ARAB CULTURE & ISLAMIC STUDIES
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. In pre-Islamic Arabia, the dowry of the bride, the price of blood, the wealth of a Shaikh were all computed in terms of
(1) Horses
(2) Date-Palm trees
(3) Gold
(4) Camels
2. The purpose of Hilf al-Fudul was to
(1) drive away non-Makkans from the town
(2) help oppressed persons in Makkah
(3) conclude a pact with the people of Ta’if
(4) organize an annual fair at Makkah
3. Arrange the following incidents in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) The True of Hudaybiyyah
(b) Mithaq al-Madinah
(c) Battle of Hunayn
(d) Battle of Ahzab
Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(2) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(3) (b), (d), (a), (c)
(4) (d), (a), (c), (b)
4. The Black stone was taken away from the Ka’bah by
(1) Ridwan Ibn Tutush
(2) Abu Tahir Sulayman
(3) Abu Sa’id al-Hasan al-Jannabi
(4) Al-Hasan Ibn al-Sabbah
5. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) The Battle of Camel – Aishah
(2) The Battle of Nahrawan – Mu’awiyah
(3) The Battle of Siffin – Ali and Mu’awiyah
(4) The Assassin of Ali – Abd ur-rahman ibn Muljam
6. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) The Battle of Namaraq – during the caliphate of ‘Umar
(2) The Battle of Nihawand – during the caliphate of ‘Uthman
(3) The Battle of Jalulah – during the caliphate of Abu Bakr
(4) The Battle of Buwaib – during the caliphate of ‘Ali
7. The first mosque built in Egypt was in
(1) Cairo
(2) Alexandria
(3) Fustat
(4) Aswan
8. The question given below consists of four statements. Indicate the correct answer from the alternatives below :
(A) Musaylimah of al-Yamamah was killed.
(B) Ka’b ibn Ashraf, a jew poet, was pardoned
(C) Several tribes of Arabia refused to pay Zakat
(D) Abu Bakr was martyred by a Syrian Slave
Codes :
(1) (A) and (C) are correct.
(2) (A) and (B) are correct.
(3) (C) and (D) are correct.
(4) (A) and(D) are correct.
9. Which of the following is not a collection of Hadith ?
(1) Al-Mu’jam Al-Saghir
(2) Al-Muwatta
(3) Kitab ul-Sadaqah
(4) Anwar ul-Tanzil
10. “The commandership belongs to the Quraysh.” The above tradition of the Prophet was quoted at the time of the finalization of the caliphate by
(1) Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
(2) Abu Bakr
(3) ‘Umar
(4) Abdul Rahman ibn ‘Awf
11. The famous Umayyad Mosque is located in
(1) Mosul
(2) Ramlah
(3) Damascus
(4) Jerusalem
12. The last Umayyad Caliph was
(1) Al-Walid II
(2) Marwan II
(3) Yazid III
(4) ‘Umar II
13. The tragedy of Karbala took place in the year
(1) 663 AD
(2) 675 AD
(3) 680 AD
(4) 690 AD
14. The famous singer Ziryab was patronized by
(1) Fatimids
(2) Umayyads
(3) Abbasids
(4) Ayyubids
15. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was
(1) Harun Rashid
(2) Abu Jafar al-Mansur
(3) Abul Abbas
(4) Al-Hadi
16. Arrange the following caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Mustasim
(b) Al-Mahdi
(c) Al-Amin
(d) Al-Mutawakkil
Codes :
(1) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(3) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(4) (d), (c), (b), (a)
17. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Abu al-‘Ala Maududi – Tafhim al-Qur’an
(2) Ashraf Ali Thanwi – Jami ul-Bayan
(3) Abu al-Kalam Azad – Tarjuman ul-Qur’an
(4) Amin Ahsan Islahi – Tadabbur al-Qur’an
18. The title of Jar Allah was given to
(1) Mahmud ibn ‘Umar al-Zamakhshari
(2) Jalal ud-Din al-Mahalli
(3) Jalal ud-Din al-Suyuti
(4) Abdullah ibn ‘Umar al-Baydawi
19. Arrange the following books chronologically. Use the code given below :
(a) Al-Kashshaf
(b) Tafsir al-Jalalayn
(c) Mafatih ul-Ghayb
(d) Jami’ al-Bayan
Codes :
(1) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(2) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(3) (d), (a), (c), (b)
(4) (a), (b), (d), (c)
20. Baitul Hikmah was an academy founded for the promotion of
(1) Architecture
(2) Translation and Research
(3) Arts and Painting
(4) Music
21. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Law of Inheritance – Surah 4
(2) Punishment for adultery – Surah 24
(3) Makkan Trade – Surah 106
(4) The people of the Elephant – Surah 60
22. The real founder of the Ghaznawid dynasty was
(1) Subuktigin
(2) Mahmud
(3) Mawdud
(4) Mas’ud
23. The duration of the Fatimid rule lasted
(1) 900 – 1070
(2) 909 – 1171
(3) 950 – 1175
(4) 960 – 1180
24. Abdul Qadir Jilani was a renowned Sufi of the
(1) Idrisi period
(2) Samanid period
(3) Safavid period
(4) Saljuq period
25. The collection of Hadith entitled ‘al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah’ was compiled by
(1) Abdullah ibn Abbas
(2) Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘As
(3) Ubayy ibn Ka’b
(4) ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud
26. The renowned Persian poet Rudki was associated with the court of
(1) Ahmad
(2) Mansur I
(3) Nasr II
(4) Nuh II
27. The long epic poem Shahnama was written by
(1) Umar Khayyam
(2) Mulla Jami
(3) Firdausi
(4) Hafiz Shirazi
28. The founder of modern Iran was
(1) Shah Ismail
(2) Nasiruddin Qachar
(3) Shah Abbas
(4) Shah Nasir
29. The Jundi-Shapur Academy was founded by
(1) Yazdagird
(2) Nawbakht
(3) Anūsharwan
(4) Cyrus
30. Jerusalem was recaptured from the Crusaders by
(1) Ubaidullah al-Mahdi
(2) Abul Qasim
(3) Imaduddin Zangi
(4) Salohuddin Ayyubi
31. Pahlawi version of the Panchatantra was translated into Arabic by
(1) Al-Turtushi
(2) Ibn al-Muqaffa
(3) Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
(4) Isa Ibn Yahya
32. The best-known botanist and pharmacist of Spain was
(1) Ibn al-Baytar
(2) Ibn-Zuhr
(3) Ibn-Bajjah
(4) Ibn-Rushd
33. The Fame of Ibn-Khaldun rests on his work
(1) Al-Masalik wal-Mamalik
(2) Muqaddamah
(3) Kitab ul-Hayawan
(4) Rehla
34. Abd ur-Rahman-I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain and his next seven successors assumed the title of
(1) Shaykh
(2) Rais
(3) Padeshah
(4) Amir
35. Abd ur-Rahman-III chose the title of
(1) Khalifah
(2) Al-Khalifah al-Nasir Li-Din Allah
(3) Khalifah-i Rasulullah
(4) Padeshah
36. The earliest Spanish Muslim scientist who edited and corrected the planetary tables of al-Khwarizmi was
(1) Al-Zarqali
(2) Al-Karmani
(3) Al-Majriti
(4) Al-Bitruji
37. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Kawakibi – Unity of all Muslims
(2) Pan-Turanism – Sulayman the magnificent
(3) Waqa-i Hurriyah – Qizilbash
(4) Murad-I – Janissary
38. The founder of the Ottoman dynasty Uthman Khan was succeeded by
(1) Murad-II
(2) Bayazid
(3) Urkhan
(4) Sulayman
39. ‘Al-Bimaristan’, the most significant and famous hospital was in the city of
(1) Baghdad
(2) Bukhara
(3) Samarqand
(4) Madinah
40. The founder of the Mutazilite School of Muslim philosophy was
(1) Al-Jahiz
(2) Wasil bin Ata
(3) Al-Kindi
(4) Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari
41. In connection with his ‘Bayt ul-Hikma’ al-Mamun, erected an astronomical observatory – near the gate of the city of
(1) Shammasiyah
(2) Al-Basrah
(3) Al-Kufah
(4) Damascus
42. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Imaduddin Zangi – Kashghar
(2) Nuruddin Zangi – Aleppo
(3) Malik Salih – Safawi
(4) Khusrau Shah – Ayyubi
43. Match the following. Identify the correct answer and mark the same in the code given below :
44. The pointed arch of western Gothic architecture, appears first in Islam in the
(1) Umayyad Mosque of Damascus
(2) Mosque of Samarra
(3) Cairo Mosque
(4) Mosque of the Prophet
45. Hasan Al-Banna was associated with
(1) Sanausi
(2) Mahdawi
(3) Tijanwi
(4) Ikhwan ul-Muslimin
46. Identify which of the following is correct chronologically :
(1) Abu Bakr, Uthman, Ali, Umar
(2) Muawiyah-I, Marwan-I, Al-Walid, Yazid-I
(3) Uthman, Urkhan, Murad-I, Bayazid-I
(4) Al-Abbas, Al-Nasir, Al-Amin, Al-Mamun
47. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(1) Abul Hasan Al-Mawardi – Kitb ul-Hawi al-Kabir
(2) Abul Farajal-Isfahani – Al-Fihrist
(3) Ibn al-Nadim – Al-Masalik wa-al-Mamalik
(4) Al-Istakhri – Kitab ul-Aghani
48. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Ibn al-Khatib – Al-Thatah Fi Tarikh Gharnatah
(2) Abul Hasan al-Mawardi – Malumat al-Handasah
(3) Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani – Al-Isabah
(4) Ibn Khallikan – Wafayat ul-Ayan
49. The author of the book ‘Izalatul Khafa’ was
(1) Muhammad Abduhu
(2) Shah Waliullah
(3) Hasan Al-Banna
(4) Rasheed Raza
50. The square minaret was added to the mosque of Cordova by
(1) Abdul Rahman I
(2) Hisham I
(3) Al-Nasir
(4) Abu Abdullah Mohammad
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