NTS NAT-IA (Arts / Humanities Track) Islamic Studies: Past Papers MCQs with Answers

NTS NAT-IA (Arts / Humanities Track) Islamic Studies Past Papers sample MCQs

1. Q1. In how many generations of Hazrat Yousaf (A.S.) did prophethood remain?

   • A) 2
   • B) 3
   • C) 4
   • D) 5

   Answer: 4

2. Q2. A shopkeeper closes his books showing trade stock valued at PKR 800,000 for a full hawling year above nisab. What is due at the common 2.5% levy on that zakatable merchandise?

   • A) PKR 18,000
   • B) PKR 22,500
   • C) PKR 20,000
   • D) PKR 16,000

   Answer: PKR 20,000

3. Q3. Six additional Takbeers are offered in which of the following prayers?

   • A) Eid Prayer
   • B) Jummah Prayer
   • C) Funeral Prayer
   • D) All of these

   Answer: Eid Prayer

4. Q4. How many Ghazwat are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an?

   • A) 14
   • B) 11
   • C) 16
   • D) 12

   Answer: 12

5. Q5. Who killed Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (the assassin of Ali RA)?

   • A) Hussain (RA)
   • B) Hassan (RA)
   • C) Abu Musa (RA)
   • D) Aqeel (RA)

   Answer: Hassan (RA)

6. Q6. Which brother of Ali (RA) was taken prisoner in the Battle of Badr?

   • A) Aqeel
   • B) Abbas
   • C) Abu al-Aas
   • D) None of them

   Answer: Aqeel

7. Q7. The theological school of "Qadariyyah" held the belief in:

   • A) The createdness of the Quran
   • B) Absolute predestination
   • C) Complete human free will (Qadr)
   • D) Postponement of judgment

   Answer: Complete human free will (Qadr)

8. Q8. The "Regency of Algiers" was a state in North Africa that was nominally a province of the:

   • A) French Empire
   • B) Spanish Empire
   • C) Ottoman Empire
   • D) Mamluk Sultanate

   Answer: Ottoman Empire

9. Q9. What is the literal meaning of Ijma?

   • A) Cooperate with one another
   • B) Meeting occasionally
   • C) Making new decisions
   • D) Uniting in opinion

   Answer: Uniting in opinion

10. Q10. The fountain of ______ metal flowed for Hazrat Sulayman (AS) as a miracle.

    • A) Copper
    • B) Gold
    • C) Silver
    • D) Iron

    Answer: Copper

11. Q11. How many Madani Surahs are in the Qur'an?

    • A) 22
    • B) 32
    • C) 28
    • D) 34

    Answer: 28

12. Q12. Surah al-Waqi'ah is also called:

    • A) Surah al-Ghani
    • B) Thuluth al-Qur'an
    • C) Qalb al-Qur'an
    • D) Surah Afzal

    Answer: Surah al-Ghani

13. Q13. Name the person who was the first to translate the Holy Quran into Persian.

    • A) Shah Rafi-ud-Din
    • B) Shah Waliullah
    • C) Khalid ibn al-Walid
    • D) Mujaddid Alf-Sani

    Answer: Shah Waliullah

14. Q14. Muzdalifah is located between ________.

    • A) Mina and Arafat
    • B) Arafat and Makkah
    • C) Muzdalifah and Hijaz
    • D) Makkah and Madina

    Answer: Mina and Arafat

15. Q15. How many Infidels were killed in Ghazwa Badr?

    • A) 50
    • B) 60
    • C) 70
    • D) 80

    Answer: 70

16. Q16. Name the angel who is also known as Malak-ul-Mawt (The Angel of Death).

    • A) Jibra'il (AS)
    • B) Izra'il (AS)
    • C) Mika'il (AS)
    • D) Israfil (AS)

    Answer: Izra'il (AS)

17. Q17. The Battle of Yamama was fought during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (RA) against:

    • A) The Byzantine Empire
    • B) The followers of Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab
    • C) The Persian Empire
    • D) The tribe of Banu Qurayza

    Answer: The followers of Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab

18. Q18. At the event of Mi'raj, which ibadat became Farz?

    • A) Fast
    • B) Five prayers
    • C) Zakat
    • D) Jihad

    Answer: Five prayers

19. Q19. How many Ahadith does the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal contain?

    • A) 30000
    • B) 35000
    • C) 40000
    • D) 45000

    Answer: 40000

20. Q20. The Islamic term "Riba al-Fadl" refers to the prohibited exchange of:

    • A) A sale with uncertainty
    • B) A loan with interest
    • C) Unequal quantities of the same commodity
    • D) A futures contract

    Answer: Unequal quantities of the same commodity

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