Islamic history and culture paper 2010
 

Q1-
i- Arabia is a largest tract of country in the of Asia.
a-South East
[B]b-South West[/B]
c-North East
d-None of these

ii- is called in Arab tradition “Year of the elephant”
a- 650A.C
b- 560AC
[B]c- 570AC[/B]
d- None of these

iii-ANSAR means
a- defender
[B]b- helper[/B]
c- rular
d- None of these

iv-The ninth year of the Hijra is known in Muslim history as the
a- Year of elephant
[B]b- year of deputations[/B]
c- year of embassies
d- None of these


v-In 14 Hijri/635 AD laid the foundation of Basra
a-Hazrat Umar
b- Khalid bin Walid
[B]c-Uthban bin Ghazwan[/B]
d-None of these

vi-Hazrar Usman was assassinated in the month of
a-Ramzan
b-rajab
[B]c-Zulhija[/B]
d-None of these

vii-Hazrat Khalid bin walid belonged to the tribe of
a-Hashim
b-Umayyah
[B]c-Makhzum [/B]
d-None of these

viii- The city of FUSTAT was founded by
[B]a- Amr bin Al-As[/B]
b- Hazrat Umar bin Khattab
c- Hazrat Khalid bin Walid
d- None of these

ix-KHARAJ is
a-poor tax
[B]b-land tax[/B]
c-poll tax
d-None of these

x- was the first caliph, who addicated the caliphate
a-Hazrat Ali
[B]b-Hazrat Hassan[/B]
c-Hazrat Hussain
d- None of these

xi- The tomb of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari is situated at
a-Ankara
b-Madina
[B]c-Istanbul[/B]
d-None of these

xii-The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
a- Al-Hashmiyah
b- Samrah
[B]c- Baghdad[/B]
d- None of these

xiii-Ibne-e-Kahldun was a famous historian of century
a-15th
[B]b-14th[/B]
c-13th
d-None of these

xiv- DIWAN AL HISBAH was instituted by
a-Mahdi
b-Hadi
[B]c-Harun[/B] (Not sure)
d-None of these

xv- IDRISI was a famous
a-Musician
b-poet
[B]c-Geographer[/B]
d- None of these

xvi-SIYASAT NAMA was written by
a-Firdausi
b-Masudi
c-Madwardi
[B]d- None of these (Nizam al-Mulk)[/B]

xvii-Tulunid Dynasty was founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in
a-Khurasan
b-Syrea
c-Iraq
[B]d- None of these (Egypt)[/B]

xviii- the capture of Baghdad by Halaku Khan took place in the year
a-1285
[B]b-1258[/B]
c-1271
d- None of these

xix- Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in
[B]a-1453[/B]
b-1543
c-1354
b- None of these

xx-With the Othman empire reached its zenith of glory and prestige
a-Bayazid
b-Muhammad II
[B]c-Salim I[/B]
d- None of these

Q2-Point out the major world civilizations at the dawn of Islam, with special emphasis on their intellectual activities and socio-political institutions.

Q3-HIJRAH was the turning point in the history of islam.Discuess

Q4-Teachings of the Holy Prophet laid the foundations of a new and revolutionary world order. Comment

Q5-In what respect Islamic political system is different from western secular democracy, theocracy and monarchy?

Q6- Give a critical study of the causes and consequences of the political and ideological differences raised after the assassination of Hazrat Usman Ghani?

Q7-Write essay on Any One of the following

i- Baghdad under early Abbasids

ii- Philosophical progress of the Muslims during the Abbasid period

Q8- Critically evaluate the ottomans administrative reforms with special reference to TANZIMAT

Paper II
 

Q1-
i- When Muslims invade the Spain was the ruler of the country?
a-Vetiza
[B]b-Roderick[/B]
c-Theodomir
d- None of these

ii- was the Gothic capital
a- Cordava
[B]b- Toledo[/B]
c- Garnada
d- None of these

iii- During muslim rule was the capital of Spain
[B]a- Cordava[/B]
b- Toledo
c- Garnada
d- None of these

iv- was the first Muslim governor of Spain
a- Turaif
b- Tariq bin ziyad
[B]c- Abdul Aziz[/B]
d- None of these

v-Abdul Rehman al dakhil died in 173 AH after the reign of years
a-40
b-41
c-42
[B]d-None of these[/B]( Almost 32 Years)

vi- Hisham bin Abdur Rehman introduce doctrine in spain
a- Hanafi
b-Shafi
c-Humbali
[B]d-None of these[/B]( Maliki)

vii- The beautiful palace of built by al-Nasir
[B]a-Al zuhra[/B]
b-Al hambra
c-Al qurtaba
d-None of these

viii- al Mahdi was the first caliph of the fatimids
[B]a- Ubaidullah[/B]
b- Abdullah
c- Muhammad
d- None of these

ix- Battale of ZALAQA was fought between Alfanso VI and
a-Hajib Almansur
[B]b-Yousaf bin Tashfeen[/B]
c-Tariq bin Ziyad
d-None of these

x- “Moors in Spain” was written by
a- J.J Saunders
b- P.K HATTI
[B]c-Lane pole[/B]
d- None of these

xi- Abdur Rehman al nasir assumed the title of Ameer ul Mominin
a-713 AH
[B]b-317 AH[/B]
c-300 AH
d-None of these

xii-The greatest muslim art in which they have achieved incomparable success is
a- Painting
b- Architeture
[B]c- Calligraphy[/B] (interesting one)
d- None of these

xiii- Al KAMIL FIT TARIKH was written by
a-Tabri
b-Masudi
[B]c-Ibn ul Athir[/B]
d-None of these

xiv- GIBRALTER is named after
a-Musa bin Nusair
b-Al Turaif
c-Uqba bin Nafay
[B]d-None of these [/B] ( Tariq)

xv- Garnada Fell in
a-1429 AC
[B]b-1492 AC[/B]
c-1592 AC
d- None of these

xvi-Ibn e Rushd was a distinguished
a-Musician
b-Doctor
[B]c-Philosopher[/B]
d- None of these

xvii-R DOZY is the author of
a-Islam in History
b-The spirit of Islam
[B]c-IThe Spanish islam[/B]
d- None of these (Egypt)

xviii- MUWALLEDUN were
[B]a-Spanish neo muslim[/B]
b-African slave
c-Arab soldier
d- None of these

xix- Iberian Peninsula is a part of
a-Africa
b-Asia
[B]c-Europe[/B]
b- None of these

xx-THE PREACHING OF ISLAM is written by
a-Ameer Ali
b-Arberry A.J
[B]c-Arnold T.W[/B]
d- None of these

Q2-Discribe the causes and consequences of early muslim conquests of Egypt and north Africa .

Q3-The battle which gave Abdur Rehman Ad dakhil the throne was fought at Masarah proved a second MARJ-RAHAT (Ameer Ali)

Q4-Abdur Rehman al nasir was unquestionably the ablest and most gifted of all the Umayyad sovereigns who have ruled in Spain. Discuss

Q5-Discuss the main features of Muslim contributions to philosophy in Spain with brief notes on any three important philosophers of that period

Q6- Write comprehensive note on Muslim architecture in Spain with special reference of QASR AZ ZAHRA and AL HAMBRA

Q7-The scientific and literary progress of the Muslims in Spain and Sicily laid the foundation of renaissance in Europe. Discuss with evidence

Q8- Write Essay on any one of the following
1-Cairo under Fatimids
2-Cordova under Umayyads

sorry bro baghdad wasnot 1st capital but al hasmia was 1st

n mehdi was the 1 who laid down foundations of diffrenct institutions so i belive ans will b mehdi

[QUOTE=sana_krn;187379]sorry bro baghdad wasnot 1st capital but al hasmia was 1st

n mehdi was the 1 who laid down foundations of diffrenct institutions so i belive ans will b mehdi[/QUOTE]

It was "Harran" , as Al Mansur built baghdad who was second in abbasis

Not sure about mehdi

it ws hashmia

v-In 14 Hijri/635 AD laid the foundation of Basra
a[COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"]-Hazrat Umar[/SIZE][/COLOR]
b- Khalid bin Walid
c-Uthban bin Ghazwan
d-None of these


xii-The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
[COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"]a- Al-Hashmiyah[/SIZE][/COLOR]
b- Samrah
c- Baghdad
d- None of these.

These two questions are amended and corrected.

Hazrat Usman was assassinated in Muharram
The first Capital for Abbasid Caliphate was Kufa from 750-762 AD
The first caliph of Fatimids was Abdullah al Mahdi
Diwan al Hisbah was constituted under Abbasids during the reign of Caliph Al-Mansur([url]http://en.islamstory.com/hisbah-islamic-administration.html[/url])