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The Era that started in $622$ A.D. is ____________.

  1. Hijira Era

  2. Sikh Era

  3. B.C.

  4. A.D.


Correct Option: A

Fill in the blanks.
The only God Islam believes in is __________.

  1. Allah

  2. Jesus

  3. Ram

  4. Krishna


Correct Option: A

The teachings of Prophet Muhammad are recorded in the ___________.

  1. Bible

  2. Quran

  3. Bhagvat Geeta

  4. Torah


Correct Option: B

Muslims are required to donate ____________ of their earnings to the poor.

  1. One-fourth

  2. One-third

  3. One-fifth

  4. All


Correct Option: A

____________ was the first Caliph.

  1. Abubakr

  2. Bagdadi

  3. Bin-laden

  4. None of the these


Correct Option: A

The Arab conquest of Sindh took place in

  1. 712 A.D.

  2. 740 A.D.

  3. 1001 A.D.

  4. 1009 A.D.


Correct Option: A

The Arabian invasion became merely an incident because __________.

  1. Arabians did not stay long

  2. They had no sufficient army

  3. There was no permanent influence on the Indian culture

  4. They were not efficient rulers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

C. There was no permanent influence on the Indian culture.


Main Reasons were: 

1.      The inefficiency of Indian trade, and agriculture prior to the Islamic invasion. 

2.      The Brahmin - Point out the politically disunited state of Indian society prior to the invasion.

3.      Indian states were too influence, trade was suppressed, which led to the deterioration of roads and the hoarding of wealth (not to mention land).

4.      Although some citizens of India were highly cultured, there was little effort into improving the economy or improving technology within this Indian society.

 

The Islamic invasion, while disastrous for the Brahmin classes, significantly improved the situation for a lot of the society and allowed Indian society to flourish. We can also point to the Carder's Bow and the Spinning Wheel as two of the main technological introductions that improved Indian daily life.

 

Vikings and the Ottoman Turks both had common among the following?

  1. Both were masterful sailors of long-oared boats

  2. Both eventually converted to Christianity.

  3. Both greatly expanded the reach of Islam

  4. Both built an empire lasting until 1922

  5. Both sacked Constantinople


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The Vikings and the Ottoman Turks were different in almost every way imaginable except they did share one thing in common.: they were both able to overtake the city of Constantinople( the Vikings three times as raids, the Ottomans as a full invasion resulting in dominance of the region to become the Ottoman Empire), making E the best choice. Only the Vikings were known as masterful sailors of long-oared boats (A), and only they eventually converted to Christianity out of the two groups. (B). The Ottoman Turks, on the other hand, did greatly expand the reach of Islam through the establishment of the Otooman empire (C), which lasted until 1922 (D) 

Which among the following religious traditions are listed in the correct chronological order?


  1. Islam; Judaism; Hinduism; Buddhism; Christianity

  2. Judaism; Hinduism; Buddhism; Christianity; Islam

  3. Hinduism; Judaism; Islam; Buddhism; Christianity

  4. Christianity; Judaism; Buddhism; Hinduism; Islam

  5. Buddhism; Hinduism; Judaism; Christianity; Islam


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Judaism; Hinduism; Buddhism; Christianity; Islam

What statement best explains the adoption of the Arabic language across North Africa?

  1. The retreat of the Roman Empire allowed people to return to their native language.

  2. The Islamic conquest destroyed the native population living in this region.

  3. The Islamic conquest of the region resulted in many conversions to Islam and the adoption of Islamic customs.

  4. The defeat of the Byzantine Empire convinced many inhabitants of the superiority of Arabic culture.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Islamic conquest of the region resulted in many conversions to Islam and the adoption of Islamic customs.

What was the similarity between contemporary Turkey and the Ottoman Empires?

  1. Both governed people of many different ethnicities

  2. Neither tolerated linguistic diversity within the nation

  3. Both were ruled by a single ruling family

  4. Neither discriminated against religious minorities

  5. Both had a substantial role in facilitating East-West trade


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Modern-day Turkey is the country that occupies Anatolia, immediately south of the Black sea at the eastern end of the Mediterranean across from Greece. The Ottoman Empire was centered in this area but governed a more extensive empire between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. Both countries were very multi-ethnic, making (A) as the best choice.

The influence of Islam in Southeast Asia is an example of:

  1. imperialism

  2. migration

  3. cultural diffusion

  4. ethnocentrism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

cultural diffusion.

Which of the following BEST describes Muslim advances in 8th century Europe?

  1. Muslims advanced as far north as Scandinavia but were halted by the Vikings.

  2. Muslims advanced throughout the Mediterranean, including such areas as the Papal States in their holdings.

  3. Muslims took over the Iberian Peninsula but were stopped from further advance into Western Europe by the Franks.

  4. Muslims ruled the various Germanic kingdoms as tributary states.

  5. Muslim advances were quite limited due to the centralized monarchies present in Western Europe.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muslims advanced as far north as Scandinavia but were halted by the Vikings.

Which of the following was not languages commonly spoken in the Safavid Empire?

  1. Hindi

  2. Azerbaijani

  3. Turkish

  4. Arabic

  5. Persian


Correct Option: A

In Islamic doctrine, the term "Greater Jihad" means ________.

  1. Against impurities in one's own soul and practice

  2. To spread Islam by discussion and debate

  3. To achieve a unified Islamic state in the Middle East

  4. Against unorthodox practice of Islam

  5. For conversion of non-Muslims by any means


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Greater inner jihad (al-jihad al-akbar); the struggle of personal self-improvement against the self's base desiresThey claim this "inner Jihad" essentially refers to all the struggles that a Muslim may go through, in adhering to the religion.

Which of the following early modern Islamic empires was located in India?

  1. Safavid

  2. Ottoman

  3. Mughal

  4. Abbasid

  5. Qing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Germany.

The religions mandates that its adherents make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime if they are able to do so was:

  1. Islam

  2. Judaism

  3. Zoroastrianism

  4. Hinduism

  5. Buddhism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Islam.

Among which of the following events in Europe coincides with The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453?

  1. The Lutheran Reformation

  2. The invention of the printing press

  3. The creation of the League of Nations

  4. The Muslim invasion of Spain

  5. The fall of the Carolingian empire


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lutheran Reformation (A) in 1521, too late to be the correct answer to this question. It is, however, the next closest answer. The League of Nations (C) was formed in 1920, following the First World War. (D) Muslims invaded Spain in 711. (E) The Carolingian Empire fell during the tenth century.  (B)The printing press was invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg.

The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire were not similar in which of the following way?

  1. Both ruled ruled over substantial parts of Mesopotamia

  2. Both were opposed by large European alliances

  3. Both linked peoples of Europe with East Asia

  4. Both empires were officially Muslim

  5. Both ruled over a diverse group of cultures. .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Both were opposed by large European alliances.

Which of the following BEST describes the impact of Shah Ismail I?

  1. Safavid ruler who established the dynasty

  2. Mughal ruler who established the dynasty

  3. Ottoman ruler who established the dynasty

  4. Safavid ruler who led the dynasty to its greatest extent

  5. Ottoman ruler who led the dynasty to its greatest extent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Safavid ruler who established the dynasty.

The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by ______________________.

  1. preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia

  2. ensuring a peaceful environment in which new scientific progress could begin

  3. supplying ample funds for public-sponsored scientific research

  4. creating interstate competition that spurred new ideas

  5. providing a religious justification for expanding the frontiers of human knowledge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia.

Which of these is true of the Almoravid Empire?

  1. It chose to deviate from Sharia or Islamic Law when establishing its legal code.

  2. It developed due to peaceful contact with Arab traders.

  3. It was founded on a strict, traditional view of Islam spread by conquest.

  4. It was founded after the overthrow of the Almohad Empire.

  5. It was the first Sub-Saharan Muslim kingdom.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It chose to deviate from Sharia or Islamic Law when establishing its legal code.

What did 15th and 16th century Ottoman sultans do to Constantinople after Ottoman forces captured it in 1453?

  1. They destroyed they city and made Damascus their capital

  2. They allowed leaders of the Orthodox Church to restore and build new churches

  3. They invited Western European architects to direct the rebuilding of the city

  4. They left the original city intact but at a much reduced condition

  5. They restored and beautified it and made it the Ottoman capital


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

After Ottoman forces toppled the much-reduced Byzantine empire in 1453 by capturing Constantinople, Ottoman Sultans quickly began rebuilding the city, making it the capital of their own empire. The original conquering forces under Mehmed II converted the Hagia Sophia, an orthodox church constructed during the time of Justinian, to a mosque. 

Shah Abbas I (the Great) is known for all of the following EXCEPT :

  1. Presiding over the apex of the Safavid Dynasty

  2. Converting to Sunni Islam

  3. Fighting both Ottoman and Mughal forces on his borders

  4. Establishing a new capital for the Safavid Empire at the Persian city of Isfahan

  5. Reaching out to Western Europe to establish ties with the kingdoms of Spain, England and the Holy Roman Empire


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Presiding over the apex of the Safavid Dynasty.

Major trade commodities sought by European merchants from the Islamic empires included ________________.

  1. Silks, carpets, and ceramics.

  2. Tobacco and slaves.

  3. Manufactured goods.

  4. Sugar and rum.


Correct Option: A

Which of the following would not be an example of religious toleration under Muslim rule?

  1. Granting non-Muslims status as protected people

  2. The millet communities in the Ottoman empire

  3. The jizya tax imposed by Aurangzeb

  4. The syncretic "divine faith" of Akbar


Correct Option: C

Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means EXCEPT:

  1. Defeating the nomadic Uzbeks.

  2. Forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans.

  3. Expelling the Portuguese from Hormuz.

  4. Reforming administrative and military institutions.


Correct Option: B

The Safavid empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail, who claimed legitimacy by ___________________.

  1. Seizing the Peacock Throne.

  2. Marrying the daughter of Sleyman the Magnificent.

  3. Tracing his ancestry back to a Sufi religious leader.

  4. Killing off competitors from the Mughal royal families.


Correct Option: C

A major reason for the decline in the Islamic empires was ______________.

  1. The refusal to accept new ideas and technologies from the West.

  2. An abandonment of religious toleration as a state policy.

  3. The decline in military leadership.

  4. The rigidity of the religious leaders.


Correct Option: A

The battle of Chandwar took place in which of the following year?

  1. 1192

  2. 1193

  3. 1194

  4. 1195


Correct Option: C

The first Muslim expedition in India took place in

  1. 716 A.D.

  2. 719 A.D.

  3. 712 A.D.

  4. 720 A.D.


Correct Option: C

At the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514,

  1. The Safavid qizilbash defeated the Ottoman Janissary forces.

  2. The Sunni Ottomans defeated the Shiite Safavids.

  3. An alliance of Safavids and Ottomans defeated European crusaders.

  4. European forces turned back the Ottoman advance into central Europe.


Correct Option: B

Prophet Muhammad went to Madina in which of the following year?

  1. 598 A.D.

  2. 602 A.D.

  3. 610 A.D.

  4. 622 A.D.


Correct Option: D

The second Tarian war took place in ___________.

  1. 1193 A.D.

  2. 1198 A.D.

  3. 1199 A.D.

  4. 1192 A.D.


Correct Option: D

Muhammad Prophet was born in which of the following year?

  1. 540 A.D.

  2. 570 A.D.

  3. 580 A.D.

  4. 545 A.D.


Correct Option: B

One persistent problem within all three empires was _____________.

  1. Maintaining the loyalty of the military.

  2. Maintaining control over a vast slave population.

  3. Communication between the central and provincial administrations.

  4. Achieving a peaceful succession after the death of the emperor.


Correct Option: D

In which month of the year are the followers of Islam required to observe fasting?

  1. Rabilaval

  2. Rajab

  3. Shugan

  4. Ramzan


Correct Option: D

Christianity and Islam are called _______________ religions.

  1. Semitic

  2. Crismatic

  3. Conteic

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is considered the foundation of Islam?

  1. The five pillars

  2. Kaleema

  3. Faith in the authority of Calipha

  4. Quran


Correct Option: A

The great trading centre ________ was captured by Ottoman Turks in $1453$ A.D.

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Constantinople

  3. Baluchistan

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Prophet Muhammad was orphaned at a very early age and was brought up by his _______.

  1. Grandmother

  2. Grandfather

  3. Uncle

  4. Aunt


Correct Option: C

Who revealed God's divine message to Prophet Muhammad?

  1. Moses

  2. Angel Gabriel

  3. Jesus

  4. Koran


Correct Option: B

In which century Holy Quran was brought to India?

  1. Seventh century

  2. Eighth century

  3. Ninth century

  4. Tenth century


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Merchants and migrants first brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India in the seventh century.Muslims regard the Quran as their holy book and accept the sovereignty of the one God, Allah, whose love, mercy and bounty embrace all those who believe in him without regard to social background. 

As a young man, Prophet Muhammad worked as a _____________.

  1. Farmer

  2. Craftsman

  3. Army soldier

  4. Trader


Correct Option: D

During Prophet Muhammad's time, the Arabs were divided into a number of ______ that were constantly at war with each other.

  1. Kingdoms

  2. Tribes

  3. Empires

  4. Nations


Correct Option: B

Prophet Muhammad forbade _______ and stressed the importance of good and kind behaviour.

  1. Meat eating

  2. Idol worship

  3. Fighting war

  4. Trade by seas


Correct Option: B

Caliph or Khalifa was the title given to the head of ______ community?

  1. Jews

  2. Christian

  3. Parsi

  4. Muslim


Correct Option: D

Why did Abbasid Caliphs established a House of Wisdom at Baghdad?

  1. To plan for crusades

  2. To translate into Arabic the collective wisdom of various ancient civilization.

  3. To make it the living palace of the Caliph

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

Prophet Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina is known as ___________.

  1. Ramadan

  2. Hijrat

  3. Udasis

  4. Rath Yatra


Correct Option: B

The Abbasid Caliphs shifted the Caliphate from Damascus to _________.

  1. Mecca

  2. Medina

  3. Baghdad

  4. Jerusalem


Correct Option: C

India's earliest contact with Islam was established through _________.

  1. Turkish invasions of the 11th-12th centuries

  2. Arab invasion of Sindh in the 7th century

  3. Sufi saints and Arab travellers

  4. Arab merchants of Malabar coast


Correct Option: D

When did Constantinople fall to the Turks?

  1. 1435

  2. 1453

  3. 1450

  4. 1420


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army, under the command of the ruler of the Ottoman Turks Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453. With this conquest, Ottomans became an Empire and one of the most powerful empires

Prophet Mohammed's successors are called _______.

  1. Emperors

  2. Prophets

  3. Sultans

  4. Caliphs


Correct Option: D

Which is the birth place of prophet Muhammad?

  1. Mecca

  2. Medina

  3. Jerusalem

  4. Rome


Correct Option: A

The Muslim calendar, Hijri, begins from _____.

  1. 612 CE

  2. 622 CE

  3. 632 CE

  4. 642 CE


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Islamic calendar employs the Hijri era whose epoch was established as the Islamic New Year of 622 CE. During that year Muhammad and his followers shifted from Mecca to Medina and established the first Muslim Community. This event is commemorated as Hijra. 

The first Arab expedition to India took place in ______ under the leadership of _______.

  1. 652 CE, Muhammad Ghori

  2. 672 CE, Muhammad Ghazni

  3. 712 CE, Muhammad bin Qasim

  4. 712 CE, Babur


Correct Option: C

The famous literary work Tahqiq- i- Hind was written by _______.

  1. Alberuni

  2. Zia-ud-din Barni

  3. Balban

  4. Raziya Sultan


Correct Option: A

All of the following are examples of the improved maritime technology used by Europeans in the early modern period EXCEPT:

  1. Astrolabe

  2. Mast

  3. Compass

  4. Cartography

  5. Caravel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Astrolabe.

Who appealed to all the Christians to join the crusades against the Turks to recover their holy land?

  1. King of England

  2. Pope

  3. Kohen

  4. Queen of England


Correct Option: B

The crusades facilitated the exchange of __________________ knowledge.

  1. Scientific and technological

  2. Social and cultural

  3. Materialistic

  4. Religious


Correct Option: A

Which of these BEST describes the Treaty of Tordesillas?

  1. A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.

  2. A treaty designed to establish Spain and England as the primary trade dominators in Western Europe.

  3. A treaty signed to keep the peace in Europe due to growing trade and colonial rivalries.

  4. A treaty that limited the trading rights of Portugal in the Indian Ocean.

  5. A treaty that gave the colony of Brazil to Spain.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.

A _______ was one in which the majority of its citizens came to develop a common sense of identity and shared history of descent.

  1. City-state

  2. Nation-state

  3. Multinational state

  4. Totalitarian state


Correct Option: B

Which of these BEST describes nomadic patterns in Europe during the years 900-1100 C.E.?

  1. Germanic tribes embarked on a massive migration to Western Europe and established kingdoms that were the proto-states of modern Europe.

  2. Eurasian groups such as the Huns constantly disrupted trade and commerce, keeping Western Europe isolated.

  3. Raids by seagoing Vikings from Scandinavia periodically disrupted life from Ireland to the middle Mediterranean.

  4. Nomadic societies were largely settled by this period and provided no more disruption to the Germanic Kingdoms.

  5. Muslim kingdoms migrated northward, establishing strongholds in Northern Europe.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Germanic tribes embarked on a massive migration to Western Europe and established kingdoms that were the proto-states of modern Europe.

After the initial conquest of the New World, which of the following BEST describes how the Spanish government established and maintained order in New Spain?

  1. Viceroys, a strict hierarchy, and the Catholic Church were used to subdue native populations

  2. The conquistadors continued their roles as centralized authority figures in New Spain

  3. The Catholic Church was the sole political and culture authority over native populations

  4. A single, centralized political structure developed as to provide easy direct contact with Spain

  5. Spain emulated the new political structures developed by the British and the French in the North America


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Viceroys, a strict hierarchy, and the Catholic Church were used to subdue native populations.

In the 11th century CE, the ______ invaded the lands of the Christian emperor of Constantinpole.

  1. Goths

  2. Turks

  3. Franks

  4. Vandals


Correct Option: B

The Crusades are also known as _________.

  1. Ugly wars

  2. Holy wars

  3. Catastrophic wars

  4. Tragic wars


Correct Option: B

The Crusades were fought between the ______ and the ______ .

  1. Hindus, Muslims

  2. Muslims, Sikhs

  3. Christians, Hindus

  4. Christians, Muslims


Correct Option: D

What do you understand by Carolingian Renaissance?

  1. Social awakening of Europe in 17th century

  2. Cultural and intellectual awakening of the 8th and 9th century medieval Europe

  3. Cultural and intellectual awakening of the 17th and 18th century modern Europe

  4. Cultural and intellectual awakening of the 10th and 1th century medieval India


Correct Option: B

The Crusades were fought between the ______ and ______ centuries CE.

  1. 5th, 9th

  2. 9th, 11th

  3. 11th, 13th

  4. 13th, 15th


Correct Option: C

The Crusaders learned the use of gunpowder and guns from _______.

  1. Greeks

  2. Romans

  3. Turks

  4. Indians


Correct Option: C

Barring the Incas of _______, there has been no one in the New World who has had an Empire like the Aztecs.

  1. Peru

  2. Bolivia

  3. Chile

  4. Venezuela


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Barring the Incas of Peru, there has been no one in the New World who has had an Empire like the Aztecs. It is the incredible story of a small wandering tribe that built and ruled an empire within the span of only one century. But its fall was equally rapid. Its rapid rise and fall have been recorded in its oral literature and can be understood from the excavations too. The Aztec oral literature has been translated by the Spanish historians and Social scientists. These have been called has the Indian codices. 

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