FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1991
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions, including question No. 1, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Read the following statements and write dowi the correct answers:
(a) The Quran was marked diacritically by Umar bin Abdul-Aziz/Hajaj bin Yusuf/Mu’awiya/Uthman the Third Caliph
(b) Abu Hanifa died during the reign of Hisham/Harun al-Rashid/ al-Mansur/al-Saffah
(c) Creation of the Quran was proclaimed by the Kharajit/The Qadarit/The Mu’tazilit/The Murijit
(d) Samarra was founded by al-Mutawakkil/al-Mamun/al-Mu’ tasim/al-Mahdi
(e) Hunain bin Ishaq was a Singer/Vizir/Translator/Historian.
(f) The earliest sect of Islam is the Qadarit/The Kharajit/The Murjit/The Hanbalit
(g) Musa bin Nusair was the governor of Sind/Basra/North Africa/Makka
(h) Author of al-Ahkam al-Sultania is al-Ghazali/lbn Khuldun/al Mawardi/al-Farabi
(i) Tigris is a river in Spain/Baghdad/Africa/Egypt
(j) Arrange the following in chronological order: Battle of Khaybar, Battle of Tabuk, Battle of Uhad, Battle of Hunain
2 Never in the annals of history any conquest has been so peaceful as the conquest of Makka. Explain.
3 Analyse the charges against Uthman, the Third Caliph.
4 “Umar bin Abd al-Aziz, reign was the revival of Khilafat-e-Rashida”. Discuss.
5 “Arabic Historiography started in the form of Tradition (Hadith”. Explain.
6 The ill-defined hereditary principle of succession instituted by the Umayyad Caliphs was followed throughout the Abbasid regime with same evil results. Discuss.
7 Write a detailed note on the administration of the Abbasid.
8 Write down the character and achievements of Muhammad the Conqueror.