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) 630www.netugc.com 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? (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? (A) Umayyad dynasty – Damascus (B) Ameer Mu‘awiyah – Tafsirul Quranwww.netugc.com (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.com (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-Masudi 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) |