1.
Petra was the capital of
(A)
The Nabataeans
(B)
The Abyssinians
(C)
The Chaldaeans
(D)
None of the above
Answer: (A)
2.
Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of
(A)
35
(B)
40
(C)
45
(D)
50
Answer: (B)
3.
Mecca was conquered by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A)
622
(B)
628
(C)
630
(D)
635
Answer: (C)
4.
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
Answer: (D)
5.
The pact of Hudaybiah was concluded by Prophet Muhammad in the year
(A)
620
(B)
625
(C)
628
(D)
630
Answer: (C)
6.
Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year
(A)
630
(B)
632
(C)
634
(D)
640
Answer: (B)
7.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?www.netugc.in
(A)
Caliph Abu Bakr – 634-36
(B)
Caliph Umar – 636-40
(C)
Caliph Uthman – 644-56
(D)
Caliph Ali – 656-65
Answer: (C)
8.
Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh was the governor of Caliph Uthman at
(A)
Damascus
(B)
Egypt
(C)
Khurasan
(D)
Basra
Answer: (B)
9.
In whose reign were Riddah wars fought?
(A)
Caliph Abu Bakr
(B)
Caliph Umar
(C)
Caliph Uthman
(D)
Caliph Ali
Answer: (A)
10.
Caliph Ali shifted his capital from
(A)
Najaf to Medina
(B)
Medina to Karbala
(C)
Mecca to Medina
(D)
Medina to Kufa
Answer: (D)
11.
Sindh was conquered by
(A)
The Umayyads
(B)
The Abbasids
(C)
The Safawids
(D)
The Ayyubids
Answer: (A)
12.
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
Answer: (A)
13.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?www.netugc.in
(A)
Umayyad dynasty – Damascus
(B)
Ameer Mu‘awiyah – Tafsirul Quran
(C)
Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf – Iraq
(D)
Farazdaq – Umayyad poet
Answer: (B)
14.
The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was
(A)
Al-Mamun
(B)
Al-Mahdi
(C)
Al-Hadi
(D)
AL-Saffah
Answer: (D)
15.
The Barmakids were ministers during the period of
(A)
The Umayyads
(B)
The Abbasids
(C)
The Fatimids
(D)
The Ayyubids
Answer: (B)
16.
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
Answer: (C)
17.
The book ‘Futuh Al-Buldan” was written by
(A)
Ibn Khaldun
(B)
Al-Baladhuri
(C)
Al-Yaqubi
(D)
Al-Battani
Answer: (B)
18.
Which of the following countries has the second largest Muslim population?
(A)
Pakistan
(B)
Bangladesh
(C)
India
(D)
Saudi Arabia
Answer: (C)
19.
The title of “Zamakhshari Tafsir” is
(A)
Bayan al-Quran
(B)
Tarjuman al-Quran
(C)
Al-Kashshaf
(D)
Ma‘arif al-Quran
Answer: (C)
20.
The first five verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are incorporated in
(A)
Surah Fatihah
(B)
Surah ‘Alaq
(C)
Surah Ikhlas
(D)
Surah Nas
Answer: (B)
21.
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
Answer: (B)
22.
“Kitab Al-Kharaj” is a book on
(A)
Fiqh
(B)
Literature
(C)
Hadith
(D)
Poetry
Answer: (A)
23.
Imam Nasai was born in
(A)
Cairo
(B)
Medina
(C)
Mecca
(D)
None of the above
Answer: (D)
24.
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
Answer: (A)
25.
The Idrisi dynasty lasted during
(A)
661 to 750
(B)
788 to 974
(C)
935 to 969
(D)
1171 to 1246
Answer: (B)
26.
The Hamdanis were
(A)
Shias
(B)
Sunnis
(C)
Jews
(D)
Christians
Answer: (A)
27.
The Ikhshidi dynasty was established in
(A)
Damascus
(B)
Fustat
(C)
Sicily
(D)
Taif
Answer: (D)
28.
Capital of the Aghlabids was
(A)
Tehran
(B)
Qayrawan
(C)
Damascus
(D)
Nahrawan
Answer: (D)
29.
The founder of the Ayyubid dynasty was
(A)
Sultan Kamil
(B)
Sultan Salahuddin
(C)
Sultan Qalawun
(D)
Sultan Ashraf Musa
Answer: (B)
30.
The historic battle of Ayn Jalut took place in the year
(A)
1258 A.D.
(B)
1260 A.D.
(C)
1265 A.D.
(D)
1270 A.D.
Answer: (B)
31.
The Ismailis are popularly known aswww.netugc.in
(A)
Fatimids
(B)
Zaidis
(C)
Alawis
(D)
Ithna ‘Asharis
Answer: (A)
32.
Jerusalem was conquered by the Crusaders in the year
(A)
1055
(B)
1065
(C)
1075
(D)
1099
Answer: (D)
33.
Jerusalem was recaptured by Salahuddin from the Crusaders in the year
(A)
1180
(B)
1187
(C)
1190
(D)
1200
Answer: (B)
34.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A)
The Fatimids : 900-1165
(B)
Zangids : 750-950
(C)
Ayyubids : 1100-1258
(D)
Mamluks : 1250-1517
Answer: (D)
35.
Office of the Abbasid Caliphate was revived in Cairo by
(A)
Sultan Salahuddin
(B)
Sultan Baybars
(C)
Sultan Qalawun
(D)
Sultan Nasir
Answer: (B)
36.
Islamic revolution of Iran took place in the year
(A)
1970
(B)
1975
(C)
1979
(D)
1985
Answer: (C)
37.
Founder of the Safavid dynasty was
(A)
Shah Ismail
(B)
Nasiruddin Shah
(C)
Shaikh Safi al-Din
(D)
Sultan Salim
Answer: (A)
38.
Who among the following is known as Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil?
(A)
Abdul Rahman I
(B)
Abdul Rahman II
(C)
Abdul Rahman III
(D)
Abdul Rahman IV
Answer: (A)
39.
Muslim rule in Spain came to an end in the year
(A)
1027
(B)
1492
(C)
1500
(D)
1525
Answer: (B)
40.
‘Al-Hamra’ is situated in
(A)
Turkey
(B)
Iran
(C)
Spain
(D)
Iraq
Answer: (C)
41.
The institution of caliphate was abolished by Mustafa Kamal in the year
(A)
1900
(B)
1915
(C)
1920
(D)
1924
Answer: (D)
42.
Choose the odd among the following:
(A)
Al-Razi
(B)
Al-Zahrawi
(C)
Ibn Sina
(D)
Ibn Khaldun
Answer: (D)
43.
The author of the book ‘Al-Hawi’ was
(A)
Ibn Sina
(B)
Al-Razi
(C)
Dawud Antaki
(D)
Ibn Zuhr
Answer: (B)
44.
Ammar Bin Ali al-Mawsili was a distinguished
(A)
Historian
(B)
Geographer
(C)
Ophthalmologist
(D)
Mathematician
Answer: (C)
45.
Author of the book ‘Hayat al-Hayawan’ was
(A)
Al-Jahiz
(B)
Al-Damiri
(C)
Ibn al-Haytham
(D)
None of the above
Answer: (B)
46.
The book ‘Surat al-Ard’ was authored by
(A)
Al-Khwarizmi
(B)
Al-Indrisi
(C)
Al-Biruni
(D)
Al-Masudiwww.netugc.in
Answer: (A)
47.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A)
Al-Biruni – Kitab al- Manazir
(B)
Ibn Khaldun – Muqaddimah
(C)
Ibn Rushd – Tahafit al-Falasifah
(D)
Ibn Muqaffa – Sindhind
Answer: (B)
48.
The architect of the famous Sulaymania Mosque was
(A)
Rehan
(B)
Muhammad al-Fatih
(C)
Sivan
(D)
None of the above
Answer: (C)
49.
The scholar who compiled the famous book ‘Multaqa al-Abhur’ was
(A)
Mustafa Kamal
(B)
Khalifa Haji
(C)
Kara Mustafa
(D)
Ibrahim al-Halabi
Answer: (D)
50.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A)
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan – Tahzibul Akhlaq
(B)
Ghulam Ali Azad – Subhatul Marjan
(C)
Allamah Iqbal –
Bale Jibril
(D)
Muhammad Abduh – Kitab al-Umm
Answer: (D)
