PAPER-III ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES JA-049-17 1 P.T.O. ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES Paper III Note This paper contains seventy five objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. The Ma'rib dam is situated in

South-East of Arabia

South-West of Arabia

North of Arabia

North-East of Arabia

2. The event of Abrahah is mentioned in the Quranic chapter

Al-Fatiha

Al-Fil

Al-Nas

Al-Baqara

3. Imru' al-Qays, the pre-Islamic poet was a descendant of the

Banu Taghlib Tribe

Banu Bakr Tribe

Royal Kindah line

The Quraish Tribe

4. The Basus war was fought between

Quraysh and Banu Taghlib

Hashimites and Banu Bakr

Banu Bakr and Banu Taghlib

Banu Ummayyah and Hashimites

5. Ka'bah was originally built by

Prophet Muhammad

Musa

Ibrahim

Adam

6. Bayat-i Aqabah Ula and Thani were signed between

The people of Madinah and the Quraysh

Prophet Muhammad and the people of Madinah

The Khazraj and Quraysh

Banu Taghlib and Banu Bakr

7. The 'Night of Power' (Laylat al-qadr) took place in the year

623 A.D.

609 A.D.

610 A.D.

611 A.D.

8. While returning from Taif, Prophet received the protection (Jawar) from

'Amr ibn 'Umayr

Suhayl ibn 'Amr

Ibn Umm Maktum

Mut'im ibn 'Adi

9. The prophet performed 'Umrat al-Qada' in the year

6 A.H.

7 A.H.

8 A.H.

9 A.H.

10. The piece of land for Prophet's mosque was purchased from two orphan boys named

Sa'd and Sa'id

Sahl and Suhayl

Amir and 'Umayr

Hamid and Humayd

11. While young Muhammad was on a trade journey to Syria with his uncle, his Prophethood was predicted by

a Soothsayer

a Jewish teacher

a Christian monk

a Sabian priest

12. 'The year of Elephant' is known for

the birth of Uthman

the birth of Zayd ibn Haritha

the birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib

the birth of the Prophet

13. This question consists of four statements. Indicate correct answer from the alternatives given below

Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah was designated as the starting point of the Islamic calendar.

This was done by Caliph Umar Bin al-Khattab.

This Hijrah took place in 620 A.D.

This Hijrah took place in 622 A.D.

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and are correct, but and are false.

and are false, but and are correct.

and are correct, but is false.

and are correct, but is false.

14. The daughters of the Prophet married to 'Uthman were

Zaynab and Ruqayyah

Umm Kulthum and Fatimah

Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum

Zaynab and Umm Kulthum

15. Which of the following is the correct match Use the code.

List I List II

i. Belief in Allah a. The Torah, the Psalms, the Gospels, the

ii. Belief in the Prophets b. And the Trumpet shall be blown …

iii. Belief in divine Books c. There is no community to which a warner was not sent …

iv. Belief in the Hereafter d. No eyes can comprehend him, though He comprehends all eyes …

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a b c d

i iv iii ii

iii i iv

i iii ii

(4)iii iv ii i

16. The honorific title of was given to

Uthman

Umar

Abu Bakr

Prophet Muhammad

17. The unique distinction of becoming the Prophet's Muazzin goes to

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Khalid bin Walid

Zayd bin Thabit

Bilal

18. 'Sanat al-Wufud', called the 'year of delegations' took place in the year

9 A.H./630-631 A.D.

10 A.H/631-632 A.D.

8 A.H/629-630 A.D.

7 A.H/628-629 A.D.

19. The suggestion of was given by

Bilal

Suhayb

Salman

'Umar

20. While leaving for Jerusalem, Caliph Umar, appointed his deputy

Miqdad ibn 'Umar

'Ubadah ibn Samit

Uthman

Ali

21. The slogan "Laa Hukma Illa Lillah" was raised by

the Mu'tazilites

the Qadirites

the Kharijites

the Murjiites

22. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Caliph Abu Bakr 632 A.D. to 634 A.D.

Caliph 'Umar 634 A.D. to 644 A.D.

Caliph Uthman 644 A.D. to 656 A.D.

Caliph Ali 656 A.D. to 663 A.D.

23. The Battle of the Bridge (Jisr) was fought between

Persians and Romans

Persian and Muslims

Arabs and Christians

Christians and Persians

24. The celebrated companion who did not participate in the battle of Badr was

'Uthman

Hamzah

Umar ibn Khattab

'Ali

25. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below

Al-Walid

Hisham

Sulaiman

Abdul Malik

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26. One of the following caliphs was known as the fifth Orthodox Caliph.

Umar Bin Abdul Aziz

Walid II

Abdul Malik

Marwan II

27. Sind was conquered by the Arabs in the year

680 A.D.

712 A.D.

770 A.D.

783 A.D.

28. The government work under the Umayyads began to be regularly recorded in Arabic during the reign of

Mu'awiyah

Abdul Malik

'Umar Bin Abdul Aziz

Al-Walid

29. The Umayyad golden age came to an end with the death of

Umar II

Marwan

Al-Walid

Hisham

30. The representative of free love in Arabic poetry was

Farazdaq

Umar ibn-abi-Rabi'ah

Jarir

Akhtal

31. Musa Ibn Nusayr was the governor of North Africa under

The Umayyads

The Abbasids

The Fatimids

The Ayyubids

32. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order. Use the code given below

Al-Hadi

Al-Mamun

Al-Amin

Al-Mahdi

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33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Al Mansur Baghdad

Mu'tasim Samarra

Harun Al-Rashid Baytul Hikmah

Al-Hadi Cordova

34. Author of the book "Al Muntakhab fi 'Ilaj al-'Ayn" was

Ibn al-Nafis

'Ammar Bin 'Ali al-Mawsili

Al-Razi

Ibn Sina

35. Author of the book "Kitab al-Aghani" was

Abu Tammam

Al-Mutanabbi

Abul Faraj Isfahani

Al-Fazari

36. The institution of Wizarat was introduced in Islamic polity by

Abul Abbas

Al-Amin

Al-Mamun

Al-Hadi

37. Arrange chronologically the following personalities as per dates of their demise. Use the code given below

Al-Biruni

Al-Tabari

Al-Kindi

Al-Farabi

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38. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Ibn Sina Kitab al-Luma

Al-Farabi Al-Siyasat al-Madaniyah

Al-Biruni Kitabul Hind

Badi al-Zaman Ham-dani Maqamat

39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Al-Baladhuri Kitab al-Buldan

Al-Masudi Muruj al-Dhahab

Yaqut al-Hamawi Mu'jam al-Udaba

Al-Biruni Hidayah

40. The first institution built for the four canonical schools of Sunni Islam was

The Kufah Madrasah

The Basrah Madrasah

The Mustansir -iyah Madrasah

The Damascus Madrasah

41. The commentary of the Qur'an that is the essence of various commentaries

Mafatih al-Ghayb

Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil

Al-Kashshaf

Jami 'al-Bayan

42. The tafsir bi al-Riwayah is

Tafsir al-Qur'an by Sir Syed

Al-Kashshaf

Jami 'al-Bayan fi tafsir al-Qur'an

Tafsir Kabir

43. The commentator of the Quran among the companions was

Ibn Jubayr

Ibn Kaysan

Ibn Abi Muslim

Ibn Mus'ud

44. The first verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are in Surah

Al-Inshirah

Al-Teen

Al-'Alaq

Al-Balad

45. Arrange the following jurists chronologically as per the dates of their demise. Use the code given below

Abu Hanifah

Urwah ibn Zubayr

Muhammad ibn Hasan

Abu Musa Ash'ari

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46. Arrange the following chronologically as per the date of their demise. Use the code given below

Imam Nasa'i

Imam Bukhari

Imam Tirmidhi

Imam Muslim

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47. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Malik ibn Auas Madinah

Ibn Jurayj Makkah

Sufyan ibn Sa'id Thawri Basrah

Al-Awza'i Damascus

48. Which one of the following is correctly matched

Narrator of the largest number of Hadith Abu Hurayrah

Hadith Mutawatir Narrated by two persons

Hadith Marfu' Referred to the companions

Hadith Maqtu' referred to the Prophet

49. Istihsan is not legitimised in the school of

Hanafi

Maliki

Shafii

Hanbali

50. Which of the following statements is not correct

Al-Taba ri was a theologian

Abu Hanifah was a jurist

'Kitab al-umm' was written by Imam Shafii

Hidaya was written by Imam Bukhari

51. The Jabrites believed in the concept of

Pre-destination

Free will

Suspension of judgement

Imamat

52. The theory of 'Irtifaqat', was propounded by

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal

Shah Waliullah

Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi

53. The title of 'the philosopher of the was given to

Ibn Rushd

Ibn Sina

Al-Farabi

Al-Kindi

54. 'Tahafut al-Tahafut' (the incoherence of the incoherence), a reply to al-Ghazali's criticism on philosophers was written by

Ibn Rushd

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Arabi

Ibn Sina

55. The Naqshbandi Sufi order in India was established by

Shaikh Zakariya

Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi

Baqi Billah

Shaykh Baha al-Din

56. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Siyar al-Awliya Mir Khurd

Fawaid al-Fuad Baba Farid Ganj-i Shakar

Khair al-Majalis Hamid Qalandar

Jawami'al-Kalim Akbar Husaini

57. The founder of Bhakti movement was

Kabir

Ramananda

Ramanuja

Shankaracharya

58. Which of the following statements is not correct

The theory of 'Wahdat al-Wujud, was propounded by Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi.

Din-i-Illahi, was started by Akbar.

Safinatul Awliya, was written by Gisudiraz.

Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya was succeeded by Shaikh Nasir al-Dinchiragh-i-Delhi

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

List I List II

a. Awarif al-Maarif i. Abdul Qadir Jilani

b. Futuhat al-Makkiyyah ii. Al-Ghazali

c. Futuh al-Ghayb iii. Ibn Arabi

d. Ihya Ulum al-Din iv. Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi

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a b c d

iii i ii

ii i iii iv

ii i iii

ii i iv iii

60. Which one of the following is correctly matched

Khwaja Muin al-Din Chishti Fatehpur Sikri

Abdul Qadir Jilani Baghdad

Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya Ajmer

Syed Muhammad Husaini Delhi

61. Identify which of the following statements is correct.

Nasir al-Din Chiragh was the Khalifah of Shaykh Bhakhtiyar Kaki.

The Dargah of Baba Farid is in Delhi.

Amir Khusrau was the disciple of Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya.

The Shrine of Bandagi Mohammad Ghawth is in Gulberga.

62. Which one of the following is chronologically correct

Muin al-Din, Bakhtiyar Kaki, Farid al-Din.

Baha al-Din Zakariya, Baba Fakhr al-Din, Nathur Shah Wali

Bandagi Muhammad Ghawth, Mustafa Qadiri, Shamsh al-Din Qadiri

Muhammad Ghawth Shattari, Haji Hamid Husur, Syed Salar Masud

63. The movement of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun was started by

Mohammad Abduhu

Rashid Riza

Hasan al-Banna

Abd al-Latif

64. The Bohra community is an off-shoot of the

Ismailis

Jaferis

Zaydis

Sunnis

65. The founder of the Sannusi movement was

Taha Husain

Ali Abdur al-Raziq

Al-Idris

Muhammad Ali

66. The 'bloodless in Iran led by the 'Ulama took place in the year

1935

1857

1905

1906

67. The era of 'Tanzimat' belongs to the period of

Sultan Abdul Majid

Sultan Abdul Hamid

Sultan Mahmud

Sultan Salim-III

68. The weekly holiday of 'Friday' was replaced with 'Sunday' in modern Turkey by

Zia Gokalp

Namik Kemal

Mustafa Kemal

Sultan Abdul Hamid

69. The construction work of Suez Canal was started, during the rule of

Abbas Pasha

Muhammad Ali Pasha

S'aid Pasha

Taufiq Pasha

70. The champion of women's rights in Egypt

Hasan Al-Banna

S'ad Zaghlul Pasha

Abdul Hakim

Abbas Pasha

71. In India, Egypt's Colonel Nasir's counterpart was

Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Jawahar Lal Nehru

I.K. Gujral

Rajiv Gandhi

72. The Indian Arabic Scholar who was given 'Shah Faisal' award by the Government of Saudi Arabia

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Shibli Numani

Abul Hasan Ali Al-Nadwi

Anwar Shah Kashmiri

73. Which of the following is not correctly matched

Al-Fath Group Palestine

Hizb Allah Group Lebanon

Taliban Afghanistan

Hamas Iraq

74. The concept of 'Pan-Turanism' was given by

Namik Kamal

Zia Gokalp

Ibrahim Shinasi

Shaikh Darvesh

75. Which of the following jurists did not belong to Madinah

Abu Yusuf

Qasim ibn Muhammad

Sa'id ibn Musayyib

Abu Bakr ibn Harith