1.
Ma’arib was a
(A)
City (B) Village
(C)
Dam (D) River
Answer: (C)
2.
Yathrib was the old name of
(A)
Makkah
(B)
Madinah
(C)
Taif
(D)
Juddah
Answer: (B)
3.
The leadership of Arab tribes before the prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad
(S.A.W.) was that of
(A)
Quraish
(B)
Ghatfan
(C)
Kananah
(D)
Taghlib
Answer: (A)
4.
‘Bai’at al-Ridhwan’ took place in the year
(A)
622 A.D.
(B)
628 A.D.
(C)
630 A.D.
(D)
634 A.D.
Answer: (B)
5.
The founder of ‘Dar al-Nadwah’ at Makkah waswww.netugc.in
(A)
Qusai bin Kilab
(B)
Hashim
(C)
al-safwan
(D)
Abdul Muttalib
Answer: (A)
6.
The Battle of ‘Nimariq’ was fought during the caliphate of
(A)
H. Abu Bakr
(B)
H. Umar
(C)
H. Uthman
(D)
H. Ali
Answer: (B)
7.
Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year
(A)
642 A.D.
(B)
648 A.D.
(C)
651 A.D.
(D)
656 A.D.
Answer: (D)
8.
Who removed H. Khalid bin Walid from the post of Commander-in- Chief?
(A)
H. Umar
(B)
H. Ali
(C)
H. Mu’awiyah
(D)
H. Abdullah bin Zubair
Answer: (A)
9.
Who among the following has nominated his son as a caliph first time in the
history of Islam?
(A)
Abdul Malik
(B)
Al-Walid
(C)
Mu’awiyah
(D)
Sulayman
Answer: (C)
10.
Who among the following companions of the Prophet was buried adjacent to the
walls of Constantinople?
(A)
H. Zubair
(B)
H. Talha
(C)
H. Bilal
(D)
H. Abu Ayyub
Answer: (D)
11.
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built during the reign of
(A)
Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
(B)
Yazid bin Mu’awiyah
(C)
Mu’awiyah II
(D)
Hisham
Answer: (A)www.netugc.in
12.
The gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams with Arabic inscription were first struck
during the reign of
(A)
Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan
(B)
Mu’awiyah II
(C)
Marwan I
(D)
Abd al-Malik
Answer: (D)
13.
Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads?
(A)
Khalid
(B)
Jabir
(C)
Umar bin Abi Rabiah
(D)
Masarjawayh
Answer: (D)
14.
During whose Caliphate the Qaysite power reached its zenith under the Umayyads?
(A)
Mu’awiyah I
(B)
Yazid I
(C)
Walid I
(D)
Mu’awiyah II
Answer: (C)
15.
Siddhanta was translated during the rule of
(A)
Abbasids
(B)
Fatimids
(C)
Umayyads
(D)
Mamluks
Answer: (A)
16.
Who is the author of Kitab al- Hayawan?
(A)
Al-Farabi
(B)
Al-Ghazzali
(C)
Al-Kindi
(D)
Al-Jahiz
Answer: (D)
17.
Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from
(A)
Sanskrit
(B)
Syriac
(C)
Pahlavi
(D)
Greek
Answer: (C)
18.
Futuh al-Buldan is written by
(A)
Al-Baladhuri
(B)
Al-Bustani
(C)
Al-Mas’udi
(D)
Al-Tabari
Answer: (A)www.netugc.in
19.
Kamil fi al-Tarikh is written by
(A)
Sulayman al-Tajir
(B)
Ibn al-Asir
(C)
Abul Qasim Iraqi
(D)
Maqrizi
Answer: (B)
20.
Arrange the following personalities in chronological order. Use the codes given
below:
(i)
Yahya Barmaki
(ii)
Nizam al-Mulk al-Tusi
(iii)
Abdul Hamid al-Katib
(iv)
Haji Khalifah
Codes:
(A)
(i) (iii)
(ii) (iv)
(B)
(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C)
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D)
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (C)
21.
Imam Shafi’i is the author of
(A)
Kitab al-Umm
(B)
Kitab al-Kharaj
(C)
Kitab al-Zuhd
(D)
Kitab al-Nabat
Answer: (A)
22.
Arrange the following translators of the Qur’an in chronological order. Use the
codes given below:www.netugc.in
(i)
Mahmud Hasan
(ii)
Abul A’la Maududi
(iii)
Shah Abdul Qadir
(iv)
Nazir Ahmad
Codes:
(A)
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C)
(i) (iv)
(ii) (iii)
(D)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (D)
23.
Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari was not a
(A)
Historian
(B)
Physician
(C)
Mufassir
(D)
Muhaddis
Answer: (B)
24.
Mafatih al-Ghayb was written by
(A)
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
(B)
Al-Baydawi
(C)
Ibn Kathir
(D)
Al-Mahalli
Answer: (A)
25.
Which is the longest collection of the traditions of the Prophet?
(A)
Muwatta
(B)
Sahih al-Bukhari
(C)
Jami al-Tirmidhi
(D)
Musnad Ahmad
Answer: (D)
26.
The author of Kitab al-Risalah was
(A)
Numan bin Thabit
(B)
Abu Yusuf
(C)
Muhammad bin Idris
(D)
Muhammad bin Hasan
Answer: (C)
27.
Under which Aghlabid ruler Sicily was conquered?
(A)
Ibrahim bin al-Aghlab I
(B)
Ziyadat Allah
(C)
Ibrahim II
(D)
Ziyadat Allah III
Answer: (B)
28.
Who among the following was the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty?
(A)
Abul al-Qasim Unjur
(B)
Abu al-Misk Kafur
(C)
Ahmad
(D)
Muhammad bin Tughj
Answer: (D)
29.
Which one of the following dynasties replaced the Fatimids in Egypt?
(A)
The Tulunids
(B)
The Rasulids
(C)
The Ayyubids
(D)
The Mamluks
Answer: (C)
30.
Kitab al-Siyar al-Kabeer is on the theme of
(A)
Criminal Law
(B)
International Law
(C)
Civil Law
(D)
Law of Inheritance
Answer: (B)
31.
The founder of the Hamdani dynasty was
(A)
Sayf al-Daulah
(B)
Sa’d al-Daulah
(C)
Sa’eed al-Daulah
(D)
Abu al-Ma’ali
Answer: (A)
32.
Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi is the author of
(A)
Al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik
(B)
Nafh al-Tib
(C)
Kitab al-Shifa
(D)
Al-Hawi al-Kabeer
Answer: (D)
33.
The books on Hadith arranged according to the names of the companions are known
as
(A)
Musnad
(B)
Jami‘
(C)
Sunan
(D)
Mujam
Answer: (A)
34.
The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by
(A)
Al-Hakam
(B)
Abdul Rahman Nasir
(C)
Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(D)
Hajib al-Mansur
Answer: (C)
35.
Iran was conquered by
(A)
H. Abu Bakr
(B)
H. Umar
(C)
H. Uthman
(D)
H. Ali
Answer: (B)
36.
Jundi-Shapur was noted by its academy of
(A)
Music and dance
(B)
Religious affairs
(C)
Medicine
(D)
State administration
Answer: (C)
37.
Al-Qanuni was the title ofwww.netugc.in
(A)
Sulayman I
(B)
Salim II
(C)
Murad I
(D)
Mahmud I
Answer: (A)
38.
In these three fields the Ottomans made original contribution:
(A)
Chemistry, Biology and Physics
(B)
Geography, Historiography and Law
(C)
Statesmanship, Architecture and Poetry
(D)
Pottery, Carpet making and Calligraphy
Answer: (C)
39.
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A)
Ibn Rashiq – Al-’Umdah
(B)
Ibn Khurdadbih – Kitab al- Masalik wa al- Mamalik
(C)
Ibn Sina – sayd al-Khatir
(D)
Ibn al- Arabi – Fusus al- Hikam
Answer: (C)
40.
Mu’jam al-Buldan was written by
(A)
Al-Mas’udi
(B)
Yaqut
(C)
Sulayman al-Tajir
(D)
Al-Biruni
Answer: (B)
41.
Arrange the following books in chronological order. Use the codes given below:
(i)
Al-Kashshaf
(ii)
Kalilah wa Dimnah
(iii)
Al-’Iqd al-Farid
(iv)
Muqaddamah
Codes:
(A)
(i) (iv)
(ii) (iii)
(B)
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C)
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D)
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (D)
42.
The city of Samarra was founded by
(A)
Harun al-Rashid
(B)
Al-Mu’tasim
(C)
Al-Mutawakkil
(D)
Al-Mahdi
Answer: (B)
43.
One of the founders of Arabic calligraphy was
(A)
Al-Rayhani
(B)
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
(C)
Al-Kindi
(D)
Hajjaj bin Yusuf
Answer: (A)
44.
Futuhat al-Makkiyah deals with
(A)
Ghazawat
(B)
Theology
(C)
Mysticism
(D)
Conquest of Makkah
Answer: (C)
45.
Al-’Urwat al-Wuthqa is written by
(A)
Shah Waliullah
(B)
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
(C)
Hasan al-Banna
(D)
Al-Mawardi
Answer: (B)
46.
Arrange the following thinkers in chronological order. Use the codes given below:
(i)
Allamah Iqbal
(ii)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(iii)
Ibn Khaldun
(iv)
Shah Waliullah
Codes:
(A)
(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B)
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C)
(i) (iv)
(ii) (iii)
(D)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: (D)
47.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A)
Mohammad Iqbal – Hayat-e- Jawaid
(B)
Shah Waliullah – Al-Fawz al-Kabeer
(C)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan– Tahzib al- Akhlaq
(D)
Al-Mawardi – Al- Ahkam al- Sultaniy yah
Answer: (A)
48.
Muhammad Abduhu was the disciple of
(A)
Syed Qutub Shaheed
(B)
Hasan al-Banna
(C)
Rashid Riza
(D)
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Answer: (D)
49.
Arrange the following rulers chronologically. Use the codes given below:
(i)
Yazid I
(ii)
Al-Walid I
(iii)
Umar II
(iv)
Marwan I
Codes:
(A)
(iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B)
(i) (iv)
(ii) (iii)
(C)
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (B)
50.
Who among the following is not a Mu’allaqah poet?
(A)
Al-A’sha
(B)
Zuhair bin Abi Sulma
(C)
Amr bin Kulthum
(D)
Farazdaq
Answer: (D)
