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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 1. |
Who among the following caliph is known as Al-Dhakhil |
| A. | abdurahman i |
| B. | abdurahman ii |
| C. | abdurahman iii |
| D. | al hakam |
| Answer» A. abdurahman i | |
| 2. |
The eminent surgeon of Muslim Spain was: |
| A. | abul hammah |
| B. | al-zhrawi |
| C. | abul hasan |
| D. | abu davood |
| Answer» B. al-zhrawi | |
| 3. |
Ziryabwas the renowned |
| A. | architect |
| B. | calligrapher |
| C. | jurist |
| D. | musician |
| Answer» D. musician | |
| 4. |
The meaning of Al-Dhakhil is: |
| A. | the enter |
| B. | the defender |
| C. | the ruler |
| D. | the conqueror |
| Answer» A. the enter | |
| 5. |
The Kingdome of Granada was founded by |
| A. | ibn al ahmar |
| B. | hisham ii |
| C. | ibn tashfin |
| D. | umar |
| Answer» A. ibn al ahmar | |
| 6. |
The court physician of Hakkim II |
| A. | ibn rushd |
| B. | ibn sina |
| C. | ibn al kalib |
| D. | al zahrawi |
| Answer» D. al zahrawi | |
| 7. |
Muqaddima is the famous work of: |
| A. | ibn rushd |
| B. | al farabi |
| C. | ibn ishaq |
| D. | ibn khaldun |
| Answer» D. ibn khaldun | |
| 8. |
The celebrated Geographer in the court of Roger II was: |
| A. | al idrisi |
| B. | al masudi |
| C. | ibn bythar |
| D. | ibn sina |
| Answer» A. al idrisi | |
| 9. |
The bride of Andalusia was: |
| A. | granada |
| B. | toledo |
| C. | cordova |
| D. | sicily |
| Answer» C. cordova | |
| 10. |
Muslim Spain referred in the history as |
| A. | al- andalus |
| B. | cordova |
| C. | greanada |
| D. | jabal tariq |
| Answer» A. al- andalus | |
| 11. |
The construction of Al Zahra Palace was started in the year |
| A. | 936 |
| B. | 956 |
| C. | 986 |
| D. | 976 |
| Answer» A. 936 | |
| 12. |
Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Mulūk, was written by |
| A. | al-tabari |
| B. | al-razi |
| C. | ibn sina |
| D. | al-ghazzali |
| Answer» A. al-tabari | |
| 13. |
Who among the following is most famous in the field of Chemistry? |
| A. | al-khawarizimi |
| B. | isfahani |
| C. | umar khayyam |
| D. | jabir bin hayyan |
| Answer» D. jabir bin hayyan | |
| 14. |
The first Arab Philosopher was |
| A. | al-kindi |
| B. | al farabi |
| C. | al gazzali |
| D. | tufail |
| Answer» A. al-kindi | |
| 15. |
The founder of Umayyad Dynasty was |
| A. | hussain |
| B. | zainul abideen |
| C. | muawiya |
| D. | hassan |
| Answer» C. muawiya | |
| 16. |
The ‘Dome of the Rock’ was built during the Caliphate of |
| A. | umayyads |
| B. | abbasids |
| C. | fathimids |
| D. | ayyubids |
| Answer» A. umayyads | |
| 17. |
Siddhanta was translated into Arabic by |
| A. | al-mahdi |
| B. | ibrahim alfazari |
| C. | ibn al-muqaffa |
| D. | hunayn bin ishaq |
| Answer» B. ibrahim alfazari | |
| 18. |
The author of Kitāb al-Jāmiʿ li-Mufradāt al-Adwiya wa-l-Aghdhiya(Compendium on Simple Medicaments and Foods )is: |
| A. | ibn baitar |
| B. | ibn sina |
| C. | ibn rushd |
| D. | al-mawardi |
| Answer» A. ibn baitar | |
| 19. |
The title of ‘al-shaykh al-Rais’ was given to |
| A. | al-razi |
| B. | ibn sina |
| C. | al-majusi |
| D. | al-mawardi |
| Answer» B. ibn sina | |
| 20. |
Ibn Rushd was the author of |
| A. | tahāfut al-falasifa |
| B. | tahāfut al-tahāfut |
| C. | tarikh al-rusul |
| D. | al-kitāb al māliki |
| Answer» B. tahāfut al-tahāfut | |
| 21. |
Who founded the Abbasid dynasty? |
| A. | al-ma’mun |
| B. | al-mehdi |
| C. | al-hadi |
| D. | al saffah |
| Answer» D. al saffah | |
| 22. |
Al-Khwarizmi was a famous |
| A. | historian |
| B. | chemist |
| C. | musician |
| D. | mathematician |
| Answer» D. mathematician | |
| 23. |
Muruj al-Dhahab is written by |
| A. | al-ghazzali |
| B. | al-baladhuri |
| C. | al-mas‘udi |
| D. | al-biruni |
| Answer» C. al-mas‘udi | |
| 24. |
Who was the last Abbasid Caliph? |
| A. | al-qa’im |
| B. | al-zahir |
| C. | al-mu‘tasim |
| D. | al-mustakfi |
| Answer» C. al-mu‘tasim | |
| 25. |
Ibn Khaldun was born in |
| A. | iraq |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | syria |
| D. | tunisia |
| Answer» D. tunisia | |
| 26. |
Al-Tabari is associated with |
| A. | history |
| B. | astronomy |
| C. | mathematics |
| D. | painting |
| Answer» A. history | |
| 27. |
The Great Mosque of Samarra was built during the reign of |
| A. | al-mamun |
| B. | al-mutawakkil |
| C. | al-muktafi |
| D. | al-saffah |
| Answer» B. al-mutawakkil | |
| 28. |
Al-Hambra was built by |
| A. | al-murabitun |
| B. | al-muwahhidun |
| C. | umayyads |
| D. | al nasirids |
| Answer» D. al nasirids | |
| 29. |
Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads ? |
| A. | khalid |
| B. | jabir |
| C. | umar bin abi rabiah |
| D. | masarjawayh |
| Answer» B. jabir | |
| 30. |
Futuh al-Buldan is written by |
| A. | al-baladhuri |
| B. | al-bustani |
| C. | al-mas’udi |
| D. | al-tabari |
| Answer» A. al-baladhuri | |
| 31. |
Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ? |
| A. | al-farabi |
| B. | al-ghazzali |
| C. | al-kindi |
| D. | al-jahiz |
| Answer» D. al-jahiz | |
| 32. |
Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | syriac |
| C. | pahlavi |
| D. | greek |
| Answer» C. pahlavi | |
| 33. |
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» C. abdul rahman al-dakhil | |
| 34. |
The city of Samarra was founded by |
| A. | harun al-rashid |
| B. | al-mu’tasim |
| C. | al-mutawakkil |
| D. | al-mahdi |
| Answer» B. al-mu’tasim | |
| 35. |
The most celebrated poet during the Abbasid period was |
| A. | farazdaq |
| B. | al-akhtal |
| C. | al-mutanabbi |
| D. | jarir |
| Answer» C. al-mutanabbi | |
| 36. |
Which among the following city is not a capital of Abbasids? |
| A. | kufa |
| B. | bagdad |
| C. | samarra |
| D. | cordova |
| Answer» D. cordova | |
| 37. |
Ibn Bājjah belongs to |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | spain |
| C. | iran |
| D. | egypt |
| Answer» B. spain | |
| 38. |
Damascus was the capital of the |
| A. | umayyads |
| B. | fatimids |
| C. | abbasids |
| D. | mamluks |
| Answer» A. umayyads | |
| 39. |
The Muslim Rule in Spain ended in |
| A. | 1400 ad. |
| B. | 1492 ad. |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | (d) 1571 ad. |
| Answer» B. 1492 ad. | |
| 40. |
Sindh was conquered by |
| A. | tariq bin ziyād |
| B. | muhammad bin qāsim |
| C. | khālid bin walid |
| D. | usāmah bin zayd |
| Answer» B. muhammad bin qāsim | |
| 41. |
Author of the book ‘Kitāb al-Manāzir’ was |
| A. | ibn al-hytham |
| B. | ibn rushd |
| C. | ibn ‘arabi |
| D. | ibn khaldun |
| Answer» A. ibn al-hytham | |
| 42. |
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» D. ibn al-nafis | |
| 43. |
Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year |
| A. | 1258 |
| B. | 1268 |
| C. | 1278 |
| D. | 1288 |
| Answer» A. 1258 | |
| 44. |
Ibn Mājah is one of the compilers of |
| A. | arabic short stories |
| B. | fatawā |
| C. | hadith |
| D. | lyrical poems |
| Answer» C. hadith | |
| 45. |
Umar Khayyam was a renowned |
| A. | historiographer |
| B. | mathematician |
| C. | geographer |
| D. | economist |
| Answer» B. mathematician | |
| 46. |
The most distinguished cartographer of the Middle Ages was |
| A. | al-istakhri |
| B. | al-ya‘qubi |
| C. | al-idrisi |
| D. | al-mas‘udi |
| Answer» C. al-idrisi | |
| 47. |
The Quranic commentary-Tafsir al- Kashshāf is written by |
| A. | ibn hisham |
| B. | ibn taimiyah |
| C. | zamakhshari |
| D. | ibn kathir |
| Answer» C. zamakhshari | |
| 48. |
Ammar Bin Ali al-Mawsili was a distinguished |
| A. | historian |
| B. | geographer |
| C. | ophthalmologist |
| D. | mathematician |
| Answer» C. ophthalmologist | |
| 49. |
Al-Qayrawan was founded by |
| A. | mūsa ibn nusair |
| B. | ‘uqbah ibn nāfi’ |
| C. | mohammad ibn qasim |
| D. | tariq ibn ziyad |
| Answer» B. ‘uqbah ibn nāfi’ | |
| 50. |
The construction of Qutub Minar was started by: |
| A. | qutubuddin ibak |
| B. | ilthumish |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | shajahan |
| Answer» A. qutubuddin ibak | |
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