Free Khulafa-e-Rashideen MCQs with Answers

11. Hazrat Umer was Caliph for__________Years?

• A. 2 years
• B. 4 years
• C. 10 years
• D. None of these

Explanation: Hazrat Umar (R.A.) was caliph for about ten years, from 634 to 644 CE. His caliphate followed Hazrat Abu Bakr’s brief rule and preceded Hazrat Uthman’s twelve-year rule.

12. Which caliph formed a parliament namely Majlis e Aam?

• A. Hazrat Abu Bakar
• B. Hazrat Umar
• C. Hazrat Usman
• D. Hazrat Ali

Explanation: Hazrat Umar (RA) organised consultation and public administration through bodies referred to in such exam material as Majlis-e-Aam. The other three caliphs are not associated with this formation.

13. Apostasy movement took place in the khilafat of_________?

• A. Hazrat Umar(R.A)
• B. Hazrat Ali( R.A)
• C. Hazrat Abu bakar (R.A)
• D. Hazrat Usman (R.A)

Explanation: The apostasy, or Ridda, movements arose after the Prophet’s death and were confronted during the caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). His major early task was restoring unity and obedience to the Islamic state.

14. Who is called Malik-ut-Tajjar?

• A. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
• B. Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A)
• C. Hazrat Usman Ghani (R.A)
• D. Hazrat Mola Ali (R.A)

Explanation: Hazrat Usman Ghani (R.A.) was known as Malik-ut-Tajjar, meaning the chief or king of merchants, because of his successful and generous trading career. He later devoted much of his wealth to Islam and the Muslim community.

15. Afzal ul Bashr" is the title of __________ ?

• A. Hazrat Abu Bakr RA
• B. Hazrat Umar RA
• C. Hazrat Usman RA
• D. Hazrat Ali RA

Explanation: “Afzal-ul-Bashar ba'd al-Anbiya” means the best of humankind after the prophets, a title traditionally applied to Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). He is also regarded as the first and most virtuous of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

16. Who Introduced Police System?

• A. Hazrat Usman (R.A)
• B. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
• C. Hazrat Umer (R.A)
• D. None on these

Explanation: Hazrat Umar (RA) organised the state administration and introduced institutional arrangements including a police or security system. His caliphate is especially associated with systematic governance and public accountability.

17. How many years Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) was younger than the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)?

• A. 2 Years
• B. 3 Years
• C. 4 Years
• D. 5 Years

Explanation: Abu Bakr (RA) was traditionally regarded as about two years younger than the Prophet (PBUH), whose birth is dated around 570 or 571 CE and Abu Bakr's around 573 CE.

18. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) belonged to the tribe of__________?

• A. Banu Sahm
• B. Banu Taym
• C. Banu Hashim
• D. Banu Asad

Explanation: Abu Bakr (RA) belonged to Banu Taym, a clan of Quraysh. Banu Hashim was the clan of the Prophet (PBUH), while Banu Sahm and Banu Asad were different Qurayshi clans.

19. Pious-Caliphate lasted for about:__________ Years?

• A. Eighteen Years
• B. Twenty Years
• C. Thirty Years
• D. Five Years

Explanation: The Khilafat-e-Rashida lasted approximately 30 years, from Abu Bakr's accession in 11 AH until Hasan ibn Ali's abdication in 41 AH. This duration is also supported by a well-known hadith about the caliphate lasting thirty years.

20. Kufa was made capital in which Hijra year?

• A. 35
• B. 36
• C. 38
• D. 40

Explanation: After becoming caliph, Ali (RA) shifted the capital from Madinah to Kufa in 36 AH. Kufa then served as the administrative centre during the rest of his caliphate.