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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER B-17
ISLAMIC HISTORY PERIOD – II
Total Marks: 100
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Note: Attempt any Five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q-1. The early period of Abbasid Caliphate witnessed the ascendancy and influence of the Persians not as a nation but as a people and culture. Do you agree?
Q-2. How do you rate Haroon-ur-Rashid as a Ruler?
Q-3. “With the advent of Abbasids in power, the Islamic empire opened a new era in the domain of science and literature”. Comment.
Q-4. How Abdur Rehman-I established Umayyad Power in Spain?
Q-5. Write short notes on any Two of the following:
(i) Abul Abbas As-Saffah.
(ii) Mohammad Ibn-Musa Khawarizmi.
(iii) Baitul Hikma.
Q-6. Analyze the character of Abdur Rehman – III as a man, an administrator and a patron of art and literature.
Q-7. Critically examine the period of Al-Hakam – I.
Q-8. Why and how were the Muslims expelled from Spain?
Q-9. Andalus was the greatest seat of learning and research during the Muslim rule. Comment.
Good Luck
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