Part-I MCQs: the compulsory multiple-choice questions of the CSS 2026 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 (6 of 20 here).

Answers

1. Who wrote 'The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam'? (A) Allama Shibli (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Syed Maududi (D) None of these

Answer: (B) Allama Iqbal.

2. According to the Mufassirin, what does 'Fi Sabilillah' mean among the heads of Zakat? (A) Jihad (B) Public welfare (C) Hospitals (D) None of these Answer: (A) Jihad. As keyed; it is the majority view.

3. During the Hudaybiyyah mission, under whose protection did Hazrat Usman (RA) enter Makkah? (A) Hazrat Sa'eed bin Zaid (RA) (B) Hazrat Abbas (RA) (C) Sa'eed bin al-As (D) None of these Answer: (D) None of these. Seerah sources name Aban bin Sa'eed bin al-As, so (D) unless (C) is meant to refer to him. As keyed.

4. Who wrote the Seerah lectures 'Khutbat-e-Madras'? (A) Allama Shibli (B) Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (C) Qazi Sulaiman Mansurpuri (D) Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

Answer: (D) Syed Sulaiman Nadvi.

5. According to the Quran, in what are men and women equal? (A) Reward (Ajr) (B) Deeds (C) Inheritance (D) None of these Answer: (A) Reward (Ajr). Aal-e-Imran 3:195 and Al-Ahzab 33:35. As keyed.

6. Which surah says that killing one person is like killing all mankind? (A) Al-Anfal (B) Al-Ahzab (C) At-Tawbah (D) Al-Ma'idah Answer: (D) Al-Ma'idah. Al-Ma'idah 5:32.

7. Who wrote 'The Clash of Civilizations'? (A) Henry Kissinger (B) Arnold J. Toynbee (C) Kenneth Clark (D) Samuel P. Huntington

Answer: (D) Samuel P. Huntington.

8. Which Islamic organisation was established in 1969? (A) PLO (B) OIC (C) Arab League (D) None of these Answer: (B) OIC. Founded at Rabat in September 1969.

9. In which school of thought is Istihsan applied most extensively? (A) Maliki (B) Hanbali (C) Shafi'i (D) None of these Answer: (D) None of these. The Hanafi school.

10. Which role of the Prophet (PBUH) is most prominent in the Quran and Sunnah? (A) Merchant (B) Warrior (C) Teacher (D) None of these Answer: (C) Teacher. As keyed (Al-Jumu'ah 62:2).

11. Polygamy is permitted for a man on the condition of: (A) Health (B) Wealth (C) Justice (D) None of these Answer: (C) Justice. An-Nisa 4:3.

12. In his final major address, which equality did the Prophet (PBUH) emphasise? (A) Human (B) Economic (C) Legal (D) None of these

Answer: (A) Human.

13. Which act of worship best shows the universality of Islam? (A) Salah (B) Sawm (C) Hajj (D) None of these

Answer: (C) Hajj.

14. According to Allah, what is the basis of being most honoured? (A) Taqwa (B) Generosity (C) Service to humanity (D) None of these Answer: (A) Taqwa. Al-Hujurat 49:13.

15. The verse 'I will place a vicegerent on earth' (2:30) expresses: (A) Respect for humanity (B) Human dignity (C) Responsibility (D) None of these Answer: (C) Responsibility. As keyed.

16. The first ghazwa led by the Prophet (PBUH) was: (A) Buwat (B) Badr (C) Abwa (D) None of these Answer: (C) Abwa. Ghazwa Abwa (Waddan), 2 AH.

17. What great obstacle to enforcing the law did the Prophet (PBUH) remove through his practice? (A) Fear (B) Discriminatory law (C) Favouritism (D) None of these Answer: (C) Favouritism. As keyed.

18. One party gives capital and the other labour, sharing profit and loss. This is: (A) Mudarabah (B) Partnership (C) Insurance (D) None of these

Answer: (A) Mudarabah.

19. The common central point in the message of all Prophets was: (A) Tawhid (B) The Hereafter (C) Finality of Prophethood (D) None of these

Answer: (A) Tawhid.

20. How many basic conditions must a hadith meet to be Sahih? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 3 Answer: (B) 5. A connected chain, upright narrators, precise narrators, no irregularity (shudhudh) and no hidden defect (illah).

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