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1. The year of the birth of the Prophet is known as A) Year of Victory B) Year of Elephant C) Year of Blessing D) None of these
2. The battle of Khandaq is also known as A) Ahzab B) Mu’ata C) Hunayn D) Tabuk
3. The warring parties of Battle of Basus were: A) Banu Dhubyan and Banu Abes B) Banu Hawazin and Banu Khuza’a C) Banu Bakr and Banu Taghlib D) Banu Taghlib and Banu Akhtal
4. Al Rab’al Khali is a ----- in Arabia. A) Mountain B) Valley C) River D) Desert
5. Charge of nepotism was levelled against Caliph A) Uthman B) Ali C) Mu’awiyah D) Yazid
6. ------was the champion of the Riddah wars. A) Khalid ibn Walid B) Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqas C) Musaylima D) Abu ‘Ubaida
7. The Bai’at al Ridwan took place at A) Aqba B) Hudaybiyah C) Yathrib D) Nahrawan
8. Pick the odd-one A) Abu Talib B) Abu Lahab C) Abu Sufyan D) Abdul Muthalib
9. The battle of Nahrawan was fought against A) Shi’ites B) Apostates C) Persians D) Kharijites
10. ------was killed in the battle of Yamamah. A) Aswad Ansi B) Ja’far ibn Abi Talib C) Musaylima D) Zayd
11. Egypt was annexed by A) Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqas B) Qutayba ibn Muslim C) Amr ibn ‘As D) Khalid ibn Walid
12. Arrange in chronological order 1. Battle of Namrraq 2. Battle of Jamal 3. Battle of Qadisiya 4. Battle of Yamama
A) 4, 1, 3, 2 B) 1, 3, 4, 2 C) 3, 1, 2, 4 D) 1, 2, 3, 4
13. The last ruler of Umayyad dynasty was A) Abdurahman III B) Hisham II C) Walid II D) Marwan II
14. Dome of the Rock was built by A) Walid I B) Mu’awiyah C) Umar II D) Abdul Malik
15. The city of Baghdad was founded by
A) Ma’mun B) Mansur C) Haroon Rasheed D) Abul Abbas
16. Arrange the following in chronological order 1. Battle of Hunayn 2. Battle of Ditch 3. Conquest of Khaybar 4. Pledge of Aqba
A) 2, 4, 3, 1 B) 1, 2, 4, 3 C) 4, 2, 3, 1 D) 4, 1, 3, 2
17. Who was the representative of Mu’awiya in the arbitration after the battle of Siffin A) Abdurahman ibn Awf B) Amr ibn ‘As C) Abu Musa al Ash’ari D) Sa’d ibn Abi Waqas
18. The Umayyad caliph who earned the title “Father of Kings” A) Umar ibn Abdul Azeez B) Mu'awiya C) Abdul Malik D) Marwan II
19. Match the following List 1 List 2 a. Fath al Arab 1. Ali b. Asadullah 2. Abul Abbas c. Al Qanuni 3. Yazid d. Al Saffah 4. Sulayman
A) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 C) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 D) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
20. State whether the following statements are True or false 1. Sultan Salahuddin captured Jerusalem in 1187 C.E. 2. He was defeated in the second crusade by Richard I.
A) Only statement 1 is true B) Only statement 2 is true C) Both are true D) Both are false
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21. Arrange the following in chronological order of its foundation 1. Aghlabids 2. Saffarids 3. Buwayhids 4. Ayyubids
A) 2, 1, 4, 3 B) 1 ,2, 3, 4 C) 4, 3, 1, 2 D) 2, 3, 1, 4
22. True or false 1. The Umayyad mosque is in Damascus 2. It was built by Umar ibn Abdul Azeez
A) Only the first statement is true B) Only the second statement is true C) Both the statements are true D) Both the statements are false
23. “Immediately after his entry into al Fustat, Jauhar began to construct a new city which he named …….” A) Marakesh B) Fez C) al Qahira D) Seville
24. True or false 1. Ubaydullah al Mahdi founded the Fatimid dynasty 2. With al Hakim the Fatimid dynasty came to an end
A) Both the statements are true B) Both the statements are false C) Only the first statement is true D) Only the second statement is true
25. Arrange in chronological order 1. Death of al Aziz 2. Founding of Dar al Hikmah 3. Founding of capital city named Mahdiah 4. Founding of al Azhar mosque
A) 3, 2, 1, 4 B) 1, 2, 3, 4 C) 2, 3, 1, 4 D) 3, 4, 1, 2
26. Pick the odd- one A) Alp Arsalan B) Jalaluddin Malik Shah C) Subuktgin D) Tughril Beg
27. Match the following List 1 List 2 a. Al Mansur 1. Baith al Hikmah b. Harun al Rashid 2. Founding of Baghdad c. Al Amin 3. Issue of Barmakids d. Al Ma’mun 4. Battle of Rayy
A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 C) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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28. True or false 1. Hulagu Khan sacked Baghdad in 1248 C.E. 2. Al Mutawakkil transferred the capital from Baghdad to Damascus
A) Only first statement is true B) Only second statement is true C) Both are false D) Both are true
29. ------is the author of “Kitab al Tawhid”. A) Ahmad ibn Hanbal B) Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab C) Ibn Taymiyya D) Hasan al Banna
30. The journal “Al Urwat al Wuthqa” was started by Jamaluddin al Afghani and ----. A) Rasheed Rida B) Muhammad Qutb C) Sayyid Qutb D) Muhammad Abdu
31. Author of “Al Ahkam al Sultaniya” A) Abul A’ala Maududi B) Al Mawardi C) Al Farabi D) Ibn Rushd
32. Hasan al Banna was assassinated in A) 1936 B) 1941 C) 1939 D) 1949
33. “Orient is not the orient as it is but the orient it has been orientalised” is the remark of: A) Philip K. Hitti B) R.A. Nicolson C) Edward Said D) Ziauddin Sardar
34. The literal meaning of jihad is A) Striving B) Fundamentalist C) Terror D) War
35. Author of “Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order” A) Bernard Lewis B) Samuel Huntington C) Toynbee D) Francis Fukuyama
36. The 9/11 event took place in the year A) 2011 B) 2009 C) 2005 D) 2001
37. The last Pahlavi ruler of Iran was A) Farah Pahlavi B) Mohamed Reza Pahlavi C) Ahmad Shah D) Mohamed Hasan Mirza II
38. Abottabad gained world attention due to the assassination of A) Mulla Umar B) Usama ibn Laden C) Saddam Husain D) Ghaddafi
39. Pick the odd-one A) Fatema Mernissi B) Zainab al Ghazali C) Maryam Jameela D) Munira al Qubaysi
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40. The first lady to lead a Friday congregation prayer is: A) Suheyla El Attar B) Maryam Jameela C) Qasim Amin D) Amina Wadud
41. Pan Islamism was articulated by: A) Maulana Maududi B) Jamaluddin Afghani C) Ibn Taymiyya D) Rasheed Rida
42. The Muslims who remained in Spain after the fall of Granada were known as: A) Saracens B) Mozarabs C) Moriscos D) Moors
43. Pick the odd-one A) Ibn Khaldun B) Ibn Hayyan C) Ibn al Khatib D) Al Zahrawi
44. Arrange in chronological order 1. Abul Hasan Ali ibn Ismail al Ash’ari 2. Al Nu’man ibn Thabit 3. Ahmad ibn Hanbal 4. Hasan al Basari
A) 1, 3, 4, 2 B) 4, 3, 2, 1 C) 4, 2, 3, 1 D) 3, 1, 4, 2
45. True or False 1. Imam Bukhari has died at Samarqand 2. He was patronised by Caliph Umar Khattab
A) Both are true B) Both are false C) Only 1 is true D) Only 2 is true
46. At the time of Arab conquest, Spain was ruled by A) Witiza B) Count Julien C) Roderic D) William II
47. Al Zahra palace was built by A) Abdurahman III B) Muhammad ibn Tumart C) Ibn al Ahmar D) Abdurahman II
48. The city of Samarrah was built by A) Al Mu’tadid B) Al Mu’tasim C) Al Mustakfi D) Al Mu’tamid
49. Sahib al Shurta was the chief of A) Postal service B) Revenue department C) Police D) Foreign affairs
50. Umar Khayyam adorned the court of A) Nuruddin Mahmud B) Imamuddin C) Salahuddin D) Malik Shah
51. Which of the following Delhi sultans made Agra as their capital? A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq C) Sikandar Lodi D) Qutubuddin Aibak
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52. Which of the following was not a chronicler of the history of the sultanate? A) Malik Kafur B) Ziauddin Barani C) Amir Khusrau D) Minhaj al Siraj
53. Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in the: A) Battle of Panipat B) Battle of Chandawar C) Battle of Tarain D) Battle of Waihind
54. Which of the following was not a ruler of the Delhi sultanate? A) Nasiruddin Mahmud B) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah C) Khizr Khan D) Zafar Khan
55. Which of the following measures was not associated with Muhammad ibn Tughlaq? A) Introduction of Token currency B) Shifting of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad C) Re-imposition of jizya on Brahmins D) Introduction of famine code in the Doab
56. Amir Khusrau is known to have innovated the musical instrument: A) Sitar B) Tabla C) Violin D) Guitar
57. Arrange the following sufi orders according to its appearance in India 1. Naqshabandiya 2. Qadiriya 3. Chishtiya 4. Suhrawardiya
A) 4, 2, 3, 1 B) 2, 4, 1, 3 C) 2, 4, 3, 1 D) 4, 2, 1, 3
58. Which one of the following sufi saints saw the rule of 7 sultans, but visited the court of none? A) Qutubuddin Bakthtiyar Kaki B) Nasiruddin Chirag C) Baba Farid D) Nizamuddin Auliya
59. What did the chalisa or the Group of Forty refer to during the period of Iltutmish? A) Turkish nobility B) Forty scholars C) Forty slaves D) Forty military chiefs
60. What is the popular name of Ulugh Khan? A) Jalaluddin Khalji B) Ghiyasuddin Balban C) Muhammad ibn Tughlaq D) Alauddin Khalji
61. Babar established Mughal rule in India through his victory in 1526 over A) Sikandar Lodi B) Bahlol Lodi C) Ibrahim Lodi D) Rana Sangha
62. Author of “Padmavat” is A) Tulsi Das B) Abdurahim Khan-i-Khana C) Sur Das D) Malik Muhammad Jaisi
63. Painting in the Mughal period was its prime during the reign of: A) Shahjahan B) Jahangir C) Akbar D) Babar
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64. Which of the following is the monument at Delhi which is a precursor of Taj Mahal? A) The Safdarjung tomb B) The Moti masjid C) Humayun’s tomb D) Itimad ud Daula’s tomb
65. Humayun’s tomb was built by: A) Humayun B) Akbar C) Shahjahan D) Haji Begum
66. What is the correct sequence of the following? 1. Birth of Akbar 2. Arrival of Vasco da Gama 3. Execution of Teg Bahadur 4. Battle of Khanwa
A) 1, 2, 3, 4 B) 4, 3, 2, 1 C) 2, 4, 1, 3 D) 3, 2, 4, 1
67. True or false 1. The second battle of Panipat took place during the period of Akbar 2. Aurangazeb was killed by the Marathas
A) Only the first statement is true B) Only the second statement is true C) Both are true D) Both are false
68. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their making 1. Buland Darwaza 2. Bibi ka Maqbara 3. Delhi Red Fort 4. Purana Qila
A) 4, 3, 2, 1 B) 3, 1, 4, 2 C) 1, 2, 3, 4 D) 4, 1, 3, 2
69. Where did Aurangazeb confine his father Shahjahan after usurping power? A) Lahore B) Delhi C) Agra D) Fatehpur Sikri
70. Arrange in chronological order 1. Aurangazeb 2. Dara Shikoh 3. Shah Shuja 4. Murad Baksh
A) 2, 3, 1, 4 B) 4,1, 3, 2 C) 3, 4, 1, 2 D) 4, 2, 3, 1
71. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? A) Chishti : Shaykh Hamiduddin Nagauri B) Naqshabandi : Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani C) Suhrawardi : Qutubuddin Baktiyar Kaki D) Qadiri : Khwaja Baqi Billah
72. Mansabdari system was introduced by: A) Babar B) Humayun C) Akbar D) Jahangir
73. The silver coin rupaya was first issued by: A) Sikandar Lodi B) Sher Shah C) Humayun D) Akbar
74. The theory of sulh-i-Kul was propounded by: A) Akbar B) Nairuddin Chirag C) Nizamuddin Auliya D) Aurangazeb
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75. In the 3rd battle of Panipat, the Marathas were defeated by A) Mughals B) French C) English D) Afghans
76. Who among the following was the founder of Khudai Khidmatgar? A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan B) Shaukathullah Ansari C) Maulana Abdul Bari D) Zafar Ali Khan
77. Maulana Shibli Nu’mani belonged to the A) Deoband Madrasa B) Firangi Mahal C) Aligarh School D) Nadwat ul Ulama
78. Who among the following established the Mohammadan Literary Soceity in 1863 at Calcutta ? A) Syed Ameer Ali B) Nawab Abdul Latheef C) Shariattulla D) Dr. M. A. Ansari
79. At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919? A) Lucknow B) Aligarh C) Delhi D) Calcutta
80. Nizamul Mulk established the independent state of A) Awadh B) Golconda C) Burhanpur D) Hyderabad
81. The Khilafat Movement in India was organized by: A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Maulana Muhammad Ali C) Dr.Zakir Husain D) None of these
82. In which session Pakistan resolution was passed by the Muslim League? A) Calcutta B) Bombay C) Dacca D) Lahore
83. Who was the 1st Muslim President of the Indian National Congress? A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Hakim Ajmal Khan C) Badruddin Tyabji D) Dr. M.A.Ansari
84. Who was the 1st person to form an idea of a separate homeland for Indian Muslims to be called Pakistan? A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan B) Rahmat Ali C) Muhammad Iqbal D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
85. ------was not a founder member of Muslim League in 1906 A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Nawab Muhsinul Mulk C) Agha Khan D) Nawab Salimullah
86. Arrange in chronological order 1. Communal Award 2. Quit India Movement 3. The Cabinet Mission 4. Partition of Bengal
A) 4, 1, 2, 3 B) 3, 2, 4, 1 C) 1, 3, 4, 2 D) 4, 3, 2, 1
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87. True or false 1. The Second Civil Disobedience Movement started in 1927. 2. The Muslim League started “Direct Action” to achieve freedom for India in 1946.
A) Only the statement 1 is true B) Only the second statement is true C) Both are true D) Both are false
88. Pick the odd-one A) Curzon B) Stafford Cripps C) Chelmsford D) Wavell
89. The first Malayalam translation of the Holy Qur’an was done by: A) C. N. Ahmad Maulavi B) Vakkom Maulavi C) Mayan Kutty Elaya D) Amani Maulavi
90. The real name of Kunhali IV is A) Kuttiali B) Pattu Marakkar C) Kutty Pokker D) Muhammad
91. ----was the capital of Tipu in Malabar. A) Calicut B) Feroke C) Ponnani D) Kodungallur
92. Pick the odd-one A) Umar Qazi B) Fazal Pookoya Tangal C) Abdussathar Sait D) Athan Kurikkal
93. Arrange in chronological order 1. Wagon Tragedy 2. Execution of Variamkunnath Kunhahammad Haji 3. Pookkottur incident 4. Military raid in Mamburam mosque
A) 3, 4, 1, 2 B) 2, 3, 1, 4 C) 4, 3 ,2, 1 D) 4, 1, 2, 3
94. True or false 1. The first mosque in Kerala is at Ponnani 2. Umar Qazi is the author of “Nabi Nanayam”
A) The first statement is true B) The second statement is true C) Both are true D) Both are false
95. Match the following List 1 List 2 a. A.P. Ibrahim Kunju 1. The Moplah Rebellion b. S. F. Dale 2. Mappila’s of Malabar c. C. Gopalan Nair 3. The Mappilas of Malabar (1498-1922) d. S. M. Mohammed Koya 4. Mappila Muslims of Kerala
A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 C) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 D) a-3,b-4, c-2, d-1
96. The first Ottoman ruler to assume the title of Caliph was A) Salim III B) Mehmet I C) Salim I D) Murad I
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97. The name of Ibrahim Temo is associated with A) Tanzimat reforms B) Committee of Union and Progress C) First World War D) Religious reform
98. The person known as the ‘father of Turkish nationalism’ is A) Zia Gokalp B) Sulayman the Magnificent C) Kemal Pasha D) Muhammad II
99. The Ottoman sultan known as “Red Sultan”: A) Abdul Hamid II B) Sulayman C) Salim I D) Bayazid II
100. The present capital of Turkish Republic is A) Istambul B) Beirut C) Ankara D) Adrianople
101. True or false 1. Ahmad Riza was the publisher of the newspaper “Meshveret” 2. The 1st Ottoman constitution was promulgated in 1876.
A) Only the 1st sentence is true B) Only the 2nd sentence is true C) Both are true D) Both are false
102. Who is known in Turkish history as “al Fatih” A) Muhammad II B) Mahmud II C) Sulayman D) Salim I
103. The Devsirme system was originated by A) Bayazid I B) Murad II C) Muhammad I D) Sulayman
104. Arrange in chronological order 1. Murad II 2. Salim II 3. Muhammad I 4. Bayazid II
A) 1,2, 3, 4 B) 3, 1, 4, 2 C) 4, 3, 2, 1 D) 3,1, 2, 4
105. Match the following List 1 List 2 a. Abdul Hamid II 1. Jannisaries b. Sukolli 2. Capture of Constantinople c. Murad I 3. 1876 constitution d. Muhammad II 4. Grand Wazir
A) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 B) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 D) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
106. The capital of the Safavids under Shah Ismail I : A) Isfahan B) Qazvin C) Tabriz D) Shiraz
107. The Balfour Declaration was issued in the year A) 1945 B) 1948 C) 1914 D) 1917
108. ------is known as “the father of modern Alchemy” A) Jabir ibn Hayyan B) Al Kindi C) Al Idrisi D) Al Razi
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109. ------is the author of “al Kulliyat fi Tibb” A) Ibn Sina B) Ibn Qutiyah C) Ibn Jubair D) Ibn Rushd
110. True or false 1. Ibn al Baytar is a great Botanist. 2. Al Khawarizmi is known as “al Hasib”
A) Only statement 1 is true B) Both are true C) Only statement 2 is true D) Both are false
111. Match the following List 1 List 2 a. Ben Gabirol 1. Tahafut al Tahafut b. Ibn Arabi 2. Yanb al Hayah c. Ibn Rushd 3. Fusus al Hikam d. Jabir ibn Aflah 4. Kitab al Hay’ah
A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 D) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
112. The philosopher popularly known as the Second Teacher: A) Ibn Sina B) Ibn Rushdi C) Al Farabi D) Ibn Arabi
113. The form of Muslim historiography that deals with the military campaigns of Prophet Mohammed is: A) Hauliyyat B) Maghazi C) Sira D) Khabar
114. The term Isnad stands for: A) Chronology B) Chain of narrators C) Time of occurrence D) Reporter
115. Abul Fazal was the court historian of: A) Akbar B) Shajahan C) Jahangir D) Aurangazeb
116. Who is known as the parrot of India? A) Amir Khusru B) Babur C) Al Baruni D) Abul Fazl
117. The magnum opus of Sheikh Zainudeen: A) Tuhafat al Mujahideen B) Fatuhal Mubin C) Muntak al Tawarikh D) Tuhafat al Falasifa
118. The medieval Indian historian who was a great critic of Akbar the Great: A) Badauni B) Khafi khan C) Barani D) Amir Khusru
119. Who had written “Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh”? A) Abdul Qadir Badauni B) Abul Fazl C) Ziauddin Barani D) Minhaj Siraj
120. “Tarikh Rasul Wal Muluk”is the work of A) Masudi B) Tabari C) Ibn Ishaq D) al Baladhuri
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