FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1998
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all including, Q. No. 8, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks. Credit will be given for grasp of the subject and originality of thought
1 “Ghazwate Badr laid the foundation of Muhammad’s (P.B.U.H) temporal power. Islam had won its first decisive military victory.” Discuss.
2 What led to the “Ridda Wars” after the death of the Holy Prophet and how effectively did Abu Bakr the Caliph deal with the situation.
3 Write a detailed note on the Muslim conquests in India, North Africa and Western Europe during the reign of al-Waleed ibn Abd-al-Malik.
4 Discuss the causes of the decline and fall of the Umayyad Dynasty.
5 Highlight the administrative structure of the state during the Umayyad period.
6 Write a note on the intellectual development of the Muslims during the golden period of the Abbasids.
7 Discuss the character and achievements of Sultan Muhammad, the Conqueror (al-Fatih)
8 Select and write the correct answers in answer book. Don’t reproduce the questions:
(i) The Battle of Badr was fought in: (a) 2 A.H (b) 10 A.H. (c) 12 A.H
(ii) The Chief of the Hypocrites of Madina was: (a) Ziad ibn Abihi (b) Abu Jahl (c) Abdullah ibn Ubbie
(iii) The Holy Prophet migrated to Madina in the company of: (a) Ali ibn Abi talib (b) Uthman ibn Affan (c) Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
(iv) Ridda wars were fought in the age of: (a) Ali ibn Abi Talib (b) Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (c) Uthman ibn Affan
(v) Tragedy of Karbala took place in the year (a) 40 A.H. (b) 60 A.H. (c) 70 A.H
(vi) Sind was conquered in the reign of the caliph: (a) Muawiyah (b) Harun al-Rashid (c) Al-Mutasim (d) Waleed ibn Abd-al-Malik
(vii) Egypt was conquered by: (a) Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (b) Sa’ d ibn Abi Waqgas (c) Amr ibn al-Aas
(viii) Hajaj ibn Yusuf was the Governor of: (a) Spain (b) Egypt (c) Basra (d) Mecca
(ix) The Sihah Sitta is a collection of: (a) Verses (b) Poems (c) Traditions
(x) Spain was conquered by: (a) Mughira ibn Shu’ba (b) Tariq ibn Ziad (c) Khalid ibn Waleed
(xi) The city of Baghdad was founded by: (a) Hajaj ibn Yusuf (b) Abu Jafar al-Mansur (c) Mamun al-Rashid
(xii) Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah was written by: (a) Al-Farabi (b) lbn Tabari (c) Al-Mawardi (d) Al-Ghazzali
(xiii) Write the names of the first four caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty in Chronological Order.
(xiv) Jabir ibn Hayyan was an: (a) Astronomer (b) Physician (c) Chemist
(xv) Al-Kindi was a: (a) Mathematician (b) Traditionist (c) Philosopher (d) Geographer
(xvi) Muhammad al-Fatih belongs to the: (a) Mughal (b) Seljug (c) Ottoman (d) Abbasid dynasty
(xvii) Constantinople was conquered by the: (a) Turkish Sultan Salim (b) Abd al Hameed (c) Muhammad ll
(xviii) The architect of the modem Turkey was: (a) Anwar Pasha (b) Mustafa Kamal Pasha (c) Jamal Pasha
(xix) There are (total number) surahs in the Holy Quran.
(xx) The Cave Hira is located in: (a) Jadda (b) Talif (c) Mecca (d) Madina