Punjab PMS Screening Test: Islamic Studies MCQs with Answers

Question 1

What was the name of the document drafted by the Prophet (PBUH) upon arriving in Medina that established rights and duties for Muslims, Jews, and other tribes?

Accepted Answer

Mithaq al-Medina (Constitution of Medina)

Answer

Sulh al-Hudaybiyyah

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Ahd al-Aqabah

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Sahifat al-Muhajirun

Question 2

Which battle is also known as "Ghazwa-e-Khandaq" (Battle of the Trench)?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Ahzab (Trench)

Answer

Battle of Badr

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Battle of Uhud

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Battle of Khaybar

Question 3

Which Madhab is predominantly followed in North and West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Maliki

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Hanafi

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Hanbali

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Shafi'i

Question 4

Which title was given to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by the people of Makkah before prophethood?

Accepted Answer

Al-Amin (the Trustworthy)

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Al-Kamil (the Perfect)

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Al-Sadiq (the Truthful)

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Al-Karim (the Noble)

Question 5

Ijtihad in Islamic law means

Accepted Answer

Independent legal reasoning by a qualified scholar to derive a ruling

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Blind following of an established school of law

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Public interest considered by a caliph in governance

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Consensus reached by all four madhabs simultaneously

Question 6

In Mushaf order which Surah immediately follows Surah Al-Fatihah?

Accepted Answer

Surah Al-Baqarah

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Surah An-Nas

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Surah Al-Alaq

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Surah Al-Ikhlas

Question 7

Which Islamic scholar is known as "Faylasuf al-Arab" (Philosopher of the Arabs)?

Accepted Answer

Al-Kindi

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Al-Biruni

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Al-Farabi

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Ibn Sina

Question 8

How many categories of legal acts (Ahkam Taklifi) are recognised in classical Sunni Fiqh?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

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Four

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Six

Question 9

Who led a major Kufan revolt claiming vengeance for Hussain and became a flashpoint in late Umayyad Iraq?

Accepted Answer

Mukhtar al-Thaqafi

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Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

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Imam Abu Hanifa as armed rebel

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Khalid ibn al-Walid in a second life legend

Question 10

The Sunnah is considered the second primary source of Islamic law after:

Accepted Answer

The Quran

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Ijma (Consensus)

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Qiyas (Analogy)

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Ijtihad

Question 11

Data Ganj Bakhsh (Hazrat Ali Hujweri) is a famous Sufi saint whose shrine is in?

Accepted Answer

Lahore

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Multan

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Delhi

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Ajmer

Question 12

How many times a day are Muslims obligated to pray (Salah)?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

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Four

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Six

Question 13

Who was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the first Muslim overall?

Accepted Answer

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

Answer

Aisha bint Abi Bakr

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Hafsa bint Umar

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Zainab bint Jahsh

Question 14

The total number of Rakaat in Fajr prayer (Farz only) is:

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

Three

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Four

Answer

One

Question 15

The Madani Surahs of the Quran were revealed after which major event?

Accepted Answer

The Hijra (migration to Madinah)

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The first revelation in Cave Hira

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The Battle of Badr

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The Conquest of Makkah