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Note :

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This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying
two (2) marks. Attempt all of them.

The war of Dahis and Ghabra was fought between :

(A)

Bakr and Taghlib

(B)

Aus and Khazraj

(C)

Abs and Dhubyan

(D)

Quraish and Ansar

The Prophet Muhammed expired in the year :

(A)

3.

4.

6.

7.

(B)

632 A.D.

(C)

635 A.D.

(D)

640 A.D.

(D)

120

The Riddah wars were fought during the caliphate of :

(A)

Umar bin Abdul Aziz

(B)

Abu Bakr

(C)

Uthman

(D)

Ali

The number of Surahs in the Quran is :

(A)

5.

622 A.D.

110

(B)

112

(C)

114

The Caliph who ordered to compile the Hadith was :

(A)

Uthman

(B)

Hisham

(C)

Walid

(D)

Umar II

The issue of Khalq-e-Quran emerged during the rule of :

(A)

The Ayyubids

(B)

The Fatimids

(C)

The Abbasids

(D)

None of the aobve

The Battle of Siffin was fought between :

(A)

Ali and Muawiyah

(B)

Ali and Aishah

(C)

Umar and Abbas

(D)

Fatimids and Ayyubids

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2.

$ h ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

3.

4.

6.

7.

(B)

632 .

(C)

635 .

(D)

640 .

(D)

120

g h $$ ?

(A)

$$

(B)

(C)

(D)

$ ?

(A)
5.

622 .

110

(B)

112

(C)

114

$$ ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$$ $ g

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$$$ h

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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The founder of the Umayyad dynasty was :

(A)

Uthman

(B)

Muawiyah

(C)

Yazid

(D)

Abdul Malik

The capital of the Umayyad dynastic rule was :

(A)

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

Cairo

(B)

Medina

(C)

Baghdad

(D)

Damascus

Who among the following caliphs first adopted for himself the title of Amirul
Muminin :
(A)

Umar Bin Al-Khattab

(B)

Ali Bin Abi Talib

(C)

Amir Muawiyah

(D)

None of the above

Who among the following was the author of Tarjumanul Quran ?

(A)

Mahmud Hasan

(B)

Ashraf Ali Thanvi

(C)

Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

(D)

Abul Kalam Azad

Which one of the following is correctly matched :

(A)

Qiyas

Analogical reasoning

(B)

Ijma

Kashf

(C)

Ilm al-tafsir

Wahdatul Wujud

(D)

Ijtihad

Blind faith

Which one of the following books is recongnised as Tafsir bir Riwayat :

(A)

Tafsir of Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

(B)

Tafsir -e- Kabir

(C)

Al - Kashshaf

(D)

Tafsir - e - Tabari

Who among the following is associated with the compilation of the Quran :
(A)

Zaid bin Thabit

(B)

Zaid bin Haritha

(C)

Usama bin Zaid

(D)

Khadija

rAllah :
Who among the following is known as Ja
(A)

Muhammad ibn Jarir Tabari

(B)

Zamakhshari

(C)

Ibn Kathir

(D)

Jalaluddin Suyuti

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(A)
9.

(C)

(D)

(C)

(D)

(A)
10.

(B)

(B)

$ L
?

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$ $--

(A)

(B)

(C)

-$

(D)

$ h ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

L ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

The author of the book Futuhal-Buldan was :

(A)

Al Baladhuri

(B)

Ibn Khaldun

(C)

Al - Yaqubi

(D)

Al - Battani

Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi was a distinguished :

(A)

Philosopher

(B)

Mathematician

(C)

Historian

(D)

Surgeon

The concept of Wahdat al Shuhud was developed by :

(A)

Ibn Arabi

(B)

Imam al - Ghazali

(C)

Zamakhshari

(D)

Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi

The book Tahafut al Falasifah was authored by :

(A)

Ibn Tufail

(B)

Ibn Majjah

(C)

Imam Al - Ghazali

(D)

Ibn Khaldun

The book Hujjat al Allah il Baligha was written by Shah Waliullah in :

(A)

Urdu

(B)

Arabic

(C)

Persian

(D)

Turkish

The Spokesman of Muslim emigrants to Abyssinia was :

(A)

Ali Ibn Abi Talib

(B)

Jafar Ibn Abi Talib

(C)

Talhah

(D)

Zubair

Which of the following countries has the largest Muslim population :

(A)

Pakistan

(B)

Bangladesh

(C)

Indonesia

(D)

Saudi Arabia

The Idrisi dynasty lasted during :

(A)

661 to 750 A.D.

(B)

788 to 974 A.D.

(C)

909 to 1171 A.D.

(D)

1250 to 1517 A.D.

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18.

19.

20.

S $

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$ c

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

- S ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S $

(A)

(B)

(C)

$$

(D)

S - $ ?

(A)
21.

22.

23.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S ?

(A)

661 . 750 .

(B)

788 . 974 .

(C)

909 . 1171 .

(D)

1250 . 1517 .

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25.

The Idrisis were :

(A)

Shias

(B)

Sunnis

(C)

Kharijis

(D)

Mutazilites

The founder of the Ayyubid dynasty was :

(A)
(C)

26.

28.

30.

31.

Sultan Salahuddin

(D)

Sultan Muazzam Turan Shah

1090 A.D.

(B)

1099 A.D.

(C)

1171 A.D.

(D)

1258 A.D.

(D)

972 A.D.

The Ikhshidid dynasty ruled during :

(A)

661 - 750 A.D.

(B)

819 - 1005 A.D.

(C)

867 - 1495 A.D.

(D)

935 - 969 A.D.

The mosque of Al-Azhar was built by Jawhar in :

(A)

29.

(B)

Jerusalem was conquered by the crusaders in :

(A)

27.

Sultan Kamal
.
Sultan Ashraf Musa

909 A.D.

(B)

950 A.D.

(C)

960 A.D.

Nuruddin Mahmood was the son of: :

(A)

Al - Mamun

(B)

Al - Mutawakkil

(C)

Imaduddin

(D)

Baybars

The Mamluks ruled during the period :

(A)

1127 - 1262 A.D.

(B)

1150 - 1300 A.D.

(C)

1160 - 1350 A.D.

(D)

1250 - 1517 A.D.

Arrange the following dynasties in Chronological order. Use the code given below :
(i)

Umayyads

(ii)

Ottomans

(iii)

Mamluks

(iv)

Ayyubids

Code :
(A)

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

(B)

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

(C)

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

(D)

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

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26.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)
27.

28.

30.

31.

(B)

1099 .

(C)

1171 .

(D)

1258 .

(D)

972 .

$ ?

(A)

661 . 750 .

(B)

819 . 1005 .

(C)

867 . 1495 .

(D)

935 . 969 .

-$ S ?

(A)
29.

1090 .

909 .

(B)

950 .

(C)

960 .

Lg ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

1127 . 1262 .

(B)

1150 . 1300 .

(C)

1160 . 1350 .

(D)

1250 . 1517 .

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(A)

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

(B)

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

(C)

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

(D)

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

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33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

The Pahlavi dynasty was founded by :

(A)

Ahmad Raza Shah

(B)

Ahmed Ali Shah

(C)

Muhammad Ali Shah

(D)

Muhammad Raza Shah

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched :

(A)

Ottomans

Sulayman II

(B)

Egypt

Muhammad Ali

(C)

Umayyads

Walid Bin Abdul Malik

(D)

Abbasids

Hisham

Who among the following was distinguished religious writer of the Mamluk period ?
(A)

Abu Hamid Muhammad Al Ghazali

(B)

Taqi al Din Ahmad Ibn Taiymiyya

(C)

Abdul Hasan Ali al-Mawardi

(D)

Ibn Sina (Avieenna)

The rule of the Ottomans lasted upto :

(A)

17th century

(B)

18th century

(C)

19th century

(D)

20th century

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched :

(A)

Abul Ala Maududi

Futuh al Buldan

(B)

Al - Razi

Al Qanun fi al Tibb

(C)

Al - Biruni

Kitabul Hind

(D)

Ibn Khaldun

Tarikhul Hikmat

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched :

(A)

Jamaluddin Afghani

(B)

Hasan Al-Banna

Muqaddimah
lim fial Tariq
Maa

(C)

Syed Qutb Shahid

Tafsir fi zilal al Quran

(D)

Muhammad Abduhu

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33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

S ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

$$

(B)

(C)

(D)

S Z ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)

g $$

$g

(B)

(C)

$ $$--

(D)

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39.

40.

41.

42.

Ibn Khaldun was a renowned :

(A)

Painter

(B)

Geographer

(C)

Poet

(D)

Historian

Who among the following is known as philosopher of the Arabs :

(A)

Al-Farabi`

(B)

Al-Kindi

(C)

Al-Idrisi

(D)

Al-Masudi

The two primary sources of Islamic law are :

(A)

Hadith and Qiyas

(B)

Quran and Sunnah

(C)

Ijtihad and Fatwa

(D)

Theology and Philosophy

Author of the book Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind was :

(A)

Abul Kalam Azad

(B)

Shibli Nomani

(C)

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(D)

Shah Waliullah

The capital of the Abbasid caliphate was :

(A)

43.

45.

Kufah

(C)

Cairo

(D)

Baghdad

1250 A.D.

(B)

1492 A.D.

(C)

1500 A.D.

(D)

1571 A.D.

Choose the odd among the following :

(A)

Al-Razi

(B)

Ibn Sina

(C)

Ibn Khallikan

(D)

Ibn Zuhr

The so called Arabic numerals were first developed by :

(A)

46.

(B)

The Muslim rule is Spain came to an end in :

(A)

44.

Damascus

The Arabs

(B)

The Indians

(C)

The Persians

(D)

The Greeks

(C)

Cordova

(D)

Elvira

Capital of the Umayyads of Spain was :

(A)

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Seville
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39.

40.

41.

42.

$ h

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S h ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S d

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

S S

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(A)
43.

45.

(C)

(D)

1250 .

(B)

1492 .

(C)

1500 .

(D)

1571 .

(A)

(B)

(C)

$$

(D)

S ?

(A)
46.

(B)

S S ?

(A)
44.

(B)

(C)

(D)

(C)

(D)

S ?

(A)
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48.

49.

50.

Author of Muruj al-Dhahab was :

(A)

Al-Masudi

(B)

Al-Biruni

(C)

Ibn Khurdadhbih

(D)

Al-Maqdisi

The author of the book al-Iqd al-Farid was :

(A)

Ibn Rushd

(B)

Ibn Zuhr

(C)

Ibn Abd Rabbih

(D)

None of the above

The Surah of the Quran that begins without Bismillah is :

(A)

Surah Taubah

(B)

Surah Yasin

(C)

Surah Ikhlas

(D)

Surah Fatihah

The capital of the Aghlabids was :

(A)

Qayrawan

(B)

Fas

(C)

Malta

(D)

Sardinia

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48.

49.

50.

M--$ ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

$$

(D)

S -$ $

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$ S ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

$ ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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