60 MCQ on Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
1. Arabia is the cradle of
(A) Roman Race
(B) Dravidian Race
(C) Aryan Race
(D) Semetic Race
Answer: (D)
2. The Himayarite Kingdom was established in
(A) North Arabia
(B) South Arabia
(C) East Arabia
(D) West Arabia
Answer: (B)
3. The city of Makkah was established by
(A) Hadhrat Adam
(B) Hadhrat Nuh
(C) Hadhrat Ibrahim
(D) Hadhrat Muhammad
Answer: (C)
4. Nabigha Zubyani belonged to
(A) Jahiliya Period
(B) Mukhazrami Period
(C) Umdayyad Period
(D) Abbasid Period
Answer: (A)
5. Al-Rub’ al-Khali (the Empty Quarter) is located in
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Arabia
(D) Egypt
Answer: (C)
6. The pre-Islamic Arabs were
(A) Fire worshipers
(B) Buddhists
(C) Idol-worshipers
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
7. The prophet’s mother, Hadhrat Aminah, belonged to the tribe of
(A) Quraysh
(B) Banu Najjar
(C) Banu Makhzum
(D) Banu S‘adwww.netugc.com
Answer: (B)
8. The pre-Islamic Arabs excelled in
(A) Architecture
(B) Poetry
(C) Painting
(D) Prose
Answer: (B)
9. The first verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are in Surah
(A) Al-Fatiha
(B) Al-Alaq
(C) Al-Ikhlas
(D) Al-Fath
Answer: (B)
10. The State established by the Prophet Muhammad was
(A) Shura-based
(B) Hereditary Monarchy
(C) Military Regime
(D) Dictatorship
Answer: (A)
11. Which event of the Islamic History has been described as Fath-e-Mubeen in the Holy Quran?
(A) Badr
(B) Uhad
(C) Conquest of Makkah
(D) Treaty of Hudaybia
Answer: (D)
12. The Muwa Khat as a social system was introduced by the Prophet Muhammad at
(A) Madina
(B) Taif
(C) Makkah
(D) Khaybar
Answer: (A)
13. The Jewish tribes living in Madina were
(A) Banu Qainuqa
(B) Banu Nadhir
(C) Banu Quraiza
(D) All of above
Answer: (D)
14. The Jews Khaybar were expelled in the year
(A) 510 A.D.
(B) 638 A.D.
(C) 626A.D.
(D) 629 A.D.
Answer: (D)
15. The Treaty of Hudaybia was signed between
(A) Muslims and Christians
(B) Muslims and Jews
(C) Muslims and Mushrikeen
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
16. The only lady who claimed prophet hood was
(A) Sajah bint Harith
(B) Shaheen bint Harith
(C) Musliha
(D) Musailima
Answer: (A)
17. The Battle of Yamama was fought during the Caliphate of
(A) Abu Bakr
(B) Umar
(C) Uthman
(D) Ali
Answer: (A)
18. The Battle of Qadsiyah was fought during the period of
(A) Ali
(B) Uthman
(C) Umar
(D) Abu Bakr
Answer: (C)
19. The Battle of Siffeen was fought between
(A) Ali and Abdullah
(B) Ali and Muawiya
(C) Ali and Talha
(D) Ali and Zubair
Answer: (B)
20. The Battle of Camel was fought between
(A) Ali and Muawiya
(B) Yazeed and Husayn
(C) Ayesha and Umar
(D) Ali and Ayesha
Answer: (D)
21. Who among the Rashidi Caliphs was not martyred?
(A) Abu Bakr
(B) Umar
(C) Uthman
(D) Ali
Answer: (A)
22. Zual-Nurain was the title of
(A) Ali
(B) Uthman
(C) Umar
(D) Abu Bakr
Answer: (B)
23. Khalid ibn Waleed was sacked by
(A) Ali
(B) Uthman
(C) Umar
(D) Abu Bakr
Answer: (C)
24. Umayyad Dynasty was established in the year
(A) 650 A.D.
(B) 661 A.D.
(C) 750 A.D.
(D) 850 A.D.
Answer: (B)
25. The widest expansion of the Islamic State under the Umayyad took place during the rule of
(A) Walid
(B) Hisham
(C) Umar II
(D) Sulayman
Answer: (A)
26. The capital of the Umayyad Dynasty was
(A) Madina
(B) Baghdad
(C) Damascus
(D) Kufa
Answer: (C)
27. The Dome of Rock was built during the reign of
(A) Hisham
(B) Walid
(C) Ameer Muawiya
(D) Abdul Malik
Answer: (D)
28. The military commander of the Muslim Army, Musa ibn Nusayr belonged to the period of
(A) Umayyads
(B) Abbasids
(C) Fatimids
(D) Saljuqs
Answer: (A)
29. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?www.netugc.com
(A) Abdul Malik – Ottoman
(B) Shahjahan – Mughal Empire
(C) Muhammad Al-Fatih – Constantinople
(D) The Fatimids – Jamial al- Azhar
Answer: (A)
30. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Qutub Minar – Lodhi Dynasty
(B) Mansuri Hospital – Mamluk Dynasty
(C) Quwwatul Islam Mosque – Mughal Empire
(D) Sultan Salim – Fatimid Dynasty
Answer: (B)
31. The Mosque of Cordova was built by
(A) Tariq ibn Ziyad
(B) Musa ibn Nusayr
(C) Abdur Rahman I
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
32. Ziryab was the court musician of
(A) Hisham I
(B) Abdur Rahman I
(C) Harun al-Rasheed
(D) Abdur Rahman II
Answer: (D)
33. The duration of the Abbasid Dynasty was
(A) 621 – 1360
(B) 750 – 1258
(C) 670 – 1250
(D) 740 – 1248
Answer: (B)
34. Bayt al-Hikmah was an academy founded for the
(A) Translation and Research
(B) Promotion of Architecture
(C) Promotion of Music
(D) Promotion of Art and Paintings
Answer: (A)
35. The great musician Ibrahim al- Mawsili is associated with
(A) The Umayyads
(B) The Saljuqs
(C) The Abbasids
(D) The Fatimids
Answer: (C)
36. Arrange the following Caliphs in order in which they ruled. Use the code given the below:
(i) Hadi
(ii) Mansur
(iii) Mahdi
(iv) Ameen
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (D)
37. Baghdad was sacked by the Mongols in
(A) 1258
(B) 1360
(C) 1549
(D) 1247
Answer: (A)
38. Al-Idrisi made significant contribution in the field of
(A) Medicine
(B) Geography
(C) Chemistry
(D) Architecture
Answer: (B)
39. Jabir ibn Hayyan was a great Muslim scientist in the field of
(A) Philosophy
(B) Astronomy
(C) Chemistry
(D) Physics
Answer: (C)
40. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched:
(A) Nizamuddin Tusi – Taj Mahal
(B) Abul Qasim Qaim – Ghaznavids
(C) Muhammad ibn Qasim – Spain
(D) Barmakids – Abbasids
Answer: (D)
41. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Pyramids – India
(B) Obaidullah – Fatimid
(C) Izzuddin Aibak – Mamluk
(D) Salahuddin Ayyubi – Crusades
Answer: (A)
42. Al-Khawarizmi was a great
(A) Geographer
(B) Mathematician
(C) Theologian
(D) Sufi
Answer: (B)
43. The institution of vizirate was introduced in Islamic polity by
(A) Harun al-Rasheed
(B) Hadi
(C) Abul Abbas Saffah
(D) Mahdi
Answer: (C)
44. The author of Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb is
(A) Zakaria al-Razi
(B) Al-Farabi
(C) Ibn Tufail
(D) Ibn Sina
Answer: (D)
45. The Quran was collected and compiled during the period of
(A) Abu Bakr
(B) Umar al-Faruq
(C) Ali Ibn Abi Talib
(D) Umar Ibn Abdul-Aziz
Answer: (A)
46. Who among the following is known for emphasizing Nazm-e-Quran?
(A) Abul Ala Maududi
(B) Hameeduddin Farahi
(C) Mufti Mohd. Shafi
(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer: (B)
47. Which Surah of the Quran is not preceded by Bismillah?
(A) Nuh
(B) Ibrahim
(C) Tauba
(D) Kahf
Answer: (C)
48. The last Quranic verse was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in
(A) Muzdalfa
(B) Mount Safa
(C) Marwah
(D) Arafat
Answer: (D)
49. There is everything except Tafsir in
(A) Tafsir Razi
(B) Tafsir Tabri
(C) Tafsir Jalalain
(D) Tafsir Kashshaf
Answer: (A)
50. Jami al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran was written by
(A) Imam Razi
(B) Muhammad Ibn Jareer al- Tabari
(C) Imam Zamakhshari
(D) Imam Suyuti
Answer: (B)
51. Tafsir Tarjumanul Quran was written by
(A) Abul Ala Maududi
(B) Ameen Ahsan Islahi
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer: (C)
52. Which of the following collections of Hadith is regarded as most authentic?
(A) Mishkat
(B) Sunan Darmi
(C) Jami Tirmizi
(D) Sahih al-Bukhari
Answer: (D)
53. Which of the following is included in Sihah Sittah?
(A) Sahih Muslim
(B) Mishkat
(C) Reyadh al-Saliheen
(D) Hujjatullah al-Baligha
Answer: (A)
54. Imam Abu Daud was born in
(A) Nishapur
(B) Sijistan
(C) Bukhara
(D) Isfahan
Answer: (B)
55. Kitab al-Kharaj was authored by
(A) Abu Hanifa
(B) Imam Muhammad
(C) Abu Yusuf
(D) Imam Malik
Answer: (C)
56. Imam Darul Hijra is the title of
(A) Imam Muslim
(B) Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
(C) Imam Shafai
(D) Imam Malik
Answer: (D)
57. Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was born in
(A) Baghdad
(B) Marv
(C) Rayy
(D) Damascus
Answer: (A)
58. Fatawa Tatar-Khania is based on
(A) Hanafi School of Law
(B) Maliki School of Law
(C) Shafai School of Law
(D) Hanbali School of Law
Answer: (A)
59. Which of the following is not treated as a source of Islamic law?
(A) Hadith
(B) Ilham
(C) Ijma
(D) Quran
Answer: (B)
60. Which of the following is not a school of Fiqh?
(A) Hanafi
(B) Hanbali
(C) Wasiti
(D) Maliki
Answer: (C)
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