Level 1
Pillars of Islam MCQs set 3 for National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) Constable Islamic Studies — 20 solved questions.
Q1. An effective Zakat system can ensure the elimination of:
Answer: Poverty
Explanation: Zakat directly transfers wealth from the affluent to the needy, ensuring a minimum standard of living for the poor and systematically reducing poverty within the Muslim community.
Q2. The effective Zakat system can ensure the elimination of:
Answer: Poverty
Explanation: Zakat's mandatory redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor directly addresses poverty, making it Islam's primary institutional mechanism for economic justice and welfare.
Q3. At least how many persons should be in Ba-Jama'at Salat?
Answer: Two
Explanation: Congregational (Ba-Jama'at) Salat requires a minimum of two people - one imam and at least one follower - to constitute a valid Jama'at.
Q4. Where did Salat al-Jumu'ah become Fard?
Answer: Madinah
Explanation: Madinah is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q5. Who led the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) of Ali (RA)?
Answer: Hassan (RA)
Explanation: Hazrat Hassan ibn Ali (RA) led the funeral prayer of his father Hazrat Ali (RA), who was martyred on 19 Ramadan 40 AH in Kufa.
Q6. In which hijri Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) performed hajj?
Answer: in 10th Hijri
Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed his one and only Hajj in 10 AH (632 CE), known as Hajjat al-Wada (the Farewell Pilgrimage), during which he delivered his famous Farewell Sermon.
Q7. Qurbani during Hajj, is performed at:
Answer: Mina
Explanation: The Qurbani (animal sacrifice) during Hajj is performed at Mina on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah (Eid al-Adha), as part of the rites of Hajj after the stoning of Jamarat.
Q8. The first pillar of Islam is:
Answer: Shahadah
Explanation: Shahadah (testimony of faith - "La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur Rasulullah") is the first and foundational pillar of Islam, upon which all other pillars rest.
Q9. Hajj was made compulsory in
Answer: 9 A.H.
Explanation: 9 A.H. is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q10. Mention the number of Takbirs in Salat al-Janazah.
Answer: Four
Explanation: Salat al-Janazah (funeral prayer) contains four Takbirs; after the first, Al-Fatihah is recited; after the second, Salat Ibrahim; after the third, du'a for the deceased; and after the fourth, taslim.
Q11. The gathering at Arafat is held on:
Answer: On 9 Dhul Hijjah
Explanation: Wuquf (standing) at Arafat is performed on 9 Dhul Hijjah and is the central and most essential rite of Hajj, as the Prophet (PBUH) said "Hajj is Arafat."
Q12. Who died in the 10th year of Prophethood in Ramadan, and three days after his death, Hazrat Khadijah (R.A.) also died?
Answer: Abu Talib
Explanation: Abu Talib, the Prophet's uncle and protector, died in the 10th year of Prophethood during what became known as the "Year of Grief" (Am al-Huzn); his wife Khadijah (RA) died just three days later.
Q13. The sermon delivered by the Prophet (PBUH) on his final Hajj is known as:
Answer: The Farewell Sermon (Khutbatul Wada)
Explanation: The Khutbatul Wada (Farewell Sermon) was delivered by the Prophet (PBUH) on 9 Dhul Hijjah 10 AH at Mount Arafat during his only Hajj, establishing fundamental principles of human rights and Islamic law.
Q14. What is the Nisab of Zakat for silver in the subcontinent's traditional measurement?
Answer: 52.5 Tolas
Explanation: The nisab of Zakat for silver in the Indian subcontinent's traditional tola measurement is 52.5 tolas (approximately 612.36 grams), which is the minimum threshold of silver ownership that makes Zakat obligatory.
Q15. How many primary, obligatory sermons (Khutbas) are delivered as a core rite of Hajj?
Answer: Three
Explanation: Three obligatory Hajj khutbas are delivered: on 7 Dhul Hijjah in Makkah, on 9 Dhul Hijjah at Arafat, and on 13 Dhul Hijjah at Mina - each addressing specific rites of the pilgrimage.
Q16. Which pillar of Islam is declared as an armor?
Answer: Soam
Explanation: Fasting (Sawm/Roza) is declared in hadith as a shield (junna/armor) against sins and hellfire, protecting the believer from the attacks of the soul and desires.
Q17. How many times did the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) perform Umrah?
Answer: Four
Explanation: The Prophet (PBUH) performed four Umrahs: Umrat al-Hudaybiyyah (6 AH, unfulfilled), Umrat al-Qada (7 AH), Umrat al-Ji'ranah (8 AH), and the Umrah combined with Hajjat al-Wada (10 AH).
Q18. On what occasion was the Holy Prophet (PBUH) gifted with Salat?
Answer: Mi'raj Sharif
Explanation: Mi'raj Sharif is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q19. Which night's "Ibadah", during the month of Ramadan, is considered better than the "Ibadah" of a thousand months?
Answer: Lailat-ul-Qadr
Explanation: Lailat-ul-Qadr is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q20. The "Salat al-Istikharah" is a prayer performed to:
Answer: Seek guidance from Allah in a decision
Explanation: Salat al-Istikharah is a two-raka'at voluntary prayer followed by a specific supplication (du'a) in which a Muslim asks Allah to guide them toward the better of two choices they are deliberating over.