FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION – 2024
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS – 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1. The Annual Fair of Ukaz in pre–Islamic Arabia was held at:
(A) Makkah (B) Madina (C) Riaz (D) Taif
2. Who was the first martyr in Islam?
(A) Hazrat Hamza ( ) (B) Hazrat Sumayya ( ) (C) Hazrat Yasir ( ) (D) None of these
3. “Year of the Grief” in the life of the Holy Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was:
(A) 7th (B) 8th (C) 9th (D) 10th
4. The Pagan Tribe which was allies of the Muslims was:
(A) Banu Asad (B) Banu Khuza’ah (C) Banu Khazraj (D) Banu Bakr
5. The number of the companions of the Holy Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)in Ghazwa Tabuk was:
(A) 10,000 (B) 30,000 (C) 50,000 (D) None of these
6. “Mubahala” was offered by the Holy Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) to:
(A) Banu Quraiza (B) Banu Nazir (C) Banu Bakr (D) Delegate of Najran
7. Jerusalem was conquered in the period of:
(A) Hazrat Abu Bakr ( ) (B) Hazrat Umar ( ) (C) Hazrat Usman ( ) (D) Hazrat Ali ( )
8. The Ottoman dynasty was established in the year:
(A)1299 AD (B) 1517 AD (C) 1605 AD (D) 1840 AD
9. “The preaching of Islam” is written by:
(A) Theodor Nöldeke (B) T.w. Arnold (C) Philip Hitti (D) W. Montgomery Watt
10. Ibn e Rushd the Great Muslim Philosopher was:
(A) Egyptian (B) Spanish (C) Iranian (D) Arabian
11. The Ottoman empire lasted for over:
(A) 5 Centuries (B) 6 Centuries (C) 7 Centuries (D) None of these
12. “Al Farooq” was written by Great Indian Scholar:
(A) Shah Waliullah (B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (C) Sulaiman Nadvi (D) Shibli Noumani
13. “Ghazwa e Mouta” was fought in:
(A) 6 AH (B) 7 AH (C) 8 AH (D) 10 AH
14. Social Boycott of Banu Hashim took place in Nabvi year:
(A) 6th (B) 7th (C) 8th (D) 9th
15. First Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate was:
(A) Saffah (B) Haroon UR Rasheed(C) Mansoor (D) Mamoon
16. Who was the last Abbasid Caliph؟
(A) Al Qaim (B) Al Zahir (C) Al Mustakfi (D) Al Mustasim
17. The First book on International Law (Kitab ul Siyar) was written by:
(A) Imam Muhammad )رﺣہ( (B) Imam Abu Yousuf )رﺣہ( (C) Imam Abu Hanifa )رﺣہ( (D) Imam Sahfihi )رﺣہ(
18. “Ghunyat ul Talibeen” was written by Great Sufi named:
(A) Al Ghazali (B) Al Sha’ahrani (C) Abdul Qadir Jillani (D) Ali Hajwairi
19. Ibn e Khaldoon was born in:
(A) Iraq (B) Egypt (C) Syria (D) Tunisia
20. “Reconstruction of Religious thoughts in Islam” was written by:
(A) T.W. Arnold (B) Ameer Ali (C) Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (D) None of these
PART-II
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
SECTION-A
Q. No. 2. Discuss the importance of Prophetic Farewell Adress. Do you agree that this address is the summary of Islamic teachings? (20)
Q. No. 3. Highlight the Salient features of Judicial system established in the period of Khilafat e Rashida. (رﺿوان اﻟﻠہ ﻋﻠﯾﮫم اﺟﻣﻌﯾن) (20)
Q. No. 4. Write down a detailed note about the causes of the downfall of Umayyads. (20)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the role and status of women in early Islam. (20)
SECTION-B
Q. No. 6. Write down a comprehensive note on the development of Medical Science in Muslim Spain. (20)
Q. No. 7. What was the Strategy adopted by the Muslim Sufi’s for the preaching of Islam in the Subcontinent? (20)
Q. No. 8. Prove that Islam is a religion of Peace and does not support any kind of Terrorism. (20)
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