
54. Futuh ul-Ghayb, was written by
(A) Shaikh Shihab ud-Din
(B) Abdul Qadir Gilani
(C) Shaikh Nizam ud-Din Auliya
(D) Junaid of Baghdad
Ans: B
55. Al-Manar party was established by
(A) Jamaluddin Afghani
(B) Muhammad Abduh
(C) Rashid Rida
(D) Ali Abdur Raziq
Ans: C
56. Abdur Rahman al-Kawakibi was the champion of
(A) Egyptian Nationalism
(B) Arab Nationalism
(C) Turkish Nationalism
(D) Indian Nationalism
Ans: B
57. The term ‘Nizam i Jadid’ refer to the times of
(A) Salim – I
(B) Bayazid – I
(C) Salim – II
(D) Salim – III
Ans: D
58. The era of ‘Tanzimat’ belongs to the period of
(A) Mahmud – II
(B) Muhammad the Fatheha
(C) Salim – I
(D) Murad – I
Ans: A
59. Constantinople was conquered by
(A) Sulaiman the Magnificent
(B) Murad – I
(C) Mohammad – II
(D) Muhammad – I
Ans: C
60. The shrine of the Qadiri Sufi, Shaykh bandagi Muhammad Ghouth is located in
(A) Utch-Multan
(B) Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Mahrauli
Ans: A
61. Maulana Maududi the founder of Jama‘at-i Islami was born at
(A) Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Lahore
Ans: C
62. The Faraidi movement worked among the peasants of
(A) Bengal
(B) Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bhopal
Ans: A
63. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Sindh was captured by Mohd. Bin Qasim in 1206 A.D.
(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi was theVazir of the Saljuq Kingdom during the reign of Malik Shah.
(C) Abul Abbas al-Saffah was the founder of the Umayyad Kingdom.
(D) Kitab al-Aghani, was written by Ibn Khaludun.
Ans: B
64. The founder of modern Egypt was
(A) Mohammad Shah
(B) Riza Shah
(C) Nasir ud-Din
(D) Mohd. Ali Pasha
Ans: D
65. The early Arab traders came and settled on the
(A) Western coast of India
(B) U.P.
(C) Bhopal
(D) Calcutta
Ans: A
66. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Nasir ud-Din Shah Qachar was the founder of modern Iran.
(B) Mohd. Ali worked in Iraq.
(C) Ibn Taymiyah was a poet.
(D) Shah Waliullah migrated to Turkey and died there.
Ans: A
67. The earliest religio-political sect established in the history of Islam was
(A) Shiites
(B) Kharijites
(C) Qadarites
(D) Murjiites
Ans: B
68. Which of the following statement is wrong?
(A) The Qadiri order was established by Shaykh Abdul Qadir Gillani.
(B) Awarif al-Ma‘arif was written by Abdul Qadir Gilani
(C) The Chishti order in India was established by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
(D) The dome of the rock is located at Jerusalem.
Ans: B
69. The author of ‘Athar al-Sanadid’ is
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Mohd. Iqbal
(C) Sir Sayyid Ahmad
(D) Shah Waliullah
Ans: C
70. The Surah of the Quran which begins without Bismillah is,
(A) Sura-i Taubah
(B) Sura-i Baqarah
(C) Sura-i Ikhlas
(D) Sura-i Namal
Ans: A
71. Mark the correct Ans:
(A) ‘Muwatta’ was written by Numan bin Thabit.
(B) The cities of Mecca & Madina are located in Hijaz province.
(C) Tijaniya order operated in Iran.
(D) Al-Waqāi‘al-Misriya was published from Pakistan.
Ans: B
72. Suleiman the merchant was the author of
(A) Kitab al-Hind
(B) Silsila al-Tawarikh
(C) Tuhfat al-Mujahidin
(D) Rehla
Ans: B
73. The Islamic revolution of Iran by Ayatullah Khomeini took place in the year
(A) 1979
(B) 1969
(C) 1959
(D) 1971
Ans: A
74. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Tahrik-i Mujahidin was a reformist movement.
(B) The capital of Saudi Arabia is Jeddah.
(C) Kamal Ataturk abolished caliphate in 1857.
(D) Mughal Empire was established in 1206.
Ans: A
75. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order and use the code given below:
(i) Hasan Basari
(ii) Bayazid Bistami
(iii) Ibn al-Arabi
(iv) Shaykh Nizamuddin Auliya
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: A
76. Petra was the capital of
(A) The Nabataeans
(B) The Abyssinians
(C) The Chaldaeans
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
77. Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 45
(D) 50
Ans: B
78. Mecca was conquered by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A) 622
(B) 628
(C) 630
(D) 635
Ans: C
79. Arrange the following battles in order in which they took place.
Use the code given below:
i. The Battle of the Camel
ii. The Battle of Badr
iii. The Battle of Qadisiyah
iv. The Battle of Uhud
Codes:
(A) iii, i, ii, iv
(B) i, ii, iii, iv
(C) ii, iv, i, iii
(D) ii, iv, iii, i
Ans: D
80. The pact of Hudaybiah was concluded by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A) 620
(B) 625
(C) 628
(D) 630
Ans: C
81. Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year
(A) 630
(B) 632
(C) 634
(D) 640
Ans: B
82. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Caliph Abu Bakr – 634-36
(B) Caliph Umar – 636-40
(C) Caliph Uthman – 644-56
(D) Caliph Ali – 656-65
Ans: C
83. Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh was the governor of Caliph Uthman at
(A) Damascus
(B) Egypt
(C) Khurasan
(D) Basra
Ans: B
84. In whose reign were Riddah wars fought?
(A) Caliph Abu Bakr
(B) Caliph Umar
(C) Caliph Uthman
(D) Caliph Ali
Ans: A
85. Caliph Ali shifted his capital from
(A) Najaf to Medina
(B) Medina to Karbala
(C) Mecca to Medina
(D) Medina to Kufa
Ans: D
86. Sindh was conquered by
(A) The Umayyads
(B) The Abbasids
(C) The Safawids
(D) The Ayyubids
Ans: A
87. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Tariq Bin Ziyad – Spain
(B) Salahuddin Ayyubi – Ottoman Empire
(C) Caliph Abdul Malik – Persian Poetry
(D) Ameer Muawiyah – Baghdad
Ans: A
88. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Umayyad dynasty – Damascus
(B) Ameer Mu‘awiyah – Tafsirul Quran
(C) Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf – Iraq
(D) Farazdaq – Umayyad poet
Ans: B
89. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was
(A) Al-Mamun
(B) Al-Mahdi
(C) Al-Hadi
(D) AL-Saffah
Ans: D
90. The Barmakids were ministers during the period of
(A) The Umayyads
(B) The Abbasids
(C) The Fatimids
(D) The Ayyubids
Ans: B
91. Which one of the following is not correctly matched:
(A) Al-Mutanabbi – Poetry
(B) Rabiya Basari – Taswwuf
(C) Imam Ghazali – Mathematics
(D) Ibn Sina – Medicine
Ans: C
92. The book ‘Futuh Al-Buldan” was written by
(A) Ibn Khaldun
(B) Al-Baladhuri
(C) Al-Yaqubi
(D) Al-Battani
Ans: B
93. Which of the following countries has the second largest Muslim population?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) India
(D) Saudi Arabia
Ans: C
94. The title of “Zamakhshari Tafsir” is
(A) Bayan al-Quran
(B) Tarjuman al-Quran
(C) Al-Kashshaf
(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran
Ans: C
95. The first five verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are incorporated in
(A) Surah Fatihah
(B) Surah ‘Alaq
(C) Surah Ikhlas
(D) Surah Nas
Ans: B
96. The Tafsir authored by Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari is
(A) Tafhim al-Quran
(B) Jami al-Bayan
(C) Ahkam al-Quran
(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran
Ans: B
97. “Kitab Al-Kharaj” is a book on
(A) Fiqh
(B) Literature
(C) Hadith
(D) Poetry
Ans: A
98. Imam Nasai was born in
(A) Cairo
(B) Medina
(C) Mecca
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
99. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Qiyas – Analogical reasoning
(B) Ijma – Difference of opinion
(C) Ijtihad – Fighting
(D) Ilm al- Tafsir – Wahdat al-Shuhud
Ans: A
100. The Idrisi dynasty lasted during
(A) 661 to 750
(B) 788 to 974
(C) 935 to 969
(D) 1171 to 1246
Ans: B