UGC NET Exam November 2017 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Paper-2 Question Paper With Answer Key

ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

PAPER – II

Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. The Caliph who extended Prophet’s mosque and erected engraved walls and columns with carved stones was :

(1) Abu Bakr

(2) Umar ibn Khattab

(3) Uthman ibn ‘Affan

(4) Ali ibn Abi Talib

Answer: (3)

2. Kitab al-Kharaj, was written by :

(1) Imam Shafii

(2) Imam Malik

(3) Imam Abu Hanifah

(4) Abu Yusuf

Answer: (4)

3. Match the following. Identify the correct answer and mark the same in code given below :

Answer: (2)

4. The founder of Ikhshidi dynasty was :

(1) Abul Misk Kafur

(2) Abul Fawaris

(3) Muhammad Ibn Tughj

(4) Abul Qasim Unjur

Answer: (3)

5. Futuhat al-makkiyah, was written by :

(1) Al-Ghazzali

(2) Ibn-Rushd

(3) Ibn-‘Arabi

(4) Ibn-Khaldun

Answer: (3)

6. The concept of ‘Pan – Turanism’ was propounded by :

(1) Jamaluddin Afghani

(2) Mustafa Kamal

(3) Ibrahim Shinasi

(4) Ziya Gokalp

Answer: (4)

7. The Qizilbash army was constituted by :

(1) Shah Ismail

(2) Shah Tahmasp

(3) Bayazid

(4) Shah Murad

Answer: (1)

8. “Maidan-e-Shah Abbas” is situated in :

(1) Shiraz

(2) Tehran

(3) Isfahan

(4) Tus

Answer: (3)

9. Umayyah was the son of :

(1) Abd Manaf

(2) Abd Shams

(3) Hashim

(4) Harb

Answer: (2)

10. The book “Al-Tibb Al-Ruhani” was authored by :

(1) Ibn al-Jazzar

(2) Ibn Sina

(3) Ibn Zakariya al-Razi

(4) Ibn Bajjah

Answer: (3)

11. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

(1) Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf – Banu Abd Shams

(2) Abu Bakr – Banu Taym

(3) Umar Ibn Khattab – Banu Zuhra

(4) Uthman Ibn ‘Affan – Banu Adi

Answer: (2)

12. The first charter Hat-i Sharif-i Gulhane was issued in Turkey in the year :

(1) 1939

(2) 1957

(3) 1947

(4) 1924

Answer: (All)

13. The institution of Caliphate was abolished by :

(1) Namik Kamal

(2) Mustafa Kamal

(3) Ibrahim Shinasi

(4) Ahmad Midhat

Answer: (2)

14. The concept of Al-Ittihad al-Islamiyah was propounded by :

(1) Jamaluddin Afghani

(2) Abdur Rahman Al-Kawakibi

(3) Namik Kamal

(4) Zia Gokalp

Answer: (1)

15. The brotherhood (muwakhat) of Ali ibn Abi Talib was established with :

(1) Ubadah ibn Samit

(2) Sahl ibn Hunayf

(3) Suhayl ibn Amr

(4) Zayd ibn Thabit

Answer: (2)

16. The earliest Spanish Muslim scientist who edited and corrected the planetary tables of al-Khwarizmi was :

(1) Al-Zarqali

(2) Al-Majriti

(3) Ibn-Aflah

(4) Al-Balansi

Answer: (2)

17. Banu Thaqif were the inhabitants of :

(1) Yarmuk

(2) Ta’if

(3) Bahrain

(4) Tabuk

Answer: (2)

18. “Do not grieve, Allah is with us.” was said to :

(1) Abu Bakr

(2) Umar ibn Khattab

(3) Abdullah ibn Zubayr

(4) Talhah

Answer: (1)

19. The title of Amir al-Mu’minin was first adopted by :

(1) Abu Bakr

(2) Umar ibn Khattab

(3) Uthman ibn ‘Affan

(4) ‘Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Answer: (2)

20. Arrange the following caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below :

(i) Caliph Al-Mahdi

(ii) Caliph Al-Mansur

(iii) Caliph Al-Mutawakkil

(iv) Caliph Al-Mamun

Code :

(1) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(2) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

(3) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

(4) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

Answer: (3)

21. ‘The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam’ is authored by :

(1) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(2) Allama Iqbal

(3) Muhammad Abduh

(4) Hasan al-Banna

Answer: (2)

22. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

(1) Ibn Taymiyah – Egypt

(2) Ibn Khaldun – Tunisia

(3) Shah Waliullah – India

(4) Muhammad Abduh – Syria

Answer: (4)

23. Prior to his elevation as founder of the Umayyad dynasty Amir Mu’awiyah was the governor of :

(1) Iraq

(2) Egypt

(3) Syria

(4) Yaman

Answer: (3)

24. Hilf al-Fudul was concluded at the house of :

(1) Abdullah ibn Tha’abah

(2) Abdullah ibn ‘Amr

(3) Abdullah ibn Urayqit

(4) Abdullah ibn Jud’an

Answer: (4)

25. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

(1) Al-Dinawari – Kitab al-Hayawan

(2) Al-Jahiz – Hayat al-Hayawan

(3) Ibn Khurdadhbih – Al – Masalik W-al-Mamalik

(4) Darul Hikmah – Baghdad

Answer: (3)

26. ‘Ijma’ was extensively used in legislation by :

(1) Imam Awzai’

(2) Imam Shafii

(3) Abu Hanifah

(4) Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Answer: (2)

27. The era of Fatimids dynasty is :

(1) 909 – 1171

(2) 1171 – 1260

(3) 819 – 999

(4) 661 – 750

Answer: (1)

28. One of the following Physician belongs to Ayyubid dynasty :

(1) Ibn – al – Nafis

(2) Zakaria – al – Razi

(3) Ibn – al – Haytham

(4) Ibn – al – Baytar

Answer: (4)

29. Rudaki was a famous :

(1) Calligrapher

(2) Painter

(3) Poet

(4) Architect

Answer: (3)

30. The Scholar who flourished under the Mamluks was :

(1) Al – Zamakhshari

(2) Al – Razi

(3) Al – Tabari

(4) Al – Suyuti

Answer: (4)

31. Nizamul Mulk was the wazir of :

(1) Saljuq

(2) Tughril

(3) Malik Shah

(4) Alp Arsalan

Answer: (3, 4)

32. ‘Qiyas’ means :

(1) Arrangement

(2) Analogical deduction

(3) Rationalism

(4) Feminism

Answer: (2)

33. The Capital of Zangids was :

(1) Damascus

(2) Aleppo

(3) Jerusalem

(4) Izmir

Answer: (2)

34. The era of Burji Mamluk dynasty in Egypt was :

(1) 1177 – 1280

(2) 1250 – 1390

(3) 1382 – 1517

(4) 1350 – 1620

Answer: (3)

35. The foundation stone of Baghdad was laid by :

(1) Caliph Abul Abbas

(2) Caliph Abu Ja’far al-Mansur

(3) Caliph Mahdi

(4) Caliph Hadi

Answer: (2)

36. The Samanid rulers used for themselves the title of :

(1) Pasha

(2) Amir

(3) Sultan

(4) Khaqan

Answer: (2)

37. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order, use the code given below :

(i) Tulunids

(ii) Saljuqs

(iii) Idrisids

(iv) Ikhshidis

Code :

(1) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

(2) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(3) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(4) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Answer: (1)

38. The ruler of Iran, during 1979 revolution was :

(1) Hameed Reza Pahlavi

(2) Rashid Reza Bahlul

(3) Ahmad Reza Jalali

(4) Muhammad Reza Shah

Answer: (4)

39. The Concept of “Vilayat-e-Faqih” was developed by :

(1) Imam Hasan Askari

(2) Imam Khomeni

(3) Imam Sadiq

(4) Imam Mahdi

Answer: (2)

40. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

(1) Nasiruddin al-Tusi – Astronomer

(2) Ibn Tufayl – Hayy Ibn Yaqzan

(3) Ibn al-Haytham – Fusus al-Hikam

(4) Abul ‘Ala al-Ma’arri – Risalat al-Ghufran

Answer: (3)

41. This question consists of three statements. Indicate the correct answer from the alternatives given below :

(a) Caliph Mansur died in 780 AD.

(b) He died near Makkah while on a pilgrimage.

(c) He was the fourth Abbasid Caliph.

Code :

(1) (a) is correct, but (b) and (c) are wrong.

(2) (b) is correct, but (a) and (c) are wrong.

(3) (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) is wrong.

(4) (a) and (c) are correct, but (b) is wrong.

Answer: (2)

42. Arrange the following scholars according to the date of their demise. Use the code given below :

(i) Al-Mawardi

(ii) Al-Ghazzali

(iii) Ibn – Khaldun

(iv) Ibn – Taymiyah

Code :

(1) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

(2) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(3) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(4) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

Answer: (2)

43. The first Caliph in medieval times to have built hospitals for persons with Chronic diseases was :

(1) Abdul Malik bin Marwan

(2) Muawiyah – II

(3) Al – Walid

(4) Al – Hakim

Answer: (3)

44. The first clinical account of smallpox is found in the book :

(1) Al – Qanun fi al – Tibb

(2) Al – Judari – w-al-Hasbah

(3) Kitab al – Maliki

(4) Firdaws al – Hikmah

Answer: (2)

45. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

(1) Sibawayh – Al-Kitab

(2) Abul Aswad al-Du’ali – Grammarian

(3) Al – Akhtal – A Jew

(4) Marwan – II – The last Umayyad ruler

Answer: (3)

46. One of the following was appointed as chief ‘Malikite qadi’ of Cairo by the Mamluk Sultan al – Zahir Barquq.

(1) Hasan al-Banna

(2) Syed Qutb Shaheed

(3) Ibn – Khaldun

(4) Ibn – Taymiyah

Answer: (3)

47. Further advance of the Umayyads in France was halted due to :

(1) Battle of the Zab

(2) Battle of the Tours

(3) Battle of Manzikart

(4) Battle of Carthage

Answer: (2)

48. Hunayn Ibn Ishaq did the initial translation from :

(1) Arabic into Persian

(2) Persian into Arabic

(3) Sanskrit into Arabic

(4) Greek into Syriac

Answer: (4)

49. Arrange the following personalities Chronologically according to their acceptance of Islam.

Use the code given below :

(i) Abu Sufyan

(ii) Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

(iii) Khalid ibn Walid

(iv) Umar ibn Khattab

Code :

(1) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(2) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

(3) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

(4) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

Answer: (4)

50. The Hispano – Muslim system of decoration reached its Culminating point in the.

(1) Al-Qubbah al-Khadra

(2) Nasrid palace of Alhambra

(3) Al-Ukhaydir

(4) Qusayr Amrah

Answer: (2)

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