Islam Quiz

1. During the reign of Aurangzeb, a monumental legal digest was compiled to standardize Islamic jurisprudence in India. What was the name of this comprehensive work?
[A] Fatwa-i-Jahandari
[B] Fatawa-i-Alamgiri
[C] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
[D] Kitab-ul-Hind

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2. Which of the following groups constituted the “Nobility” during the early years of the Delhi Sultanate (13th Century)?

  1. Turkish slave-nobles
  2. Taziqs (Non-Turkish foreigners)
  3. Indian converts to Islam
  4. Mongol Sadah Amirs

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1, 2 and 4
[D] 1 only

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3. According to Islamic practice, one official expounded the law while another delivered judgement. Who were these two officials respectively?
[A] Mufti and Qazi
[B] Qazi and Mufti
[C] Qazi and Sadr
[D] Qazi and Muqti

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4. Consider the following architectural features:

  1. True Arch and Dome
  2. Use of Red Sandstone
  3. Pietra Dura
  4. Human and Animal motifs

How many of the above features are characteristic of the Early Indo-Islamic architecture (Sultanate period) before the Mughals?

[A] Only one
[B] Only two
[C] Only three
[D] All four

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5. Consider the following departments/officials of the Mughal Empire:

  1. Mir Bakshi
  2. Sadr-us-Sudur
  3. Mustaufi
  4. Sadr-i-Jahan

Which of the above were primarily concerned with religious grants, judicial recommendations, and Islamic law?

[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 4 only
[C] 3 and 4 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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6. Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located? (UPSC Prelims 2007)
[A] Dubai
[B] Jeddah
[C] Islamabad
[D] Ankara

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7. Consider the following personalities and their primary fields:

  1. Jugal Kalita — Computer Science
  2. K. M. Baharul Islam — Management and Public Policy
  3. Mrinal Miri — Philosophy
  4. Bhabendra Nath Saikia — Astrophysics

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

[A] Only One
[B] Only Two
[C] Only Three
[D] All Four

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8. Who was the first Mech tribe member to convert to Islam during Kamrupa’s Muslim invasion?
[A] Ali Mech
[B] Prithu Mech
[C] Kanai Barasi
[D] Bakhtiyar Khilji

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9. In which century was Islam introduced in Assam?
[A] 13th century
[B] 10th century
[C] 11th century
[D] 12th century

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10. Who led the first Islamic invasion of Assam in 1206?
[A] Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
[B] Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
[C] Turbak
[D] Akbar

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