PAPER-II ARAB CULTURE ISLAMIC STUDIES ARAB CULTURE ISLAMIC STUDIES Paper II Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. In pre-Islamic Arabia, the dowry of the bride, the price of blood, the wealth of a Shaikh were all computed in terms of

Horses

Date-Palm trees

Gold

Camels

2. The purpose of Hilf al-Fudul was to

drive away non-Makkans from the town

help oppressed persons in Makkah

conclude a pact with the people of Ta'if

organize an annual fair at Makkah

3. Arrange the following incidents in chronological order. Use the code given below

The True of Hudaybiyyah

Mithaq al-Madinah

Battle of Hunayn

Battle of Ahzab

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4. The Black stone was taken away from the Ka'bah by

Ridwan Ibn Tutush

Abu Tahir Sulayman

Abu Sa'id al-Hasan al-Jannabi

Al-Hasan Ibn al-Sabbah

5. Which of the following is not correctly matched

The Battle of Camel Aishah

The Battle of Nahrawan Mu'awiyah

The Battle of Siffin Ali and Mu'awiyah

The Assassin of Ali Abd ur-rahman ibn Muljam

6. Which one of the following is correctly matched

The Battle of Namaraq during the caliphate of 'Umar

The Battle of Nihawand during the caliphate of 'Uthman

The Battle of Jalulah during the caliphate of Abu Bakr

The Battle of Buwaib during the caliphate of 'Ali

7. The first mosque built in Egypt was in

Cairo

Alexandria

Fustat

Aswan

8. The question given below consists of four statements. Indicate the correct answer from the alternatives below

Musaylimah of al-Yamamah was killed.

Ka'b ibn Ashraf, a jew poet, was pardoned

Several tribes of Arabia refused to pay Zakat

Abu Bakr was martyred by a Syrian Slave

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and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.

and(D) are correct.

9. Which of the following is not a collection of Hadith

Al-Mu'jam Al-Saghir

Al-Muwatta

Kitab ul-Sadaqah

Anwar ul-Tanzil

10. "The commandership belongs to the Quraysh." The above tradition of the Prophet was quoted at the time of the finalization of the caliphate by

Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah

Abu Bakr

'Umar

Abdul Rahman ibn 'Awf

11. The famous Umayyad Mosque is located in

Mosul

Ramlah

Damascus

Jerusalem

12. The last Umayyad Caliph was

Al-Walid II

Marwan II

Yazid III

'Umar II

13. The tragedy of Karbala took place in the year

663 AD

675 AD

680 AD

690 AD

14. The famous singer Ziryab was patronized by

Fatimids

Umayyads

Abbasids

Ayyubids

15. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was

Harun Rashid

Abu Jafar al-Mansur

Abul Abbas

Al-Hadi

16. Arrange the following caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below

Al-Mustasim

Al-Mahdi

Al-Amin

Al-Mutawakkil

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17. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Abu al-'Ala Maududi Tafhim al-Qur'an

Ashraf Ali Thanwi Jami ul-Bayan

Abu al-Kalam Azad Tarjuman ul-Qur'an

Amin Ahsan Islahi Tadabbur al-Qur'an

18. The title of Jar Allah was given to

Mahmud ibn 'Umar al-Zamakhshari

Jalal ud-Din al-Mahalli

Jalal ud-Din al-Suyuti

Abdullah ibn 'Umar al-Baydawi

19. Arrange the following books chronologically. Use the code given below

Al-Kashshaf

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

Mafatih ul-Ghayb

Jami' al-Bayan

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20. Baitul Hikmah was an academy founded for the promotion of

Architecture

Translation and Research

Arts and Painting

Music

21. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Law of Inheritance Surah 4

Punishment for adultery Surah 24

Makkan Trade Surah 106

The people of the Elephant Surah 60

22. The real founder of the Ghaznawid dynasty was

Subuktigin

Mahmud

Mawdud

Mas'ud

23. The duration of the Fatimid rule lasted

900 1070

909 1171

950 1175

960 1180

24. Abdul Qadir Jilani was a renowned Sufi of the

Idrisi period

Samanid period

Safavid period

Saljuq period

25. The collection of Hadith entitled 'al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah' was compiled by

Abdullah ibn Abbas

Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn

Ubayy ibn Ka'b

'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

26. The renowned Persian poet Rudki was associated with the court of

Ahmad

Mansur I

Nasr II

Nuh II

27. The long epic poem Shahnama was written by

Umar Khayyam

Mulla Jami

Firdausi

Hafiz Shirazi

28. The founder of modern Iran was

Shah Ismail

Nasiruddin Qachar

Shah Abbas

Shah Nasir

29. The Jundi-Shapur Academy was founded by

Yazdagird

Nawbakht

Anusharwan

Cyrus

30. Jerusalem was recaptured from the Crusaders by

Ubaidullah al-Mahdi

Abul Qasim

Imaduddin Zangi

Salohuddin Ayyubi

31. Pahlawi version of the Panchatantra was translated into Arabic by

Al-Turtushi

Ibn al-Muqaffa

Hunayn Ibn Ishaq

Isa Ibn Yahya

32. The best-known botanist and pharmacist of Spain was

Ibn al-Baytar

Ibn-Zuhr

Ibn-Bajjah

Ibn-Rushd

33. The Fame of Ibn-Khaldun rests on his work

Al-Masalik wal-Mamalik

Muqaddamah

Kitab ul-Hayawan

Rehla

34. Abd ur-Rahman-I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain and his next seven successors assumed the title of

Shaykh

Rais

Padeshah

Amir

35. Abd ur-Rahman-III chose the title of

Khalifah

Al-Khalifah al-Nasir Li-Din Allah

Khalifah-i Rasulullah

Padeshah

36. The earliest Spanish Muslim scientist who edited and corrected the planetary tables of al-Khwarizmi was

Al-Zarqali

Al-Karmani

Al-Majriti

Al-Bitruji

37. Which one of the following is correctly matched

Kawakibi Unity of all Muslims

Pan-Turanism Sulayman the magnificent

Waqa-i Hurriyah Qizilbash

Murad-I Janissary

38. The founder of the Ottoman dynasty Uthman Khan was succeeded by

Murad-II

Bayazid

Urkhan

Sulayman

39. 'Al-Bimaristan', the most significant and famous hospital was in the city of

Baghdad

Bukhara

Samarqand

Madinah

40. The founder of the Mutazilite School of Muslim philosophy was

Al-Jahiz

Wasil bin Ata

Al-Kindi

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari

41. In connection with his 'Bayt ul-Hikma' al-Mamun, erected an astronomical observatory near the gate of the city of

Shammasiyah

Al-Basrah

Al-Kufah

Damascus

42. Which one of the following is correctly matched

Imaduddin Zangi Kashghar

Nuruddin Zangi Aleppo

Malik Salih Safawi

Khusrau Shah Ayyubi

43. Match the following. Identify the correct answer and mark the same in the code given below

List I List II

a. Ibn Hayyan i. Muhadith

b. Imam Bukhari ii. Jurist

c. Abu Yunsuf iii. Philosopher

d. Al-Ghazali iv. Alchemy

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a b c d

i ii iii

(2)iii ii iv i

i iii ii iv

ii i iii

44. The pointed arch of western Gothic architecture, appears first in Islam in the

Umayyad Mosque of Damascus

Mosque of Samarra

Cairo Mosque

Mosque of the Prophet

45. Hasan Al-Banna was associated with

Sanausi

Mahdawi

Tijanwi

Ikhwan ul-Muslimin

46. Identify which of the following is correct chronologically

Abu Bakr, Uthman, Ali, Umar

Muawiyah-I, Marwan-I, Al-Walid, Yazid-I

Uthman, Urkhan, Murad-I, Bayazid-I

Al-Abbas, Al-Nasir, Al-Amin, Al-Mamun

47. Which of the following is correctly matched

Abul Hasan Al-Mawardi Kitb ul-Hawi al-Kabir

Abul Farajal-Isfahani Al-Fihrist

Ibn al-Nadim Al-Masalik wa-al-Mamalik

Al-Istakhri Kitab ul-Aghani

48. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Ibn al-Khatib Al-Thatah Fi Tarikh Gharnatah

Abul Hasan al-Mawardi Malumat al-Handasah

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani Al-Isabah

Ibn Khallikan Wafayat ul-Ayan

49. The author of the book 'Izalatul Khafa' was

Muhammad Abduhu

Shah Waliullah

Hasan Al-Banna

Rasheed Raza

50. The square minaret was added to the mosque of Cordova by

Abdul Rahman I

Hisham I

Al-Nasir

Abu Abdullah Mohammad