31. The first sultanate dynasty which was established in India was
(A) Khilji Dynasty
(B) Lodhi Dynasty
(C) Tughlaq Dynasty
(D) Slave Dynasty
Answer:
(D) Slave Dynasty
Explanation:
The Mamluk dynasty (commonly known as the Slave Dynasty), founded by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206, was the very first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India.
32. Allama Mohammad Iqbal’s family originally hails from
(A) Lucknow
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Peshawar
(D) Kashmir
Answer:
(D) Kashmir
Explanation:
Allama Iqbal’s ancestors were Kashmiri Pandits of the Sapru clan who had converted to Islam and migrated from Kashmir to Punjab (Sialkot) in the 19th century.
33. The real name of Mujaddid Alf Thani was:
(A) Muhammad
(B) Ahmad
(C) Akram
(D) Azam
Answer:
(B) Ahmad
Explanation:
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, a highly influential 16th-century Islamic scholar of the Naqshbandi order, is historically revered with the title Mujaddid Alf Thani (the Reviver of the Second Millennium).
34. Egypt was conquered during the caliphate of:
(A) Hazrat Umar
(B) Hazrat Ali
(C) Hazrat Uthman
(D) Hazrat Abu Bakr
Answer:
(A) Hazrat Umar
Explanation:
The Muslim conquest of Egypt was initiated by the Arab commander ‘Amr ibn al-‘As between 639 and 642 AD, during the reign of the second Rashidun Caliph, Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab.
35. Rabiah-al-Adawiyah of Basra was a :
(A) Ruler
(B) Mystic Woman
(C) Scientist
(D) Philosopher
Answer:
(B) Mystic Woman
Explanation:
Rabia Basri (Rabia al-Adawiyya) was an 8th-century Muslim saint and mystic woman who profoundly shaped Sufism by emphasizing the concept of Divine Love Ishq-e-Haqeeqi.
