Kerala SET 2018 Jul Question Paper Islamic History

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1. Which among the following was organized by Prophet Muhammad as Social Service
League(s)?
1. Hilful Huzul 2. Hudaibiya
3. Aqaba 4. Dahis and al- Ghabra'

A) Only 1 is correct B) Only 4 is correct
C) 1 and 2 are correct D) 3 and 4 are correct

2. Saba' al Mu'allaqath are:
A) Stories B) Seven Suspended Odes
C) Biographies D) Battle Day Narratives

3. The chief diety of Ka'ba was:
A) Al Lat B) Al Uzza C) Al Manath D) Al Hubal

4. The leader of Abyssinian migration was:
A) Uthman B) Ali C) Ja'far D) Usama

5. The Bai'at Ridwan took place at:
A) Aqba B) Tabuk C) Yarmuk D) Hudaybiya

6. The Quraysh leader who was killed in the battle of Badr:
A) Abu Jahal B) Abu Sufyan C) Abu Talib D) Abu Lahab

7. Prophet Muhammad's noeturnal journey to the heaven is known as:
A) Isra' B) Mi'raj
C) Hijrah D) Hajjattul Wida'

8. Read the following sentence and choose the correct option.
1. Al- Rab' al Khali is a desert in Arabia
2. It is situated in North Arabia

A) 1 only is correct B) 2 only is correct
C) Both are correct D) Both are wrong

9. Abraha was a king of:
A) Abyssinia B) Syria C) Yemen D) Oman

10. The Prophet had given the epithet “ The Sword of Allah” to:
A) Abu Bakr Siddiq B) Khalid ibn Walid
C) Umar Farook D) Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas

11. The battle in which Salman al Farisi had a major say was:
A) Khandaq B) Uhd C) Tabuk D) Hunayn

12. Who among the following was the Commander in Chief of Umar on Egyptian
Conquest?
1. Khalid bin Walid 2. Abu Ubayda
3. Amar bin al-'As 4. Musa Ibn Nusayr

A) 1 only is correct B) 1 and 4 are correct
C) 3 only is correct D) 1 and 3 are correct

13. Match the following:
List I List II
a. Umar 1. Sufiyanid Branch
b. Uthman 2. Treaty of Jerusalem
c. Abd al-Malik 3. Standadisation of Qur'an
d. Muauriya 4. Marwanid Branch

A) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 B) a-3, b-1,c-2, d-4

C) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

14. Arrange the following in the chronological order of its origin:

1. Kharijites 2. Asharites 3. Mu'tazilites 4. Shi'ites

A) 2, 4, 3, 1 B) 1, 2, 4, 3 C) 3, 4, 1, 2 D) 4, 1, 3, 2

15. Ali shifted his capital from Madeenah to:
A) Damascus B) Baghdad C) Kufa D) Karbala

16. When the Qur'an was compiled one copy of it was kept in the custody of:
A) Khadeeja B) Fathima C) Aysha D) Hafsa

17. Who was the representative of Ali in the arbitration after the battle of Siffin?
A) Amr ibn 'As B) Abu Musa al Ash'ari
C) Talha D) Zubayr

18. The Treaty of Hudaybiya was signed in the year:
A) 630 C.E. B) 628 C.E. C) 632 C.E. D) 626 C.E.

19. According to Qur'an the number of legal heirs of Zakat is:
A) 8 B) 7 C) 9 D) 6

20. Kharaj is a tax on:
A) Income B) Land C) Dhimmis D) Mawalis

21. Literal meaning of Jihad is:
A) Destruction B) Peace C) Strive D) None of these

22. The Kharijites originated after the battle of:
A) Khandaq B) Karbala C) Qadisiya D) Siffin

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23. The poll-tax collected from non-Muslims is called:
A) Fay' B) Khums C) Jizya D) None of these

24. The Arabic term for 'usury' is:
A) Riba B) Sadaqa C) Zakat D) Ushr

25. The body of a Hadith is called:
A) Sanad B) Matn C) Riwayat D) None of these

26. The Umayyad Caliph who earned the title “Father of Kings”
A) Mu'awiyah B) Abdul Malik C) Walid I D) Umar II

27. Read the following statements:
1. Qutayba bin Muslim is called the conqueror of Central Asia
2. He is known as Muslim Alexander
A) Statement 2 only is correct B) Statement 1 and 2 are correct
C) Statement 1 only is correct D) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect

28. The battle of Karbala took place in the year:
A) 680 C. E B) 686 C. E C) 676 C. E D) 679 C.E

29. The Founder of Ash'ari School is:
A) Abul Hasan al Ash'ari B) Abu Musa al Ash'ari
C) Hasan al Basri D) Yunus al Ash'ari

30. The practice of cursing Ali in qutba was stopped by:
A) Abdul Malik B) Umar II C) Marwan II D) Walid I

31. Who among the following acted as Muslim Commander in Persia?
1. Uqba 2. Amr bin al-As
3. Sa’d bin Abi Waqas 4. Usama Ibn Sa’d
A) 2 and 3 are correct B) 3 and 4 are correct
C) 1 and 4 are correct D) 3 only is correct

32. Harun Rasheed was the contemporary of:
A) Charles Martel B) Justinian
C) Charlemagne D) Frederick II

33. Match the following
List I List II
a. Fath al Arab 1. Ali
b. Asadulla 2. Yazid
c. Al Qanuni 3. Sulaiman I
d. The Blood Shedder 4. Abul Abbas
A) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

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34. The Ottoman Sultan known as 'The Conqueror'
A) Muhammad II B) Abdul Hamid II
C) Salim I D) Sulayman the Magnificent

35. ------- banned Mu'talizm and began to persecute them:
A) Al Mansur B) Al Mutawakkil
C) Al Ma'mun D) Al Mahdi

36. The capital of Islamic Empire was shifted from Damascus to Hashimiya by:
A) Al Muntasir B) Abul Abbas C) Al Mu'tamid D) Al Musta'sim

37. The Seljuq dynasty was established by:
A) Alp Arsalan B) Malik Shah
C) Nizamul Mulk D) Tughril Beg

38. Read the following statements:
1. Sultan Salahuddin captured Jerusalem in 1187 AD
2. He became the Second muslim ruler to capture the city of Jerusalem.
A) Statement 1only is correct B) Statement 1 and 2 are correct
C) Both Statements are incorrect D) Statement 2only is correct

39. Shiraz was the capital of:
A) Seljuqs B) Samanids C) Buwayhids D) Ghaznavids

40. The founder of Saffavid dynasty was:
A) Shah Abbas B) Shah Ismail
C) Adud ul Daulah D) Yaqub ibn Layth

41. Sahib al Shurtah was the chief of:
A) Police B) Postal service
C) Revenue D) Religious affairs

42. The city of Samarrah was founded by:
A) Al Mu'tasim B) Al Mu'tadid C) Al Mustakfi D) Al Mu'tamid

43. Which among the following rulers were connected with foundation of Universities?
1. Al-muizz 2. Malik Shah
3. Al Mustansis 4. Al – Ma’mun
A) 1 and 2 are correct B) 3 and 4 are correct
C) 1 ,2 and 3 are correct D) None of the above

44. 'Al-Awsat' was the title ascribed to:
A) Abdurahiman I B) Abdurahiman II
C) Abdurahiman III D) Hajib al Mansur

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45. Who among the following rulers assumed the title ‘Caliph’?
1. Abdul Rahman I 2. Abdul Rahman III
3. Bayazid I 4. Selim I
A) 2 and 4 are correct B) 1 and 3 are correct
C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct D) 2 only is correct

46. Muwalladun were:
A) Spanish neo-Muslims B) Non-Muslims of Spain
C) African slaves D) Muslims of Arab origin

47. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order of its foundation:
1. Aghlabids 2. Saffarids 3.Buwayhids 4. Ayyubids

A) 2, 1, 4, 3 B) 1, 2, 3, 4 C) 4, 3, 1, 2 D) 2, 3, 1, 4

48. Which among the following learning centres were founded to propagate Shiism?
1. Darul Hikma 2. Bait al Hikma
3. Al Azhar University 4. Nizamiya University
A) 2 and 3 are correct B) 3 only is correct
C) 1 and 4 are correct D) 1 and 3 are correct

49. The Burji Mamluks ruled over Egypt between:
A) 1050 -1212 B) 1150 – 1312 C) 1382 – 1517 D) 1517 – 1682

50. Read the following statements:
1. Qubbat al Sakhra is situated in Jerusalem
2. Qubbat al Khadra is situated in Baghdad
A) Statement 1only is correct B) Statement 2only is correct
C) Both Statements are correct D) Both Statements are incorrect

51. The reason for the decline and fall of the Abbasid Caliphate was:
A) Ascendency of the Turkish Guards
B) Vastness of the empire
C) The Tartar invasion
D) All the above

52. The city founded by General Jawhar al Siqilli:
A) Alexandria B) Marakesh C) Cairo D) Qairwan

53. The Zangi dynasty was founded by:
A) Nuruddin Mahmud B) Imaduddin
C) Malik Shah D) Salahuddin

54. Abdulla al Mahdi Billah made ------ his capital.
A) Shiraz B) Samarrah C) Al Mahdiya D) Isfahan

55. The lady who was responsible for the formation of Mamluk rule in Egypt was:
A) Fatima B) Subaida C) Zainab D) Shajar Dhur

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56. The Visigothic ruler of Spain at the time of Muslim conquest:
A) Frederick II B) Roderick C) Ferdinand I D) Count Julien

57. The Muslims remained in Spain after the fall of Granada was called:
A) Moors B) Saracens C) Mozarabs D) Moriscos

58. The Ottoman ruler known as 'The Red Sultan':
A) Salim I B) Mahmud II
C) Abdul Hamid II D) Sulayman

59. Arrange the following rulers in the chronological order:
1. Sulaiman I 2. Mohammed II
3. Salim II 4. Murad I

A) 2, 1, 4, 3 B) 3, 1, 2, 4 C) 4, 2, 1, 3 D) 1, 3, 4, 2

60. Who is known as the chief architect of Tanzimat reforms?
A) Mustafa Reshid Pasha B) Mustafa Kemal Pasha
C) Enver Pasha D) Midhet Pasha

61. The first empire established by the Turks is known as:
A) The Ottoman Empire B) The Kara Kitai Empire
C) The Gokturk Empire D) The Oghuz Empire

62. The Treaty of Kuchuk Kaynarja was signed between Turkey and -----
A) Britain B) France C) Russia D) Greece

63. The National Assembly of Iran is known as:
A) Senate B) Congress
C) Chamber of Deputies D) Majlis

64. The leader of Iranian Revolution of 1979 was:
A) Ali Shariati B) Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
C) Banisadr D) Ayattullah Khomeini

65. The work of Ibn Rushd Tahafat al Tahafat was written as a reply to:
A) Ibn-Taimiyah B) Imam Abu Yusaf
C) Imam Ghazali D) Dante

66. The Father of Algebra:
A) Al Farabi B) Al Khawarizmi
C) Al Kindi D) Al Biruni

67. The famous ode 'al Burdah' was composed by:
A) Imam Busiri B) Imam Navavi
C) Imam Maliki D) Imam Muslim

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68. Which among the following architectural monument(s)is/are not located in West
Asia?
1. Umayyad Mosque 2. Qasayral- Amra
3. Al-Zahra Palace 4. Al-Hamra Palace

A) 1 and 4 are correct B) 3 and 4 are correct
C) 2 and 3 are correct D) 1 and 3 are correct

69. Father of Arabic Alchemy:
A) Al Idrisi B) Al Kindi
C) Al Razi D) Jabir ibn Hayyan

70. Who among the following Muslim Political Thinkers proposed the theory of ‘Ideal
States’?
A) Al-Farabi B) Al-Kindi C) Ibn-Taimiya D) Mandudi

71. Author of 'Kitab al Umm':
A) Imam Bukhari B) Imam Muslim
C) Imam Shafi' D) Imam Ghazali

72. Name the Mathematician who translated the Indian work 'Siddhanta' into Arabic:
A) Al Battani B) Ibrahim al Fazari
C) Umar Khayam D) Al Tabari

73. The word 'bimaristan' is generally used for:
A) Caravan Sarais B) Old Age Homes
C) Medical Shops D) Hospitals

74. The 'Jalali Calendar was introduced during the period of:
A) Malik Shah B) Alp Arsalan
C) Al Mutawakkil D) Tugril Beg

75. Which among the following works dealt with medicine?
1. Kitab al-Asrar 2. Kitab al-Shifa
3. Firdaws al-Thikma 4. Qanun-fa-al-Tibb

A) 2 and 4 are correct B) 1 and 3 are correct
C) 3 and 4 are correct D) 1 and 4 are correct

76. Read the following sentences:
1. Mudawarrah is the older name of Baghdad.
2. The official name of Baghdad is Madinat al Salam

A) Statement 1only is correct B) Both Statements are incorrect
C) Both Statements are correct D) Statement 2only is correct

77. Author of 'Ihya Ulumuddin' is:
A) Ibn Taymiyya B) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
C) Imam Ghazali D) Imam Busiri

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78. Founder of Sanusiyyah Movement:
A) Muhammad Abdu B) Muhammad ibn Ali
C) Sayyid Qutb D) Muhammad ibn Idris

79. Faraizi Movement was founded by:
A) Shah Abdul Aziz B) Shah Waliullah Dahlavi
C) Haji Shariattullah D) Sayed Ahmad Barelvi

80. Zia Gokalp is associated with:
A) Pan-Arabism B) Pan-Turkism
C) Islahi Movement D) Ikhwanul Muslimun

81. The great work of Muhammad Abduh is:
A) Khutubath B) Hujjattullah al Baligha
C) Tarjumanul Qur'an D) Risalat al Tawhid

82. Jama'at-i-Islami was established in:
A) 1940 B) 1946 C) 1941 D) 1942

83. Sayyid Sanaullah Amritsari was the leader of:
A) Ahl-e-Hadith Movement B) Ahmadiyyah Movement
C) Jama'at-i-Islami D) Barelvism

84. The founder of Muslim Brotherhood is:
A) Jamaluddin Afghani B) Hasanul Banna
C) Rashid Ridha D) Shaykh Nasiruddin Albani

85. The founder of Darul Ulum, Deoband is:
A) Muhammed Qasim Nanotvi B) Mahmudul Hasan
C) Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi D) Maulana Muhammad Ilyas

86. Which among the following theories are associated with Maududi?
1. Hukumat – e- Ilahi 2. Wilayat –e-Faqih
3. Bilah – Qayf 4. Ikhamat al-din

A) 1and 4 are correct B) 2 and 3 are correct
C) 1 and 3 are correct D) 3 and 4 are correct

87. The treaty that led to the expulsion of Egypt from the Arab League:
A) Oslo Accord B) Gaza Jerico Agreement
C) Camp David Accord D) Mudros Armistice

88. After I World War, the Mandate of Syria was assigned to:
A) Britain B) Russia C) France D) Italy

89. British Protectorate over Egypt was established in:
A) 1876 B) 1882 C) 1922 D) 1986

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90. Oslo Accord was signed between Yassar Arafat and -----.
A) Yitzhak Rabin B) Netanyahu
C) Ariel Sharon D) Shimon Peres

91. The Istiqlal Party fought for the freedom of:
A) Algeria B) Morocco C) Libya D) Syria

92. 'The Yasmin Revolution' started in:
A) Egypt B) Algeria C) Sudan D) Tunisia

93. The Zionist Movement was formed in:
A) 1866 B) 1888 C) 1897 D) 1876

94. The official name of Sikes Picot Agreement is:
A) Treaty of Sevres B) The Asia Minor Agreement
C) Treaty of Versaills D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

95. Read the following sentences:
1. Sa’d Zaghlul Pasha was a Syrian Nationalist Leader
2. Al-Wafal al-Misri was the Political Party of Sa’d Zaghlul Pasha

A) Statement 1only is correct B) Statement 2only is correct
C) Both Statements are correct D) Both Statements are incorrect

96. Sharif Hussayn was appointed Governor of Hijaz by:
A) Abdul Mejid II B) Abdul Hamid II
C) Mehmet II D) Murad V

97. Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized -----.
A) ARAMCO B) Aswan Dam C) Suez Canal D) None of these

98. The Egyptian President who signed the Camp David Accord was:
A) Anwar Sadat B) Husni Mubarak
C) Gamal Abdul Nasser D) Muhammad Mursi

99. Persia was designated as Iran in the year:
A) 1942 B) 1936 C) 1935 D) 1945

100. In the Six Day War, Israel captured:
A) Ghaza B) West Bank
C) Golan Heights D) All the above

101. Modernization of Egypt was started by:
A) Gamal Abdul Nasser B) King Farouk
C) Fuad I D) Muhammad Ali

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102. ------- is known as 'The Second Moses'.
A) David Wolffsohn B) Theodor Herzel
C) Nathan Birbaum D) David Ben Gurion

103. Muhammed Hussayn Fadlullah is the founder of:
A) Al Fatah B) HAMAS C) Hizbullah D) Al Qaeda

104. Who among the following was referred to as 'the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity?'
A) Maulana Muhammad Ali B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan D) Maulana Azad

105. Chahalghani was dominant during the reign of:
A) Qutbuddin Aibek B) Iltutmish
C) Balban D) Alauddin Khilji

106. On the victory over which state did Akbar built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri:
A) Ahmad Nagar B) Berar C) Khandesh D) Gujrat

107. Which Sultan of Delhi styled himself ' The Second Alexander?'
A) Balban B) Iltutmish
C) Muhammad ibn Tughlaq D) Alauddin Khiji

108. Where did Aurangazeb confine his father after usurping power?
A) Delhi B) Lahore C) Agra D) Fatehpur Sikri

109. Amir Khusrau is known to have innovated the musical instrument
A) Sitar B) Violin C) Tabla D) Shahnai

110. Nizamul Mulk established an independent state of:
A) Burhanpur B) Bijapur C) Hyderabad D) Kandhar

111. Who was elected as the permenant President of the Muslim League in 1908?
A) Nawab Salimullah B) Aga Khan
C) Sayed Amir Ali D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

112. Ahmad Shah Abdali was a:
A) Turani B) Irani C) Afghani D) Indian

113. Author of 'Uddat ul Umara':
A) Sayyid Fazl Pookoya Tangal B) Makti Tangal
C) Umar Qazi D) Hamadani Tangal

114. 'Tuhfatul Mujahidin' is dedicated to:
A) Tipu Sultan B) Ali Adil Shah
C) Mamburam Tangal D) Kunjali Marakkars

115. The first translation of the Qur'an into Malayalam was done by:
A) Mayan Kutty Elaya B) C. N. Ahmad Maulavi
C) Amani Maulavi D) E. Moidu Maulavi

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116. 'Father of Madrasa Movement' in Kerala:
A) Shaykh Zaynuddin B) Makti Tangal
C) Hamadani Tangal D) Chalilakath Kunhahammad Haji

117. 'The Swadeshabhimani' news paper was published by:
A) Ramakrishna Pillai B) Muhammad Abdurahman Sahib
C) Vakkom Maulavi D) Haleema Beevi

118. The first Muslim Patriot who had been deported from Kerala
A) Umar Qadi B) Sanaullah Makti Tangal
C) Fadl Pookoya Tangal D) Syed Alavi Tangal

119. Kerala Muslim Aikya Samghom was formed at:
A) Calicut B) Eriyad C) Manjeri D) Chirayinkil

120. Who is known with the sobriquet ‘South India Baghat’?
A) Umar Qadi B) Muhammed Abdul Rahman Sahib
C) Vakkom Abdul Khader D) Ali Musaliyar

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