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