ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The last king of the Lakhmid dynasty was :
(1) Al-Mundhir IV
(2) Al-Núman III
(3) Al-Núman IV
(4) Al-Núman V
2. Arrange the following poets chronologically according to the dates of their demise :
Use the code given below :
(a) Tarafah ibn al- Abd
(b) Labid ibn Rabiah
(c) Imru al-Qays
(d) Ámr ibn Kulthum
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (b), (d), (a), (c)
(3) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(4) (d), (a), (c), (b)
3. The pilgrim who dons his Ihram is called a :
(1) Muharrim
(2) Mahram
(3) Muhrim
(4) Muhtarim
4. Ukaz is located between :
(1) Ta’if and Nakhlah
(2) Makkah and Madinah
(3) Madinah and Khaybar
(4) Madinah and Tabuk
5. The Mu ‘allaqah writer who was killed at a very young age was :
(1) Al-A‘sha
(2) Labid ibn Rabiah
(3) ‘Amr ibn Kulthum
(4) Tarafah ibn al-‘Abd
6. The Bedouins proudly called themselves as :
(1) Ahl-al-Khiyam
(2) Ahl al-Faras
(3) Ahl al-Tamr
(4) Ahl al-Bair
7. ‘Asabiyyah’ means :
(1) enmity for tribeless Bedouins
(2) hospitality extented to strangers
(3) boundless loyalty to neighboring tribes
(4) unconditional loyalty to fellow clansmen
8. Al-Hirah was the capital of :
(1) Byzantine Empire
(2) Qinnasrin
(3) Antioch
(4) Persian Arabia
9. The christian monk who predicted about the prophethood of Muhammad was :
(1) Bahirah
(2) Harith
(3) Hisham
(4) Maslub
10. The Muslim emigrant who delivered an eloquent speech in the court of Negus was :
(1) Zubayr ibn al-Áwwam
(2) Uthman ibn Mazún
(3) Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib
(4) Uthman ibn‘Affan
11. One of the Muslim ladies who migrated to Abyssinia was :
(1) Sumayyah
(2) Umm Salmah
(3) Zunayrah
(4) Lubaynah
12. Dhat al-Nitaqayn was the title of :
(1) Asma bint Rabiáh
(2) Asma bint Umays
(3) Asma bint Abi Bakr
(4) Fatimah bint Talhah
13. Arrange the following events chronologically : use the code given below :
(a) Change of Qiblah
(b) Conquest of Makkah
(c) Incident of slander (Ifk)
(d) Mithaq of Madinah
Code :
(1) (a), (d), (b), (c)
(2) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (c), (d), (a), (b)
14. Arrange the following battles chronologically. Use the code given below :
(a) Ghazwah Khybar
(b) Ghazwah Hunayn
(c) Ghazwah al-sawiq
(d) Ghazwah Dawmat al-Jandal
Code :
(1) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(2) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(3) (b) (a) (d) (c)
(4) (d) (a) (b) (c)
15. Which of the following is not correctly matched :
(1) Uthman ibn ‘Affan – Banu Umayyah
(2) Ali ibn Abi Talib – Banu Hashim
(3) Abu Bakr – Banu Tay
(4) Umar ibn Khattab – Banu Adi
16. The prominent companion of the Prophet who criticized the economic policy of Caliph Uthman ibn ‘Affan was :
(1) ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
(2) Abdullah ibn ‘Umar
(3) Abu Dhar Ghifari
(4) Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas
17. Ammar ibn Yasir was martyred in the battle of :
(1) Jamal
(2) Siffin
(3) Nahrawan
(4) Qadsiyyah
18. Musaylmah was finally defeated by the Muslim army under the command of :
(1) Abdullah ibn Rawahah
(2) Ahnaf ibn Qays
(3) Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas
(4) Khalid ibn Walid
19. The caliph who undertook an official visit to Jerusalem was :
(1) Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
(2) Umar ibn Khattab
(3) Uthman ibn‘Affan
(4) ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
20. What the Prophet said is ‘Qawl’, what he did is ‘Sunnah’ and whenever he gave his silent approval is known as :
(1) ‘Tanzih’
(2) ‘Taqrir’
(3) ‘Tansikh’
(4) ‘Talfiq’
21. Arabic was made the official language of the Arab Empire by :
(1) Amir Mùawiyah
(2) Ùmar bin Abdul Aziz
(3) Abdul Malik
(4) Al-Walid I
22. The Dome of the Rock is located in :
(1) Jerusalem
(2) Damascus
(3) Mosul
(4) Herat
23. Which of the following is not correctly matched :
(1) Caliph Umar – 634 – 644 A.D.
(2) Caliph Ali – 658 – 663 A.D.
(3) Caliph Abdul Malik – 685 – 705 A.D.
(4) Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz – 717 – 720 A.D.
24. Choose the odd one among the following :
(1) Yazid II
(2) Abd al Malik ibn Marwan
(3) Yahya Barmaki
(4) Al Hadi
25. Arrange the following Umayyad caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Walid I
(b) Hisham
(c) Sulayman
(d) Úmar bin Abdul Aziz
Code :
(1) (a) (b) (d) (c)
(2) (c) (a) (b) (d)
(3) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(4) (d) (b) (a) (c)
26. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Al-Khalil Ibn Ahmad – Kitab al ‘Ayn
(2) Abul Aswad al – Du’ali – Renowned Traditionist
(3) Ibn Shihab al – Zuhri – Eminent grammarian
(4) Al-Farazdaq – Pre-Islamic poet
27. Which of the following is correctly matched :
(1) The mosque of Qayrawan – Uqba ibn nafi
(2) The book worm – Abd al Rahman al Dakhil
(3) Modern Arabic poet – Ibn Hani
(4) ‘Kitab al Hayawan’ – Ibn al Muqaffa
28. At the bottom of the social ladder under the Umayyads were :
(1) Non-Muslims
(2) Non-Arab Muslims
(3) People of the scripture
(4) Slaves
29. The famous Nuri Hospital is located in :
(1) Cairo
(2) Cordova
(3) Damascus
(4) Baghdad
30. The first incumbent of the office of the vizirate under al-Mansur was :
(1) Yahya
(2) Khalid ibn-Barmak
(3) Fadl
(4) Fudayl
31. The last Umayyad ruler of the sufyanid branch was :
(1) Abdul Malik
(2) Hisham
(3) Sulayman
(4) Mùawiyah II
32. Arrange the following caliphs chronologically. use the code given below :
(a) Al-Amin
(b) Al-Muqtadir
(c) Al-Mùtasim
(d) Al-Mutawakkil
Code :
(1) (a), (d), (b), (c)
(2) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(3) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(4) (a), (c), (d), (b)
33. Single out the correct statement of the following :
(1) Al-Jahiz was a Persian poet.
(2) ‘Kitab al-Aghani’ is a book of pre Islamic tribal wars.
(3) Jibr il Ibn Bakhtishu was a court physician of al Rashid and al Mamun.
(4) Ibn al Muqaff a was an Arab traveller who visited India.
34. The dogma of “the creation of the Quran” became the touchstone of Muslim belief under the caliph :
(1) Mamun
(2) Al-Mutawakkil
(3) Al-Mansur
(4) Al-Muqtadir
35. Single out the incorrect statement of the following :
(1) The founder of Abbasid dynasty was Abul Abbas.
(2) The last caliph of Umayyad dynasty was Marwan II.
(3) The founder of Fatimid dynasty was al Mansur.
(4) The founder of modern Egypt was Muhammad Ali.
36. The Nizamiyah Madrasah was established to propagate the :
(1) Mutazilite system of theology
(2) Ashárite system of theology
(3) Jabrite system of theology
(4) Qadarite system of theology
37. The first to establish a quasi-independent state under the Abbasids was :
(1) Musa ibn Nusayr
(2) Tahir ibn al-Husayn
(3) Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
(4) Tariq ibn Ziyad
38. This question consists of three statements. Indicate the correct answer from the alternatives given below :
(a) Harun al-Rashid was the seventh Abbasid caliph.
(b) Poet Abu Nuwas was the boon companion of the caliph.
(c) His rule lasted during the period 786 – 809 A.D.
Code :
(1) (a) is correct, but (b) and (c) are wrong.
(2) (b) is correct, but (a) and (c) are wrong.
(3) (b) and (c) are correct, but (a) is wrong.
(4) (a) and (c) are correct, but (b) is wrong.
39. Al-Kashshaf, is a :
(1) Juristic Tafsir
(2) Traditional Tafsir
(3) Mystical Tafsir
(4) Rational Tafsir
40. The work of the compilation of the Quran was assigned to :
(1) Abdur Rahman bin Awf
(2) Abu Hurayrah
(3) Zaid bin Thabith
(4) Abdullah ibn Masud
41. Kitab al-Khar a j, was compiled by :
(1) Al-Zamakhshari
(2) Al-Tabari
(3) Al-Shaybani
(4) Abu Yusuf
42. Hammad was the teacher of :
(1) Malik ibn Anas
(2) Ahmad ibn Hanbal
(3) Numan bin Thabith
(4) Abu Idris al-Shafii ‘
43. Arrange the following books on tafsir chronologically. Use the code given below :
(a) Tafsir al Quran
(b) Tarjuman al Quran
(c) Bayan al Quran
(d) Tafhim al Quran
Code :
(1) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(2) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(3) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (a),(c)
44. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Al-Farabi – Ara Ahl al-Madinah al-Fadilah
(2) Al-Ghazzali – Ihya Ulum al-Din
(3) Ibn al-Muqaffa – Kalilah wa- Dimnah
(4) Shah Waliullah – Kitab al-Buldan
45. The Mutazilite creed became a state religion during the caliphate of :
(1) Caliph Abu Jafar al-Mansur
(2) Caliph Mahdi
(3) Caliph Harun al- Rashid
(4) Caliph Mamun
46. The chief philosophical work of Ibn Rushd was :
(1) Tahafut al-Falasifah
(2) Tahafut al- Tahafut
(3) Al-Kulliyat
(4) Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
47. One of the following thinkers was popularly known in Europe by title of “the commentator”.
(1) Al-Kindi
(2) Ibn Tufayl
(3) Ibn Rushd
(4) Ibn Arabi
48. The author of the book “al-Siyasah al-Madaniyah” was :
(1) Al- Mawardi
(2) Ibn Abd Rabbih
(3) Al-Farabi
(4) Al-Ghazzali
49. The harmonization of greek philosophy with Islam was initiated by :
(1) Ali al-Tabari
(2) Al-Ghazzali
(3) Al-Kindi
(4) Al-Shahrastani
50. The book Adab al-Muridin, was taught in the Indian :
(1) Junaidi Khanqah
(2) Shattari Khanqah
(3) Chishti Khanqah
(4) Suhrawardi Khanqah
51. Which of the following is correctly matched :
(1) Wahdat al-wujud – Ibn Arabi
(2) Wahdat al-shuhud – Al-Ghazzali
(3) Insan-i Kamil – Hasan al-Banna
(4) Khudi aur Bekhudi – Rabia Basari
52. The term ‘Zawiyah’ is associated with :
(1) The Shattari
(2) The Suhrawardi
(3) The Chishti
(4) The Sanusi
53. Arrange the following sufis in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) Hasan Basri
(b) Uwais Qarni
(c) Junayd of Baghdad
(d) Shaikh Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi
Code :
(1) (d), (b), (c), (a)
(2) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(3) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(4) (b), (a), (c), (d)
54. Which of the following is not correctly matched according to the place of their burial :
(1) Junayd – Baghdad
(2) Gesúdaràz – Gulberga
(3) Muin al-Din Chishti – Deoband
(4) Abu Hanifah – Baghdad
55. The theory of ‘Disintrested Love’ was propounded by :
(1) Rabia Basari
(2) Hasan Basari
(3) Bayazid Bistami
(4) Abul Hasan Junaid
56. ‘Ana al-Haq’ was pronounced by :
(1) Dhunnun-i Misri
(2) Hasan Basri
(3) Bayazid Bistami
(4) Mansur al-Hallaj
57. The slogan ‘LaHukm Illa Lillah’, was pronounced by :
(1) Qadirites
(2) Murjites
(3) Shiites
(4) Kharijites
58. For Ithna Ashari Shia sect Musa al-Kazim was the :
(1) 8th Imam
(2) 7th Imam
(3) 10th Imam
(4) 11th Imam
59. The shi¢i sect which uses Daimul Islam in their juristic matters is :
(1) Zaydis
(2) Nusayris
(3) Ithna Asharis
(4) Ismailis
60. Al-Hilal and Al-Balagh were edited and published by :
(1) Abul Kalam Azad
(2) Sir Syed
(3) Shah Waliullah
(4) Chiragh Ali
61. The head of the bloodless coup of Iran in 1979 was :
(1) Ali Shariati
(2) Ayatullah Khomini
(3) Ayatullah Khamnai
(4) Ayatullah Mujaddidi
62. The author of Iqd al-jid was :
(1) Maulana Abdul Hay
(2) Shah Abdul Qadir
(3) Syed Ahmad Barailvi
(4) Shah Waliullah
63. Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan was an eminent representative of :
(1) Deoband Movement
(2) Ahl-e Hadith Movement
(3) Faraidi Movement
(4) Ahmadiyah Movement
64. The author of the book Màalim fi-al-Tariq, was :
(1) Hasan al-Banna
(2) Hasan Turabi
(3) Sayyid Qutb
(4) Hasan al-Huzaibi
65. This question consists of three statements. Indicate the correct answer from the alternatives given below :
(a) Ali shariati was one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century.
(b) He lived during the period 1933-1997.
(c) He focussed in his works on the sociology of religion.
Code :
(1) (a) is correct, but (b) and (c) are wrong.
(2) (b) is correct, but (a) and (c) are wrong.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct, but (b) is wrong.
(4) (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) is wrong.
66. The book “Tabyin al-Kalam” written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is a commentary on :
(1) The Quran
(2) The Hadith
(3) The Bible
(4) The Vedas
67. Dar al-ulum at Deoband was established in the year :
(1) 1875
(2) 1867
(3) 1880
(4) 1900
68. The book Al-Huquqwa’ Faraid, was written by :
(1) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(2) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
(3) Shibli Numani
(4) Deputy Nadhir Ahmad
69. Asababe Baghawate Hind, was written by :
(1) Abul Kalam Azad
(2) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(3) Fadl-e-Haq Khayrabadi
(4) Mufti Sadruddin
70. The author of “conflict of East and West in Turkey” was :
(1) Halide Edib
(2) Zia Gokalp
(3) Ibrahim Shanasi
(4) Anwar Bey
71. The head of the Janisari forces was known as :
(1) Agha
(2) Shaikh
(3) Sardar
(4) Amir
72. Al-Urwatul Wuthqa, was edited by :
(1) Rashid Rida
(2) Mohammad Abduh
(3) Ali Abdur Raziq
(4) Taha Hussain
73. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Shaykh Saduq – Inside India
(2) Akmal Ayyubi – Modern Iran
(3) Badi‘al- Zaman – Risalae Nur
(4) Ahmad ibn Yahya – Al-Kafi
74. The first school for girls in Egypt was established by :
(1) Jamaluddin Afghani
(2) Isma il Pasha
(3) Abbas Pasha
(4) Muhammad Najib
75. The book ‘Tafsiral Qur an al Hakim’ of Mahammad Abduh was edited by :
(1) Qasim Amin
(2) Jamaluddin Afghani
(3) Rashid Rida
(4) Mustafa kamil
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