CSS 2021Islamic StudiesQ. 1
Part-I MCQs: the compulsory multiple-choice questions of the CSS 2021 Islamic Studies paper, with answers.
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This answer to the CSS 2021 Islamic Studies paper (Q. 1) was written by the CSS Nexus team. Read the outline first, then see how each point is developed.
Outline
- Quran, Hadith and Fiqh MCQs
- Seerah and Islamic history MCQs
- Each answer checked, with any doubt clearly marked
Answer
About these MCQs
These are the questions asked in the paper, reworded by the CSS Nexus team. The answer options are not included. Where sources disagree or an answer could not be confirmed, the note says so (2 of 20 here).
Answers
1. The Hijri calendar was started in the caliphate of:
Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA).
2. Hazrat Ibrahim, son of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), was born to:
Answer: Hazrat Maria Qibtiyya (RA).
3. 'Hajj-e-Akbar' refers to:
Answer: The annual Hajj (as distinct from Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage).
4. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered a campaign against which tribe?
Answer: Banu Qurayzah.
5. In which ghazwa did Muslims position troops on a high mound?
Answer: Uhud (the archers on Jabal ar-Rumah).
6. The foster sister of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was:
Answer: Hazrat Shaima.
7. What does Surah Al-Fath call 'Fath-um-Mubeen' (a clear victory)?
Answer: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
8. At Hunain, Muslims fought against:
Answer: Banu Hawazin.
9. Which Companion served the Holy Prophet (PBUH) for ten years?
Answer: Hazrat Anas bin Malik (RA).
10. The consensus of one place followed by people of another place is called: Answer: Ijma Fasli. Answer as commonly keyed; we could not independently confirm it.
11. Preferring one analogy (Qiyas) over another is called:
Answer: Istihsan.
12. 'Khilafat-o-Mulukiyat' was written by:
Answer: Maulana Abul A'la Maududi.
13. The Christian delegation allowed to stay in Masjid an-Nabawi came from:
Answer: Najran.
14. Mahr (dower) is mentioned in:
Answer: Surah An-Nisa.
15. A husband's share in his deceased wife's estate when she has no children is:
Answer: One half.
16. Hazrat Bilal's (RA) master was:
Answer: Umayyah bin Khalaf.
17. How many times did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) pay Zakat in his lifetime? Answer: Never. Answer as commonly keyed; we could not independently confirm it.
18. The prayer offered in a drought is:
Answer: Salat al-Istisqa.
19. The Zabur was revealed to:
Answer: Hazrat Dawood (AS).
20. The incident of Ifk is mentioned in:
Answer: Surah An-Nur.
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