Deck 4: Historical Facts and Figures: From Baithul Hikma to the Mansabdari System

Question 1

Baithul Hikma was founded by

A)al mahdi
B)al mansoor
C)al mamoon
D)muatasim

Answer 1

al mamoon

Question 2

Author of Al Hawi

A)ibn sina
B)al farabi
C)al kindi
D)al razi

Answer 2

al razi

Question 3

The barmakids played an important role during the caliphate of

A)umayyads
B)abbasids
C)fatimids
D)saljuqs

Answer 3

abbasids

Question 4

The bookNuzhat al Mushtaq is written by:

A)al idrisi
B)mushtaq bin ishtiyaq
C)umar khayyam
D)al biruni

Question 5

The Capital of Umayyad Dynasty was

A)madeena
B)kufa
C)damascus
D)bagdad

Question 6

The tragedy of Karbala took place in the year

A)661ad
B)668ad
C)662ad
D)680ad

Question 7

Gibraltar is named after the invasion of the Arab General

A)tariq bin ziyad
B)musa bin nusair
C)umar khayyam
D)abdullah bin amir

Question 8

Which was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty up to 1638 AD.?

A)agra fort
B)red fort
C)fathepur sikri
D)dawlatabad

Question 9

The Umayyad conquest of Spain in the year:

A)708ad
B)701ad
C)711ad
D)720ad

Question 10

Granada is the city of

A)egypt
B)spain
C)italy
D)turkey

Question 11

Kitabul Maghazi is written by

A)al zamakshari
B)al masudi
C)al waqidi
D)ibn ishaq

Question 12

The Canon of Medicine isthe famouswork of

A)ibn rushd
B)al baladuri
C)al masudi
D)ibn sina

Question 13

Al Zahra palace was built by

A)abdurahman i
B)abdurahman ii
C)al hakkam
D)abdurahman iii

Question 14

Ibn al Bythar was born in

A)egypt
B)spain
C)italy
D)turkey

Question 15

The era of Translation was happened during the administration of

A)umayyads
B)abbasids
C)fatimids
D)saljuqs

Question 16

Muawiya conquered cypress in the year

A)649 ad
B)670 ad
C)690 ad
D)636ad

Question 17

Haroon al Rasheed was died in the Year

A)809 ad
B)800ad
C)819 ad
D)820ad

Question 18

The seventh Abbasid caliph was

A)haroon rasheed
B)al maamoon
C)al mutasim
D)al mansoor

Question 19

Bagdad is situated in present day

A)egypt
B)iran
C)iraq
D)oman

Question 20

Which of the following was the biggest port during the Mughal Period?

A)surat
B)hoogly
C)chittagong
D)balasore

Question 21

Which of the following Mughal monument is not made marble?

A)humayun tomb
B)taj mahal
C)moti masjid
D)none of these

Question 22

The Mansabdari System was introduced by

A)humayun
B)akbar
C)shahjahan
D)aurangazeb

Question 23

The Mughal ruler who wrote his autobiography was:

A)humayun
B)akbar
C)shahjahan
D)babur

Question 24

Akbar held his religious discussions in:

A)jodhabai palace
B)panch mahal
C)ibadat khana
D)buland darwaz

Question 25

Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler

A)humayun
B)akbar
C)shahjahan
D)babur