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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Islamic History .
| 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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