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

(c) Ibn Hazm

(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