1. Hud was sent as a Prophet to the people of (A) ‘Ād (B) Thamud (C) Banu Israel (D) None of the above Answer: (A)
2. Mesopotamia is the old name of (A) Yemen (B) Turkey (C) Iraq (D) Afghanistan Answer: (C)
3. The Himyarite kingdom was established in (A) Syria (B) Iraq (C) Egypt (D) South-western Arabia Answer: (D)
4. The first European to cross the Empty Quarter (al-Rub’ al-Khali) was (A) St. John Philby (B) Bertram Thomas (C) Lawrence of Arabia (D) None of the above Answer: (B) 5. Which of the following animals is known as the ship of the desert? (A) Horse (B) Elephant (C) Donkey (D) Camel Answer: (D)
6. The war of Dahis and Ghabra was fought between (A) ‘Abs and Dhubyan (B) Banu Bakr and Taghlib (C) Aws and Khazraj (D) None of the above Answer: (A)
7. In his migration from Mecca to Medina Prophet Muhammad was accompanied by (A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (B) Hazrat Umar (C) Hazrat Uthman (D) Hazrat Ali Answer: (A)
8. Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation in the year (A) 600 (B) 610 (C) 615 (D) 622 Answer: (B)
9. The Islamic State was founded by Prophet Muhammad in (A) Mecca (B) Medina (C) Jeddah (D) Taif Answer: (B)
10. The farewell pilgrimage was performed by Prophet Muhammad in the year (A) 600 (B) 615 (C) 630 (D) 632 Answer: (D) 11. The battle of Yamamah was fought during the caliphate of (A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (B) Hazrat Umar (C) Hazrat Uthman (D) Hazrat Ali Answer: (A)
12. The battle of Siffin was fought between (A) Aisha and Ali (B) Quraish and Ansar (C) Ali and Muawiyah (D) None of the above Answer: (C)
13. The legendary founder of Arabic grammar is (A) Ibn Khallikan (B) Abul Aswad al-Du’ali (C) Umar II (D) Abdul Malik Answer: (B)
14. Hasan al-Basari lived during the (A) Umayyad period (B) Abbasid period (C) Ayyubid period (D) Ottoman period Answer: (A)
15. Who among the following was a schoolmaster before becoming a governor? (A) Musa Bin Nusayr (B) Al-Muhallab (C) Hajjaj Bin Yusuf (D) Umar Bin Abdullah Answer: (C)
16. The Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik was succeeded by (A) Hisham (B) Umar II (C) Marwan (D) Al-Walid Answer: (D)
17. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below: i. Yazid ii. Mu‘awiyah iii. Mu‘awiyah II iv. Marwan Codes: (A) iv iii ii i (B) ii i iii iv (C) i ii iii iv (D) iii ii i iv Answer: (B)
18. Who among the following were contemporaries: (A) Mutanabbi – Khalid Bin Walid (B) Jarir – Salahuddin Ayyubi (C) Harun Rashid – Charlemagne (D) Mamun – Muthanna Ibn Harithah Answer: (C)
19. Zubaydah was the wife of (A) Caliph Al-Mansur (B) Caliph Al-Hadi (C) Caliph Al-Mahdi (D) Caliph Harun Rashid Answer: (D)
20. Arrange the following Caliphs in order they ruled. Use the code given below: i. Al-Mamun ii. Al-Mutawakkil iii. Abdul Malik Bin Marwan iv. Al-Mustasim Codes: (A) i iii iv ii (B) iii iv i ii (C) iii i ii iv (D) iii i iv ii
Answer: (D) 21. The book ‘Firdaws al-Hikmah’ by Ali al-Tabari is a book on (A) Geography (B) Medicine (C) Poetry (D) Chemistry Answer: (B)
22. Who one of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Ibn Sina – Medicine (B) Abu Hanifa – Jurisprudence (C) Jabir Ibn Hayyan – Alchemy (D) Al-Biruni – Tafsir-e-Quran Answer: (D)
23. Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Philosopher of the Arabs’? (A) AL-Kindi (B) Al-Farabi (C) Ibn Sina (D) Al-Razi Answer: (A)
24. The book ‘al-Durrah al-Yatimah’ was written by (A) Al-Biruni (B) Ibn Khaldun (C) Ibn al-Muqaffa (D) None of the above Answer: (C)
25. The full name of al-Farabi was (A) Abu Ali al-Farabi (B) Abul Hasan al-Farabi (C) Abu Hamid al-Farabi (D) Abu Nasr al-Farabi Answer: (D)
26. Which one of the following is correctly matched: (A) Arabs – Aryanswww.netugc.com (B) Baital Maqdis – Jerusalem (C) Darul Hikmat – Baghdad (D) Baitul Hikmat – Cairo Answer: (B)
27. The first Muslim scholar in the field of comparative religion was (A) Ibn Hazm (B) Al Idrisi (C) Al-Ghazali (D) Al-Biruni Answer: (A)
28. The book Mu‘jamul Buldan by Yaqut al-Hamawi is a (A) Scientific dictionary (B) Linguistic dictionary (C) Geographical dictionary (D) Biographical dictionary Answer: (C)
29. Shan-e-Nuzul means (A) The theme discussed in the Quran. (B) The relationship of a Surah with the next Surah. (C) The background and conditions in which a Surah is revealed. (D) None of the above Answer: (C)
30. Which of the following books on Tafsir is incomplete? (A) Tarjumanul Quran (B) Tafhimul Quran (C) Tadabbur-e Quran (D) Bayanul Quran Answer: (A)
31. The interest prohibited in the Quran is known as (A) Al-Riba (B) Al-Faidah (C) Al-Mazid (D) None of the above Answer: (A)
32. Which of the following is the name of a Surah in the Quran? (A) Al-Qahirah (B) Al-Dakhilah (C) Al-Kahf (D) Al-Fadilah Answer: (C)
33. The Surah of the Quran that begins without Bismillah is (A) Surah Ikhlas (B) Surah Tawbah (C) Surah Falaq (D) Surah Yasin Answer: (B)
34. The author of the book ‘Kitabul Manazir’ was (A) Ibn Abd Rabbih (B) Ibn Rushad (C) Ibn al-Haytham (D) Ibn Zuhr Answer: (C)
35. Which of the following is correctly matched? (A) Ibn Sina – Fath al-Rahman (B) Al-Ghazali – Al-Itqan (C) Al-Biruni – Al-Qanun (D) Al-Ash‘ari – Ilm-e-Kalam Answer: (D)
36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Al-Mawardi – Ihya Ulum al-Din (B) Al-Ghazali – Maqasid al-Falasifah (C) Al-Farabi – Al-Siyasat al-Madaniyah (D) Ibn Rushad – Al-Kulliyat fi al-Tibb Answer: (A)
37. The conflict between the Asharites and the Mutazilites emerged during (A) The Jahili period (B) The Rashidi period (C) The Abbasid period (D) The Ottoman period Answer: (C)
38. Who among the following is regarded as the greatest critic of Greek Philosophy? (A) Al-Ghazali (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Farabi (D) Ibn Rushd Answer: (A)
39. Imam Ghazali died in the year (A) 1050 (B) 1011 (C) 1111 (D) 1211 Answer: (C)
40. Imam Shafi‘i was born in (A) Baghdad (B) Jerusalem (C) Damascus (D) Ghazzah Answer: (D)
41. Author of the book ‘al-Masalik w-al-Mamalik’ was (A) Ibn Khurdadhbih (B) Al-Masudi (C) Sulayman al-Tajir (D) Al-Maqdisi Answer: (A)
42. Hadith means (A) Saying of Prophet Muhammad and his companions (B) Sayings of Prophet Muhammad’s companions and those who followed them (C) Sayings and practices of Prophet Muhammad (D) Juristic decisions of Imams Answer: (C)
43. Which of the following is not a fundamental source of Islamic law? (A) Quran (B) Hadith (C) Ijma (D) Tabaqat Ibn Sa‘d Answer: (D)
44. Arrange the following jurists in chronological order. Use the code given below: i. Imam Abu Hanifah ii. Imam Shafi‘i iii. Imam Malik Ibn Anas iv. Imam Ibn Hanbal Codes: (A) i ii iii iv (B) i iii ii iv (C) iv iii ii i (D) ii i iii iv Answer: (B)
45. Which of the following is correctly matched? (A) Asnad – Hadith (B) Tirmidhi – Comparative religion (C) Ahmed Ibn Hanbal – Mishkat al-Masabih (D) Abu Dawud – Al-Munqidh Min Al-Dalal Answer: (A)
46. Imam Abu Yusuf belongs to (A) Maliki school of Fiqh (B) Hanbali school of Fiqh (C) Hanafi school of Fiqh (D) None of the above Answer: (C)
47. The author of ‘Kashf al-Mahjub’ is (A) Shaikh Ali Hujweri (B) Khwaja Nizamuddin Awliya (C) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria (D) Ameer Khusru Answer: (A)
48. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Khwaja Muinuddin – Chistia Order (B) Ibn Arabi – Wahdat al-Wujud (C) Hasan Basari – Qadiriya order (D) Mujaddid Alf-e Thani – Naqshbandia order Answer: (C)
49. Who among the following was an Egyptian Sufi poet? (A) Hafiz Shirazi (B) Shaikh Sadi (C) Al-Rumi (D) Ibn al-Farid Answer: (D)
50. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order. Use the code given below: i. The Fatimids ii. The Ayyubids iii. Burji Mamluks iv. Bahri Mamluks Codes: (A) iii iv i ii (B) i iii ii iv (C) i ii iv iii (D) iv i ii iii Answer: (C)
51. The Fatimid power reached the meridian of its glory under (A) Caliph al-Qasim (B) Caliph al-Aziz (C) Caliph al-Amir (D) Caliph al-Hafiz Answer: (B)
52. Sultan Malikshah died in the year (A) 1050 (B) 1060 (C) 1082 (D) 1092 Answer: (D)
53. Author of the book ‘Hayy Bin Yaqzan’ was (A) Ibn Bajjah (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Ibn Tufail (D) None of the above Answer: (C)
54. The Black Stone was taken away from the Kaba by (A) The Qarmatians (B) The Berbers (C) The Jews (D) The Christians Answer: (A)
55. Which of the following is correctly matched? (A) Shakib Arsalan – Biology (B) Baba Farid – Tasawwuf (C) Al-Hallaj – Political Science (D) Sufi Sarmad – Military Science Answer: (B)
56. Ibn Arabi was buried in (A) Taif (B) Mecca (C) Baghdad (D) Damascus Answer: (D)
57. Abdul Qadir Jilani flourished in (A) Cordova (B) Damascus (C) Baghdad (D) Cairo Answer: (C)
58. Jamat-e-Islami was founded by Maulana Maududi in (A) 1950 (B) 1947 (C) 1941 (D) 1944 Answer: (C)
59. The Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi belongs to (A) Bath Party (B) Communist Party (C) Wafd Party (D) Muslim Brotherhood Answer: (D)
60. Ahl-e- Hadith are so called because (A) They believe only in Hadith. (B) The are not Sufis. (C) They do not believe in the Quran. (D) None of the above Answer: (D)
61. Which of the following is correctly matched? (A) Shias – Ithna Asharis (B) Ahmad Raza Khan – Darul Ulum Deoband (C) Jamal Abdul Nasir – Muslim Brotherhood (D) Ashraf Ali Thanawi – Jamaat-e-Islami Answer: (A)
62. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Khawarij – Muqtadir Billah (B) Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun – Hasan al-Banna (C) Tablighi Jamat – Maulana Zakaria (D) Sayyid Qutb – Ma‘alim fi al- Tariq Answer: (A)
63. Arrange the following Sufis in chronological order. Use the code given below: i. Baqi Billah ii. Chirag Dehlavi iii. Bakhtiar Kaki iv. Abdul Qadir Jilani Codes: (A) ii i iv iii (B) iv iii ii i (C) i iv iii ii (D) i ii iii iv Answer: (B)
64. The founder of Bahai faith was (A) Bahaullah (B) Babullah (C) Dhikrullah www.netugc.com (D) Bahauddin Answer: (A)
65. Sindh was conquered by Muslim forces under (A) Abu Muslim Khurasani (B) Khalid Bin Walid (C) Abu Ubaidah (D) Muhammad Bin Qasim Answer: (D)
66. Arrange the following rulers in chronological order. Use the code given below: i. Qutbuddin Aybak ii. Sulayman I iii. Salahuddin Ayyubi iv. Mohd. Ali Pasha Codes: (A) iii i ii iv (B) iv ii i iii (C) ii i iv iii (D) i iv iii ii Answer: (A)
67. Amman is the capital of (A) Qatar (B) Bahrain (C) Jordan (D) Kuwait Answer: (C)
68. Who among the following got Malik Faisal Award in 1980? (A) Maulana Maududi (B) Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Nadwi (C) Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (D) Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi Answer: (D)
69. “Al-Ayyam” is the biography of (A) Ahmed Amin (B) Taha Hussain (C) Al-Rafi‘i (D) Mahmud Taimoor Answer: (B)
70. Who among the following was a famous Muhaddith of India? (A) Mulla Abdul Qadir (B) Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi (C) Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami (D) Abdul Haq Dehlawi Answer: (D)
71. The journal “Al-Bath Al-Islami” is published from (A) Delhi (B) Hyderabad (C) Lucknow (D) Azamgarh Answer: (C)
72. The Oslo agreement was signed between PLO and Israel in (A) 1990 (B) 1993 (C) 1995 (D) 1997 Answer: (B)
73. Jerusalem was occupied by Israel in the year (A) 1948 (B) 1956 (C) 1967 (D) 1971 Answer: (C)
74. The Islamic Resistance Movement ruling over Ghaza is known as (A) The Islamic Jihad (B) Hamas (C) PLO (D) None of the above Answer: (B)
75. The leader of Hizbullah of Lebonon is (A) Khalid Mishal (B) Walid Janbalat (C) Hasan Nasrullah (D) None of the above
Answer: (C) |