Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 2013 December UGC NET Solved Question Paper II
1. “Be loyal to thy tribe.” The slogan represented
(A) Asabiyah
(B) Adabiyah
(C) Asliyah
(D) Hubb al-Qabilah
Answer: (A)
2. The Arabicized Arabs were called
(A) Āribah
(B) Ma‘ribah
(C) Ajānib
(D) Musta‘ribah
Answer: (D)
3. The Ottoman ruler who captured Egypt was
(A) Sulaiman the magnificent
(B) Salim-I
(C) Murad-I
(D) Bayazid-I
Answer: (B)
4. The Ottoman rule was established in the year
(A) 1279
(B) 1289
(C) 1299
(D) 1309
Answer: (C)
5. The Moon-God of the pre-Islamic Arabs was
(A) Laat
(B) Wadd
(C) Uzza
(D) Hubal
Answer: (B)
6. Al-Hijāz means
(A) The barrier
(B) The rocky tract
(C) The pilgrimage centre
(D) The great desert
Answer: (A)
7. The Holy Prophet was brought up by Halimah who belonged to
(A) Banu Sa‘eed
(B) Banu As‘ad
(C) Banu Su‘ād
(D) Banu Sa‘d
Answer: (D)
8. The first war in which the Holy Prophet participated before prophethood was
(A) Fijar
(B) Dahis
(C) Basus
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)
9. The first wife of the Holy Prophet after the death of Hazrat Khadijah was Hazrat
(A) Hafsah
(B) Aishah
(C) Saudah
(D) Zainab
Answer: (C)
10. Observing fasts of Ramadhan was made obligatory in the year
(A) 1 A.H.
(B) 2 A.H.
(C) 4 A.H.
(D) 5 A.H.
Answer: (B)
11. Kitab al-Maghazi is written by
(A) Al-Zamakhshari
(B) Al-Mas‘udi
(C) Al-Jahiz
(D) Al-Waqidi
Answer: (D)
12. Laylat al-Qadr means night of
(A) Power
(B) Bounty
(C) Destiny
(D) Mercy
Answer: (A)
13. The expedition of Tabuk was against the
(A) Bedouins and Christians
(B) Bedouins and Jews
(C) Christians and Jews
(D) Bedouins and Abyssinian mercenaries
Answer: (C)
14. Riddah war was fought against
(A) Christians
(B) Apostates
(C) Quraish
(D) Jews
Answer: (B)
15. The battle of al-Qadisiyah took place during the caliphate of Hazrat
(A) Mu ‘awiyah
(B) Uthman
(C) Ali
(D) Umar
Answer: (D)
16. Abdullah ibn Wahb al-Rāsibi was the leader of the
(A) Ash‘arites
(B) Mu‘tazilites
(C) Kharijites
(D) Rasibites
Answer: (C)
17. Yazid sent a force against the people of Madinah under the leadership of
(A) Al-Hajjaj
(B) Amr bin al-Ās
(C) Abul Ās
(D) Omar ibn Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās
Answer: (A)
18. Arrange the construction of the following mosques chronologically.
Use the code given below:
i. Mosque of the Prophet
ii. Damascus Mosque
iii. Samarrah Mosque
iv. Azhar Mosque
Codes:
(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (B)
19. Mu‘awiyah-II was Yazid’s
(A) Uncle
(B) Cousin
(C) Step-brother
(D) Son
Answer: (D)
20. Postal service was developed under
(A) Mu‘awiyah
(B) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(C) Abdul Malik
(D) Hishām
Answer: (C)
21. Abul Abbas al-Saffah was nominated as the first Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty by his brother.
(A) Ibrahim
(B) Ismail
(C) Ishaq
(D) Yaqub
Answer: (A)
22. The author of ‘al-Hawi’ was
(A) Ibn Sina
(B) Ibn Hazm
(C) Ibn Khaldun
(D) Al-Razi
Answer: (D)
23. The first Islamic coins were struck at Damuscus by
(A) Yazid
(B) Abdul Malik
(C) Marwan
(D) Al-Walid
Answer: (B)
24. Arrange the following Caliphs in chronological order using the code given below:
(i) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(ii) Hisham
(iii) Al-Walid
(iv) Marwan-I
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (C)
25. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Kitab al-Manazir – Ibn Arabi
(B) Kitab al-Hind – Al-Mas‘udi
(C) Kitab al-Āin – Al-Jahiz
(D) Kitab al-Aghani – Abul Faraj Isfahani
Answer: (D)
26. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Fusus al-Hikam – Ibn Taymiyah
(B) Kitab al-Shifa – Ibn Sina
(C) Kitab al-Hayawan – Al-Jahiz
(D) Al-Manar – Rashid Ridha
Answer: (A)
27. ‘Yaqut al-Hamavi’ was a
(A) Poet
(B) Historian
(C) Traditionist (Muhaddis)
(D) Qur‘anic exegesist
Answer: (B)
28. ‘Al-Baladhuri’ is the author of
(A) Mu‘jim al-Buldan
(B) Qamus al-Buldan
(C) Al-Milal wa Al-Nehal
(D) Futuh al-Buldan
Answer: (D)
29. The Hadith narrated by a liar is called
(A) Maqlub
(B) Mastur
(C) Matr–uk
(D) Mudraj
Answer: (C)
30. Who among the following is known for emphasizing ‘Nazm-e-Qur’an?
(A) Mufti Mohammad Shafi
(B) Hamid-ud-Din Farahi
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) Abul A’la Maududi
Answer: (B)
31. Who is the author of al-Akhbar al- Tiwāl?
(A) Abu Hanifah al-Dinawari
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Al-Ghazzali
(D) Al-Mas‘udi
Answer: (A)
32. The Saljuqs were
(A) Arabs
(B) Abyssinians
(C) Turks
(D) Iranians
Answer: (C)
33. Saifud Daula was
(A) Aghlabi
(B) Fatimi
(C) Ayyubi
(D) Hamdani
Answer: (D)
34. Imam Malik was
(A) Mufassir
(B) Muhaddith
(C) Mutakallim
(D) Mu‘arrikh
Answer: (B)
35. Al-Zahra Palace was built by
(A) Abdul Rahman-II
(B) Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil
(C) Abdul Rahman al-Kawakibi
(D) Abdul Rahman al-Nasir
Answer: (D)
36. Shahnamah was written by
(A) Firdausi Tusi
(B) Nizam al-Mulk Tusi
(C) Asadi Tusi
(D) Nasir al-Din Tusi
Answer: (A)
37. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Fi Zilal al-Qur’an – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Tafheem al-Qur’an – Maulana Maududi
(C) Jami‘ al-Bayan Fi Tafsir al-Qur’an – Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Tarjumanal-Qur'an – Mohammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Answer: (B)
38. Ibn al-Baytār was bron in
(A) Egypt
(B) Syria
(C) Spain
(D) Iraq
Answer: (C)
39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Ithna ‘Ashari – Imamat
(B) Al-Qanun – Ibn Sina
(C) Sayyed Qutub Shaheed – Egypt
(D) Kitab al-Hayawan – Ibn Khaldun
Answer: (D)
40. Dar ul-Hikmah was established in
(A) Egypt
(B) Iraq
(C) Syria
(D) Yemen
Answer: (A)
41. The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in
(A) 1072
(B) 1085
(C) 1089
(D) 1099
Answer: (D)
42. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order according to their birth, using the code given below:
(i) Abul Faraj Isfahani
(ii) Ibn Rushd
(iii) Ibn Hazm
(iv) Imam Bukhari
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (B)
43. The founder of the Fatimid dynasty was
(A) Al-Mansur
(B) Ulugh Beg
(C) Ubaidullah
(D) Al-Mu’izz
Answer: (C)
44. Rukn al-Din Baybars belonged to
(A) Bahri Mamluks
(B) Burji Mamluks
(C) Fatimids
(D) Ayyubites
Answer: (A)
45. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Al-Qa’im – Saljuq
(B) Shajarat al-Durr – Fatimid
(C) Nur al-Din Zangi – Crusade
(D) Qalawun – Ayyubid
Answer: (C)
46. The great age of translation was during
(A) Umayyad period
(B) Fatimids
(C) Buwayhids
(D) Early Abbasid period
Answer: (D)
47. Jabir ibn Hayyan was a renowned
(A) Astrologer
(B) Chemist
(C) Geographer
(D) Historian
Answer: (B)
48. The issue of Khalq-e-Qur’an emerged during the rule of the
(A) Orthodox Caliphate
(B) Umayyads
(C) Abbasids
(D) Ottomans
Answer: (C)
49. Armugham-e-Hijaz is the work of
(A) Iqbal
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Shah Waliullah
(D) Ashraf Ali Thanvi
Answer: (A)
50. Al-Fawz al-Kabir was written by
(A) Hasan al-Bannā
(B) Muhammad Abduh
(C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
(D) Shah Waliullah
Answer: (D)
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