Chapter-The Central Islamic Lands

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Class XI

Q.1. Tawarikhs are chronicles that tell us about events in order of.

a) Kings

b) Events

c) Time

d) Poets.

Answer:

(c) They tell us about events in order of time.

Q.2. What are Sira?

a) Narratives

b) Chronicles

c) Biographies

d) Inscriptions

Answer:

(c) They are categorized as semi historical works as well.

Q.3. What is Aramaic?

a) A language

b) A Poet

c) A Narrative

d) A king.

Answer:

(a) It is a language related to Hebrew and Arabic.

Q.4. People or experts who have studied Islamic history to compare it with the Christian one are called.

a) Islamists

b) Orientalists

c) Anglecists

d) Generalists

Answer:

(b) They have good knowledge of Arabic and Persian and their critical analysis of original texts.

Q.5. What was the name given to nomadic Arab Tribes?

a) Sanam

b) Qabila

c) Bedouins

d) Umma

Answer:

(c) Bedouins used to keep moving in search of food and fodder.

Q.6. What was the name of Mohammad’s Tribe?

a) Bedouins b)Quraysh c)Qabila

d) None of the above

Answer:

(b) He belonged to Quraysh tribe of Mecca.

Q.7. Arabs religion was based on

a) Polytheism

b) Atheism

c) Ascetics

d) non of the above

Answer:

(a) Arabs were initially polytheists though having an idea of a single supreme power.

Q.8. What does the term “qiyama” mean in Islamic terminology?

a) Day of Judgement

b) Day of war

c) Day of Decision

d) Day of evolution.

Answer:

(a) Muslims were promised salvation at qiyama

Q.9. Which year did Mohammed declare himself as the messenger of God?

a) 512

b) 612

c) 412

d) 312

Answer:

(b) He declared himself as the “Rasul” commanded to preach that Allah alone was to be worshipped.

Q.10. Which year marks the beginning of “hijra”?

a) 422

b) 522

c) 622

d) 722

Answer:

(c) This marks the beginning of the Muslim Calendar.

Q.11. Hijra marks Mohammed’s move from Mecca to

a) Medina

b) Rome

c) Akkad

d) Greece

Answer:

(a) Mohammad was forced to leave Mecca and he moved to Medina under Arabs pressure.

Q.12. In whose caliphate was Hijra era introduced.

a) Mohammad

b) Umar

c) Ali

d) Syyad

Answer:

(b) The Hijri year is a lunar year.

Q.13. Hijri year is about _________ shorter than Gregorian year.

a) 11 months

b) 11 days

c) 14 days

d) 200 days

Answer:

(b) This due to Hijri year being lunar year and Gregorian being solar year.

Q.14. Zakat was a ___________?

a) Agriculture tax

b) Trade tax

c) Alm tax

d) Religious tax.

Answer:

The Muslim community survived on agriculture, trade and alms tax called zakat.

 

Q.15. Who was the first Caliph?

a) Umar

b) Mohammad

c) Abu Bakr

d) Akbar

Answer:

(c) The first caliph after death of Mohammed was Abu Bakr.

Q.16. Which year did Mohammad die?

a) 532

b) 632

c) 732

d) 432

Answer:

(b) After Mohammad’s death the institution of caliphate came into being.

Q.17. Who was the second Caliph?

a) Umar

b) Mohammad

c) Abu Bakr

d) Uth Man

Answer:

(a) Umar was the second Caliph who started conquests of Byzantine and Sasanian Empire.

Q.18. Which religion did the Sasanian Empire of Iran followed?

a) Islam

b) Christianity

c) Judaism

d) Zoroastrianism

Answer:

(d) At the time of Arab invasion and before spread of Islam Zoroastrianism was their religion.

Q.19. Between 637 and642 CE which countries were brought under Arabs control.

a) Syria

b) Iran

c) Iraq

d) All of the above

Answer:

(d) Within 10 years of death of Mohammad the Arabs were successful in caring out a big Empire for themselves.

Q.20. Which of the following were the protected subjects of the state?

a) Jews

b) Christians

c) Only a

d) Both a & b

Answer:

(d)

They were declared as protected subjects or “dhimmis”

Q.21. Which two taxes allowed non- Muslim population under the Arabs the right to property and religion?

a) Kharaj

b) Ziziya

c) Only a

d) both a & b

Answer:

(d) These two taxes permitted the non Muslim population to live under Arabs without accepting their religion.

Q.22. Which Calipha was assassinated due to importance given to Quraysh clan in administration of Islamic state?

a) Umar

b) Abu Bakr

c) Uthman

d) Ali

Answer:

(c) Opposition in Iraq and Egypt and Medina against growing importance of Quraysh clan led to his murder

Q.23. Who was the fourth Caliph?

a) Umar

b) Abu Bakr

c) Uthman

d) Ali

Answer:

(d) Ali was the fourth Caliph and he fought war against the Mecca aristocracy.

Q.24. The Battle between Ali and Muhammad’s wife Aisha was called

a) Holy war

b) Battle of Kufa

c) Battle of Camel

d) None of the above

Answer:

(c) Ali defeated Aisha in this battle.

Q.25. The group that left Ali to join Muawiya were called.

a) Quraysh

b) Bedouins

c) Kharjis

d) None of the above

Answer:

(c) The left Ali to form their own camp.

Q.26. Who was the fifth Caliph?

a) Mauriya

b) Ali

c) Abu Bakr

d) None of the above

Answer:

(a) He became the fifth Caliph in 661.

Q.27. Which dynasty did Muawiya start?

a) Sassanids

b) Islamic

c) Umayyad

d) Ali

Answer:

(c) It was a clan of Quraysh tribe and under them the Arab saw anotherera of consolidation.

Q.28. The supporters and enemies of Ali were called.

a) Bedouins and Fyyeds

b) Shias and Sunnis

c) Umayyads and Sassanids

d) None of the above

Answer:

(d) Due to the rift between the Arabs. Ali fought two wars which led to division into sect the Shias and the Sunnis.

Q.29. Caliph Muawiya shifted his capital to

a) Rome

b) Medina

c) Mecca

d) Damascus.

Answer:

(d) This was one of the steps taken by Muawiya to consolidate the leadership.

Q.30. Which Umayyad Emperor introduced Arabic as language of administration?

a) Muawiya

b) Abd – al – Malik

c) Ali

d) Abbas

Answer:

(b) During his reign Arab and Islamic identify of the Empire were strongly emphasized.

Important MCQ-based questions History class 11 chapter-The Central Islamic Lands Set-B

Q.31. Who built the Dome of Rock at Jerusalem?

a) Abd – al – Malik

b) Ali

c) Mawaiye

d) Hussein

Answer:

(a) This was another step taken by him to develop an Arab –Islamic identity.

Q.32. Who was the last Caliph of Umayyad dynasty.

a) Abd – al – Malik a) Abu Muslim

c) Mawan

d) None of the above

Answer:

(c) He was defeated by Abu Muslim in a battle at River Zab.

Q.33. Where was the capital of Abbasids?

a) Damascus

b) Syria

c) Baghdad

d) Rome.

Answer:

(c) The Abbasids succeeded the Umayyad dynasty.

Q.34. Match the following.

Column I	Column II
a. Tahirids	Baghdad
b. Samanids	Egypt
c) Tulindis	Transoxiana
c) Buyids	Khurasan

a – IV

b- III

c – II

d) I

Answer:

(b) These were dynasties which came up after fall of Abassids.

Q.35. The Ghaznavi sultanate was established by

a) Mahmud of Ghazni

b) Alptegin

c) Bujids

d) Tuglril

Answer:

(b) He started the Ghaznavi sultanate in 961.

Q.36. After the Arabs who were the next rising power on the Islamic scene.

a) Buyids

b) Turks

c) Iranians

d) None of these

Answer:

(b) Turks were the next powerful tribe which established its rule across east Europe.

Q.37. Who restored Sunni rule of Baghdad in around 1000CE?

a) Ghaznavis

b) Saljuqa

c) Alptegin

d) None of these

Answer:

(b) The Saljuq were Turks and defeated the Ghaznvi and expanded their Empire till Turkey.

Q.38. When was Jerusalem conquered by Arabh?

a) 438

b) 538

c) 638

d) 738

Answer:

(c) Jerusalem had an important place in eyes of the Christians due to crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

Q.39. Which Byzantine Emperor is associated with beginning of Crusades?

a) Alexander

b) Malik Shas

c) Alexius I

d) Urban II

Answer:

(c) Due to fall of Saliq’s Alexius I saw an opportunity to regain Syria.

Q.40. Which Pope called for a war in the name of God to liberate the Holy land.

a) Urban II

b) John Paul I

c) Urban I

d) John Paul X

Answer:

A In 1095 Pope Urban II supported the Byzantine Emperor in his war against Muslims.

Q.41. The Territory(Crusade state) the defence and expansion of which formed the basis of crusades were called as

a) Franks

b) Outremer

c) Edessa

d) Byzantine

Answer:

(b) After the first crusade 1098 – 99 the Christians established four crusader states in region of Syria – Palestine

Q.42. Match the following.

Column I	Column II
a. First Crusade	1291
b. Second Crusade	1189
c. Third Crusade	1145 – 49
d. Last Crusade	1098 - 99

a) A) 4 b)3 c)2 d)1

b) A)3 b)2 c)1 d)4

c) A)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

d) A)2 b)3 c)2 d)1

Answer:

(a) a) 4

b) 3

c) 2

d) 1

Q.43. Match the following

Column I	Column II
a. Fanduq	Ganisom cities
b. Ayan	Merchants
c. Tujjar	Merchants’ lodgings
d. Misr	Administrators

A A) 3 b)4c)2 d)1

B A)3 b)2 c)1 d)4

C A)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

D A)2 b)3 c)2 d)1

Answer:

(a) a) III

b) IV

c) II

d) I

These are Arabic terms for various administrative terms.

Q.44. Match the following.

Column I	Column II
a. Ulama	Jurist
b. Muamalat	Schools of law
c. Qiyas	Reasoning
d. Mazhab	Social affairs
e. Faqih	Scholars

A A) 5 b)4 c)3 d)2 e)1

b A)3 b)2 c)1 d)4 e)5

c A)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 e)5

d A)2 b)3 c)2 d)1 e)5

Answer:

(a) V

b) IV

c) III

d) II e) I

Arabic terms used in various historical evidences.

Q.45. Four school of Islamic laws came among them the most conservative was.

a) Maliki

b) Hanafi

c) Shafii

d) Hanbali

Answer:

(d) Hanbali was the most conservative school of law.

Q.46. Quran is divided into how many chapters.

a) 104

b) 114

c) 120

d) 130

Answer:

(b) Quran is divided into 114 suras (Chapters)

Q.47. Who was the first Iranians Sufi to teach the importance of submerging the self in God?

a) Sufi

b) Bayazid

c) Dhulnun Mistri

d) None of them

Answer:

(b) In about 874 he taught about the same

Q.48. Who wrote the famous book “Al- Qanun fil Tiff” on medicine.

a) Al Mamun

b) Ibn Sina

c) Umar Khyyam

d) Rudaki

Answer:

(b) He is also known as Avicenna in Europe.

Q.49. What is the name of Arabic translation of Panchatantra?

A) Shahnama

b) Kitab – Al Fihrist

c) Kalila Wa Dimna

d) Al – Iskandar

Answer:

(c) It was a translation of Pahlavi version of Panchatantra.

Q.50. Match the following.

Column I	Column II
a. Ansab al Ashraf	Masudi
Tarikh al Rasulwal Muluk	Muqaddasi
Ahsan – al – Taqasim	Tabari
Muru Al – Dahat	Baladhuri
Tahqiq Ma lil Hind	Alberuni