2013 September UGC NET Solved Question Paper in Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Paper 2

1. Petra was the capital of

(A) The Nabataeans

(B) The Abyssinians

(C) The Chaldaeans

(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)

2. Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of

(A) 35

(B) 40

(C) 45

(D) 50

Answer: (B)

3. Mecca was conquered by Prophet Muhammad in the year

(A) 622

(B) 628

(C) 630

(D) 635

Answer: (C)

4. Arrange the following battles in order in which they took place.

Use the code given below:

i. The Battle of the Camel

ii. The Battle of Badr

iii. The Battle of Qadisiyah

iv. The Battle of Uhud

Codes:

(A) iii, i, ii, iv

(B) i, ii, iii, iv

(C) ii, iv, i, iii

(D) ii, iv, iii, i

Answer: (D)

5. The pact of Hudaybiah was concluded by Prophet Muhammad in the year

(A) 620

(B) 625

(C) 628

(D) 630www.netugc.com

Answer: (C)

6. Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year

(A) 630

(B) 632

(C) 634

(D) 640

Answer: (B)

7. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Caliph Abu Bakr              –                      634-36

(B) Caliph Umar                     –                      636-40

(C) Caliph Uthman                 –                     644-56

(D) Caliph Ali                         –                      656-65

Answer: (C)

8. Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh was the governor of Caliph Uthman at

(A) Damascus

(B) Egypt

(C) Khurasan

(D) Basra

Answer: (B)

9. In whose reign were Riddah wars fought?

(A) Caliph Abu Bakr

(B) Caliph Umar

(C) Caliph Uthman

(D) Caliph Ali

Answer: (A)

10. Caliph Ali shifted his capital from

(A) Najaf to Medina

(B) Medina to Karbala

(C) Mecca to Medina

(D) Medina to Kufa

Answer: (D)

11. Sindh was conquered by

(A) The Umayyads

(B) The Abbasids

(C) The Safawids

(D) The Ayyubids

Answer: (A)

12. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Tariq Bin Ziyad                –                      Spain

(B) Salahuddin Ayyubi           –                      Ottoman Empire

(C) Caliph Abdul Malik          –                      Persian Poetry

(D) Ameer Muawiyah             –                      Baghdad

Answer: (A)

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

(A) Umayyad dynasty                        –                      Damascus

(B) Ameer Mu‘awiyah            –                      Tafsirul Quranwww.netugc.com

(C) Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf               –                      Iraq

(D) Farazdaq                           –                      Umayyad poet

Answer: (B)

14. The founder of the Abbasid dynasty was

(A) Al-Mamun

(B) Al-Mahdi

(C) Al-Hadi

(D) AL-Saffah

Answer: (D)

15. The Barmakids were ministers during the period of

(A) The Umayyads

(B) The Abbasids

(C) The Fatimids

(D) The Ayyubids

Answer: (B)

16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched:

(A) Al-Mutanabbi – Poetry

(B) Rabiya Basari – Taswwuf

(C) Imam Ghazali – Mathematics

(D) Ibn Sina – Medicine

Answer: (C)

17. The book ‘Futuh Al-Buldan” was written by

(A) Ibn Khaldun

(B) Al-Baladhuri

(C) Al-Yaqubi

(D) Al-Battani

Answer: (B)

18. Which of the following countries has the second largest Muslim population?

(A) Pakistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) India

(D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: (C)

19. The title of “Zamakhshari Tafsir” is

(A) Bayan al-Quran

(B) Tarjuman al-Quran

(C) Al-Kashshaf

(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran

Answer: (C)

20. The first five verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad are incorporated in

(A) Surah Fatihah

(B) Surah ‘Alaq

(C) Surah Ikhlas

(D) Surah Nas

Answer: (B)

21. The Tafsir authored by Muhammad bin Jarir al-Tabari is

(A) Tafhim al-Quran

(B) Jami al-Bayan

(C) Ahkam al-Quran

(D) Ma‘arif al-Quran

Answer: (B)

22. “Kitab Al-Kharaj” is a book on

(A) Fiqh

(B) Literature

(C) Hadith

(D) Poetry

Answer: (A)

23. Imam Nasai was born in

(A) Cairo

(B) Medina

(C) Mecca

(D) None of the above

Answer: (D)

24. Which of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Qiyas                    –                      Analogical reasoning

(B) Ijma                       –                      Difference of opinion

(C) Ijtihad                   –                      Fighting

(D) Ilm al- Tafsir         –                      Wahdat al-Shuhud

Answer: (A)

25. The Idrisi dynasty lasted during

(A) 661 to 750

(B) 788 to 974

(C) 935 to 969

(D) 1171 to 1246

Answer: (B)

26. The Hamdanis were

(A) Shias

(B) Sunnis

(C) Jews

(D) Christians

Answer: (A)

27. The Ikhshidi dynasty was established in

(A) Damascus

(B) Fustat

(C) Sicily

(D) Taif

Answer: (D)

28. Capital of the Aghlabids was

(A) Tehran

(B) Qayrawan

(C) Damascus

(D) Nahrawan

Answer: (D)

29. The founder of the Ayyubid dynasty was

(A) Sultan Kamil

(B) Sultan Salahuddin

(C) Sultan Qalawun

(D) Sultan Ashraf Musa

Answer: (B)

30. The historic battle of Ayn Jalut took place in the year

(A) 1258 A.D.

(B) 1260 A.D.

(C) 1265 A.D.

(D) 1270 A.D.

Answer: (B)

31. The Ismailis are popularly known aswww.netugc.com

(A) Fatimids

(B) Zaidis

(C) Alawis

(D) Ithna ‘Asharis

Answer: (A)

32. Jerusalem was conquered by the Crusaders in the year

(A) 1055

(B) 1065

(C) 1075

(D) 1099

Answer: (D)

33. Jerusalem was recaptured by Salahuddin from the Crusaders in the year

(A) 1180

(B) 1187

(C) 1190

(D) 1200

Answer: (B)

34. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) The Fatimids                     :                       900-1165

(B) Zangids                             :                       750-950

(C) Ayyubids                          :                       1100-1258

(D) Mamluks                           :                       1250-1517

Answer: (D)

35. Office of the Abbasid Caliphate was revived in Cairo by

(A) Sultan Salahuddin

(B) Sultan Baybars

(C) Sultan Qalawun

(D) Sultan Nasir

Answer: (B)

36. Islamic revolution of Iran took place in the year

(A) 1970

(B) 1975

(C) 1979

(D) 1985

Answer: (C)

37. Founder of the Safavid dynasty was

(A) Shah Ismail

(B) Nasiruddin Shah

(C) Shaikh Safi al-Din

(D) Sultan Salim

Answer: (A)

38. Who among the following is known as Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil?

(A) Abdul Rahman I

(B) Abdul Rahman II

(C) Abdul Rahman III

(D) Abdul Rahman IV

Answer: (A)

39. Muslim rule in Spain came to an end in the year

(A) 1027

(B) 1492

(C) 1500

(D) 1525

Answer: (B)

40. ‘Al-Hamra’ is situated in

(A) Turkey

(B) Iran

(C) Spain

(D) Iraq

Answer: (C)

41. The institution of caliphate was abolished by Mustafa Kamal in the year

(A) 1900

(B) 1915

(C) 1920

(D) 1924

Answer: (D)

42. Choose the odd among the following:

(A) Al-Razi

(B) Al-Zahrawi

(C) Ibn Sina

(D) Ibn Khaldun

Answer: (D)

43. The author of the book ‘Al-Hawi’ was

(A) Ibn Sina

(B) Al-Razi

(C) Dawud Antaki

(D) Ibn Zuhr

Answer: (B)

44. Ammar Bin Ali al-Mawsili was a distinguished

(A) Historian

(B) Geographer

(C) Ophthalmologist

(D) Mathematician

Answer: (C)

45. Author of the book ‘Hayat al-Hayawan’ was

(A) Al-Jahiz

(B) Al-Damiri

(C) Ibn al-Haytham

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)

46. The book ‘Surat al-Ard’ was authored by

(A) Al-Khwarizmi

(B) Al-Indrisi

(C) Al-Biruni

(D) Al-Masudi

Answer: (A)

47. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Al-Biruni              –                      Kitab al- Manazir

(B) Ibn Khaldun         –                      Muqaddimah

(C) Ibn Rushd                         –                      Tahafit al-Falasifah

(D) Ibn Muqaffa         –                      Sindhind

Answer: (B)

48. The architect of the famous Sulaymania Mosque was

(A) Rehan

(B) Muhammad al-Fatih

(C) Sivan

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)

49. The scholar who compiled the famous book ‘Multaqa al-Abhur’ was

(A) Mustafa Kamal

(B) Khalifa Haji

(C) Kara Mustafa

(D) Ibrahim al-Halabi

Answer: (D)

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

(A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan                 –                      Tahzibul Akhlaq

(B) Ghulam Ali Azad                         –                      Subhatul Marjan

(C) Allamah Iqbal                               –                      Bale Jibril

(D) Muhammad Abduh                      –                      Kitab al-Umm

Answer: (D)