FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005.
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – I
TIME ALLOWE(d) THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: (i) Attempt FIVE questions in all including question No. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (==================) at the end to separate each question attempted in Answer Books.
Q:1: The advent of islam resulted in a new socio- political,economic and religious revolution in the history of world. Discuss.
Q:2: Write a detailed note on the difficulties and sufferings the Holy Prophet(PBUH) and his companions had udergone during Makkan period.
Q:3: Write a comprehensive essay on the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW).
Q:4: Highlight the character of Hazart Umar and the expansion of Muslim domain during his caliphate.
Q:5: Highlight the central and provincial administrative structure of the Umayyad.
Q:6: Abbasid period was the golden period for the progress of the different sciences and art. Discuss.
Q:7: Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a) the holy prophet as a teacher. (b) hazrat usman ghani (c) battle of siffin (d) waild bin adl malik
COMPULSORY QUESTIONS
Q.8 Write only correct answer. Do not reproduce the question.
1: THE SHORTEST SURAH OF THE QURAN IS:
(a) AL MAUN B : AL BAYYINAH (c) AL KAUTHAR (d) AL AKHLAS (e) None of these
2: THERE IS NOBISMILLAH IN THE BEGINNING OF SURAH:
A AL FAITHAH (b) AL NISA (c) AL NAMAL (d) AL TAUBAH (e) None of these
3: THE QURAN WAS REVEALED IN :
A : 25 Y (b) 12 Y (c) 23 Y (d) 20 Y E:NONE OF THESE
4: THE 1ST REVELATION CAME TO PROPHET(SAW)
(a) DAR ARQAM (b) HIRA (c) THAUR (d) SHI’B ABI TALIB (e) None of these
5: THE BATTLE IN WHICH MOAMMAD (SAW) PARTICPATED B/F NUBUWWAHWAS:
(a) DAHIS (b) BAIT AQBA (c) FIJIR (d) NONE OF THESE
6: THE DURATION OF SOCIAL BOYCOTT OF MUSLIMS IN SHI’B ABI TALIB WAS FOR:
(a) 5 Y (b) 10 Y (c) 3 Y (d) 8 Y (e) None of these
7:THE CONQEROR OF KHBER WAS:
(a) UMAR (b) JAFAR (c) KHA;ID BIN WALID (d) ALI (e) None of these
8: WHO IS CALLED THE 5TH GUIDED CALIPH:
(a) HARUN (b) WALI (c) IBN ZUBAYR (d) UMAR BIN AZIZ (e) None of these
9: THE BATTLE OF JAMAL WAS FOUGHT B/W THE AISHAH AN(d)
(a) TALHAH (b) MUAWIYA (c) YAZID (d) UMER (e) None of these
10: EGYPT WAS CONQERED DURING THE CALIPHATE OF :
(a) ABU BAKR (b) MUAWIAH (c) ALI (d) UMAR (e) None of these
11: HAZRAT UMAR WAS THE SON OF :
(a) ABU TALIB (b) TALHAH (c) ABDULLAH (d) KHATTAB (e) None of these
12: ABBASID CALIPHATE CAME INTO BEING IN:
(a) 110 A.H (b) 122 A.H (c) 132 A.H (d) 140 A.H (e) None of these
13: BAIT AL HIKMA WAS ESTABLISHED BY:
(a) WAILD (b) HISHAM (c) MANSUR (d) HARUN (e) None of these
14: MASJID QIBLAYAYN IS SITUATED IN :
(a) HABSHA (b) MAKKAH (c) TAIF (d) MADINA E: NON OF THESE
15: KHALID BIN WALID WAS REMOVED FROM THE COMMOND DURING THE expedtion to:
(a) iran (b) syri a (c) yeman (d) none of these
16: the city of fustat was founde by:
(a) amr bin al a’s (b) abd al malik (c) muawiyah (d) none of these
17: expedition of tabuk place in:
(a) 6 A.H (b) 7 A.H (c) 9 A.H (d) NONE OF THESE
18: HAZRAT SALMAN WAS FROM:
(a) rome (b) syria (c) yeman (d) faris
19: imam abu hanifah was a famous:
(a) musician (b) architect (c) jurist (d) historian (e) None of these
20: the total period of khalafat -i- rashidah was:
(a) 40 y (b) 30 y (c) 29 y (d) none of these.