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Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 2012 June UGC NET Solved Question Paper II



Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 2012 June UGC NET Solved Question Paper II





1. Ma’arib was a





(A) City (B) Village





(C) Dam (D) River





Answer: (C)











2. Yathrib was the old name of





(A) Makkah





(B) Madinah





(C) Taif





(D) Juddah





Answer: (B)











3. The leadership of Arab tribes before the prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.) was that of





(A) Quraish





(B) Ghatfan





(C) Kananah





(D) Taghlib





Answer: (A)











4. ‘Bai’at al-Ridhwan’ took place in the year





(A) 622 A.D.





(B) 628 A.D.





(C) 630 A.D.





(D) 634 A.D.





Answer: (B)











5. The founder of ‘Dar al-Nadwah’ at Makkah was





(A) Qusai bin Kilab





(B) Hashim





(C) al-safwan





(D) Abdul Muttalib





Answer: (A)











6. The Battle of ‘Nimariq’ was fought during the caliphate of





(A) H. Abu Bakr





(B) H. Umar





(C) H. Uthman





(D) H. Ali





Answer: (B)











7. Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year





(A) 642 A.D.





(B) 648 A.D.





(C) 651 A.D.





(D) 656 A.D.





Answer: (D)











8. Who removed H. Khalid bin Walid from the post of Commander-in- Chief?





(A) H. Umar





(B) H. Ali





(C) H. Mu’awiyah





(D) H. Abdullah bin Zubair





Answer: (A)











9. Who among the following has nominated his son as a caliph first time in the history of Islam?





(A) Abdul Malik





(B) Al-Walid





(C) Mu’awiyah





(D) Sulayman





Answer: (C)











10. Who among the following companions of the Prophet was buried adjacent to the walls of Constantinople?





(A) H. Zubair





(B) H. Talha





(C) H. Bilal





(D) H. Abu Ayyub





Answer: (D)











11. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built during the reign of





(A) Abd al-Malik bin Marwan





(B) Yazid bin Mu’awiyah





(C) Mu’awiyah II





(D) Hisham





Answer: (A)











12. The gold Dinars and Silver Dirhams with Arabic inscription were first struck during the reign of





(A) Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan





(B) Mu’awiyah II





(C) Marwan I





(D) Abd al-Malik





Answer: (D)











13. Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads?





(A) Khalid





(B) Jabir





(C) Umar bin Abi Rabiah





(D) Masarjawayh





Answer: (D)











14. During whose Caliphate the Qaysite power reached its zenith under the Umayyads?





(A) Mu’awiyah I





(B) Yazid I





(C) Walid I





(D) Mu’awiyah II





Answer: (C)











15. Siddhanta was translated during the rule of





(A) Abbasids





(B) Fatimids





(C) Umayyads





(D) Mamluks





Answer: (A)











16. Who is the author of Kitab al- Hayawan?





(A) Al-Farabi





(B) Al-Ghazzali





(C) Al-Kindi





(D) Al-Jahiz





Answer: (D)











17. Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from





(A) Sanskrit





(B) Syriac





(C) Pahlavi





(D) Greek





Answer: (C)











18. Futuh al-Buldan is written by





(A) Al-Baladhuri





(B) Al-Bustani





(C) Al-Mas’udi





(D) Al-Tabari





Answer: (A)











19. Kamil fi al-Tarikh is written by





(A) Sulayman al-Tajir





(B) Ibn al-Asir





(C) Abul Qasim Iraqi





(D) Maqrizi





Answer: (B)











20. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order. Use the codes given below:





(i) Yahya Barmaki





(ii) Nizam al-Mulk al-Tusi





(iii) Abdul Hamid al-Katib





(iv) Haji Khalifah





Codes:





(A)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)        (iv)





(B)       (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)





(C)       (iii)       (i)         (ii)        (iv)





(D)       (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)





Answer: (C)











21. Imam Shafi’i is the author of





(A) Kitab al-Umm





(B) Kitab al-Kharaj





(C) Kitab al-Zuhd





(D) Kitab al-Nabat





Answer: (A)











22. Arrange the following translators of the Qur’an in chronological order. Use the codes given below:





(i) Mahmud Hasan





(ii) Abul A’la Maududi





(iii) Shah Abdul Qadir





(iv) Nazir Ahmad





Codes:





(A)       (ii)        (i)         (iii)       (iv)





(B)       (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)





(C)       (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)





(D)       (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)





Answer: (D)











23. Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari was not a





(A) Historian





(B) Physician





(C) Mufassir





(D) Muhaddis





Answer: (B)











24. Mafatih al-Ghayb was written by





(A) Fakhr al-Din al-Razi





(B) Al-Baydawi





(C) Ibn Kathir





(D) Al-Mahalli





Answer: (A)











25. Which is the longest collection of the traditions of the Prophet?





(A) Muwatta





(B) Sahih al-Bukhari





(C) Jami al-Tirmidhi





(D) Musnad Ahmad





Answer: (D)











26. The author of Kitab al-Risalah was





(A) Numan bin Thabit





(B) Abu Yusuf





(C) Muhammad bin Idris





(D) Muhammad bin Hasan





Answer: (C)











27. Under which Aghlabid ruler Sicily was conquered?





(A) Ibrahim bin al-Aghlab I





(B) Ziyadat Allah





(C) Ibrahim II





(D) Ziyadat Allah III





Answer: (B)











28. Who among the following was the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty?





(A) Abul al-Qasim Unjur





(B) Abu al-Misk Kafur





(C) Ahmad





(D) Muhammad bin Tughj





Answer: (D)











29. Which one of the following dynasties replaced the Fatimids in Egypt?





(A) The Tulunids





(B) The Rasulids





(C) The Ayyubids





(D) The Mamluks





Answer: (C)











30. Kitab al-Siyar al-Kabeer is on the theme of





(A) Criminal Law





(B) International Law





(C) Civil Law





(D) Law of Inheritance





Answer: (B)











31. The founder of the Hamdani dynasty was





(A) Sayf al-Daulah





(B) Sa’d al-Daulah





(C) Sa’eed al-Daulah





(D) Abu al-Ma’ali





Answer: (A)











32. Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi is the author of





(A) Al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik





(B) Nafh al-Tib





(C) Kitab al-Shifa





(D) Al-Hawi al-Kabeer





Answer: (D)











33. The books on Hadith arranged according to the names of the companions are known as





(A) Musnad





(B) Jami‘





(C) Sunan





(D) Mujam





Answer: (A)











34. 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)











35. Iran was conquered by





(A) H. Abu Bakr 





(B) H. Umar





(C) H. Uthman





(D) H. Ali





Answer: (B)











36. Jundi-Shapur was noted by its academy of





(A) Music and dance





(B) Religious affairs





(C) Medicine





(D) State administration





Answer: (C)











37. Al-Qanuni was the title of





(A) Sulayman I





(B) Salim II





(C) Murad I





(D) Mahmud I





Answer: (A)











38. In these three fields the Ottomans made original contribution:





(A) Chemistry, Biology and Physics





(B) Geography, Historiography and Law





(C) Statesmanship, Architecture and Poetry





(D) Pottery, Carpet making and Calligraphy





Answer: (C)











39. Which of the following is not correctly matched?





(A) Ibn Rashiq – Al-’Umdah





(B) Ibn Khurdadbih – Kitab al- Masalik wa al- Mamalik





(C) Ibn Sina – sayd al-Khatir





(D) Ibn al- Arabi – Fusus al- Hikam





Answer: (C)











40. Mu’jam al-Buldan was written by





(A) Al-Mas’udi





(B) Yaqut





(C) Sulayman al-Tajir





(D) Al-Biruni





Answer: (B)











41. Arrange the following books in chronological order. Use the codes given below:





(i) Al-Kashshaf





(ii) Kalilah wa Dimnah





(iii) Al-’Iqd al-Farid





(iv) Muqaddamah





Codes:





(A)       (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)





(B)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)





(C)       (iv)       (iii)       (ii)        (i)





(D)       (ii)        (iii)       (i)         (iv)





Answer: (D)











42. The city of Samarra was founded by





(A) Harun al-Rashid





(B) Al-Mu’tasim





(C) Al-Mutawakkil





(D) Al-Mahdi





Answer: (B)











43. One of the founders of Arabic calligraphy was





(A) Al-Rayhani





(B) Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani





(C) Al-Kindi





(D) Hajjaj bin Yusuf





Answer: (A)











44. Futuhat al-Makkiyah deals with





(A) Ghazawat





(B) Theology





(C) Mysticism





(D) Conquest of Makkah





Answer: (C)











45. Al-’Urwat al-Wuthqa is written by





(A) Shah Waliullah





(B) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani





(C) Hasan al-Banna





(D) Al-Mawardi





Answer: (B)











46. Arrange the following thinkers in chronological order. Use the codes given below:





(i) Allamah Iqbal





(ii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan





(iii) Ibn Khaldun





(iv) Shah Waliullah





Codes:





(A)       (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)





(B)       (ii)        (iv)       (iii)       (i)





(C)       (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)





(D)       (iii)       (iv)       (ii)        (i)





Answer: (D)











47. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?





(A) Mohammad Iqbal – Hayat-e- Jawaid





(B) Shah Waliullah – Al-Fawz al-Kabeer





(C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan– Tahzib al- Akhlaq





(D) Al-Mawardi – Al- Ahkam al- Sultaniy yah





Answer: (A)











48. Muhammad Abduhu was the disciple of





(A) Syed Qutub Shaheed





(B) Hasan al-Banna





(C) Rashid Riza





(D) Jamal al-Din al-Afghani





Answer: (D)











49. Arrange the following rulers chronologically. Use the codes given below:





(i) Yazid I





(ii) Al-Walid I





(iii) Umar II





(iv) Marwan I





Codes:





(A)       (iv)       (i)         (iii)       (ii)





(B)       (i)         (iv)       (ii)        (iii)





(C)       (ii)        (i)         (iv)       (iii)





(D)       (iii)       (iv)       (i)         (ii)





Answer: (B)











50. Who among the following is not a Mu’allaqah poet?





(A) Al-A’sha





(B) Zuhair bin Abi Sulma





(C) Amr bin Kulthum





(D) Farazdaq





Answer: (D)


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