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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Non-Muslims living in an Islamic State are called |
| A. | ahl al-zimma |
| B. | ahl al-madina |
| C. | ahl al-zahir |
| D. | ahl al-batin |
| Answer» B. ahl al-madina | |
| 2. |
Taj Mahal is situated in the river bank of |
| A. | mahanadi |
| B. | brahmaputhra |
| C. | yamuna |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» D. ganga | |
| 3. |
Ibn Khaldun was died in the year: |
| A. | 14066 |
| B. | 1406 |
| C. | 1316 |
| D. | 1332 |
| Answer» C. 1316 | |
| 4. |
Author of the book Hayy Bin Yaqzan |
| A. | ibn bajjah |
| B. | ibn rushd |
| C. | ibn tufail |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 5. |
The full name of al-Farabi was |
| A. | abu ali al-farabi |
| B. | abul hasan al-farabi |
| C. | abu hamid al-farabi |
| D. | abu nasr al-farabi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The book ‘Al-Durrah al-Yatimah’ was written by |
| A. | al-biruni |
| B. | ibn khaldun |
| C. | ibn al-muqaffa |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 7. |
Al-Kindi is known as the |
| A. | theologian of the arabs |
| B. | novelist of the arabs |
| C. | philosopher of the arabs |
| D. | poet of the arabs |
| Answer» D. poet of the arabs | |
| 8. |
The great work Muqaddima is the introductory part of: |
| A. | kitabul hind |
| B. | kitabul manazir |
| C. | kitabul ibr |
| D. | kitabul umm |
| Answer» D. kitabul umm | |
| 9. |
The Battle of Siffin wastook place in the year |
| A. | 657ad. |
| B. | 731ad. |
| C. | 611 |
| D. | (d) 651ad. |
| Answer» B. 731ad. | |
| 10. |
The Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik was succeeded by |
| A. | hisham |
| B. | umar ii |
| C. | marwan |
| D. | al-walid |
| Answer» D. al-walid | |
| 11. |
The largest number of Hadeeths was reported by |
| A. | uthman |
| B. | abu hurairah |
| C. | umar |
| D. | abu bakr |
| Answer» C. umar | |
| 12. |
Jāmi‘al-Bayān Fi Tafsir al-Qur’ān was written by |
| A. | al-razi |
| B. | ibn jarir al-tabari |
| C. | ibn miskawayh |
| D. | ibn al-athir |
| Answer» C. ibn miskawayh | |
| 13. |
Amir Mu‘āwiyah was a descendant of |
| A. | hashim |
| B. | abdul muttalib |
| C. | abd shams |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 14. |
The author of Tahāfat al-Falasifah, |
| A. | khwajazadah |
| B. | al-ghazzali |
| C. | al-kindi |
| D. | al-farabi |
| Answer» C. al-kindi | |
| 15. |
Kitab al-Umm, is written by |
| A. | imam shafii |
| B. | imam malik |
| C. | abu yusuf |
| D. | imam hanbal |
| Answer» B. imam malik | |
| 16. |
The famous hospital ‘Al-Māristān alMansuri’ at Cairo was established by |
| A. | baybars |
| B. | al-nasir |
| C. | qalawun |
| D. | saifud-din qutuz |
| Answer» D. saifud-din qutuz | |
| 17. |
‘Al-Hambra’ is situated in |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | iran |
| C. | spain |
| D. | iraq |
| Answer» D. iraq | |
| 18. |
The construction of Qutub Minar was started by: |
| A. | qutubuddin ibak |
| B. | ilthumish |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | shajahan |
| Answer» B. ilthumish | |
| 19. |
Al-Qayrawan was founded by |
| A. | mūsa ibn nusair |
| B. | ‘uqbah ibn nāfi’ |
| C. | mohammad ibn qasim |
| D. | tariq ibn ziyad |
| Answer» C. mohammad ibn qasim | |
| 20. |
Ammar Bin Ali al-Mawsili was a distinguished |
| A. | historian |
| B. | geographer |
| C. | ophthalmologist |
| D. | mathematician |
| Answer» D. mathematician | |
| 21. |
The Quranic commentary-Tafsir al- Kashshāf is written by |
| A. | ibn hisham |
| B. | ibn taimiyah |
| C. | zamakhshari |
| D. | ibn kathir |
| Answer» D. ibn kathir | |
| 22. |
The most distinguished cartographer of the Middle Ages was |
| A. | al-istakhri |
| B. | al-ya‘qubi |
| C. | al-idrisi |
| D. | al-mas‘udi |
| Answer» D. al-mas‘udi | |
| 23. |
Umar Khayyam was a renowned |
| A. | historiographer |
| B. | mathematician |
| C. | geographer |
| D. | economist |
| Answer» C. geographer | |
| 24. |
Ibn Mājah is one of the compilers of |
| A. | arabic short stories |
| B. | fatawā |
| C. | hadith |
| D. | lyrical poems |
| Answer» D. lyrical poems | |
| 25. |
Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year |
| A. | 1258 |
| B. | 1268 |
| C. | 1278 |
| D. | 1288 |
| Answer» B. 1268 | |
| 26. |
Discovery of blood circulation in the human body was first made by |
| A. | ibn sinā |
| B. | ibn zuhr |
| C. | ibn bājjah |
| D. | ibn al-nafis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Author of the book ‘Kitāb al-Manāzir’ was |
| A. | ibn al-hytham |
| B. | ibn rushd |
| C. | ibn ‘arabi |
| D. | ibn khaldun |
| Answer» B. ibn rushd | |
| 28. |
Ibn Bājjah belongs to |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | spain |
| C. | iran |
| D. | egypt |
| Answer» C. iran | |
| 29. |
The Muslim Rule in Spain ended in |
| A. | 1400 ad. |
| B. | 1492 ad. |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | (d) 1571 ad. |
| Answer» C. 1500 | |
| 30. |
Sindh was conquered by |
| A. | tariq bin ziyād |
| B. | muhammad bin qāsim |
| C. | khālid bin walid |
| D. | usāmah bin zayd |
| Answer» C. khālid bin walid | |
| 31. |
Which among the following city is not a capital of Abbasids? |
| A. | kufa |
| B. | bagdad |
| C. | samarra |
| D. | cordova |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Damascus was the capital of the |
| A. | umayyads |
| B. | fatimids |
| C. | abbasids |
| D. | mamluks |
| Answer» B. fatimids | |
| 33. |
The most celebrated poet during the Abbasid period was |
| A. | farazdaq |
| B. | al-akhtal |
| C. | al-mutanabbi |
| D. | jarir |
| Answer» D. jarir | |
| 34. |
The city of Samarra was founded by |
| A. | harun al-rashid |
| B. | al-mu’tasim |
| C. | al-mutawakkil |
| D. | al-mahdi |
| Answer» C. al-mutawakkil | |
| 35. |
Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | syriac |
| C. | pahlavi |
| D. | greek |
| Answer» D. greek | |
| 36. |
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» D. hajib al-mansur | |
| 37. |
Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ? |
| A. | al-farabi |
| B. | al-ghazzali |
| C. | al-kindi |
| D. | al-jahiz |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Futuh al-Buldan is written by |
| A. | al-baladhuri |
| B. | al-bustani |
| C. | al-mas’udi |
| D. | al-tabari |
| Answer» B. al-bustani | |
| 39. |
Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads ? |
| A. | khalid |
| B. | jabir |
| C. | umar bin abi rabiah |
| D. | masarjawayh |
| Answer» C. umar bin abi rabiah | |
| 40. |
Al-Hambra was built by |
| A. | al-murabitun |
| B. | al-muwahhidun |
| C. | umayyads |
| D. | al nasirids |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The Great Mosque of Samarra was built during the reign of |
| A. | al-mamun |
| B. | al-mutawakkil |
| C. | al-muktafi |
| D. | al-saffah |
| Answer» C. al-muktafi | |
| 42. |
Al-Tabari is associated with |
| A. | history |
| B. | astronomy |
| C. | mathematics |
| D. | painting |
| Answer» B. astronomy | |
| 43. |
Who was the last Abbasid Caliph? |
| A. | al-qa’im |
| B. | al-zahir |
| C. | al-mu‘tasim |
| D. | al-mustakfi |
| Answer» D. al-mustakfi | |
| 44. |
Muruj al-Dhahab is written by |
| A. | al-ghazzali |
| B. | al-baladhuri |
| C. | al-mas‘udi |
| D. | al-biruni |
| Answer» D. al-biruni | |
| 45. |
Al-Khwarizmi was a famous |
| A. | historian |
| B. | chemist |
| C. | musician |
| D. | mathematician |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Ibn Rushd was the author of |
| A. | tahāfut al-falasifa |
| B. | tahāfut al-tahāfut |
| C. | tarikh al-rusul |
| D. | al-kitāb al māliki |
| Answer» C. tarikh al-rusul | |
| 47. |
The author of Kitāb al-Jāmiʿ li-Mufradāt al-Adwiya wa-l-Aghdhiya(Compendium onSimple Medicaments and Foods )is: |
| A. | ibn baitar |
| B. | ibn sina |
| C. | ibn rushd |
| D. | al-mawardi |
| Answer» B. ibn sina | |
| 48. |
Who founded the Abbasid dynasty? |
| A. | al-ma’mun |
| B. | al-mehdi |
| C. | al-hadi |
| D. | al saffah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The title of ‘al-shaykh al-Rais’ was given to |
| A. | al-razi |
| B. | ibn sina |
| C. | al-majusi |
| D. | al-mawardi |
| Answer» C. al-majusi | |
| 50. |
Siddhanta was translated into Arabic by |
| A. | al-mahdi |
| B. | ibrahim alfazari |
| C. | ibn al-muqaffa |
| D. | hunayn bin ishaq |
| Answer» C. ibn al-muqaffa | |