FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1995
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No.1, which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Indicate the best/correct answer
(i) Al-Manazir was a Book of Medicine/Mathematics/ Geography
(ii) Zallaqa was the name of a poetess/a queen/a battle-field
(iii) Abu Abdullah Muhammad Faqih was a jurist/a king/a saint
(iv) Al-Hamra Palace was built by Walid V/Abdur Rahman lI/bn-ul-Ahmar
(v) Muslim rule in Spain ended in the year 1492 A.D./1592 A.D./1692 A.D
(vi) The capital of Banu Abbad was Ourtuba/Gharnata/ Ashbelia
(vii) Baghdad was founded by Harun-ur-Rashid/Al-Mamun/Al-Mansur
(viii) Al-Hawi was written by Zakariyya Razi/lbn Sina/Al-Tabari
(ix) Nizamia University was founded by Nizamuddin Auliya/Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi/ Nizam of Deccan
(x) Arrange chronologically: lbn Bashkwal, lbn Hazm, lbn Khaldun, Imam Shatibi
2 Analyse the character of Abdur Rahman A-Nasir as a man, an administrator and a patron of art and literature.
3 Discuss the main characteristics of Murabitin Period in the history of Andalusia with special reference to their religious and cultural policies
4 The reign of Abu Yaqub is famous for the contribution of Muslims in the field of Philosophy. Discuss the three famous philosophers who flourished in his reign.
5 Give u brief survey of the development made in Andalusia during, the Muslim period in the field of agriculture.
6 Critically examine the administrative structure of the Umayyads of Spain throwing light on its strong and weak points
7 Do you agree with the view that Western thought and institutions were greatly influenced by the dissemination of Muslim learning in the West? Elucidate.
8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (a) Al-Masudi (b) Ibn Ammar (c) Ibn Tumart (d) Ibn Arab (e) Imam Ghazali (f) Muatta Imam Malik
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