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| 101. |
The word Sirah is related to |
| A. | Biography |
| B. | Autobiography |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Futuh |
| Answer» A. Biography | |
| 102. |
Al Baladhuri was famous for |
| A. | Ansab writing |
| B. | Sirah writing |
| C. | Maghazi writing |
| D. | History writing |
| Answer» A. Ansab writing | |
| 103. |
Pre Islamic history was merely |
| A. | Legend |
| B. | Myth |
| C. | Ballad |
| D. | Epic |
| Answer» C. Ballad | |
| 104. |
The fame of al Waqidi is laid in |
| A. | Maghazi literature |
| B. | Sirah |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Hadith |
| Answer» A. Maghazi literature | |
| 105. |
Patron of al Baruni was |
| A. | Mahmud of Ghori |
| B. | Mahmud of Ghszni |
| C. | Prithyuraj Chauhan |
| D. | Malik Shah |
| Answer» B. Mahmud of Ghszni | |
| 106. |
Life period of ibn Khaldun was |
| A. | AD 1332-1406 |
| B. | AD 1300-1370 |
| C. | AD1332-1400 |
| D. | AD1332-1405 |
| Answer» A. AD 1332-1406 | |
| 107. |
The work Prolegomena is the introduction of |
| A. | Akbar Namah |
| B. | Kitab al Ibar |
| C. | Tabaqat e Naziri |
| D. | Babar Namah |
| Answer» B. Kitab al Ibar | |
| 108. |
The historian who contributed the analysis of science of history was |
| A. | Ibn Khallikhan |
| B. | ibn Rurshd |
| C. | ibn Khaldun |
| D. | Ibn Battuta |
| Answer» A. Ibn Khallikhan | |
| 109. |
According to ibn Khaldun, his material cause in the genesis of culture means |
| A. | Political factors |
| B. | Physical factors |
| C. | Economic factors |
| D. | Social factors |
| Answer» B. Physical factors | |
| 110. |
Famous historian who introduced Negros to world history |
| A. | ibn al Khatib |
| B. | ibn Battuta |
| C. | al Beruni |
| D. | ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. ibn Khaldun | |
| 111. |
Peculiar type of Historical writings introduced by the Muslims to Medieval India was |
| A. | Wasiyath Namah |
| B. | Chronicles |
| C. | Annals |
| D. | Eulogy |
| Answer» B. Chronicles | |
| 112. |
Medieval Muslim historians modeled the writings of |
| A. | Egyptians |
| B. | Romans |
| C. | Greeks |
| D. | Persians |
| Answer» D. Persians | |
| 113. |
Famous Wasiyath Namah was belonged to |
| A. | Babar to his son |
| B. | Balban to his son |
| C. | Akbar to his son |
| D. | Timur to his son |
| Answer» B. Balban to his son | |
| 114. |
Great Saint compatriot of Amir Khusrau was |
| A. | Abdul Qadar Jilani |
| B. | Jalauddin Rumi |
| C. | Nizamuddin Aulya |
| D. | Umar Khayyam |
| Answer» C. Nizamuddin Aulya | |
| 115. |
Khazain ul Futuh was written by |
| A. | al Sirhindi |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Gulbadan Beegum |
| D. | Amir Khusrau |
| Answer» D. Amir Khusrau | |
| 116. |
The work Khiran us Sadain written by |
| A. | al Baladhuri |
| B. | Amir Khusrau |
| C. | al Sirhindi |
| D. | al Barani |
| Answer» B. Amir Khusrau | |
| 117. |
Thugluqnamah is a work on |
| A. | Geography |
| B. | Biography |
| C. | Autobiography |
| D. | History |
| Answer» D. History | |
| 118. |
Tarikh e Firoz Shahi begins with the history of |
| A. | Firoz Shah |
| B. | Muhammed bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Ghyazuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Balban | |
| 119. |
Tarikh e Firoz Shahi was dedicated to |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Firoz Shah |
| C. | Muhammed bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Ghyazuddin |
| Answer» B. Firoz Shah | |
| 120. |
The historian who called history “the Queen of Sciences” |
| A. | al Beruni |
| B. | al Barani |
| C. | al Sakhawi |
| D. | al Baladhuri |
| Answer» B. al Barani | |
| 121. |
Fatwa I Jahandhari was a supplementary work of |
| A. | Ayni Akbari |
| B. | Tharikh e Firoz Shahi |
| C. | Tabaqat e Naziri |
| D. | Tarikh I Hind |
| Answer» B. Tharikh e Firoz Shahi | |
| 122. |
Tuzuki Babari was a work on |
| A. | Autobiography |
| B. | Biography |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Epigraphy |
| Answer» A. Autobiography | |
| 123. |
Tuzuki Babari written by |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Babar |
| Answer» D. Babar | |
| 124. |
Abul Fazl was introduced to Akbar in the year |
| A. | AD 1573 |
| B. | AD 1553 |
| C. | AD 1551 |
| D. | AD 1561 |
| Answer» A. AD 1573 | |
| 125. |
Abul Fazl was born at |
| A. | Nagaur |
| B. | Luknow |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 126. |
Akbar Namah was completed in the year |
| A. | 1598 |
| B. | 1698 |
| C. | 1596 |
| D. | 1602 |
| Answer» A. 1598 | |
| 127. |
Muntakhab ul Tawarikh was written by |
| A. | al Badauni |
| B. | al Barani |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Gulbadan Beegum |
| Answer» A. al Badauni | |
| 128. |
Muntakhab ul Tawarikh was a historical writings about |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Balaban |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» A. Akbar | |
| 129. |
Identify the Mughal Historian from given below |
| A. | al Barani |
| B. | Minhaj Siraj |
| C. | al Badauni |
| D. | al Beruni |
| Answer» C. al Badauni | |
| 130. |
Tuzuki Jahangiri written by |
| A. | Shajahan |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Babar |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 131. |
Historian who belonged to Abbasid era was |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | al Beruni |
| C. | al Tabari |
| D. | al Khawarismi |
| Answer» C. al Tabari | |
| 132. |
The term Historiography means |
| A. | History of Philosophy |
| B. | History of History |
| C. | Philosophy of History |
| D. | History of Annals |
| Answer» B. History of History | |
| 133. |
Al Badauni was very critic about the Akber’s policy of |
| A. | Revenue |
| B. | Din Ilahi |
| C. | Agrarian System |
| D. | Rajput |
| Answer» B. Din Ilahi | |
| 134. |
The basic form of history which is complete in itself and tolerates no reference is called |
| A. | Khabar |
| B. | Tabaqat |
| C. | Chronicles |
| D. | Genealogy |
| Answer» A. Khabar | |
| 135. |
A direct narration of battle day narratives with the description of a single event is |
| A. | Tabaqat |
| B. | Ayyam al Arab |
| C. | Adhab |
| D. | Khabar |
| Answer» D. Khabar | |
| 136. |
Historian who was called the father of Hadith historiography |
| A. | al Madani |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | al Masudi |
| D. | al Masudi |
| Answer» B. al Tabari | |
| 137. |
The oldest preserved historical works describing the reigns of rulers is |
| A. | Annalistic history |
| B. | Khabar History |
| C. | Tabaqat |
| D. | Dynastic history |
| Answer» D. Dynastic history | |
| 138. |
The people belonging to one layer or class in the chronological succession of generations is easily made in |
| A. | Khabar history |
| B. | Chronicles |
| C. | Tabaqat |
| D. | Annals |
| Answer» C. Tabaqat | |
| 139. |
Tabaqat al Fuqaha written by |
| A. | Abu Ishaq al Sirazi |
| B. | Ibn Ishaq |
| C. | Ibn Sa’d |
| D. | al Baladhuri |
| Answer» A. Abu Ishaq al Sirazi | |
| 140. |
Kitab al Ansab , a work on genealogy was written by |
| A. | al Masudi |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | al Baladhuri |
| D. | ibn Maymun |
| Answer» C. al Baladhuri | |
| 141. |
Philosopher of the Arabs is often referred to |
| A. | al Kindi |
| B. | al Farabi |
| C. | al Fargun |
| D. | al Fasari |
| Answer» A. al Kindi | |
| 142. |
The Quran is presented in the form of |
| A. | Prose |
| B. | Poetry |
| C. | Rhymed prose |
| D. | History |
| Answer» C. Rhymed prose | |
| 143. |
The Quran contains how many words |
| A. | 77890 |
| B. | 77934 |
| C. | 777980 |
| D. | 77880 |
| Answer» B. 77934 | |
| 144. |
The Quran contains how many verses |
| A. | 6500 |
| B. | 6600 |
| C. | 6500 |
| D. | 6000 |
| Answer» D. 6000 | |
| 145. |
To whom the Prophet had made to commit the whole of the Quran to memory |
| A. | Umar |
| B. | Zaid ibn Thabit |
| C. | Abu Bakr |
| D. | Muadh ibn Jabal |
| Answer» B. Zaid ibn Thabit | |
| 146. |
The term Usul al Hadith means |
| A. | Principles of scrutiny |
| B. | Narrators who’s who |
| C. | Isnad |
| D. | Sunnah |
| Answer» B. Narrators who’s who | |
| 147. |
Identify the Sirah writer given below |
| A. | Ibn Hisham |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | ibn al Athir |
| D. | ibn Khaldhun |
| Answer» A. Ibn Hisham | |
| 148. |
Daghfal ibn Hanzala was famous for |
| A. | Sirah writing |
| B. | Maghazi writing |
| C. | Ansab writing |
| D. | Tabaqat writing |
| Answer» C. Ansab writing | |
| 149. |
The word Muhaddithun is often referred to |
| A. | Ansab writers |
| B. | Traditionists |
| C. | Genealogists |
| D. | Tafsir writers |
| Answer» B. Traditionists | |
| 150. |
Muhammed ibn al Saib was famous for |
| A. | Tafsir writings |
| B. | Sirah writings |
| C. | Ansab writings |
| D. | Genealogy writings |
| Answer» D. Genealogy writings | |
| 151. |
Birth place of history |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | Ionia |
| Answer» D. Ionia | |
| 152. |
In which chapter the Hudaibiyah truce is described in the Quran |
| A. | al Ahzab |
| B. | al Hashr |
| C. | al Fath |
| D. | al Anfal |
| Answer» C. al Fath | |
| 153. |
The work Kitab al Tafsir written by |
| A. | Zaid ibn Aslam |
| B. | al Tabari |
| C. | Dinar al Thumali |
| D. | Abdullah ibn Abbas |
| Answer» A. Zaid ibn Aslam | |
| 154. |
The compilation of the Quran was made by the caliph |
| A. | Abu Bakr |
| B. | Umar |
| C. | Uthman |
| D. | Ali |
| Answer» C. Uthman | |
| 155. |
The Surviving Monument of Past Generations ‘ written by |
| A. | al Beruni |
| B. | al Barani |
| C. | al Tabari |
| D. | al Waqidi |
| Answer» A. al Beruni | |
| 156. |
The work Prolegomena is the introduction of |
| A. | Akbar Namah |
| B. | Kitab al Ibar |
| C. | Tarikh I Firoz Shahi |
| D. | Khiran us Sadain |
| Answer» B. Kitab al Ibar | |
| 157. |
Tarikh e Firoz Shahi is belonged to which history |
| A. | Prose Eulogies |
| B. | Didactic Histor |
| C. | Artistic history |
| D. | General history |
| Answer» B. Didactic Histor | |
| 158. |
Given below which is the person who was more a poet than a historian |
| A. | al Barani |
| B. | al Beruni |
| C. | Amir Khusrau |
| D. | Hamid Qalandar |
| Answer» C. Amir Khusrau | |
| 159. |
The work Nuhsipher written by |
| A. | Amir Khusrau |
| B. | Hamid Qalandar |
| C. | al Sirhindi |
| D. | Hasan Nizzami |
| Answer» A. Amir Khusrau | |
| 160. |
Tarikh I Firoz Shahi was written in |
| A. | 1358 |
| B. | 1347 |
| C. | 1340 |
| D. | 1387 |
| Answer» A. 1358 | |
| 161. |
Tarikh I Mubarak Shahi written by |
| A. | Yahiyah |
| B. | Ahmed Sirhindi b) Hamid Qalandar |
| C. | al Beruni |
| D. | Amir Khusrau |
| Answer» A. Yahiyah | |
| 162. |
Tarikh I Mubarak Shahi is a prime source on |
| A. | Khilji Dynasty |
| B. | Tughlaq Dynasty |
| C. | Slave Dynasty |
| D. | Sayyid Dynasty |
| Answer» D. Sayyid Dynasty | |
| 163. |
Tharikh I Mubarak Shahi is a history of the period from |
| A. | 1400 -1434 |
| B. | 1500-1534 |
| C. | 1400-1440 |
| D. | 1430-1500 |
| Answer» A. 1400 -1434 | |
| 164. |
Identify the historian who deserves the title of Historiographer -Royal of the Mughals |
| A. | al Bedauni |
| B. | Abul Faizi |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Abul Fazl | |
| 165. |
Father of Abul Fazl |
| A. | Shaikh Husain |
| B. | Abdul Qadir Jilani |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shaikh Mubarak |
| Answer» D. Shaikh Mubarak | |
| 166. |
Identify the historian who critically evaluated the policy of Akbar |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Al Baladhuri |
| C. | al Bedauni |
| D. | al Sirhindi |
| Answer» C. al Bedauni | |
| 167. |
Term used for the meticulous scrutiny of data in early Muslim historiography |
| A. | Eye witness |
| B. | Transmitters |
| C. | Isnad |
| D. | Annals |
| Answer» C. Isnad | |
| 168. |
Authentic source of Islam next to the Quran |
| A. | Ijma |
| B. | Qiyas |
| C. | Ijthihad |
| D. | Hadith |
| Answer» D. Hadith | |
| 169. |
Ibn Khaldun was died in |
| A. | Tunis |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Cairo |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» C. Cairo | |
| 170. |
Historian who introduced Sociology in History |
| A. | ibn Khalikhan |
| B. | Ibn al Khatib |
| C. | ibn al Athir |
| D. | ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. ibn Khaldun | |
| 171. |
In genesis of culture, what was Ibn Khaldun meant about the formal cause |
| A. | Physical factors |
| B. | Political factor |
| C. | social factors |
| D. | Economic factors |
| Answer» B. Political factor | |
| 172. |
In genesis of culture, what was ibn Khaldun related to efficient cause |
| A. | social factors- |
| B. | Physical factors |
| C. | economic factors |
| D. | Political factors |
| Answer» A. social factors- | |
| 173. |
Ibn Khaldun spent most of his time in |
| A. | Toledo |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Arabia |
| Answer» B. Spain | |
| 174. |
Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi was belonged to which country |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Iraq |
| C. | India |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» A. Iran | |
| 175. |
The term used for highly polished literature relating to a ruler or a noble is called |
| A. | Manaqibs |
| B. | Didactic history |
| C. | General history |
| D. | Artistic history |
| Answer» A. Manaqibs | |
| 176. |
In the work Tarikh I Firoz Shahi, Barani began his history from |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Muhammed ibn Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Barani |
| Answer» A. Balban | |
| 177. |
Barani dedicated his Tharikh I Firoz Shahi to the Tughlaq emperor |
| A. | Muhammed ibn Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Shah |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Ghiyazuddin |
| Answer» B. Firoz Shah | |
| 178. |
Barani himself was appointed in Delhi ruling circles as the famous companion of |
| A. | Firoz Shah |
| B. | Muhammed ibn Tughlaq |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Ghiyazuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Muhammed ibn Tughlaq | |
| 179. |
Ibn Batutta was famous for his |
| A. | History |
| B. | Poetry |
| C. | Travel accounts |
| D. | Music |
| Answer» C. Travel accounts | |
| 180. |
Kitab al Hind written by |
| A. | Ibn Batutta |
| B. | Marco Polo |
| C. | Alberuni |
| D. | Abdul Razak |
| Answer» C. Alberuni | |
| 181. |
Life time of ibn Batutta |
| A. | AD 1304-1378 |
| B. | AD 1305-1380 |
| C. | AD 1306-1378 |
| D. | AD 1304-1380 |
| Answer» A. AD 1304-1378 | |
| 182. |
Ibn Batutta was an |
| A. | Egyptian |
| B. | Iranian |
| C. | Indian |
| D. | Iraqi |
| Answer» A. Egyptian | |
| 183. |
ibn Batutta was appointed as the Qazi of Delhi by |
| A. | Firoz Shah |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammed ibn Tughlaq |
| D. | Ghiyazuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Muhammed ibn Tughlaq | |
| 184. |
Third part of Akabr Namah is called |
| A. | Ain e Akbari |
| B. | Tabaqat e Nasiri |
| C. | Fatwa e Jahandhari |
| D. | Tuzuki Jahangiri |
| Answer» A. Ain e Akbari | |
| 185. |
The historian who evaluated history as a ‘Unique pearl of science’ |
| A. | al Barani |
| B. | al Sakhawi |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | al Badauni |
| Answer» C. Abul Fazl | |
| 186. |
First part of Akbar Namah deals with |
| A. | Babar and Humayun |
| B. | Balban and Muhammed IV |
| C. | Akbar and Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb |
| Answer» A. Babar and Humayun | |
| 187. |
Main source of Abul Fazl’s Akbar Namah was |
| A. | Gulbadan Beegum |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Abul Faizi |
| D. | Sheikh Mubarak |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 188. |
Aini Akabari is the supplementary work of |
| A. | Akbar Namah |
| B. | Babar Namah |
| C. | Shah Namah |
| D. | Humayun Namah |
| Answer» A. Akbar Namah | |
| 189. |
Abul Qadir Badauni was born in |
| A. | AD 1540 |
| B. | AD 1573 |
| C. | AD 1541 |
| D. | AD 1450 |
| Answer» A. AD 1540 | |
| 190. |
Badauni was introduced to Akbar’s court in |
| A. | AD 1573 |
| B. | AD 1550 |
| C. | AD 1574 |
| D. | AD 1571 |
| Answer» C. AD 1574 | |
| 191. |
Badauni was appointed in the court of Akbar as |
| A. | Historian |
| B. | Poet |
| C. | Musician |
| D. | Imam |
| Answer» D. Imam | |
| 192. |
Biography as a historical literature, was introduced to India by |
| A. | Arabs |
| B. | Persians |
| C. | Afghans |
| D. | Mughals |
| Answer» D. Mughals | |
| 193. |
The literature regarding the practical life of the Prophet is called |
| A. | Hadith |
| B. | Sunnah |
| C. | Maghazi |
| D. | Sirah |
| Answer» B. Sunnah | |
| 194. |
Historiography is a product of |
| A. | Greece |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | India |
| D. | Arabia |
| Answer» A. Greece | |
| 195. |
Hadith literally means |
| A. | Dialogue |
| B. | Recitation |
| C. | Talk |
| D. | Action |
| Answer» C. Talk | |
| 196. |
The work Jami al Tirmidi is related to which literature |
| A. | Sirah |
| B. | Futuh |
| C. | Maghazi |
| D. | Hadith |
| Answer» D. Hadith | |
| 197. |
Kutub al Sittah is related to |
| A. | Hadith |
| B. | Ayyam al Arab |
| C. | Futuh |
| D. | Sunnah |
| Answer» A. Hadith | |
| 198. |
The abridge form of Tarikh e Mubarak Shahi is added in the |
| A. | The Cambridge History of Islam, volIII |
| B. | History of the Arabs |
| C. | The Cambridge History of Islam , VolII |
| D. | The Cambridge History of Islam VolI |
| Answer» A. The Cambridge History of Islam, volIII | |
| 199. |
Delhi Sultan who had appointed al Beruni as the ambassador of China |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Mohammed ibn Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Mohammed ibn Tughlaq | |
| 200. |
Humayun Nama written by |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Gulbadan Beegam |
| D. | Shajahan |
| Answer» C. Gulbadan Beegam | |
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