Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Rise and Spread of Islam
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded Islam? [1]
(A) Prophet Muhammad
(B) Buddha
(C) Mahavira
(D) Jesus
2. When did Muhammad begin preaching? [1]
(A) Around 610 CE
(B) Around 100 CE
(C) Around 1500 CE
(D) Around 2000 BCE
3. What is Islam's holy book? [1]
(A) The Quran
(B) The Vedas
(C) The Bible
(D) The Torah
4. What is the Hijra? [1]
(A) Muhammad's migration to Medina
(B) A type of building
(C) A type of war
(D) A trade agreement
5. When did the Hijra occur? [1]
(A) 622 CE
(B) 610 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 100 BCE
6. How did Islam spread? [1]
(A) Peaceful conversion and military conquest
(B) Only through war
(C) Only through trade
(D) It never spread
7. Where did Islam reach within a century? [1]
(A) From Spain to India
(B) Only within Arabia
(C) Only in Europe
(D) Only in Africa
8. What did Islamic civilisation contribute to? [1]
(A) Mathematics, medicine and astronomy
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade
9. Who founded Islam? [1]
(A) Prophet Muhammad
(B) Buddha
(C) Mahavira
(D) Jesus
10. When did Muhammad begin preaching? [1]
(A) Around 610 CE
(B) Around 100 CE
(C) Around 1500 CE
(D) Around 2000 BCE
11. What is Islam's holy book? [1]
(A) The Quran
(B) The Vedas
(C) The Bible
(D) The Torah
12. What is the Hijra? [1]
(A) Muhammad's migration to Medina
(B) A type of building
(C) A type of war
(D) A trade agreement
13. When did the Hijra occur? [1]
(A) 622 CE
(B) 610 CE
(C) 1000 CE
(D) 100 BCE
14. How did Islam spread? [1]
(A) Peaceful conversion and military conquest
(B) Only through war
(C) Only through trade
(D) It never spread
15. Where did Islam reach within a century? [1]
(A) From Spain to India
(B) Only within Arabia
(C) Only in Europe
(D) Only in Africa
16. What did Islamic civilisation contribute to? [1]
(A) Mathematics, medicine and astronomy
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade