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 Ma’rib dam is situated in
(1) South-East of Arabia
(2) South-West of Arabia
(3) North of Arabia
(4) North-East of Arabia
2. The event of Abrahah is mentioned in the Quranic chapter
(1) Al-Fatiha
(2) Al-Fil
(3) Al-Nās
(4) Al-Baqara
3. Imru’ al-Qays, the pre-Islamic poet was a descendant of the
(1) Banu Taghlib Tribe
(2) Banu Bakr Tribe
(3) Royal Kindah line
(4) The Quraish Tribe
4. The Basus war was fought between
(1) Quraysh and Banu Taghlib
(2) Hashimites and Banu Bakr
(3) Banu Bakr and Banu Taghlib
(4) Banu Ummayyah and Hashimites
5. Ka’bah was originally built by
(1) Prophet Muhammad
(2) Musa
(3) Ibrahim
(4) Adam
6. Bayat-i Aqabah Ula and Thani were signed between
(1) The people of Madinah and the Quraysh
(2) Prophet Muhammad and the people of Madinah
(3) The Khazraj and Quraysh
(4) Banu Taghlib and Banu Bakr
7. The ‘Night of Power’ (Laylat al-qadr) took place in the year
(1) 623 A.D.
(2) 609 A.D.
(3) 610 A.D.
(4) 611 A.D.
8. While returning from Taif, Prophet received the protection (Jawār) from
(1) ‘Amr ibn ‘Umayr
(2) Suhayl ibn ‘Amr
(3) Ibn Umm Maktum
(4) Mut’im ibn ‘Adi
9. The prophet performed ‘Umrat al-Qada’ in the year
(1) 6 A.H.
(2) 7 A.H.
(3) 8 A.H.
(4) 9 A.H.
10. The piece of land for Prophet’s mosque was purchased from two orphan boys named
(1) Sa‘d and Sa‘id
(2) Sahl and Suhayl
(3) Āmir and ‘Umayr
(4) Hamid and Humayd
11. While young Muhammad was on a trade journey to Syria with his uncle, his Prophethood was predicted by
(1) a Soothsayer
(2) a Jewish teacher
(3) a Christian monk
(4) a Sabian priest
12. ‘The year of Elephant’ is known for
(1) the birth of Uthman
(2) the birth of Zayd ibn Haritha
(3) the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib
(4) the birth of the Prophet
13. This question consists of four statements. Indicate correct answer from the alternatives given below :
(a) Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah was designated as the starting point of the Islamic calendar.
(b) This was done by Caliph Umar Bin al-Khattab.
(c) This Hijrah took place in 620 A.D.
(d) This Hijrah took place in 622 A.D.
Codes :
(1) (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (d) are false.
(2) (a) and (b) are false, but (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct, but (d) is false.
(4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct, but (c) is false.
14. The daughters of the Prophet married to ‘Uthman were
(1) Zaynab and Ruqayyah
(2) Umm Kulthum and Fatimah
(3) Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum
(4) Zaynab and Umm Kulthum
15. Which of the following is the correct match ? Use the code.
16. The honorific title of ‘Al-Sadiq’ was given to
(1) Uthman
(2) Umar
(3) Abu Bakr
(4) Prophet Muhammad
17. The unique distinction of becoming the Prophet’s Muazzin goes to
(1) Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud
(2) Khalid bin Walid
(3) Zayd bin Thabit
(4) Bilal
18. ‘Sanat al-Wufud’, called the ‘year of delegations’ took place in the year
(1) 9 A.H./630-631 A.D.
(2) 10 A.H/631-632 A.D.
(3) 8 A.H/629-630 A.D.
(4) 7 A.H/628-629 A.D.
19. The suggestion of ‘Azan’ was given by
(1) Bilāl
(2) Suhayb
(3) Salman
(4) ‘Umar
20. While leaving for Jerusalem, Caliph Umar, appointed his deputy
(1) Miqdad ibn ‘Umar
(2) ‘Ubadah ibn Samit
(3) Uthman
(4) Ali
21. The slogan “Laa Hukma Illa Lillah” was raised by
(1) the Mu‘tazilites
(2) the Qadirites
(3) the Kharijites
(4) the Murjiites
22. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Caliph Abu Bakr – 632 A.D. to 634 A.D.
(2) Caliph ‘Umar – 634 A.D. to 644 A.D.
(3) Caliph Uthman – 644 A.D. to 656 A.D.
(4) Caliph Ali – 656 A.D. to 663 A.D.
23. The Battle of the Bridge (Jisr) was fought between
(1) Persians and Romans
(2) Persian and Muslims
(3) Arabs and Christians
(4) Christians and Persians
24. The celebrated companion who did not participate in the battle of Badr was
(1) ‘Uthman
(2) Hamzah
(3) Umar ibn Khattab
(4) ‘Ali
25. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Walid
(b) Hisham
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Abdul Malik
Codes :
(1) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(3) (c), (b), (a), (d)
(4) (b), (d), (c), (a)
26. One of the following caliphs was known as the fifth Orthodox Caliph.
(1) Umar Bin Abdul Aziz
(2) Walid II
(3) Abdul Malik
(4) Marwan II
27. Sind was conquered by the Arabs in the year
(1) 680 A.D.
(2) 712 A.D.
(3) 770 A.D.
(4) 783 A.D.
28. The government work under the Umayyads began to be regularly recorded in Arabic during the reign of
(1) Mu‘awiyah
(2) Abdul Malik
(3) ‘Umar Bin Abdul Aziz
(4) Al-Walid
29. The Umayyad golden age came to an end with the death of
(1) Umar II
(2) Marwan
(3) Al-Walid
(4) Hisham
30. The representative of free love in Arabic poetry was
(1) Farazdaq
(2) Umar ibn-abi-Rabi‘ah
(3) Jarir
(4) Akhtal
31. Musa Ibn Nusayr was the governor of North Africa under
(1) The Umayyads
(2) The Abbasids
(3) The Fatimids
(4) The Ayyubids
32. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Hadi
(b) Al-Mamun
(c) Al-Amin
(d) Al-Mahdi
Codes :
(1) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (c), (b), (d), (a)
33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Al Mansur – Baghdad
(2) Mu‘tasim – Samarra
(3) Harun Al-Rashid – Baytul Hikmah
(4) Al-Hadi – Cordova
34. Author of the book “Al Muntakhab fi ‘Ilaj al-‘Ayn” was
(1) Ibn al-Nafis
(2) ‘Ammar Bin ‘Ali al-Mawsili
(3) Al-Razi
(4) Ibn Sina
35. Author of the book “Kitab al-Aghani” was
(1) Abu Tammam
(2) Al-Mutanabbi
(3) Abul Faraj Isfahani
(4) Al-Fazari
36. The institution of Wizarat was introduced in Islamic polity by
(1) Abul Abbas
(2) Al-Amin
(3) Al-Mamun
(4) Al-Hadi
37. Arrange chronologically the following personalities as per dates of their demise. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Biruni
(b) Al-Tabari
(c) Al-Kindi
(d) Al-Farabi
Codes :
(1) (c), (b), (d), (a)
(2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (a), (c)
38. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Ibn Sina – Kitab al-Luma
(2) Al-Farabi – Al-Siyasat al-Madaniyah
(3) Al-Biruni – Kitabul Hind
(4) Badi al-Zaman Ham-dani – Maqamat
39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Al-Baladhuri – Kitab al-Buldan
(2) Al-Masudi – Muruj al-Dhahab(3)
Yaqut al-Hamawi – Mu‘jam al-Udaba
(4) Al-Biruni – Hidayah
40. The first institution built for the four canonical schools of Sunni Islam was
(1) The Kufah Madrasah
(2) The Basrah Madrasah
(3) The Mustansiriyah Madrasah
(4) The Damascus Madrasah
41. The commentary of the Qur‘an that is the essence of various commentaries
(1) Mafatih al-Ghayb
(2) Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil
(3) Al-Kashshaf
(4) Jami ‘al-Bayan
42. The tafsir bi al-Riwayah is
(1) Tafsir al-Qur‘an by Sir Syed
(2) Al-Kashshaf
(3) Jami ‘al-Bayan fi tafsir al-Qur‘an
(4) Tafsir Kabir
43. The commentator of the Quran among the companions was
(1) Ibn Jubayr
(2) Ibn Kaysan
(3) Ibn Abi Muslim
(4) Ibn Mus‘ud
44. The first verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are in Surah
(1) Al-Inshirah
(2) Al-Teen
(3) Al-‘Alaq
(4) Al-Balad
45. Arrange the following jurists chronologically as per the dates of their demise. Use the code given below :
(a) Abu Hanifah
(b) Urwah ibn Zubayr
(c) Muhammad ibn Hasan
(d) Abu Musa Ash‘ari
Codes :
(1) (a), (d), (b), (c)
(2) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(3) (c), (a), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (a), (c)
46. Arrange the following chronologically as per the date of their demise. Use the code given below :
(a) Imam Nasa’i
(b) Imam Bukhari
(c) Imam Tirmidhi
(d) Imam Muslim
Codes :
(1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(2) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)
47. Which of the following is not correctly matched :
(1) Malik ibn Auas – Madinah
(2) Ibn Jurayj – Makkah
(3) Sufyan ibn Sa‘id Thawri – Basrah
(4) Al-Awza‘i – Damascus
48. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Narrator of the largest number of Hadith – Abu Hurayrah
(2) Hadith Mutawatir – Narrated by two persons
(3) Hadith Marfu‘ – Referred to the companions
(4) Hadith Maqtu‘ – referred to the Prophet
49. Istihsan is not legitimised in the school of
(1) Hanafi
(2) Maliki
(3) Shafii
(4) Hanbali
50. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(1) Al-Taba ri was a theologian
(2) Abu Hanifah was a jurist
(3) ‘Kitab al-umm’ was written by Imam Shafii
(4) Hidaya was written by Imam Bukhari
51. The Jabrites believed in the concept of
(1) Pre-destination
(2) Free will
(3) Suspension of judgement
(4) Imamat
52. The theory of ‘Irtifaqat’, was propounded by
(1) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(2) Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(3) Shah Waliullah
(4) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
53. The title of ‘the philosopher of the Arab’s’ was given to
(1) Ibn Rushd
(2) Ibn Sina
(3) Al-Farabi
(4) Al-Kindi
54. ‘Tahafut al-Tahafut’ (the incoherence of the incoherence), a reply to al-Ghazali’s criticism on philosophers was written by
(1) Ibn Rushd
(2) Ibn Khaldun
(3) Ibn Arabi
(4) Ibn Sina
55. The Naqshbandi Sufi order in India was established by
(1) Shaikh Zakariya
(2) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
(3) Baqi Billah
(4) Shaykh Baha al-Din
56. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Siyar al-Awliya – Mir Khurd
(2) Fawaid al-Fuad – Baba Farid Ganj-i Shakar
(3) Khair al-Majalis – Hamid Qalandar
(4) Jawami‘al-Kalim – Akbar Husaini
57. The founder of Bhakti movement was
(1) Kabir
(2) Ramananda
(3) Ramanuja
(4) Shankaracharya
58. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(1) The theory of ‘Wahdat al-Wujud, was propounded by Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi.
(2) Din-i-Illahi, was started by Akbar.
(3) Safinatul Awliya, was written by Gisudiraz.
(4) Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya was succeeded by Shaikh Nasir al-Dinchiragh-i-Delhi
59. Match the following. Identify the correct answer and mark the same in the code given below :
60. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Khwaja Muin al-Din Chishti – Fatehpur Sikri
(2) Abdul Qadir Jilani – Baghdad
(3) Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya – Ajmer
(4) Syed Muhammad Husaini – Delhi
61. Identify which of the following statements is correct.
(1) Nasir al-Din Chiragh was the Khalifah of Shaykh Bhakhtiyar Kaki.
(2) The Dargah of Baba Farid is in Delhi.
(3) Amir Khusrau was the disciple of Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya.
(4) The Shrine of Bandagi Mohammad Ghawth is in Gulberga.
62. Which one of the following is chronologically correct ?
(1) Muin al-Din, Bakhtiyar Kaki, Farid al-Din.
(2) Baha al-Din Zakariya, Baba Fakhr al-Din, Nathur Shah Wali
(3) Bandagi Muhammad Ghawth, Mustafa Qadiri, Shamsh al-Din Qadiri
(4) Muhammad Ghawth Shattari, Haji Hamid Husur, Syed Salar Masud
63. The movement of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun was started by
(1) Mohammad Abduhu
(2) Rashid Riza
(3) Hasan al-Banna
(4) Abd al-Latif
64. The Bohra community is an off-shoot of the
(1) Ismailis
(2) Jaferis
(3) Zaydis
(4) Sunnis
65. The founder of the Sannusi movement was
(1) Taha Husain
(2) Ali Abdur al-Raziq
(3) Al-Idris
(4) Muhammad Ali
66. The ‘bloodless coup’, in Iran led by the ‘Ulama took place in the year
(1) 1935
(2) 1857
(3) 1905
(4) 1906
67. The era of ‘Tanzimat’ belongs to the period of
(1) Sultan Abdul Majid
(2) Sultan Abdul Hamid
(3) Sultan Mahmud
(4) Sultan Salim-III
68. The weekly holiday of ‘Friday’ was replaced with ‘Sunday’ in modern Turkey by
(1) Zia Gokalp
(2) Namik Kemal
(3) Mustafa Kemal
(4) Sultan Abdul Hamid
69. The construction work of Suez Canal was started, during the rule of
(1) Abbas Pasha
(2) Muhammad Ali Pasha
(3) S‘aid Pasha
(4) Taufiq Pasha
70. The champion of women’s rights in Egypt
(1) Hasan Al-Banna
(2) S‘ad Zaghlul Pasha
(3) Abdul Hakim
(4) Abbas Pasha
71. In India, Egypt’s Colonel Nasir’s counterpart was
(1) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(2) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(3) I.K. Gujral
(4) Rajiv Gandhi
72. The Indian Arabic Scholar who was given ‘Shah Faisal’ award by the Government of Saudi Arabia :
(1) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(2) Shibli Numani
(3) Abul Hasan Ali Al-Nadwi
(4) Anwar Shah Kashmiri
73. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Al-Fath Group – Palestine
(2) Hizb Allah Group – Lebanon
(3) Taliban – Afghanistan
(4) Hamas – Iraq
74. The concept of ‘Pan-Turanism’ was given by
(1) Namik Kamal
(2) Zia Gokalp
(3) Ibrahim Shinasi
(4) Shaikh Darvesh
75. Which of the following jurists did not belong to Madinah ?
(1) Abu Yusuf
(2) Qasim ibn Muhammad
(3) Sa‘id ibn Musayyib
(4) Abu Bakr ibn Harith
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