Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2003:

 Paper I:

(1) Which is the 3rd Sura in Al-Quran?
(a) Al-Maida
(b) Aal-e-Imran
(c) An_Nisa
(d) None of these

(2) Imam Shafi was a:
(a) Philosopher
(b) Jurist
(c) Poet
(d) None of these

(3) Tigris is a river of:
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Iraq
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) None of these

(4) The modern name of Habsha is
(a) Africa
(b) Ethopia
(c) Sudam
(d) None of these

(5) Word Muhammad means:
(a) Worthy of praise
(b) ‘The praised one’
(c) Noble
(d) None of these

(6) Aws and Kharzaj were two tribes of:
(a) The Jews
(b) The Quraish
(c) The Ansar
(d) None of these

(7) Banu Quraiza, Banu Nadir and Banu Qainuqa were three tribes of the:
(a) Muslims
(b) Christians
(c) Jews
(d) None of these

(8) Arrange in chronological order:
(a) Battle of Uhud (1)
(b) Battle of Muta (3)
(c) Battle of Khandaq (2)
(d) None of these

(9) The capital of Khurasan was:
(a) Peshawar
(b) Daibul
(c) Nishapur
(d) None of these

(10) Khilafat-e-Rashida lasted for about:
(a) 60 years
(b) 80 years
(c) 30 years
(d) None of these

(11) Ummayed Caliph Mu’awiyah was son of:
(a) Abu Talib
(b) Abu Sufyan
(c) Jafar
(d) None of these

(12) The battle of Qudisiyya was fought during the reign of:
(a) Caliph Abu Bakr(RA)
(b) Caliph Umar Farooq(RA)
(c) Salahuddin Ayyubi
(d) None of these

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

(14) Khuzestan is an area in:
(a) Turkey
(b) Iran
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) None of these

(15) Sulaiman, the Magnificent was an:
(a) Abbasid Caliph
(b) Ottoman Caliph
(c) Mughal king
(d) None of these

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

(17) Bait-al-Hikmah was established by:
(a) Babar
(b) Akber
(c) Harun al-Rashid
(d) None of these

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

(19) The Ottoman Dynasty fell in:
(a) 1810
(b) 1924
(c) 1940
(d) None of these  (Nov 1922)

(20) Musailama al Kazzab was:
(a) Writer
(b) False Prophet
(c) Trader
(d) None of these.

Solved MCQs Islamic History and Culture 2003:

 Paper II:

(1) Sulyman, the magnificent invaded Vienna in:
(a) 1540
(b) 1555
(c) 1580
(d) None of these (1529)

(2) “History of Medieval Islam” was written by:
(a) Amir Ali
(b) Sulyman
(c) J.J.Saunders
(d) None of these

(3) Armistice between Turkey and the Allies (Eastern Thrace issue)  took place in:
(a) 1520
(b) 1819
(c) 1919
(d) None of these (11-Oct-1922)

Armistice b/w Allies and Ottomn Empire had taken place on 30 oct 1918 to end hostilities.

(4) Kamal Mustafa was born in the town of:
(a) Basra
(b) Cyprus
(c) Salonika
(d) None of these

(5) Russia declared war on Turkey:
(a) 1718
(b) 1877
(c) 1978
(d) None of these

(6) “A History of Muslim in Spain” was written by:
(a) Macmillan
(b) Frank Cass
(c) Yaqut
(d) None of these

(7) Merida, an old city of Spain, was founded by:
(a) Jews
(b) Muslims
(c) Romans
(d) None of these

(8) ‘Islam in History’ was written by:
(a) Ibn e Khuldun
(b) Nadawi
(c) Muhmmad Munir
(d) None of these (Wahid-ud-Din)

(9) The greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved incomparable success is:
(a) Paintings
(b) Architecture
(c) Calligraphy
(d) None of these

(10) The city of Baghdad lies on the:
(a) River Nile
(b) Tigris
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) None of these

(11) Which Muslim ruler was styled the “Augustus of the Arabs”?
(a) Mansur
(b) Mamun
(c) Zubair
(d) None of these

(12) Hakam-I became caliph of Cordova in:
(a) 756
(b) 788
(c) 796
(d) None of these

(13) The book “Studies in the Islamic History” was written by:
(a) Syed Amir Ali
(b) Hanif Nadvi
(c) Amir Hussain
(d) None of these

(14) Musa bin Nusair was the governor of:
(a) Iran
(b) Basra
(c) North Africa
(d) None of these

(15) Hisham became Sovereign of Damascus in:
(a) 717
(b) 724
(c) 743
(d) None of these

(16) The kingdom of Saba was succeeded by :
(a) Himyar
(b) Kablan
(c) Zaid
(d) None of these

(17) Abolition of the Sultanate took place in:
(a) 1918
(b) 1920
(c) 1922
(d) None of these

(18) Avicenna was not only a genius but also a distinguished:
(a) Musician
(b) Calligraphist
(c) Physician
(d) None of these (Philosopher)

(19) Ibn e Khuldun was born in Tunis in the year:
(a) 1332
(b) 1242
(c) 1248
(d) None of these

(20) Universal history book known as “Al-Kamil” was written by:
(a) Ibn- ul- Athir
(b) Tabari
(c) Masudi
(d) None of these