Part-I MCQs: the compulsory multiple-choice questions of the CSS 2024 Islamic Studies paper, with answers.

About these MCQs

These are the MCQs from the official FPSC paper. Where sources disagree or an answer could not be confirmed, the note says so (2 of 20 here).

Answers

1. To which clan of Quraish did Hazrat Umar (RA) belong? (A) Banu Umayyah (B) Banu Taim (C) Banu Adi (D) Banu Sahm

Answer: (C) Banu Adi.

2. The author of 'Al-Hisbah fil Islam' is: (A) Ibn Rushd (B) Ibn Abdul Barr (C) Ibn Taymiyyah (D) Ibn Qayyim

Answer: (C) Ibn Taymiyyah.

3. How many heads of Zakat are mentioned in the Quran? (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 Answer: (D) 8. At-Tawbah 9:60.

4. A hadith that a Tabi'i narrates directly from the Prophet (PBUH), leaving out the Companion, is called: (A) Marfu (B) Maqtu (C) Mauquf (D) Mursal

Answer: (D) Mursal.

5. 'Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet' is commanded in Surah: (A) Al-Ahzab (B) Al-Ma'idah (C) Al-Hujurat (D) An-Najm Answer: (C) Al-Hujurat. Al-Hujurat 49:2.

6. The real name of Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (RA), the Prophet's (PBUH) host in Madinah, was: (A) Zaid bin Thabit (B) Khalid bin Zaid (C) Qais bin Sa'd (D) Hanzalah bin Amir

Answer: (B) Khalid bin Zaid.

7. How many Jews were killed in the Battle of Khaybar? (A) 91 (B) 93 (C) 96 (D) 98 Answer: (B) 93. As keyed; the figure varies between sources.

8. 'Tarjuman-ul-Quran' is the title of: (A) Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) (B) Muadh bin Jabal (RA) (C) Abdullah bin Masud (RA) (D) Usman bin Affan (RA)

Answer: (A) Abdullah bin Abbas (RA).

9. 'Istishab' is a term of: (A) Tasawwuf (B) Hadith (C) Tafsir (D) Fiqh Answer: (D) Fiqh. The presumption that an existing state continues until shown otherwise.

10. For how many years were the Muslims besieged in Sha'b Abi Talib? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Answer: (B) 3.

11. The Sahifah of Hammam bin Munabbih is contained in full in: (A) Sahih Bukhari (B) Sahih Muslim (C) Musnad Ahmad (D) Sunan Tirmidhi

Answer: (C) Musnad Ahmad.

12. The name of Hazrat Zaid bin Harithah (RA) occurs in Surah: (A) As-Saff (B) Al-Ahzab (C) Bani Israel (D) Ya-Sin Answer: (B) Al-Ahzab. Al-Ahzab 33:37.

13. How many surahs are named after Prophets? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 Answer: (D) 6. Yunus, Hud, Yusuf, Ibrahim, Muhammad and Nuh.

14. The command of Tayammum is given in Surah: (A) An-Nisa (B) Al-Ma'idah (C) Aal-e-Imran (D) None of these Answer: (A) An-Nisa. An-Nisa 4:43; it is repeated in Al-Ma'idah 5:6. As keyed.

15. Who founded Dar-ul-Hikmah (Bait-ul-Hikmah)? (A) Jabir bin Hayyan (B) Al-Ma'mun ar-Rashid (C) Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (D) Umar bin Abdul Aziz Answer: (B) Al-Ma'mun ar-Rashid. It began under Harun-ur-Rashid; Al-Ma'mun made it a great academy.

16. Which Caliph first fixed the punishment for drinking at eighty lashes? (A) Hazrat Ali (RA) (B) Hazrat Usman (RA) (C) Hazrat Umar (RA) (D) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)

Answer: (C) Hazrat Umar (RA).

17. Imam Muslim bin Hajjaj al-Qushairi died in: (A) 260 AH (B) 261 AH (C) 262 AH (D) 263 AH

Answer: (B) 261 AH.

18. Which Imam made the widest use of Al-Masalih al-Mursalah? (A) Imam Shafi'i (B) Imam Abu Hanifa (C) Imam Malik (D) Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal

Answer: (C) Imam Malik.

19. 'Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani' is the title of: (A) Shah Waliullah (B) Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi (C) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (D) Shaikh Muhyuddin Ibn Arabi

Answer: (C) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.

20. The Quranic term 'Gharimin' means: (A) The indebted (B) A friend (C) A slave (D) A neighbour Answer: (A) The indebted. One of the eight heads of Zakat.

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