Islamic History and Culture CSS Paper II 1999
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1999
ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE, PAPER – II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No.8, which is Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Never had the court of Sultan of Spain been so brilliant as it became under the rule of Abd al-Rehman II. Do you agree? If so. How?
2 Highlight the literary achievements of al-Hakam ll.
3 Ibn Abi Amir eclipsed even Abd al-Rehman in his military achievements and his foreign policy, still he is considered responsible for the fall of Cordova. Discuss.
4 Yusuf bin Tashfin gave a new life to the decadent Spain at such a crucial time when it was becoming a prey to the Christian. Elucidate.
5 European renaissance took its spark from Universities and Seminaries, of Cordova and Baghdad. Explain.
6 Write short notes on the following: (a) Cordova (b) al-Hamra (c) lbn Zuhar (d) lbn Hazm
7 Discuss the problems of the Modern Muslim World and suggest suitable solutions.
8 Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Don’t reproduce the questions.
(i) Who was the first conqueror of lberian Peninsula: (a) Tariq bin Ziyad (b) Muhammad bin Qasim (c) Qutaybah bin Muslim Bahli
(ii) Who was the Falcon of Quraysh? (a) Abd al-Rahman I (b) Abd al-Rahman lI (c) Muhammad
(iii) Who gave him this title? (a) al-Mansur Abbasi (b) Hadi (c) Harun al Rashid
(iv) Zarayab was: (a) a singer (b) a magician (c) a poet
(v) Who was Nasr? (a) vizir of Abd al Rahman lI (b) a eunach (c) a jurist
(vi) Abd al-Rehman lll declared himself the caliph in: (a) 929 A.D (b) 950 A.D (c) 1000 A.D
(vii) Abd al-Murnin of Muwahhid Dynasty was the son of: (a) a Potter (b) a Painter (c) a merchant
(viii) Who was the Founder of Fatimid dynasty: (a) Ziyadat Allah (b) Said ibn Husayn (c) Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr
(ix) Sultan Bayburs belonged to: (a) Mamluk dynasty (b) Banu Hud (c) Aghbids
(x) The Moors vacated Spain in: (a) 1492 A.D (b) 1501 A.D (c) 1526 A.D
(xi) Sihah-Sittah are the books on: (a) Tafsir (b) Fiqh (c) Hadith
(xil) Charles Martel fought against: (a) Abd ai-Rahman Ghafiqi (b) Abd al-Rahman al-Nasir (c) Ibn Abi Amir
(xii) The battle of Tours was fought in: (a) 732 A.D (b) 932 A.D (c) 1032 A.D
(xiv) Kitab al-lbr was written by: (a) Tabari (b) lbn Khaldun (c) lbn Athir
(xv) Shajarat-ud-Dur was the queen of: (a) Egypt (b) Spain (c) Sicily
(xvi) The battle of Ayn al-Jalut was fought in: (a) Egypt (b) Spain (c) Africa
(xvii) lbn Miskwayh was a Muslim: (a) Theologian (b) Scientist (c) Philosopher
(xviil) Jawami us-Sirah was written by: (a) lbn Hisham (b) lIbn Hajar (c) lbn Hazm
(xix) Masjid-i-Qiblatayn is situated in: (a) Makkah (b) Madinah (c) Baghdad
(xx) Fatimids established their Caliphate in: (a) North Africa (b) Central Asia (c) Spain