101. Who wrote ‘Hisab at Jabr wal Muqablah’?
(a) Ibne Sina
(b) Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khwarzimi
(c) Al-Razi
(d) Al-Beruni
Answer: B

102. The first great Arab alchemist was:
(a) Ibne Sina
(b) Jabir bin Hayyan
(c) Al-Razi
(d) Khālid ibn Yazīd
Answer: D (According to the bibliographer Ibn al-Nadīm, the first Muslim alchemist was Khālid ibn Yazīd, who is said to have studied alchemy under the Christian Marianos of Alexandria. The historicity of this story is not clear; according to M. Ullmann, it is a legend.)

103. Who is called as the “Herodotus of Arabs”?
(a) Tabari
(b) Abul Hassan Ali Al-Masudi
(c) Ibne-Athir
(d) None of these
Answer: B

104. The first biography on the life of Holy Prophet (PBUH) is by:
(a) Ibne Ishaq
(b) Ibn-e-Hisham
(c) Al-Zarqali
(d) Al Waqidi
Answer: B (Ibn Hisham wrote As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah, an edited version of Ibn Ishaq’s original work. It is now considered one of the classic works on the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.)

ISLAMIAT Important & Selected Solved MCQs
For Competitive Exams (Set-II)

51. Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered his farewell sermon at Arafat on:
(a) 8th Zulhajj
(b) 10th Zulhajj
(c) 9th Zulhajj
(d) 11th Zulhajj
Answer: B

52. The Treaty of Hudabia was signed in:
(a) 5th Hijrah
(b) 6th Hijrah
(c) 7th Hijrah
(d) 8th Hijrah
Answer: B

53. Makkah was conquered in:
(a) 8th Hijrah
(b) 9th Hijrah
(c) 10th Hijrah
(d) 12th Hijrah
Answer: A

54. Abdullah bin Ubay was a:
(a) Hypocrite
(b) Christian
(c) Jew
(d) Great leader
Answer: A

55. The largest army that ever marched out of Medina was consisted of:
(a) 10,000 men
(b) 30,000 men
(c) 40,000 men
(d) 45,000 men
Answer: B

56. The largest army that ever marched out of Medina was in:
(a) Ghazwa Uhad
(b) Ghazwa Tabuk
(c) Ghazwa Saweeq
(d) Ghazwa Ahzab
Answer: B

57. Jizya means:
(a) Religious tax
(b) Poll-tax on non-Muslims
(c) Lands cultivated by non-Muslims
(d) Income from the minorities
Answer: B

Important ISLAMIAT MCQs For Competitive Exams (Set-I)

Important ISLAMIAT MCQs 1 – 10

1. The first Surah in the Holy Quran is:
(a) Surah Al-Fatihah
(b) Surah Al-Baqarah
(c) Surah Al-Imran
(d) Surah Al-Ikhlas
Answer: A

2. The last Surah in the Holy Quran is:
(a) Surah Ya Sin
(b) Surah Al-Nas
(c) Surah Al-Falaq
(d) Surah Al-Kauthar
Answer: B

3. The longest Surah in the Holy Quran is:
(a) Surah Al Imran
(b) Surah Al-Baqarah
(c) Surah Al-Falaq
(d) Surah An-Nisa
Answer: B

4. The shortest Surah in the Holy Quran is:
(a) Surah An-Nisa
(b) Surah Al-Ahzab
(c) Surah Al-Baqarah
(d) Surah Al-Kauthar
Answer: D

5. The number of Prophets whose names are in the Holy Quran is:
(a) 10
(b) 25
(c) 35
(d) 45
Answer: B

6. The total number of Makki Surahs are:
(a) 80
(b) 86
(c) 88
(d) 92
Answer: B