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