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Historical Survey of Islamic Golden Age | Set 1
1. Who among the following caliph is known as Al-Dhakhil
A. abdurahman i
B. abdurahman ii
C. abdurahman iii
D. al hakam
Correct : A. abdurahman i
2. The eminent surgeon of Muslim Spain was:
A. abul hammah
B. al-zhrawi
C. abul hasan
D. abu davood
Correct : B. al-zhrawi
3. Ziryabwas the renowned
A. architect
B. calligrapher
C. jurist
D. musician
Correct : D. musician
4. The meaning of Al-Dhakhil is:
A. the enter
B. the defender
C. the ruler
D. the conqueror
Correct : A. the enter
5. The Kingdome of Granada was founded by
A. ibn al ahmar
B. hisham ii
C. ibn tashfin
D. umar
Correct : A. ibn al ahmar
6. The court physician of Hakkim II
A. ibn rushd
B. ibn sina
C. ibn al kalib
D. al zahrawi
Correct : D. al zahrawi
7. Muqaddima is the famous work of:
A. ibn rushd
B. al farabi
C. ibn ishaq
D. ibn khaldun
Correct : 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
Correct : A. al idrisi
9. The bride of Andalusia was:
A. granada
B. toledo
C. cordova
D. sicily
Correct : C. cordova
10. Muslim Spain referred in the history as
A. al- andalus
B. cordova
C. greanada
D. jabal tariq
Correct : A. al- andalus
11. The construction of Al Zahra Palace was started in the year
A. 936
B. 956
C. 986
D. 976
Correct : A. 936
12. Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Mulūk, was written by
A. al-tabari
B. al-razi
C. ibn sina
D. al-ghazzali
Correct : 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
Correct : D. jabir bin hayyan
14. The first Arab Philosopher was
A. al-kindi
B. al farabi
C. al gazzali
D. tufail
Correct : A. al-kindi
15. The founder of Umayyad Dynasty was
A. hussain
B. zainul abideen
C. muawiya
D. hassan
Correct : C. muawiya
16. The ‘Dome of the Rock’ was built during the Caliphate of
A. umayyads
B. abbasids
C. fathimids
D. ayyubids
Correct : A. umayyads
17. Siddhanta was translated into Arabic by
A. al-mahdi
B. ibrahim alfazari
C. ibn al-muqaffa
D. hunayn bin ishaq
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. tahāfut al-tahāfut
21. Who founded the Abbasid dynasty?
A. al-ma’mun
B. al-mehdi
C. al-hadi
D. al saffah
Correct : D. al saffah
22. Al-Khwarizmi was a famous
A. historian
B. chemist
C. musician
D. mathematician
Correct : D. mathematician
23. Muruj al-Dhahab is written by
A. al-ghazzali
B. al-baladhuri
C. al-mas‘udi
D. al-biruni
Correct : 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
Correct : C. al-mu‘tasim
25. Ibn Khaldun was born in
A. iraq
B. egypt
C. syria
D. tunisia
Correct : D. tunisia
26. Al-Tabari is associated with
A. history
B. astronomy
C. mathematics
D. painting
Correct : 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
Correct : B. al-mutawakkil
28. Al-Hambra was built by
A. al-murabitun
B. al-muwahhidun
C. umayyads
D. al nasirids
Correct : 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
Correct : B. jabir
30. Futuh al-Buldan is written by
A. al-baladhuri
B. al-bustani
C. al-mas’udi
D. al-tabari
Correct : A. al-baladhuri
31. Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ?
A. al-farabi
B. al-ghazzali
C. al-kindi
D. al-jahiz
Correct : D. al-jahiz
32. Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book ‘Kalilah wa Dimnah’ from
A. sanskrit
B. syriac
C. pahlavi
D. greek
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. al-mu’tasim
35. The most celebrated poet during the Abbasid period was
A. farazdaq
B. al-akhtal
C. al-mutanabbi
D. jarir
Correct : C. al-mutanabbi
36. Which among the following city is not a capital of Abbasids?
A. kufa
B. bagdad
C. samarra
D. cordova
Correct : D. cordova
37. Ibn Bājjah belongs to
A. turkey
B. spain
C. iran
D. egypt
Correct : B. spain
38. Damascus was the capital of the
A. umayyads
B. fatimids
C. abbasids
D. mamluks
Correct : A. umayyads
39. The Muslim Rule in Spain ended in
A. 1400 ad.
B. 1492 ad.
C. 1500
D. (d) 1571 ad.
Correct : B. 1492 ad.
40. Sindh was conquered by
A. tariq bin ziyād
B. muhammad bin qāsim
C. khālid bin walid
D. usāmah bin zayd
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. ibn al-nafis
43. Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year
A. 1258
B. 1268
C. 1278
D. 1288
Correct : A. 1258
44. Ibn Mājah is one of the compilers of
A. arabic short stories
B. fatawā
C. hadith
D. lyrical poems
Correct : C. hadith
45. Umar Khayyam was a renowned
A. historiographer
B. mathematician
C. geographer
D. economist
Correct : 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
Correct : C. al-idrisi
47. The Quranic commentary-Tafsir al- Kashshāf is written by
A. ibn hisham
B. ibn taimiyah
C. zamakhshari
D. ibn kathir
Correct : C. zamakhshari
48. Ammar Bin Ali al-Mawsili was a distinguished
A. historian
B. geographer
C. ophthalmologist
D. mathematician
Correct : C. ophthalmologist
49. Al-Qayrawan was founded by
A. mūsa ibn nusair
B. ‘uqbah ibn nāfi’
C. mohammad ibn qasim
D. tariq ibn ziyad
Correct : B. ‘uqbah ibn nāfi’
50. The construction of Qutub Minar was started by:
A. qutubuddin ibak
B. ilthumish
C. akbar
D. shajahan
Correct : A. qutubuddin ibak
51. ‘Al-Hambra’ is situated in
A. turkey
B. iran
C. spain
D. iraq
Correct : C. spain
52. The famous hospital ‘Al-Māristān alMansuri’ at Cairo was established by
A. baybars
B. al-nasir
C. qalawun
D. saifud-din qutuz
Correct : C. qalawun
53. Kitab al-Umm, is written by
A. imam shafii
B. imam malik
C. abu yusuf
D. imam hanbal
Correct : A. imam shafii
54. The author of Tahāfat al-Falasifah,
A. khwajazadah
B. al-ghazzali
C. al-kindi
D. al-farabi
Correct : B. al-ghazzali
55. Amir Mu‘āwiyah was a descendant of
A. hashim
B. abdul muttalib
C. abd shams
D. none of the above
Correct : C. abd shams
56. Jāmi‘al-Bayān Fi Tafsir al-Qur’ān was written by
A. al-razi
B. ibn jarir al-tabari
C. ibn miskawayh
D. ibn al-athir
Correct : B. ibn jarir al-tabari
57. The largest number of Hadeeths was reported by
A. uthman
B. abu hurairah
C. umar
D. abu bakr
Correct : B. abu hurairah
58. Al-Kindi is known as the
A. theologian of the arabs
B. novelist of the arabs
C. philosopher of the arabs
D. poet of the arabs
Correct : C. philosopher of the arabs
59. The Battle of Siffin wastook place in the year
A. 657ad.
B. 731ad.
C. 611
D. (d) 651ad.
Correct : A. 657ad.
60. The Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik was succeeded by
A. hisham
B. umar ii
C. marwan
D. al-walid
Correct : C. marwan
61. The great work Muqaddima is the introductory part of:
A. kitabul hind
B. kitabul manazir
C. kitabul ibr
D. kitabul umm
Correct : C. kitabul ibr
62. The book ‘Al-Durrah al-Yatimah’ was written by
A. al-biruni
B. ibn khaldun
C. ibn al-muqaffa
D. none of the above
Correct : C. ibn al-muqaffa
63. The full name of al-Farabi was
A. abu ali al-farabi
B. abul hasan al-farabi
C. abu hamid al-farabi
D. abu nasr al-farabi
Correct : D. abu nasr al-farabi
64. Ibn Khaldun was died in the year:
A. 14066
B. 1406
C. 1316
D. 1332
Correct : B. 1406
65. Taj Mahal is situated in the river bank of
A. mahanadi
B. brahmaputhra
C. yamuna
D. ganga
Correct : C. yamuna
66. Author of the book Hayy Bin Yaqzan
A. ibn bajjah
B. ibn rushd
C. ibn tufail
D. none of the above
Correct : C. ibn tufail
67. Non-Muslims living in an Islamic State are called
A. ahl al-zimma
B. ahl al-madina
C. ahl al-zahir
D. ahl al-batin
Correct : A. ahl al-zimma
68. Abdul-Malik bin Marwan was the:
A. fourth umayyad caliph
B. first umayyad caliph
C. last umayyad caliph
D. last abbasid caliph
Correct : A. fourth umayyad caliph
69. The founder of Mutazilite school was
A. al-farabi
B. al-kindi
C. wasil bin ata
D. hasan al-banna
Correct : C. wasil bin ata
70. The Asharite school was founded by
A. abu musa
B. ghafari
C. al-walid
D. abul hasan
Correct : D. abul hasan
71. Abu Muslim Khurasani was the leader of
A. the abbasid army
B. the umayyad army
C. the andalusian army
D. the seljuk army
Correct : A. the abbasid army
72. Whowas the chief architect of Taj Mahal
A. shah abdullah
B. ustad ahmad lahori
C. ustad gulam lahori
D. shah muhammad
Correct : B. ustad ahmad lahori
73. The Delhi Juma Masjid is constructed by
A. akbar
B. jahangir
C. muhammad bin tuglaq
D. shah jahan
Correct : D. shah jahan
74. The term ‘Anal Haq’ was pronounced by
A. al-hamid
B. mansoor al-hallaj
C. bayazid bistami
D. shibli
Correct : B. mansoor al-hallaj
75. The military commander, Musa ibn Nusayr is belonged to:
A. umayyads
B. abbasids
C. fatimids
D. saljuqs
Correct : A. umayyads
76. Baithul Hikma was founded by
A. al mahdi
B. al mansoor
C. al mamoon
D. muatasim
Correct : C. al mamoon
77. Author of Al Hawi
A. ibn sina
B. al farabi
C. al kindi
D. al razi
Correct : D. al razi
78. The barmakids played an important role during the caliphate of
A. umayyads
B. abbasids
C. fatimids
D. saljuqs
Correct : B. abbasids
79. The bookNuzhat al Mushtaq is written by:
A. al idrisi
B. mushtaq bin ishtiyaq
C. umar khayyam
D. al biruni
Correct : A. al idrisi
80. The Capital of Umayyad Dynasty was
A. madeena
B. kufa
C. damascus
D. bagdad
Correct : C. damascus
81. The tragedy of Karbala took place in the year
A. 661ad
B. 668ad
C. 662ad
D. 680ad
Correct : D. 680ad
82. Gibraltar is named after the invasion of the Arab General
A. tariq bin ziyad
B. musa bin nusair
C. umar khayyam
D. abdullah bin amir
Correct : A. tariq bin ziyad
83. Which was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty up to 1638 AD.?
A. agra fort
B. red fort
C. fathepur sikri
D. dawlatabad
Correct : A. agra fort
84. The Umayyad conquest of Spain in the year:
A. 708ad
B. 701ad
C. 711ad
D. 720ad
Correct : C. 711ad
85. Granada is the city of
A. egypt
B. spain
C. italy
D. turkey
Correct : B. spain
86. Kitabul Maghazi is written by
A. al zamakshari
B. al masudi
C. al waqidi
D. ibn ishaq
Correct : C. al waqidi
87. The Canon of Medicine isthe famouswork of
A. ibn rushd
B. al baladuri
C. al masudi
D. ibn sina
Correct : D. ibn sina
88. Al Zahra palace was built by
A. abdurahman i
B. abdurahman ii
C. al hakkam
D. abdurahman iii
Correct : D. abdurahman iii
89. Ibn al Bythar was born in
A. egypt
B. spain
C. italy
D. turkey
Correct : B. spain
90. The era of Translation was happened during the administration of
A. umayyads
B. abbasids
C. fatimids
D. saljuqs
Correct : B. abbasids
91. Muawiya conquered cypress in the year
A. 649 ad
B. 670 ad
C. 690 ad
D. 636ad
Correct : A. 649 ad
92. Haroon al Rasheed was died in the Year
A. 809 ad
B. 800ad
C. 819 ad
D. 820ad
Correct : A. 809 ad
93. The seventh Abbasid caliph was
A. haroon rasheed
B. al maamoon
C. al mutasim
D. al mansoor
Correct : B. al maamoon
94. Bagdad is situated in present day
A. egypt
B. iran
C. iraq
D. oman
Correct : C. iraq
95. Which of the following was the biggest port during the Mughal Period?
A. surat
B. hoogly
C. chittagong
D. balasore
Correct : A. surat
96. Which of the following Mughal monument is not made marble?
A. humayun tomb
B. taj mahal
C. moti masjid
D. none of these
Correct : A. humayun tomb
97. The Mansabdari System was introduced by
A. humayun
B. akbar
C. shahjahan
D. aurangazeb
Correct : B. akbar
98. The Mughal ruler who wrote his autobiography was:
A. humayun
B. akbar
C. shahjahan
D. babur
Correct : D. babur
99. Akbar held his religious discussions in:
A. jodhabai palace
B. panch mahal
C. ibadat khana
D. buland darwaz
Correct : C. ibadat khana
100. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
A. humayun
B. akbar
C. shahjahan
D. babur
Correct : C. shahjahan