Caliphs and Spread of Islam

Q. Who established the first Islamic empire in India?

1. Muhammad-Bin-Quasim
2. Muhammad Ghazni
3. Muhammad Ghor
4. Hizzaz

Q. Who among the following were the first Muslim invaders of India?

1. Arabs
2. Afghans
3. Turks
4. Persians

Q. Prophet Muhammad’s successors were called as ________.

1. Ulemas
2. Caliphs
3. Iqras
4. Jaziyas

Q. The Safavid empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail, who claimed legitimacy by _________________.

1. seizing the Peacock Throne
2. marrying the daughter of Sleyman the Magneficient
3. tracing his ancestry back to a Sufi religious leader
4. killing off competitors from the mughal royal families

Q. In their rise to power, the Ottomans were aided by the ghazi who were ________________.

1. Muslim religious warriors
2. Mongol mercenaries
3. Anatolian peasants, eager to escape the heavy taxes of the Byzantine empire
4. Christian captives raised to fight for them

Q. The influence of Islam on southeast Asia is a classic case of_________.

1. imperialism
2. migration
3. cultural diffusion
4. ethnocentrism

Q. Caliph or Khalifa was the title given to the head of ______ community.

1. Jews
2. Christian
3. Parsi
4. Muslim

Q. __________ was the first Caliph.

1. Abu bakr
2. Omar
3. Osman
4. None of the these

Q. Which Caliph was assasinated in 644 CE?

1. Abu Bakar
2. Omar
3. Usman
4. Ahmad

Q. Which of the following places is considered as a place of pilgrimage for Jews, Christians and Muslims?

1. Mecca
2. Medina
3. Istambul
4. Jerusalem