11. Kitab al-Maghazi is written by

(A) Al-Zamakhshari

(B) Al-Mas‘udi

(C) Al-Jahiz

(D) Al-Waqidi

Answer: (D)

 

12. Laylat al-Qadr means night of

(A) Power

(B) Bounty

(C) Destiny

(D) Mercy

Answer: (A)

 

13. The expedition of Tabuk was against the

(A) Bedouins and Christians

(B) Bedouins and Jews

(C) Christians and Jews

(D) Bedouins and Abyssinian mercenaries

Answer: (C)

 

14. Riddah war was fought against

(A) Christians

(B) Apostates

(C) Quraish

(D) Jews

Answer: (B)

 

15. The battle of al-Qadisiyah took place during the caliphate of Hazrat

(A) Mu ‘awiyah

(B) Uthman

(C) Ali

(D) Umar

 Answer: (D)

 

16. Abdullah ibn Wahb al-Rāsibi was the leader of the

(A) Ash‘arites

(B) Mu‘tazilites

(C) Kharijites

(D) Rasibites

Answer: (C)

 

17. Yazid sent a force against the people of Madinah under the leadership of

(A) Al-Hajjaj

(B) Amr bin al-Ās

(C) Abul Ās

(D) Omar ibn Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās

Answer: (A)

 

18. Arrange the construction of the following mosques chronologically.

 Use the code given below:

i. Mosque of the Prophet

ii. Damascus Mosque

iii. Samarrah Mosque

iv. Azhar Mosquewww.netugc.com

Codes:

(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

Answer: (B)

 

19. Mu‘awiyah-II was Yazid’s

(A) Uncle

(B) Cousin

(C) Step-brother

(D) Son

Answer: (D)

 

20. Postal service was developed under

(A) Mu‘awiyah

(B) Umar bin Abdul Aziz

(C) Abdul Malik

(D) Hishām

Answer: (C)

21. Abul Abbas al-Saffah was nominated as the first Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty by his brother.

(A) Ibrahim

(B) Ismail

(C) Ishaq

(D) Yaqub

Answer: (A)

 

22. The author of ‘al-Hawi’ was

(A) Ibn Sina

(B) Ibn Hazm

(C) Ibn Khaldun

(D) Al-Razi

Answer: (D)

 

23. The first Islamic coins were struck at Damuscus by

(A) Yazid

(B) Abdul Malik

(C) Marwan

(D) Al-Walid

Answer: (B)

 

24. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order using the code given below:

(i) Umar bin Abdul Aziz

(ii) Hisham

(iii) Al-Walid

(iv) Marwan-I

Codes:

(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Answer: (C)

 

25. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Kitab al-Manazir – Ibn Arabi

(B) Kitab al-Hind – Al-Mas‘udi

(C) Kitab al-Āin – Al-Jahiz

(D) Kitab al-Aghani – Abul Faraj Isfahani

Answer: (D)

 

26. 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

Answer: (A)

 

27. ‘Yaqut al-Hamavi’ was a

(A) Poet

(B) Historian

(C) Traditionist (Muhaddis)

(D) Qur‘anic exegesist

Answer: (B)

 

28. ‘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

Answer: (D)

 

29. The Hadith narrated by a liar is called

(A) Maqlub

(B) Mastur

(C) Matr–uk

(D) Mudraj

Answer: (C)

 

30. 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

Answer: (B)

 

31. Who is the author of al-Akhbar al- Tiwāl?

(A) Abu Hanifah al-Dinawari

(B) Al-Kindi

(C) Al-Ghazzali

(D) Al-Mas‘udi

Answer: (A)

 

32. The Saljuqs were

(A) Arabs

(B) Abyssinians

(C) Turks

(D) Iranians

Answer: (C)

 

33. Saifud Daula was

(A) Aghlabi

(B) Fatimi

(C) Ayyubi

(D) Hamdani

Answer: (D)

 

34. Imam Malik was

(A) Mufassir

(B) Muhaddith

(C) Mutakallim

(D) Mu‘arrikh

Answer: (B)

 

35. 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

Answer: (D)

 

36. Shahnamah was written by

(A) Firdausi Tusi

(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi

(C) Asadi Tusi

(D) Nasir al-Din Tusi

Answer: (A)

 

37. 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

Answer: (B)

 

38. Ibn al-Baytār was bron in

(A) Egypt

(B) Syria

(C) Spain

(D) Iraq

Answer: (C)

 

39. 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

Answer: (D)

 

40. Dar ul-Hikmah was established in

(A) Egypt

(B) Iraq

(C) Syria

(D) Yemen

Answer: (A)

 

41. The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in

(A) 1072

(B) 1085

(C) 1089

(D) 1099

Answer: (D)www.netugc.com

 

42. 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)

Answer: (B)

 

43. The founder of the Fatimid dynasty was

(A) Al-Mansur

(B) Ulugh Beg

(C) Ubaidullah

(D) Al-Mu’izz

Answer: (C)

 

44. Rukn al-Din Baybars belonged to

(A) Bahri Mamluks

(B) Burji Mamluks

(C) Fatimids

(D) Ayyubites

Answer: (A)

 

45. 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

Answer: (C)

 

46. The great age of translation was during

(A) Umayyad period

(B) Fatimids

(C) Buwayhids

(D) Early Abbasid period

Answer: (D)

 

47. Jabir ibn Hayyan was a renowned

(A) Astrologer

(B) Chemist

(C) Geographer

(D) Historian

Answer: (B)

 

48. The issue of Khalq-e-Qur’an emerged during the rule of the

(A) Orthodox Caliphate

(B) Umayyads

(C) Abbasids

(D) Ottomans

Answer: (C)

 

49. Armugham-e-Hijaz is the work of

(A) Iqbal

(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(C) Shah Waliullah

(D) Ashraf Ali Thanvi

Answer: (A)

 

50. Al-Fawz al-Kabir was written by

(A) Hasan al-Bannā

(B) Muhammad Abduh

(C) Jamal al-Din Afghani

(D) Shah Waliullah

Answer: (D)