AUAT 2024 Question Paper MA in Islamic Studies

Entrance Exam
2024

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Question Booklet No. Question Booklet Series : A
AUAT — 2024
2-Year M. A. in Islamic Studies (P09)
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PART—I
( Core Subject )
1. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 5. What was the name of Imam Bukhari
trained pious Muslims and organized (R.A)?
a society having
––
[A] Muh.ammad bin Isma i l
[A] social justice
[B] Muhammad Ismaeel
[B] peace and pleasure
[C] Muhammad Ibraheem
[C] moral and spiritual values [D] Ismaeel bin Ibraheem

[D] All of the above
6. Which collection of Hadith is known
2. Word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran for its focus on legal rulings and is
for how many times? organized by jurisprudential topics?

[A] 33 [A] Sunan Ibn Majah

[B] 35 [B] Sunan al-Tirmidhi

[C] Sunan Abi Dawud
[C] 30
[D] Sunan al-Nasa’i
[D] 32

3. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) got the Quran 7. Which companion of the Prophet
compiled on the advice of Muhammad (PBUH) is known for
transmitting a large number of Hadith?
[A] Hazrat Umar (R.A)
[A] Hadrat Abu Bakr
[B] Hazrat Uthman (R.A)
[B] Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab
[C] Hazrat Ali (R.A)
[C] Hadrat Abu Hurairah
[D] Hazrat Zaid (R.A) [D] Hadrat Aisha

4. The book of Hadith Al-Muwatta was
compiled by 8. The first systematic work on the
principle of fiqh was written by
– Hani–fa (R.A)
[A] Imam Abu .
[A] Ibn Hanbal
[B] Imam Shafi’i (R.A)
[B] Al-Shafi’i
[C] Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (R.A) – Hani–fah
[C] Abu .
[D] Imam Malik (R.A) [D] Abu Yusuf

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9. The first Wahy revealed to Prophet 13. The founder of Chistiya Silsila of Sufis
Muhammad (PBUH) highlights the is
significance of
[A] Muin ud Din
[A] Polity [B] Abu Ishaq

[B] Literacy [C] Muhy-ud Din

[D] Mukharrami
[C] Economy

[D] Marriage 14. In Sufism, the term ‘Wali’ signifies

[A] Friend of Allah

10. Ibn Kathir was a [B] Successor

[C] A chain
[A] Muffasir
[D] None of the above
[B] Jurist
– fut al-Fal a
15. Tah a – fsifah was written by
[C] Muta Kalim
[A] al-Kindi
[D] Philosopher
[B] Al-Ghazali

[C] Ibn Rushd
11. Persia was conquered during the
[D] al-Razi
caliphate of

[A] Hadrat Abu Bakr (R.A.) 16. Which of the following Sufi saints
belonged to the Chishti sect?
[B] Hadrat Umar (R.A.)
[A] Sadruddin Arif
[C] Hadrat Uthman (R.A.) [B] Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

[D] Hadrat Ali (R.A.) [C] Nizamuddin Auliya

[D] Mohammed Ghaus

12. The most appropriate word for
khandaq is 17. Sufism, the liberal and mystic
movement of Islam, reached India in
[A] Trench which century?

[A] 11th
[B] Tunnel
[B] 12th
[C] Canal [C] 13th

[D] Battle [D] 14th

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18. Rashidun Caliphate lasted for _____ 23. To understand the Quran in the light
years. of Hadith is

[A] 20 [A] an important principle of Tafsir
[B] to produce Tafsir of ordinary
[B] 30
importance
[C] 40 [C] to produce a rational Tafsir
[D] 50 [D] to reject modern Muslim tafsir
writing

19. Imam Shafi’i was born in
24. The Movement of Muhammad ibn
[A] Gaza Abdul Wahhab was essentially

[B] Isfahan [A] Wahhabism
[B] a movement of Tawhid
[C] Amman
[C] a new sect
[D] Cairo
[D] a movement against the British

20. Caliph al Mamun was the supporter of – n al Muslimu
25. Al-Ikhwa – n as an Islamic
movement of Egypt represents
[A] Mu’tazilite
[A] war against the West
[B] Salafism
[B] a comprehensive Islamic reform
[C] Khawarijiya programme

[D] Batiniyya [C] an extermist agenda
[D] non-democratic revolution

21. Hilf al-Fudul was meant to
26. Aligarh school focused more on
[A] redress the grievances of the modern education among Indian
aggrieved persons Muslims because
[B] coordinate members of the Arab [A] they had become fanatics
tribes [B] they had to be modernized
[C] a peace committee at Madinah [C] they had to fight against the British

[D] a creation of Prophet Muhammad [D] it was thought as a mean to
(PBUH) overcome their social and
educational backwardness

22. The state founded by the Prophet 27. The first few verses of Surah Al-’Alaq
Muhammad (PBUH) at Madinah was of refer to the importance of various
[A] autocratic nature aspects of
[A] education
[B] monarchic nature
[B] economy
[C] pluralistic nature
[C] illiteracy
[D] socialistic character [D] worship
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28. Maulana Ilyas is regarded as the 33. Al Ihsan, the perfect form of Islamic
founder of spirituality, is related with

[A] Jamaat-e-Islami [A] Music
[B] Philosophy
[B] Tablighi Jamaat
[C] Mysticism
[C] Anjuman-i-Tabligh-i-Islam [D] Materialism
[D] Anjuman-i-Tabligh
34. Khilafah means

29. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind was formally [A] Monarchy
launched in the year [B] Regency

[A] 1944 [C] Democracy
[D] Vicegerency
[B] 1948

[C] 1914 35. Who among the Khulafa-e-Rashideens
was not assassinated (Martyred)?
[D] 1945
[A] Hadrat Abu Bakr (R.A.)
[B] Hardrat Umar (R.A.)
30. Sanusiyyah Movement was originally
founded in [C] Hadrat Uthman (R.A.)
[D] Hadrat Ali (R.A.)
[A] Turkey

[B] Iraq 36. Hujjat Allah al-Baligha is authored by
[C] Libya [A] Jamal-ud-din Afghani

[D] Iran [B] Shah Waliullah
[C] Mualana Azad
[D] Sir Syed Ahmad
31. Wasil ibn Ata was the originator of

[A] Shiism 37. Tablighi Jamaat was originated from
[B] Khawarijiya [A] Lucknow and Calcutta
[B] Delhi and Mewat
[C] Mu’tazilite
[C] Agra and Delhi
[D] Sufism
[D] Hyderabad and Bhopal

32. Tafhim-ul– Qur’a–n was written by 38. The word Sufi is derived from Suf
– di–
[A] Abul A’la– Mawdu
which means
[A] Piety
[B] Abul Kalam Azad
[B] Wool
[C] Ahmad Sirhindi [C] Sabr
[D] Shah Waliullah [D] Zuhd

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39. Identify proper order of sources of 44. Maulana Nanawtawi is regarded as
Islamic Jurisprudence. the founder of

[A] Quran, Ijma, Hadith, Qiyas [A] Nadwatul Ulama

[B] Quran, Qiyas, Hadith, Ijma [B] Darul Uloom Deoband

[C] Quran, Hadith, Ijma, Qiyas [C] Anwar al Uloom

[D] Quran, Hadith, Qiyas, Ijma [D] Madrasah Darushifa

40. In Islam, legal matters are part of 45. The Dome of Rock was built by

[A] Fikr [A] Abdal Malik

[B] Zikr [B] Al-Waleed

[C] Sharia [C] Haroon

[D] Taharat [D] Mamoon

–nu
46. Ibn Sina’s book Al-Qa –n was a book
41. The founder of Muslim rule in Spain
of
was among
[A] Geography
[A] Umayyads
[B] History
[B] Abbasids
[C] Medicine
[C] Ottomans
[D] Law
[D] Seljuqs

47. The First Battle of Panipat was fought
42. The concept of Akhlaq stands for between
[A] Philosophy [A] Muhammad Tughlaq and Ibrahim
[B] Tasawwuf Lodi

[B] Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
[C] Ilm al-Kalam
[C] Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
[D] Ethics
[D] Alauddin and Humayun

43. Who among the following is the
foremost Mufassir? 48. Shah Waliullah was born in
[A] Ibn-e-Kathir [A] 1700 AD
[B] al-Zamakhshari [B] 1703 AD
[C] Razi [C] 1707 AD
[D] Tabari [D] 1710 AD

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49. Jamia Azhar was founded by 54. Halagu Khan attacked Baghdad in the
year of
[A] Umayyads
[A] 1857
[B] Abbasids
[B] 1258
[C] Fatimids
[C] 1189
[D] Mamluks
[D] 1454

50. The main hero of the Abbasid
Revolution was 55. The Battle of Siffin was fought
between
[A] Haroon
[A] Mu’awiya and Ali
[B] Abu Muslim
– Ja’far al-Mansu
– [B] Ali and Khawariji
[C] Abu . r
[C] Mu’awiya and Khawariji
[D] Amin
[D] Ayesha and Ali

51. Hadrat Umar was assassinated in the
year 56. The concept of Pan-Islam was
propouned by
[A] 624
[A] Jamaluddin Afghani
[B] 652
[B] Rasheed Raza
[C] 644
[C] Hassanal Banna
[D] 661
– di–
[D] Abul A’la Mawdu
52. Egypt was conquered during the
reign of 57. Abraha belongs to
[A] Hadrat Umar [A] Yemen
[B] Hadrat Ali [B] Bahrain
[C] Hadrat Usman [C] Habsha
[D] Hadrat Abu Bakr [D] Iraq

53. The conqueror of Spain was 58. Mother Halima belongs to which tribe?

[A] Khalid ibnal-Walid [A] Banu Najjar

[B] Muhmmad ibn al-Qasim [B] Banu Adi

[C] Maslamah ibn Abdal-Malik [C] Banu Sa’db

[D] T. a– riq ibn Ziya
–d [D] Banu Qurayza

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59. Who was the first Education Minister 65. Alhambra is situated in
of Independent India? [A] Cordova
[A] Dr. Zakir Hussain [B] Toledo
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai [C] Granada
[C] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad [D] Seville
[D] Vallabhbhai Patel
66. Which dynasty is considered as the
Golden Age of Islam having centers of
60. Kufa was the capital of
learning and innovations?
[A] Hadrat Umar
[A] Umayyad
[B] Hadrat Mu’awiya [B] Abbasid
[C] Hadrat Ali [C] Fatimid
[D] Hadrat Umar bin Abdul-Aziz [D] Mamluk

61. Hadrat Moinuddin belongs to 67. Eid Prayer (salat al Eid) is
[A] Qadiriyya Silsila [A] Farz
[B] Chishtiya Silsila [B] Sunnah
[C] Naqshbandi Silsila [C] Wajib

[D] Suhrawardiyya Silsila [D] Mustahab

62. Lodi Dynasty was 68. Naqshbandi Sufi Silsilah was founded
by
[A] Arabian
[A] Shihabuddin
[B] Turk
[B] Bahauddin
[C] Afghan [C] Ali al-Hujwiri
[D] African [D] Abdal-Wahhab

63. The institution of Khilafat in Turkey 69. The tragedy of Karbala took place in
was abolished in the year of the year
[A] 1944 AD [A] 675
[B] 1934 AD [B] 680

[C] 1924 AD [C] 685
[D] 690
[D] 1914 AD

70. The Islamic Hijri Calendar begins with
64. The first migration of Muslims was
[A] the migration of Prophet
towards
Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca
[A] Medina to Madinah
[B] Abyssinia [B] the conquest of Mecca
[C] Syria [C] the victory at the Battle of Badr

[D] Egypt [D] the first revelation

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PART—II
( Islamic History and Culture, General English & General Knowledge )
71. As-salamu alaykum means 76. One who receives revelation in the form
of message but not book is called a
"àÎ-Îàºà³å "àºàÒüA塳-&¹ "=¢
[A] How are you? ¤àt¢¡à "àA¡àì¹ [™[> 'Åã šøt¡¸àìƒÅ šà>, "=W¡ Kø”‚àA¡àì¹
[B] Peace be upon you >Ú, [t¡[> Òìº> &A¡\>
[C] Wish you good luck [A] Prophet but not messenger
[B] messenger but not Prophet
[D] Glory be to Allah
[C] Prophet as well as messenger
72. Which of the following is/are true?
[D] neither Prophet nor messenger
[>ì´•¹ ëA¡à>[i¡/ëA¡à>P¡[º Î[k¡A¡?
[A] Muhammad (PBUH) is the last 77. The name of the second last Prophet is
Prophet of Islam [‡t¡ãÚ ëÅÈ >¤ã¹ >à³ Òº
[B] Islam existed since the [A] David
beginning
[B] Moses
[C] All Prophets practiced and
propagated Islam [C] Jesus

[D] All of the above [D] Ahmad

73. The Holy Qur’an can be read by 78. Who is called the ‘Father of Kitten’?
‘š[¤y A塹"à>’ šØl¡ìt¡ šàì¹> ‘ëáài¡ [¤Øl¡à캹 [št¡à’ A¡àìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[A] only scholars [A] Abu Hurairah
[B] only rich people [B] Abu Ubaida
[C] only men [C] Talha
[D] everybody [D] Zubair

74. The prayer at the evening is called 79. The first martyr in Islam is
ÎÞ꡸à줺๠>à³à™ìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ Òüκàì³¹ šø=³ ÅÒムÒìº>
[A] Asr [A] Hasan
[B] Maghrib [B] Husain
[C] Tahajjud [C] Sumayya
[D] None of the above [D] Yasir
75. The number of most notable 80. The meal taken for breaking the fast is
companions of Prophet Muhammad
called
(PBUH) is
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà.)-&¹ [¤ìÅÈ®¡àì¤ l¡üìÀJì™àK¸ ë¹à™à Î³àœ¡ A¡¹ìt¡ ë™ Jà¤à¹ Jà*Úà ÒÚ t¡àìA¡ ¤ºà
ÎàÒà¤ã¹ Î}J¸à Òº ÒÚ
[A] Shari
[A] 1
[B] 4 [B] Iftar

[C] 40 [C] Lunch

[D] 313 [D] Dinner

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81. A Prophet is called _____ in Arabic. 86. The Islamic Calendar is based on the
&A¡\> >¤ãìA¡ "๤ãìt¡ _____ ¤ºà ÒÚ¡ú _____.

[A] Nabi Òüκà[³A¡ A¡¸à캓¡à¹ _____-&¹ l¡üš¹ [®¡[v¡ A¡ì¹¡ú
[B] Rasul [A] planets
[C] Wahi [B] solar

[D] None of the above [C] moon
[D] sun
82. Which gates are opened during the
month of Ramadan?
87. When will the Day of Judgement
¹³\à> ³àìÎ ëA¡à>ô ƒ¹\àP¡ìºà ëJàºà ÒÚ? occur?
[A] Gates of Hell
[¤W¡à¹ [ƒ¤Î A¡J> Qi¡ì¤?
[B] Gates of Heaven
[A] Year 7000
[C] Gates of Light
[B] Year 2050
[D] Gates of Mosque
[C] Year 2060
83. What Muslims must perform before [D] Only Allah knows
offering salah (prayers)?
Îàºàt¡ (>à³à™) šØl¡à¹ "àìK ³åκ³à>샹 [A¡ A¡¹ìt¡ 88. What is dry ablution called?
ÒÚ? Ç¡A¡ì>à *™åìA¡ [A¡ ¤ìº?
[A] Wearing of skull-cap [A] Wudhu
[B] Wearing of perfume [B] Tayammum
[C] Wudu (ablution) [C] Ghusl
[D] Clipping of nails
[D] None of the above
84. Allah (s.w.t.) has ______.
89. What is one unit of prayer called?
"àÀàÒ (Îå¤Òà>à× *Úà t¡àÚàºà)-&¹ ______ "àìá¡ú
[A] a son >à³à왹 &A¡A¡ìA¡ A¡ã ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[B] a partner [A] Fard

[C] no partner [B] Rakah
[C] Juz’
[D] a daughter
[D] Sunnah
85. What did the Prophet Muhammad
(SAW) mention about the status of a
Mother? 90. What is the name of the cloth worn by
men for Hajj and Umrah?
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà.) ³àìÚ샹 ³™¢àƒà δšìA¢¡ A¡ã l¡üìÀJ
Ò\ * *³¹à¹ \>¸ šå¹ç¡È샹 š[¹‹à> A¡¹à A¡àšìØl¡¹
A¡ì¹ìá>?
>à³ A¡ã?
[A] Mothers are not important at all
[A] Haram
[B] Paradise is beneath the feet of a
mother [B] Ihram

[C] Mothers are bad women [C] Qamis

[D] None of the above [D] Izaar

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91. Choose the correct alternative : 96. Which State is called the ‘Rice Bowl of
India’?
[A] Oats is a healthier alternative
[B] Oats is a healthier alternatives
ëA¡à>ô ¹à\¸ìA¡ ‘®¡à¹ìt¡¹ W¡à캹 ¤à[i¡’ ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[A] Kerala
[C] Oats is healthier alternatives
[B] Karnataka
[D] Oats are healthier alternatives [C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu
92. Fill in the blank with the correct
alternative.
97. When was the Battle of Haldighati
The ____ young neighbour greeted my fought?
parents.
Òº[ƒQà[i¡¹ ™å‡ý¡ A¡ì¤ ÒìÚ[áº?
[A] amicable
[A] 1550
[B] amiable [B] 1576
[C] inimical [C] 1650

[D] enviable [D] 1701

98. Which among the following is the first
93. Identify the antonym of the word
national park in India?
‘GARRULOUS’.
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ šø=³ \àt¡ãÚ l¡üƒ¸à>?
[A] Innocuous
[A] Dachigam National Park
[B] Loquacious
[B] Rohila National Park
[C] Jabbering
[C] Pench National Park
[D] Reticent [D] Jim Corbett National Park

94. Choose the noun form of the word 99. Which of the following is the highest
‘GLORIOUS’. award for literature in West Bengal?

[A] Glory [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ š[ÆW¡³¤ìU¹ Îà[Òìt¡¸¹ Î줢àZW¡ šå¹ÑHþà¹?
[B] Glorify [A] Rabindra Puraskar
[B] Nazrul Puraskar
[C] Glorified
[C] Bankim Puraskar
[D] Glorifying
[D] Ananda Puraskar

95. Fill in the blank with the correct 100. Who was the first Chief Justice of the
alternative. Calcutta High Court?
The boys failed to achieve a _____ A¡ºA¡àt¡à ÒàÒüìA¡àìi¢¡¹ šø=³ šø‹à> [¤W¡à¹š[t¡ ëA¡
victory in the match.
[áìº>?
[A] decided
[A] Phani Bhushan Chakravartti
[B] decisive [B] William Hunter
[C] deceived [C] Barnes Peacock
[D] divisive [D] Romesh Chandra Mitra

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