Part-I MCQs: the compulsory multiple-choice questions of the CSS 2020 Islamic Studies paper, with answers.

About these MCQs

These are the questions asked in the paper, reworded by the CSS Nexus team. The answer options are not included.

Answers

1. Who was the first Amir-ul-Hajj?

Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA).

2. Hajj was made obligatory in:

Answer: 9 AH.

3. Hazrat Safiyyah (RA) came into the Muslims' custody at the Battle of:

Answer: Khaybar.

4. Another name of Masjid Quba is:

Answer: Masjid-e-Taqwa.

5. Abu Sufyan accepted Islam:

Answer: At the conquest of Makkah.

6. In which surah does Bismillah occur twice?

Answer: Surah An-Naml.

7. How many times did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) perform Umrah?

Answer: Four.

8. The first book of algebra was written by:

Answer: Al-Khwarizmi.

9. Which prayer has been especially emphasised in the Quran?

Answer: Asr (As-Salat al-Wusta).

10. The longest verse of the Quran is:

Answer: Al-Baqarah 2:282.

11. Who freed Hazrat Bilal (RA)?

Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA).

12. The most important act in the Islamic way of life is:

Answer: Salah (prayer).

13. A mother's share in her deceased child's estate when there are children is:

Answer: 1/6.

14. 'Orator of the Prophets' is the title of:

Answer: Hazrat Shuaib (AS).

15. A hadith whose chain reaches the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is called:

Answer: Marfu.

16. 'Imam Dar-ul-Hijrah' is the title of:

Answer: Imam Malik bin Anas.

17. Bani Israel are the descendants of:

Answer: Hazrat Yaqub (AS).

18. The Prophet named most often in the Quran is:

Answer: Hazrat Musa (AS).

19. How many surahs begin with Huruf-e-Muqatta'at?

Answer: 29.

20. According to Shah Waliullah, how many verses of the Quran are abrogated?

Answer: Five.

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