CSS Islamic History and Culture Solved MCQs : January 2015

Saturday, 31 January 2015

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2013:

Part I:

01. The Abbasids defeated:
a) Salahuddin Ayyubi
b) The Mongols
c) The Ghaznawids
d) None of these (Umayyad)

02. Ummayyah Caliph Mau'wiyah II was son of:
a) Abu Talib
b) Abu Sufyan
c) Jafar
d) None of these (Yazid I)

03. Which is the 3rd Surah in Al-Quran?
a) Al-Maida
b) Al-e-Imran
c) An-Nisa
d) None of these.

04. Imam Shafi was:
a) Philosopher
b) Jurist
c) Poet
d) None of these.

05. What is the modern day name of Abyssinia:
a) Africa
b) Ethiopia
c) Syria
d) None of these.

06. Aws and Khazraj were two tribes:
a) The Jews
b) The Quraish
c) The Ansaar
d) None of these.

07. Hazrat Hamza (RA) accepted in the year:
a) 3 Nabvi
b) 8 Nabvi
c) 2 A.H
d) None of these (6 Nabvi)

08. Rulers of Pre-Islam Iran were called:
a) Qaisar
b) Kisra
c) Sultan
d) None of these.

09. Before Islam Arab were:
a) Autonomous body
b) Illiterate
c) Own mind
d) None of these (tribal feuds)

10. Hadith was compiled by:
a) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
b) Hujjaj Bin Yousuf (RA)
c) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
d) None of these.

11. Hajre-i-Aswad means:
a) Pious Stone
b) Black Stone
c) Historical Stone
d) None of these.

12. The battle of Jamal was fought between the Hazrat Aisha (RA) and:
a) Talha
b) Mu'wiyah
c) Yezid
d) None of these (Hazrat Ali(RA)

13. Khalid bin Walid (RA) was removed from the command during the expedition to:
a) Iran
b) Tabuk
c) Yaman
d) None of these (Syria)

14. Surah Al Noor speaks of:
a) Wars
b) Mal-i-Ghanimat
c) Judicial order only
d) None of these (Women Issues)

15. Imam Bukhari died in:
a) 322 A.D
b) 261 A.D
c) 241 A.D
d) None of these (256 A.H)

16. Asmaha The Najashi King of Habsha with whom the Muslim refuge took refuge for the first time was:
a) Jew
b) Christian
c) Mushrik
d) None of these.

17. Sulh-i-Hudabiyah was written by:
a) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)
b) Hazrat Ali (RA)
c) Hazrat Umar (RA)
d) None of these

18. Hajjaj bin Yousuf was:
a) Ummayyad
b) Abbasid
c) Ottoman
d) None of these (Thaqafi from Taif)

19. Abu Sufyan lost his eye in the battle of:
a) Taif
b) Ohud
c) Khandaq
d) None of these (Yarmuk)

20. Ibn-i-Sina was born in:
a) AH 370/ AD 980
b) AH 374/ AD 984
c) AH 368/ AD 970
d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2013:

Part II:

1- Literal meaning of IJtehad is:
(a) Effort

(b) Struggle

(d) None of these.

2- How many Khulafas were in Umayyad Dynasty:
(a) 8

(b) 10

(d) None of these.

3- Marwan was the son of:

(a) Walid

(b) Sulyman

(d) None of these.

4- After short khilafat of Muavia II the next khalifa was:
(a) Ibn Hisham

(b) Ibn Zubair

(d) Abdul Malik

(e)None of these.

5- For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim coinage known as:
(a) Rupee

(b) Riyal

(d) Dinar

(e)None of these.

6- Firdousi was the poet of:
(a) Africa

(b) Arab

(d) None of these.

7- Saffah was the first caliph of:-
(a) Umayyads

(b) Hashimis

(d) None of these.

8 ---- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty
(a) Saffah

(b) Abu Ja’far

(d) None of these

9- With the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transferred from Syria to:
(a) Africa

(b) Turkey

(d) Iraq

(e) None of these

10- Maliki doctrines were introduced in Spain in the reign of:
(a) Hisham

(b) Abd-ur-Rahman

(d) Yazid

(e) None of these

11- Amin was Murdered in
(a) 813 A.D

(b) 814 A.D

(d) 816 A.D

(e) None of these

12- The fall of Baghdad in Hijri Year was:
(a) 632 A.H

(b) 656 A.H

(d) 816 A.H

(e) None of these

13- The duration of khilafat of Hazrat Umar is from____to____:
(a) 13-24 A.H

(b) 15-26 A.H

(d) None of these

14- Who was custodian of key of Ka’aba at the occasion of conquest of Makkah:

(a) Uthman bin Talha

(b) Abu Sufian

(d) None of these

15- Who wrote a book for Abbasid khalifa concerning economic issues:

(a) Abu Hniifa

(b) Auza’i

(d) None of these

16- In which battle many Huffaz of Quran were martyred:

(a) Qadsiya

(b) Mowtah

(d) None of these

17- The battle of Nehrwaan was fought against:

(a) Mutazilite

(b) Khwarij

(d) None of these

18- _______was the native homeland of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS):

(a) Palestine

(b) Iraq

(d) None of these

19- In which Surah of Quran the name of adopted son of Holy Prophet (SAW) is mentioned?

(a) Muhammad

(b) Ahzab

(d) Al-Nagm

(d) None of these

20- Who was the pioneer to introduce the naval forces in the history of Islam?
(a) Uthman bin Affan

(b) Muavia I

(d) None of these.

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2012:

Paper I:

1-Hujjatul Balaghah was written by_____________

(a) Molana Qasim Nanotvi

(b) Shah Abdul Qadir
(c) Shah Waliullah

(d) None of these

2-Istanbul means_____________

(a) The city of Islam

(b) The city of Gold
(c) The city of Turks

(d) None of these

3-Imam Shamyl was a famous warrior of which century_________
(a) 10th

(b) 11th
(c) 13th

(d) None of these (19^th Century)

4-Muhammad Sanusi was spiritual leader of______________
(a) Libya

(b) Turks
(c) Africans

(d) Sudan

5-Sassinid empire was in____________
(a) Arabia

(b) Mesopotamia
(c) Egypt

(d) None of these

6-Ali bin Usman Hajweri was a native of__________

(a) Lahore

(b) Samarkand
(c) Delhi

(d) None of these (Ghazni)

7-Char Minar and Golconda fort built by__________
(a) Seljuk

(b) Mughal
(c) Qutub Shahis

(d) None of these

8-Word "Culture" derived from_______________
(a) Greek

(b) English
(c) Roman

(d) None of these (Latin)

9-“Studies on the Islamic civilization” is written by_______

(a) Abu’l Hassan Nadvi

(b) Dozy R
(c) Saunders J.J.

(d) None of these (Gibb Hamilton A.R.)

10-The Revenue/Financial system of Umayyads was derived from___________

(a) Romans

(b) Greek
(c) Persians

(d) None of these

11- Tigris is a river of_____________
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Iraq
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) None of these

12- Arrange in chronological order_____________
(a) Battle of Uhud (1)
(b) Battle of Muta (3)
(c) Battle of Khandaq (2)
(d) None of these

13- Tughril was the founder of_____________
(a) Ghaznawids Dynasty
(b) Ghaurid Dynasty
(c) Saljuq Dynasty
(d) None of these

14- Bait-al-Hikmah was established by_____________
(a) Babar
(b) Akber
(c) Harun al-Rashid
(d) None of these

15- Carl Brockelmann is the author of_____________
(a) History of the Islamic People
(b) The Samanids
(c) The Fatimids
(d) None of these

16- The first mosque built for Muslims was_____________

(a) Bait-ul-Maqdas
(b) Quba Mosque
(c) Nabvi Mosque
(d) None of these

17- Musailma Kazzab was killed by_____________
(a) Khalid bin Walid
(b) Wahshi Bin Harb
(c) Hazrat Abbas
(d) None of these

18- Grand Mosque at Damascus was built by_____________
(a) Abdul Malik
(b) Waleed bin Abdul Malik
(c) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(d) None of these

19- Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by_____________
(a) Hajjaj
(b) Yahya Barmaki
(c) Hassan Basri
(d) None of these

20- Abu Muslim Khurasani was murdered in_____________
(a) 730 A.D.
(b) 755 A.D. (137 A.H.)
(c) 757 A.D.
(d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2012:

Paper II:

1- Who was the first conqueror of Africa_____________
(a) Muhammad Bin Qasim
(b) Khalid Bin Walid
(c) Uqba bin Nafi
(d) None of these

2-Spain is called by the Arabs as_____________
(a) Afriqia
(b) Auruba
(c)Al-Andalus
(d) None of these

3- Ibn Tufail lived in_____________
(a) Egypt
(b) Spain
(c) Syria
(d) None of these

4- The Moors vacated Spain in_____________
(a) 1501
(b) 1492
(c) 1452
(d) None of these

5- “Thafa-tul-Thafat” is a book on_____________
(a) Science
(b) History
(c) Philosophy
(d) None of these

6- Who was known as Hawk of Quresh_____________
(a) Amir Muawiya
(b) Abd-ul-Rahman-I
(c) Ibn Zubair
(d) None of these

7- Berbers originally were_____________
(a) Iranians
(b) Arabs
(c) Africans
(d) None of these

8- Which city was called “Queen of the cities” (Aroos ul Bilaad) _____________
(a) Baghdad
(b) Cordova
(c) Damascus
(d) None of these

9- Ibn Khaldun was an_____________
(a) Architect
(b) Historian
(c) Muhaddith
(d) None of these

10-"Calendar of Cardova" was compiled by_____________

(a)Rabi Ibn Zaid
(b) Ibn Nadeem

(d) None of these

11- “Tarikh Iftitab al-Andlus” was written by___________

(a)Ibn Tufail

(b) Ibn Arbi

(c)Ibn Al Qutiyyah
(d) None of these

12- Abdur Rahman III assumed the title of caliph in_____________

(a) 912

(b) 929
(c) 961

(d) None of these

13- Battle of Tours was fought in___________

(a) 711

(b) 721
(c) 732

(d) 734

14-“Futuh al Buldan” is written by_____________

(a) Ibn Kathir

(b) Ibn al-Athir
(c) Ibn Khuldun

(d) None of these (al-Baladhuri)

15- ___________founded the Nasrid kingdom in Granada?

(a) Ibn al-Ahmar

(b) Boabdil
(c) Abu’l Hassan

(d) None of these

16- Giralda of Seville was built by___________

(a) Abdur Rahman III

(b) Almoravids
(c) Almohades

(d) None of these

16- Grand Mosque of Cordova was built by ___________

(a) Hisham I

(b) Hajib Al-Mansur
(c) Abdur Rahman III

(d) None of these (Abdur Rahman I)

17- Battale of ZALAQA was fought between Alfanso VI and__________
(a) Almohades
(b)Yousaf bin Tashfeen
(c)Tariq bin Ziyad
(d) None of these

18- al-Mualledun were______________
(a)Spanish Neo-Muslims
(b)African slaves
(c)Arab soldiers
(d) None of these

19- Abdul Aziz married Egilona, the widow of king Roderick, and named her__________
(a) Umm-Asim
(b) Umm-Kulsum
(c) Umm-Hani
(d) None of these

20-“The Preaching of Islam” is written by__________
(a)Ameer Ali
(b)Arberry A.J
(c)Arnold T.W
(d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2011:

Part I:

1- The pre- Islamic era is known as:
(a) Modern age

(b) Age of ignorance

(d) none

2- Ma'rib dam was located in:
(a) Iraq

(b) Yaman

(d) none

3- Rulers of Pre-Islamic Iran were called:
(a) Qaiser

(b) Kisra

(d) none

4- Ka'bah is situated in the valley of:
(a) Faraan

(b) Makkah

(d) none

5- Hajre- Aswad means:
(a) Pious Stone

(b) Black Stone

(d) none

6- The word "Muhammad" means:
(a) The praised one

(b) Noble

(d) none

7- The first revelation came to Prophet (SAW) in:
(a) Hira

(b) Thaur

(d) none

8- The duration of social boycott of Musliam Shi'b Abi Talib was for
(a) 3 years

(b) 5 years

(d) none

9- The Battle of Uhad was fought in the year :
(a) 3 Nabvi

(b) 8 Nabvi

(d) None of these (3 A.H)

10- Who signed the treaty of Hudabiya on the behalf of the Quresh?
(a) Abu sufyan

(b) Abu Lahab

(d) None of these (Sohail Bin Amr)

11- Banu Qurayzah, Banu Qaynuqa and Banu Nadir were three tribes of :
(a) Quraysh

(b) Christian

(d) None

12- Quran was revealed in:
(a) 25 years

(b) 27 year

(d) None

13- Hazrat Umer (R.A) was assassinated in the month of:
(a) Ramadan

(b) Ziq'ad

(d) None

14- Musaylama was:
(a) Philosopher

(b) poet

(d) None

15- The battle of Jamal was fought between Hazrat Aisha and:
(a) Hazrat Muawiyah

(b) Hazrat Talah

(d) None

16- The capital of Umayyad dynasty was:
(a) Baghdad

(b) Cairo

(d) None (Damascus)

17- Abbasid Caliphate came into being in:
(a) 132 AH

(b) 122 AH

(d) None

18- Samarra was built by:
(a) Al-Mansur

(b) Al Mahdi

(d) None

19- Jizya is a :-
(a) Poll tax

(b) Trade tab

(d) None

20- The Ottoman dynasty fell in:
(a) 1857

(b) 1926

(d) None (Nov 1922)

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2011:

Part II:

1- Literal meaning of Jehad is ;
(a) Exemption

(b) Sacrifice

(d) Struggle

2- Marwan was the son of
(a) Hakam

(b) Walid

(d) Yazid

(e) None

3- Musa-bin-Naseer conquered parts of:
(a) Asia

(b) Africa

(d) Australia

4- in 89 A.H. -- became viceroy of Africa:
(a) Musa-bin Naseer

(b) Tariq bin ziyad

(d) Umer bin Abdul Aziz

5- After a short khilafat of Muawiyah II the next Khalifa of Islam was:
(a)Ibn-e-Khatab

(b)Ibn-e -Hashim

(d)Ibn-e-Yazid

(e) None

6-Whilst Africa was under the Umayyad the Spain was under:
(a) Visigoths

(b) The Jews

d) The Mongols

(e)None

7- For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim coinage known as:
(a) Pound

(b) Deenar

(d) Rupee

(e)None

8- Firdousi was the poet of:
(a) Persia

(b) Asia

(d) America

(e) None

9- Al-Walid was one of the greatest Caliphs of:
(a) Arabs

(b) Indo- Pak

(d) Whole Islamic world

(e)None

10- Umm-ul- Banin was a remarkable --- women
(a) Arab

(b) Spanish

(d) European

(e)None

11- Saffah was the first caliph of:
(a) Umayyads

(b) Hashimis

(d) Alvids

(e) None

12- ---- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty
(a) Saffah

(b) Abu Jafar

(d) Abdullah

(e) None

13- In the administration of the Ummayads the court language was:
(a) Persian

(b) Arabic

(d) German

(e) none

14- Fazl bin Yahya has held the governorship of:
(a) Khusran and Egypt

(b) Spain

(d) Africa

(e) None

15- with the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transferred from Syria to:
(a) Iran

(b) Egypt

(d) Turkey

(e) None

16- Amin was Murdered in
(a) 814 A.D

(b)815 A.D

(d) 817 A.D

(e) None (813 A.D)

17- Nazhun, Zainab and Hamda belonged to
(a) Spain

(b) Baghdad

(d) Iraq

(e) None

18- Maliki doctrines were introduced in spain in the reign of:
(a) Hisham

(b) Abd-ur-Rahman

(d) Yazid

(e) None

19- Al-Qanun-fi-Tib was written by;
(a) Ibn-Sina

(b) Almasudi

(d) al- Yaqubi

e) None

20- Al Tafseer was written by
(a) al-Zharwi

(b) Muhammad-bin Zikraya

(d) Jabir bin Hayan

(e) None

Friday, 30 January 2015

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2010:

Part I:

i- Arabia is a largest tract of country in the of Asia.
a-South East
b-South West
c-North East
d-None of these

ii- is called in Arab tradition “Year of the elephant”
a- 650 AD
b- 560 AD
c- 570 AD
d- None of these

iii-ANSAR means
a- defender
b- helper
c- rular
d- None of these

iv-The ninth year of the Hijra is known in Muslim history as the
a- Year of elephant
b- year of deputations
c- year of embassies
d- None of these

v-In 14 Hijri/635 AD laid the foundation of Basra
a-Hazrat Umar
b- Khalid bin Walid
c-Uthbah bin Ghazwan
d-None of these

vi-Hazrar Usman was assassinated in the month of
a-Ramzan
b-rajab
c-Zulhija
d-None of these

vii-Hazrat Khalid bin walid belonged to the tribe of
a-Hashim
b-Umayyah
c-Makhzum
d-None of these

viii- The city of FUSTAT was founded by
a- Amr bin Al-As
b- Hazrat Umar bin Khattab
c- Hazrat Khalid bin Walid
d- None of these

ix-KHARAJ is
a-poor tax
b-land tax
c-poll tax
d-None of these

x- _______was the first caliph, who abdicated the caliphate
a-Hazrat Ali
b-Hazrat Hassan
c-Hazrat Hussain
d- None of these

xi- The tomb of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari is situated at
a-Ankara
b-Madina
c-Istanbul
d-None of these

xii-The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
a- Al-Hashmiyah
b- Samrah
c- Baghdad
d- None of these (Kufa)

xiii-Ibne-e-Kahldun was a famous historian of century
a-15th
b-14th
c-13th
d-None of these

xiv- DIWAN AL HISBAH was instituted by
a-Mahdi
b-Hadi
c-Harun
d-None of these (al-Mansur)

xv- IDRISI was a famous
a-Musician
b-poet
c-Geographer
d- None of these

xvi-SIYASAT NAMA was written by
a-Firdausi
b-Masudi
c-Madwardi
d- None of these (Nizam al-Mulk)

xvii-Tulunid Dynasty was founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in
a-Khurasan
b-Syrea
c-Iraq
d- None of these (Egypt)

xviii- the capture of Baghdad by Halaku Khan took place in the year
a-1285
b-1258
c-1271
d- None of these

xix- Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in
a-1453
b-1543
c-1354
b- None of these

xx-With the Othman empire reached its zenith of glory and prestige
a-Bayazid
b-Muhammad II
c-Salim I
d- None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2010:

Part II:
i- When Muslims invade the Spain was the ruler of the country?
a-Vetiza
b-Roderick
c-Theodomir
d- None of these

ii- was the Gothic capital
a- Cordava
b- Toledo
c- Garnada
d- None of these

iii- During muslim rule was the capital of Spain
a- Cordava
b- Toledo
c- Garnada
d- None of these

iv- was the first Muslim governor of Spain
a- Turaif
b- Tariq bin ziyad
c- Abdul Aziz bin Musa bin Naseer
d- None of these

v-Abdul Rehman al dakhil died in 173 AH after the reign of years
a-40
b-41
c-42
d-None of these(32 Years)

vi-Hisham bin Abdur Rehman introduce doctrine in spain
a- Hanafi
b-Shafi
c-Humbali
d-None of these(Maliki)

vii- The beautiful palace of built by al-Nasir
a-Al zuhra
b-Al hambra
c-Al qurtaba
d-None of these

viii- al Mahdi was the first caliph of the fatimids
a- Ubaidullah
b- Abdullah
c- Muhammad
d- None of these

ix- Battale of ZALAQA was fought between Alfanso VI and
a-Hajib Almansur
b-Yousaf bin Tashfeen
c-Tariq bin Ziyad
d-None of these

x- “Moors in Spain” was written by
a- J.J Saunders
b- P.K HATTI
c-Lane pole
d- None of these

xi- Abdur Rehman al nasir assumed the title of Ameer ul Mominin
a-713 AH
b-317 AH (929AD)
c-300 AH
d-None of these

xii-The greatest muslim art in which they have achieved incomparable success is
a- Painting
b- Architeture
c- Calligraphy
d- None of these

xiii- Al KAMIL FIT TARIKH was written by
a-Tabri
b-Masudi
c-Ibn ul Athir
d-None of these

xiv- GIBRALTER is named after
a-Musa bin Nusair
b-Al Turaif
c-Uqba bin Nafay
d-None of these ( Tariq bin Ziyad)

xv- Garnada Fell in
a-1429 AC
b-1492 AC
c-1592 AC
d- None of these

xvi-Ibn e Rushd was a distinguished
a-Musician
b-Doctor
c-Philosopher
d- None of these

xvii-R DOZY is the author of
a-Islam in History
b-The spirit of Islam
c-The Spanish Islam
d- None of these

xviii- MUWALLEDUN were
a-Spanish neo muslim
b-African slave
c-Arab soldier
d- None of these

xix- Iberian Peninsula is a part of
a-Africa
b-Asia
c-Europe
d- None of these

xx-THE PREACHING OF ISLAM is written by
a-Ameer Ali
b-Arberry A.J
c-Arnold T.W
d- None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2009:

Paper I:

1.The Holy Quran was first compiled during the caliphate of Hazrat---------:
a) Abu Bakar Siddique (R.A)
b) Umer Faooq (R.A)
c) Uthman (R.A)

d) none of these

2. Hazrat Umer was Caliph for---------------:
a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 10 years
d) none of these

3.The orthodox caliphate lasted for---------- :
a) 26 years
b) 29 years
c) 32 years
d)none of these

4.Hazrat Ali was martyred in the year---------:
a) 650 AD
b) 656 AD
c) 661 AD
d) none of these

5.The Umayyad Dynasty was put to an end in the year----------:
a)660 AD
b)750 AD
c)770 AD
d)None of these

6.The Abbasid Dynasty ruled for just over---------:
a)five centuries
b)two centuries
c)three centuries
d)none of these

7.The Islamic calendar(hijra) started in the year-----------:
a) 622 AD
b) 620 AD
c) 621 AD
d) none of these

8.The famous Al-Muwatta was written by:
a) Imam Malik
b) Imam Abu Hanifa
c) Imam Muslim
d) Imam Hanbal

9.The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) migrated to Madina in-------------:
a) 615 AD
b) 622 AD
c) 625 AD
d)none of these

10.The last Umayyad ruler at Damascus was--------:
a) Marwan II
b) Abdul Aziz
c) Abdul Rahman
d) none of these

11.The founder of Umayyad Dynasty was---------:
a) Yazid
b) Abd al Malik
c) Muawiyah I
d) none of these

12.Baybars, the Mamluke Sultan of Egypt, took----------to install him as Abbasid caliph in Cairo on the year 1261 AD:
a) Al-Mustansir
b) Al-Hakim
c) Al-Mustakfi-I
d)None of these

13.The founder of Umayyad Dynasty in Spain was-------:
a) Khalid bin Walid
b) Moosa bin Nysair
c) Abdur Rahman I
d) None of these

14.The Ottoman Sultan Salim took------from Cairo to Istanbul to install him as Caliph:
a) Al-Mutawakkil III
b) Al-Qa’im
c) Al-Mustamsik
d) None of these

15. Under which Caliph, Sindh was invaded by Muhammad bin Qasim in 711 AD?
a) Muawiyah
b) Al-Walid I
c) Abdul Malik
d) None of these

16.When did the Ottomans cross into Europe:
a) 1357 AD
b) 1520 AD
c) 1550 AD
d)None of these

17.When was Hungary brought under Ottoman rule?
a) 1521 AD
b) 1526 AD
c) 1530 AD
d)None of these

18.Kamal Attaturk ended the Ottoman Caliphate and deposed Abdul Majid II in-----
a) 1920
b) 1922
c) 1924
d)none of these

19. Which Ottoman Ruler took the Abbasid Caliphate to Istanbul?
a) Sulaiman I
b) Salim I
c) Al-Mustansar
d) None of these

20. The Ottoman Empire lasted for over----------
a) Five Centuries
b) Six Centuries
c) Seven Centuries
d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2009:

Paper II:

1.Spain was invaded in 711 AD by ---------:
a) Tariq bin Ziyad
b) Abd al Rahman I
c) Khalid bin Walid
d)none of these

2. The al-Qairawan in North Africa was founded in 670 AD by---------------:
a) Musa bin Nusayr
b) Suleman I
c) Uqbah bin Nafi
d) none of these

3.The conquests of Hujjaj in the East matched the Western conquests by ---------- :
a Musa bin Nusayr
b) Tariq bin Ziyad
c) al-Mutawakkil
d)none of these

4.Abdul Aziz married Egilona, the widow of king Roderick, and named her ---------:
a) Umm-e-Asim
b) Umm-Kulsum
c) Umm-Hani
d)none of these

5.The Umayyad Dynasty was put to an end in the year----------:
a)661 AD
b)750 AD
c)770 AD
d)None of these

6.The Abbasid Dynasty ruled for just over---------:
a) two centuries
b) three centuries
c) five centuries
d)none of these

7.Baghdad was put on fire in 1258 AD by -----------
a) The Umayyads
b) The Mongols
c) The Ottomans
d)none of these

8.Musa bin Nusayr was the Governor of---------
a) Egypt
b) Spain
c) North Africa
d) none of these

9.The fugitive Umayyad prince reached Spain in the year -------------:
a) 755 AD
b) 750 AD
c) 760 AD
d)none of these

10.The last Umayyad ruler in 750 AD was--------:
a) Hisham
b) Marwan II
c) Yazid III
d) none of these

11.The name of the French King who attacked Spain in 777 AD was ---------:
a) Roderick
b) Charlemagne
c) Alfonso
d) none of these

12.Ibn Khuldun is generally known as a-------
a) Mathematician
b) Astronomer
c) Historian
d) None of these

13.The real founder of Umayyad Dynasty in Spain was-------:
a) Tariq bin Ziyad
b) Moosa bin Nysair
c) Abdur Rahman I
d) None of these

14.The Arabs invaded Spain in the year-------
a) 711 AD
b) 750 AD
c) 756 AD
d) None of these

15.Which Caliph recalled Musa bin Nusayr to Damascus-------?
a) al Walid-I
b) Abdul Aziz
c) Abdul Malik
d)None of these

16. Who punished Musa bin Nusayr for invading Spain---------?
a) Sulaiman
b) Abdul Aziz
c) Amr Thaqafi
d)None of these

17.After ruling over Spain for one year who refused to give turn to the Yamanites?
a) Abdur Rahman-II
b) al-Hakam
c) Abdur Rahman al-Fehri
d) None of these

18.The new capital established by Abbasid in 835 AD is called -----
a) al-Mansurah
b) Samarra
c) Kufa/Basra
d) none of these

19. Abdur Rahman-II of Spain went out to receive a minstrel called--------
a) Khalid

b) Ziryab
c) Walid
d) None of these

20. Cordova and Baghdad served to the West as main centres for------------
a) Rivalry
b) Treasures
c) Learning
d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2007:

Paper I:

(1) First compilation of the Holy Quran was completed during the period of Hazrat:
(a) Abu Bakr (RA)
(b) Umar (RA)
(c) Uthman (RA)
(d) None of these

(2) In 14 Hijri / 635 AD ________ laid the foundation of Basrah.
(a) Hazrat Umar (RA)
(b) Khalid bin Walid (RA)
(c) Utbah bin Ghazwan (RA)
(d) None of these

(3) Hazrat Uthman assassinated in the month of:
(a) Ramazan
(b) Rajab
(c) Zilhaj
(d) None of these

(4) Hazrat Ali (RA) shifted the capital from Madina to:
(a) Basra
(b) Fustat
(c) Damascus
(d) None of these (Kufa)

(5) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (RA)belonged the tribe of:
(a) Hashim
(b) Umayyah
(c) Makhzum
(d) None of these

(6) ________ is known “First year of Unification in the history of Islam”.
(a) 40 Hijri
(b) 41 Hijri
(c) 70 Hijri
(d) None of these

(7) _________ was the conqueror of Spain.
(a) Mohammad bin Qasim
(b) Qutaibah bin Muslim
(c) Tariq bin Ziyad
(d) None of these

(8) The last Caliph of Ummayads was:
(a) Hisham bin Abdul Malik
(b) Marwan II
(c) Yazid II
(d) None of these

(9) Umayyad Caliphate lasted for __________ years.
(a) 90
(b) 92
(c) 132
(d) None of these

(10) Baghdad was founded by:
(a) Harun
(b) Mamun
(c) Mansur
(d) None of these

(11) Kitab Al-Kharaj was written by:
(a) Imam Malik
(b) Imam Abu Hanifa
(c) Imam Yousuf
(d) None of these

(12) ‘Jizya’ is a:
(a) Poll tax
(b) Land tax
(c) Property tax
(d) None of these

(13) Abbasid Caliphate came into being in:
(a) 122 Hijri
(b) 132 Hijri
(c) 142 Hijri
(d) None of these

(14) Ishaque Al kindi was a famous:
(a) Musician
(b) Historian
(c) Jurist
(d) None of these

(15) The first Wazir to Abbasids was:
(a) Abu Salama Khalal
(b) Abu Muslim
(c) Yahha Barmaki
(d) None of these

(16) The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was:
(a) Baghdad
(b) Samara
(c) Al-Hashimiyah
(d) None of these (Kufa)

(17) Abu Bakr ibn Zakaria al-Razi (RHAZES) was a great:
(a) Historian
(b) Jurist
(c) Physician
(d) None of these

(18) ‘Siyasatnama’ was written by:
(a) Al Kindi
(b) Nizamul Mulk Tusi
(c) Al-Farabi
(d) None of these

(19) Sultan Salim-I became first Osmani Caliph in:
(a) 1517
(b) 1520
(c) 1525
(d) None of these (1521)

(20) Institution of ‘Khilafat’ abolished (1924) by:
(a) Anwer Pasha
(b) Mustafa Kamal
(c) Ismet Inono
(d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2007:

Paper II:

(1) Egypt was invaded under the leadership of:
(a) Sa’ad bin Abi Waqas (RA)
(b) Amr bin A’as (RA)
(c) Khalid bin Waleed (RA)
(d) None of these

(2) Muslim Rule in Spain was established by:
(a) Abbasids
(b) Turks
(c) Umayyads
(d) None of these

(3) The central headquarter of Umayyad was:
(a) Kufa
(b) Cairo
(c) Baghdad
(d) None of these (Damascus)

(4) Yousaf bin Tashfin was from the dynasty of:
(a) Muwahhid
(b) Murabit
(c) Umayyid
(d) None of these

(5) Who said, “I never fight with a foe in distress”.
(a) Mahmood of Ghazna
(b) Salahuddin Ibn Ayyubi
(c) Omar bin Adbul Azia
(d) None of these

(6) Sasanids were:
(a) Fire-Worshippers
(b) Idol Worshippers
(c) Sun and Moon worshippers
(d) None of these

(7) Al-Beruni was born in:
(a) Makkah
(b) Khiva
(c) Baghdad
(d) None of these (khwarzem)

(8) Razi (Rhazes) was a great:
(a) Philosopher
(b) Poet
(c) Physician
(d) None of these

(9) Yarmuk is situated in:
(a) Egypt
(b) Iraq
(c) Syria
(d) None of these

(10) Kimai-e-Sa’adat is written by:
(a) Ibn-e-Khuldun
(b) Imam Al-Ghazali
(c) Ibn-e-Sina
(d) None of these

(11) Omar Khayyam wrote his Algebra in:
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
(c) English
(d) None of these

(12) Omar bin Abdul Aziz belonged to:
(a) Umayya family
(b) Abbasi family
(c) Sassani family
(d) None of these

(13) Fihrist-al-Ulum was written by:
(a) Ibn-e-Qayyim
(b) Ibn-an-Nadim
(c) Ibn-e-Nafis
(d) None of these

(14) Al-Farabi was:
(a) Turkish
(b) Iranian
(c) Arab
(d) None of these

(15) The death of Caliph __________ brought the Abbasid Dynasty to an end.
(a) Musta’sim
(b) Mutawakkil
(c) Muatazid
(d) None of these

(16) “Islam and the Modern World” is written by:
(a) ) M. Hanif Nadvi
(b) Arberry, A. J.
(c) Nadvi, Abul Hasan
(d) None of these

(17) “Mesopotamia” is a _________ word.
(a) Greek
(b) Turkish
(c) French
(d) None of these

(18) “The Arabian Nights” is a book of:
(a) Tales
(b) Poetry
(c) History
(d) None of these

(19) “Toledo” is city in:
(a) Iraq
(b) Italy
(c) Spain
(d) None of these

(20) Bosnia was part of:
(a) British Empire
(b) Turkish Empire
(c) Sassanaid Empire
(d) None of these

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2006:

Paper I:

1- The longest Sura of the Qur'an is:
(a) Al-Nisa

(b) Al-i-Imran

(d) Al-Maida

(e) None of these

2- Sura al-Nur speaks of:
(a) Wars

(b) Mal-i-Ghanimat

(d) Women issues

(e) None of these

3- The Holy Qur'an is generally printed in:
(a) Nastaliq script

(b) Kufi script

(d) Shikasta script

(e) None of these

4- Imam Bukhari hailed from:
(a) Malaysia

(b) India

(d) Turkestan

(e) None of these

5- Prophet Muhammad (SAW) while immigrating to Madina took refuge in:
(a) Cave Hira

(b) Cave Thaur

(d) Masjid-i-Nabawa

(e) None of these

6- Prophet Muhammad (SAW) visited Ghar-i-Hira for:
(a) Recitation

(b) Memorization

(d) Meditation/Tahanuth

(e) None of these

7- The Najashi King of Habasha with whom the Muslims for the first time took refuge was a:
(a) Jew

(b) Hindu

(d) Mushrik

8- The duration of social boycott of Muslims in Sheb abi Talib was for:
(a) 10 Years

(b) 5 Years

(d) 8 Years

(e) None of these

9- Sulh-i Hudibiyya was written by:
(a) Hazrat Abu Bakr

(b) Hazrat Ali

(d) Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

(e) None of these

10- Aws and Khazraj lived in:
(a) Yemen

(b) Makkah

(d) Hijaz

(e) None of these (Madina)

11- Aws and Khizraj were:
(a) Money lenders

(b) Agriculturalists

(d) Cottage Industrialists

(e) None of these

12- The Jewish tribe Banu Qainuqa worked as:
(a) Carpenters

(b) Gold Smiths

(d) Farmers

(e) None of these

13- Hajjaj bin Yusuf was:
(a) Ummayad

(b) Abbasid

(d) Mughal

(e) None of these (Thaqafi from Taif)

14- Saif Allah was the title of:
(a) Hazrat Umar

(b) Hazrat Usman

(d) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid

(e) None of these

15- Hazrat Suhaib belonged to:
(a) Rome

(b) Iran

(d) Habasha

(e) None of these

16- Abu Sufyan lost his eye in the battle of:
(a) Tabuk

(b) Yarmuk

(d) Khandaq

(e) None of these

17- Byzantium was:
(a) Central Asia

(b) Iberian Peninsula

(d) Eastern Rome

(e) None of these

18- Sasanids ruled:
(a) India

(b) Far East

(d) Persian Empire

(e) None of these

19- Imam Malik was a famous:
(a) Poet

(b) Historian

(d) Jurist

(e) None of these

20- Literal meaning of word Khilafat-e-Rashida is;
(a) Four Sahaba Caliphs

(b) Right Guided caliphs

(d) Pious people

(e) None of these.

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2006:

Paper II:

1- Iberian peninsula is a part of:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) None of these

2- Granada is a city of:
(a) Iran
(b) Egypt
(c) Syria
(d) None of these (Spain)

3- The Umayyad rule in Spain came to an end in:
(a) 1000
(b) 1258
(c) 1492
(d) None of these.

4- The commander in the first ever Muslim Jihad in Constantinople was:
(a) Khalid bin Waleed
(b) Qutayba bin Muslim
(c) Yazid bin Muawiyah
(d) None of these.

5- Al-Dakhil was a prince of:
(a) Banu Abbas
(b) Saljukids
(c) Banu Umayyah
(d) None of these

6- Ibn Tufail was:
(a) Poet
(b) Historian
(c) Philosopher
(d) None of these.

7- The author of Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din is:
(a) Al-Kindi
(b) Imam Al-Ghazali
(c) Ibn Sina
(d) None of these.

8- Hunayn ibn Ishaq lived during the reign of:
(a) Harun
(b) Hisham
(c) Mamun
(d) None of these.

9- Qubba-us_Sakhra is built at:
(a) Madina
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Makkah
(d) None of these.

10- Zaryab was:
(a) Poet
(b) Magician
(c) Singer
(d) None of these.

11- Who was the founder of Fatimid dynasty:
(a) Al-Mamun
(b) Mauwiyah
(c) Imam Hussain
(d) None of these (Ubaid Ullah al-Mahdi)

12- Baghdad was the capital of:
(a) Banu Fatimah
(b) Ottomans
(c) Banu Abbas
(d) None of these.

13- Sihah Sittah are the books of:
(a) Tafsir
(b) Fiqh
(c) Hadith
(d) None of these.

14- Shajarat-ul-Dur was the queen of:
(a) Iraq
(b) Egypt
(c) Iran
(d) None of these.

15- Riyadh is the capital city of:
(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these.

16- Ibn Rushd was:
(a) Story Writer
(b) Philosopher
(c) Historian
(d) None of these.

17- Spain is called by the Arabs as:
(a) Ifriquiye
(b) Auruba
(c) Al-Andalus
(d) None of these.

18- Berbers were originally:
(a) Arabs
(b) Europeans
(c) Africans
(d) None of these.

19- “A History of Muslim Philosophy” is written by:
(a) M. Hanif Nadvi
(b) Kh. Abd al-Hakam
(c) M.M. Sharif
(d) None of these.

20- R. Dozy is the author of:
(a) History of Islam
(b) Islam and the Modern world
(c) Spanish Islam
(d) None of these.