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| 1. |
The word Tarikh is derived from the root word |
| A. | Arkh |
| B. | Ayyam |
| C. | Arab |
| D. | Adab |
| Answer» A. Arkh | |
| 2. |
A permanent calendar for the Muslims was introduced by |
| A. | Abu Bakr |
| B. | Umar |
| C. | Uthman |
| D. | Ali |
| Answer» B. Umar | |
| 3. |
al Mukhtasar fi Ilm al Tarikh written by |
| A. | al Masudi |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | al Kafiji |
| D. | al Sakhawi |
| Answer» C. al Kafiji | |
| 4. |
The first authentic source of Islam |
| A. | Hadith |
| B. | Ijma |
| C. | Quran |
| D. | Tafzir |
| Answer» C. Quran | |
| 5. |
Sayings and doings of the Prophet Muhammad is called |
| A. | Tafzir |
| B. | Hadith |
| C. | Sirah |
| D. | Maghazi |
| Answer» B. Hadith | |
| 6. |
The opening chapter of the Quran is |
| A. | al Baqrah |
| B. | al Nisah |
| C. | al Fatiha |
| D. | al Nur |
| Answer» C. al Fatiha | |
| 7. |
The battle day narratives are referred to as |
| A. | Ayyam al Arab |
| B. | Sirah |
| C. | Maghazi |
| D. | Chronicles |
| Answer» A. Ayyam al Arab | |
| 8. |
The institution of narrators was called |
| A. | akhbariyun |
| B. | Rabi |
| C. | Muallim |
| D. | Mukhatam |
| Answer» A. akhbariyun | |
| 9. |
Ma’rib dam was constructed by |
| A. | Manaeans |
| B. | Himyarites |
| C. | Sabaeans |
| D. | Lakhimides |
| Answer» C. Sabaeans | |
| 10. |
The Hijrah year was started in |
| A. | A D 1622 |
| B. | AD 622 |
| C. | AD 625 |
| D. | AD 1625 |
| Answer» B. AD 622 | |
| 11. |
Which is considered as the register of the deeds of the Arabs |
| A. | Quran |
| B. | Poetry |
| C. | Isnad |
| D. | Adab |
| Answer» B. Poetry | |
| 12. |
The term sirah is referred to as |
| A. | biography prophet Muhammed |
| B. | Details of prophethood |
| C. | Commentary of the Quran |
| D. | Sayings of the Prophet |
| Answer» A. biography prophet Muhammed | |
| 13. |
The term Maghazi literature is detailed about |
| A. | military history of Muhammed |
| B. | Sunnah of the Prophet |
| C. | History of Pre Prophethood |
| D. | Ayyam tales |
| Answer» A. military history of Muhammed | |
| 14. |
Which is considered as the Archives of the Arab |
| A. | Ma’rib dam |
| B. | Poetry |
| C. | Futuh |
| D. | Hadith |
| Answer» B. Poetry | |
| 15. |
The first man who took effort in collecting jahiliyyah poetry |
| A. | Khalaf al Ahmar |
| B. | al Dabbi |
| C. | Amar ibn al As |
| D. | Hammad al Rawiya |
| Answer» D. Hammad al Rawiya | |
| 16. |
The longest chapter in the Quran |
| A. | al Nisa |
| B. | al Imran |
| C. | al Hajj |
| D. | al Baqara |
| Answer» D. al Baqara | |
| 17. |
How many chapters are in the Quran |
| A. | 144 |
| B. | 114 |
| C. | 112 |
| D. | 414 |
| Answer» A. 144 | |
| 18. |
The Babylonian Talmud was written by |
| A. | Rabi Ashi |
| B. | Rabi al Thabit |
| C. | Moses |
| D. | Lefi |
| Answer» A. Rabi Ashi | |
| 19. |
The oldest reference to Arabs are found in the writings of |
| A. | Thucydides |
| B. | Herodotus |
| C. | Livy |
| D. | Tacitus |
| Answer» B. Herodotus | |
| 20. |
The term Qisas of Anbia is referred to as |
| A. | Stories of Muhammed |
| B. | Stories of Prophets |
| C. | Sirah of Prophet |
| D. | Revelation of the Quran |
| Answer» B. Stories of Prophets | |
| 21. |
Sirah al Nabi written by |
| A. | al Tabari |
| B. | Ibn Sa’d |
| C. | Ibn Ishaq |
| D. | al Jahiz |
| Answer» C. Ibn Ishaq | |
| 22. |
The term Ansab is related |
| A. | Philology |
| B. | Shariocracy |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Poetry |
| Answer» C. Genealogy | |
| 23. |
Al Shabani is related to |
| A. | Tafzir writings |
| B. | Sirah writings |
| C. | Genealogy writings |
| D. | Hadith writings |
| Answer» C. Genealogy writings | |
| 24. |
Kitab al Amthal is compiled by |
| A. | al Hanzala |
| B. | al Bakri |
| C. | al Jahiz |
| D. | al Suhar ibn Abbas |
| Answer» D. al Suhar ibn Abbas | |
| 25. |
Genealogy is deals with the study of |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Pedigree |
| C. | Language |
| D. | Behavior |
| Answer» B. Pedigree | |
| 26. |
According to faith , the time of revelation of the Quran |
| A. | 21 years |
| B. | 22 years |
| C. | 23 years |
| D. | 24 years |
| Answer» C. 23 years | |
| 27. |
According to faith , the Quran was finally revealed on the day of |
| A. | 10th Dhul Hijja |
| B. | 17th of Ramdan |
| C. | 1st Rabi ul Awwal |
| D. | 1st Muharam |
| Answer» A. 10th Dhul Hijja | |
| 28. |
The first seven long chapters in the Quran are totally called |
| A. | Sab Tiwal |
| B. | Ma’ein |
| C. | Mathani |
| D. | Muffasal |
| Answer» A. Sab Tiwal | |
| 29. |
The Quranic chapter al Ahzab tells the history of |
| A. | Battle of Uhud |
| B. | Battle of Badr |
| C. | Truce of Hudaibiyah |
| D. | Conquest of Mecca |
| Answer» A. Battle of Uhud | |
| 30. |
The Tafzir literature is related to |
| A. | Biography of Muhammed |
| B. | Commentary of the Quran |
| C. | Military history |
| D. | Translation of the Quran |
| Answer» B. Commentary of the Quran | |
| 31. |
Jami al Bayan was written by |
| A. | Malik inb Anas |
| B. | Ibn Nadim |
| C. | Abu Hamza |
| D. | Jarir al Tabari |
| Answer» D. Jarir al Tabari | |
| 32. |
The work Jami al Bayan is on |
| A. | the commentary of the Quran |
| B. | Translation of the Quran |
| C. | Compilation of the Quran |
| D. | Collection of the Quran |
| Answer» A. the commentary of the Quran | |
| 33. |
The first man according to Prophet, to commit the revelation of the Quran to writing was |
| A. | Ubayy ibn Ka’b |
| B. | Zaid ibn Thabit |
| C. | Abdullah ibn Ubayy |
| D. | Aus ibn Khawali |
| Answer» A. Ubayy ibn Ka’b | |
| 34. |
The term Hauliyyat means |
| A. | Ayyam al Arab |
| B. | Akhbar |
| C. | Chronicles |
| D. | Khabar |
| Answer» C. Chronicles | |
| 35. |
The work Kitab al Maghazi written by |
| A. | al Tabari |
| B. | al Kalbi |
| C. | al Waqidi |
| D. | Yasar |
| Answer» C. al Waqidi | |
| 36. |
Fituh al Buldan written by |
| A. | al Baladhuri |
| B. | al Khatib |
| C. | al Kalbi |
| D. | Ibn al Qutayba |
| Answer» A. al Baladhuri | |
| 37. |
Ansab al Ashraf written by |
| A. | ibn al Rushd |
| B. | ibn Khaldun |
| C. | al Baladhuri |
| D. | al Waqidi |
| Answer» C. al Baladhuri | |
| 38. |
Master piece of ibn al Qutaybah |
| A. | al Akhbar al Tiwal |
| B. | Kitab al Ma’arif |
| C. | Khuday Nmah |
| D. | Futuh ul Buldan |
| Answer» B. Kitab al Ma’arif | |
| 39. |
Al Tabari was a native of |
| A. | Tunis |
| B. | Sevelle |
| C. | Tabaristan |
| D. | Baghdad |
| Answer» C. Tabaristan | |
| 40. |
The historian who introduced topical method of writing history |
| A. | al Tabari |
| B. | al Ma’sudi |
| C. | Miskawayh |
| D. | Waqidi |
| Answer» B. al Ma’sudi | |
| 41. |
Who is referred to as the Herodotus of the Arabs |
| A. | ibn al Athir |
| B. | al Dhahabi |
| C. | al Mas’udi |
| D. | al Tabari |
| Answer» C. al Mas’udi | |
| 42. |
Magnum opus of al Masudi |
| A. | Tanbih w al Ishraf |
| B. | al Kamil |
| C. | Muruj al Dhahab |
| D. | Tabaqat e Naziri |
| Answer» C. Muruj al Dhahab | |
| 43. |
Tarikh al Rasul wa al Muluk written by |
| A. | al Masudi |
| B. | ibn Khaldun |
| C. | ibn al Athir |
| D. | al Tabari |
| Answer» D. al Tabari | |
| 44. |
al Masudi was the native of |
| A. | Damascus |
| B. | Baghdad |
| C. | Cordova |
| D. | al Basra |
| Answer» B. Baghdad | |
| 45. |
Historian who laid the foundation of science of culture |
| A. | ibn al Rushd |
| B. | ibn Khaldun |
| C. | Toynbee |
| D. | Auguste Comte |
| Answer» B. ibn Khaldun | |
| 46. |
Meticulous scrutiny of the sources is called |
| A. | Adab |
| B. | Hauliyyat |
| C. | Rehla |
| D. | Isnad |
| Answer» D. Isnad | |
| 47. |
The greatest theoretician of history in the Arab world was |
| A. | al Kindi |
| B. | al Farabi |
| C. | ibn Khaldun |
| D. | ibn al Rushd |
| Answer» C. ibn Khaldun | |
| 48. |
The first book which deals with the influence of civilization on man was authorized by |
| A. | al Masudi |
| B. | ibn Hakal |
| C. | ibn Battuta |
| D. | ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. ibn Khaldun | |
| 49. |
The magnum opus of ibn Khaldun |
| A. | Akbar Namah |
| B. | Shah Namah |
| C. | Prolegomena |
| D. | Germania |
| Answer» C. Prolegomena | |
| 50. |
Kitab al Ibar was authorized by |
| A. | ibn Khaldun |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Firdauzi |
| D. | Umar Khayyam |
| Answer» A. ibn Khaldun | |
| 51. |
The historian who introduced the concept of Sociology in Social Science |
| A. | Arnold Toynbee |
| B. | Immanuel Kant |
| C. | Michael Fuchou |
| D. | Ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. Ibn Khaldun | |
| 52. |
ibn Khaldun was the native of |
| A. | Cairo |
| B. | Tunis |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» B. Tunis | |
| 53. |
The theory of Asabiyyah put forward by |
| A. | Renajith Guha |
| B. | ibn al Rushd |
| C. | Charles Darwin |
| D. | Ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. Ibn Khaldun | |
| 54. |
A celebrated historian at the time of Delhi Sultanate was |
| A. | al Beruni |
| B. | al Badauni |
| C. | al Barani |
| D. | Kalhana |
| Answer» C. al Barani | |
| 55. |
The court historian of Muhammed ibn Tughlaq |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | al Beruni |
| C. | Amir Khusrau |
| D. | al Barani |
| Answer» D. al Barani | |
| 56. |
Tarikh i Firuz Shahi written by |
| A. | al Beruni |
| B. | ibn Battuta |
| C. | al Badauni |
| D. | al Barani |
| Answer» D. al Barani | |
| 57. |
Fatwa e Jahandhari was written by |
| A. | ibn Khallikhan |
| B. | Amir Khusrau |
| C. | al Barani |
| D. | Hamid Qalandar |
| Answer» C. al Barani | |
| 58. |
The precepts of eminent scholars and states men to their successors are called |
| A. | Sha Namah |
| B. | Akbar Nmah |
| C. | Wasiyath Namah |
| D. | Babar Nmah |
| Answer» C. Wasiyath Namah | |
| 59. |
The famous Wasiyath Namah was belonged to |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Muhammed |
| C. | Mahmud of Ghazni |
| D. | Muhammed ibn Tughluq |
| Answer» A. Balban | |
| 60. |
Highly polished literature relating to a ruler or a noble is known by the name |
| A. | Maghazi |
| B. | Manaqibs |
| C. | Sirah |
| D. | Wasiyath Namah |
| Answer» B. Manaqibs | |
| 61. |
The life period of Amir Khusrau was |
| A. | AD 1253-1325 |
| B. | AD 1212 -1280 |
| C. | AD1251-1320 |
| D. | AD 1334-1420 |
| Answer» A. AD 1253-1325 | |
| 62. |
Amir Khusrau was the historian under |
| A. | Mughal Empire |
| B. | Umayyad Empire |
| C. | Abbasid Empire |
| D. | Delhi Sultanate |
| Answer» D. Delhi Sultanate | |
| 63. |
The famous work written by Amir Khusrau on history |
| A. | Aashiqa |
| B. | Nuhsipher |
| C. | Khazain ul Futuh |
| D. | Rubayiyath |
| Answer» C. Khazain ul Futuh | |
| 64. |
Khiran us Sadain was the work on |
| A. | History |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Poetry |
| D. | Geography |
| Answer» A. History | |
| 65. |
Famous poet cum historian who adorned the court of Alauddin Khilji |
| A. | Amir Khusrau |
| B. | Abdul Qadir Badauni |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Hamid Qalandar |
| Answer» A. Amir Khusrau | |
| 66. |
. Thughluq Namah was written by |
| A. | al Barani |
| B. | al Beruni |
| C. | Amir Khusrau |
| D. | Abul Faizi |
| Answer» C. Amir Khusrau | |
| 67. |
The court historian of Emperor Akbar |
| A. | al Badauni |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Khallikhan |
| D. | Abul Faizi |
| Answer» B. Abul Fazl | |
| 68. |
Akbar Namah was written by |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Abul Fazl | |
| 69. |
Aini Akabari was written by |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Abul Faizi |
| D. | al Badauni |
| Answer» B. Abul Fazl | |
| 70. |
Royal Mughal Historiographer sponsored by the court and financed by the state was |
| A. | Abul Faizi |
| B. | al Barani |
| C. | al Beruni |
| D. | Abul Fazl |
| Answer» A. Abul Faizi | |
| 71. |
Ma’arib dam was constructed between the two mountains kwon by the name |
| A. | Ablaq |
| B. | Aqabah |
| C. | Sinai |
| D. | Tararistan |
| Answer» A. Ablaq | |
| 72. |
Torah is related to the scripture of |
| A. | Islam |
| B. | Christianity |
| C. | Zoroastrianism |
| D. | Judaism |
| Answer» D. Judaism | |
| 73. |
The Sabaeans constructed the Ma’rib dam about |
| A. | 700 BC |
| B. | 800BC |
| C. | 600BC |
| D. | 900 BC |
| Answer» B. 800BC | |
| 74. |
Hijrah calendar was started in the year |
| A. | AD 622 |
| B. | AD 750 |
| C. | AD650 |
| D. | AD 621 |
| Answer» A. AD 622 | |
| 75. |
Hijrah was performed by the Prophet in the month of |
| A. | Muharam |
| B. | Rabi ul Awwal |
| C. | Safar |
| D. | Rajab |
| Answer» B. Rabi ul Awwal | |
| 76. |
According to faith, collections of scriptures revealed to Hebrew Prophets |
| A. | New testament |
| B. | Torah |
| C. | Quran |
| D. | Zendavasta |
| Answer» B. Torah | |
| 77. |
Ayyam al Arab mainly dealing with |
| A. | Arab Poetry |
| B. | Jihad |
| C. | Tribal conflicts |
| D. | Biography |
| Answer» C. Tribal conflicts | |
| 78. |
Which famous ghazwah is mentioned in Surah al Imran |
| A. | Badr |
| B. | Uhud |
| C. | Tabuk expedition |
| D. | Khandhak |
| Answer» B. Uhud | |
| 79. |
The word Quran literally means |
| A. | recitation |
| B. | read |
| C. | write |
| D. | compilation |
| Answer» A. recitation | |
| 80. |
Prophet’s last pilgrimage to Mecca is termed as |
| A. | Hijrah |
| B. | Hajjat al Wada |
| C. | Shu’ubiyya |
| D. | Fair of Ukaz |
| Answer» B. Hajjat al Wada | |
| 81. |
The first group of professional genealogists appeared at the time of |
| A. | Abbasids |
| B. | Glorious caliphate |
| C. | Umayyads |
| D. | Abbasids |
| Answer» C. Umayyads | |
| 82. |
Sayings and doings of prophet Muhammed is generally called |
| A. | Surah |
| B. | Sirah |
| C. | Hadith |
| D. | Sunnah |
| Answer» C. Hadith | |
| 83. |
Hadith literally means |
| A. | Write |
| B. | read |
| C. | Talk |
| D. | remember |
| Answer» C. Talk | |
| 84. |
First collection of authentic hadith was written by |
| A. | ibn Maja |
| B. | Muslim |
| C. | Bukhari |
| D. | Tirmidi |
| Answer» C. Bukhari | |
| 85. |
First collection of authentic Hadith is |
| A. | Sahih al Bhukhari |
| B. | Sahih al Muslim |
| C. | Sunan al Tirmidi |
| D. | Sunan al Nasayi |
| Answer» A. Sahih al Bhukhari | |
| 86. |
Annalistic form of writing history is introduced by |
| A. | al Tabari |
| B. | al Masudi |
| C. | al Baladhuri |
| D. | al Athir |
| Answer» A. al Tabari | |
| 87. |
Basic form of Muslim Historiography was |
| A. | Adab |
| B. | Akhbar |
| C. | Khabar |
| D. | Maghazi |
| Answer» C. Khabar | |
| 88. |
Khabar simply means |
| A. | Tomb |
| B. | News |
| C. | Paper |
| D. | Investigation |
| Answer» B. News | |
| 89. |
Direct narration of battle day narratives is referred to as |
| A. | Analystic history |
| B. | Sirah |
| C. | Maghazi |
| D. | Khabar |
| Answer» D. Khabar | |
| 90. |
The term used for the meticulous scrutiny of data in Islam is called |
| A. | Darayat |
| B. | Muamalat |
| C. | Rawayat |
| D. | Isnad |
| Answer» D. Isnad | |
| 91. |
The first Muslim author of annals whose work is preserved was |
| A. | ibn Khaldhun |
| B. | ibn Ishaq |
| C. | ibn Hisham |
| D. | al Tabari |
| Answer» D. al Tabari | |
| 92. |
Tharikh al Rasul wa al Muluk written by |
| A. | al Masudi |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | ibn Qutaybah |
| D. | ibn Hisham |
| Answer» B. al Tabari | |
| 93. |
Kitab al Bayan is the first authentic work on |
| A. | Tafzir |
| B. | Translation of Quran |
| C. | Recitation of the Quran |
| D. | Sirah |
| Answer» A. Tafzir | |
| 94. |
Kitab al Bayan written by |
| A. | al Tabari |
| B. | al Masudi |
| C. | ibn al Athir |
| D. | al Afif |
| Answer» A. al Tabari | |
| 95. |
History of al Yaqubi is an example of |
| A. | Dynastic History |
| B. | Annalistic History |
| C. | Didactic History |
| D. | Artistic History |
| Answer» A. Dynastic History | |
| 96. |
The Arabic word for dynasty is |
| A. | Dawlah |
| B. | Diwan |
| C. | Sirah |
| D. | Amirate |
| Answer» A. Dawlah | |
| 97. |
The word tabaqah literally means |
| A. | Division |
| B. | Layer |
| C. | Generation |
| D. | Succession |
| Answer» B. Layer | |
| 98. |
The oldest chronological division which presented itself to Muslim historical thinking |
| A. | Khabar |
| B. | Maghazi |
| C. | Tabaqat |
| D. | Ayyam al Arab |
| Answer» C. Tabaqat | |
| 99. |
Tabaqat al Fuqaha written by |
| A. | Ibn Ishaq |
| B. | al Sirazi |
| C. | al Baladhuri |
| D. | al Razi |
| Answer» B. al Sirazi | |
| 100. |
Kitab al Ansab is a work on |
| A. | Biography |
| B. | Autobiography |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Philology |
| Answer» C. Genealogy | |
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