Islamic History & Culture

The Islamic Contributions to Science & Technology MCQs with Answer

Who is known as the “Father of Modern Medicine” in the Islamic Golden Age?
A) Al-Khwarizmi
B) Al-Razi
C) Ibn al-Haytham
D) Al-Farabi

Answer
B) Al-Razi

Which Muslim scholar is credited with the invention of algebra?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Al-Khwarizmi
C) Al-Biruni
D) Omar Khayyam

Answer
B) Al-Khwarizmi

The book Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics) was written by:
A) Ibn al-Haytham
B) Al-Razi
C) Al-Battani
D) Jabir ibn Hayyan

Answer
A) Ibn al-Haytham

Who is considered the “Father of Chemistry” in Islamic science?
A) Jabir ibn Hayyan
B) Al-Kindi
C) Ibn Rushd
D) Al-Zahrawi

Answer
A) Jabir ibn Hayyan

The astrolabe, an important astronomical instrument, was perfected by:
A) Al-Farabi
B) Al-Zarqali
C) Ibn Khaldun
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
B) Al-Zarqali

Which Islamic scholar accurately measured the Earth’s circumference?
A) Al-Biruni
B) Ibn Sina
C) Al-Razi
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
A) Al-Biruni

Which Muslim physician wrote The Canon of Medicine, an encyclopedia used in Europe for centuries?
A) Al-Razi
B) Ibn Sina
C) Al-Zahrawi
D) Al-Khwarizmi

Answer
B) Ibn Sina

Who was a pioneer in surgery and wrote Al-Tasrif, a famous medical encyclopedia?
A) Al-Zahrawi
B) Al-Kindi
C) Ibn al-Haytham
D) Ibn Battuta

Answer
A) Al-Zahrawi

Which Muslim scholar developed an early theory of gravity?
A) Al-Farabi
B) Ibn al-Haytham
C) Al-Biruni
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
C) Al-Biruni

Who was the first to classify elements into metals and non-metals?
A) Jabir ibn Hayyan
B) Ibn Khaldun
C) Al-Razi
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
A) Jabir ibn Hayyan

Which Islamic scientist created the first world map with latitude and longitude lines?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Al-Idrisi
C) Al-Zarqali
D) Ibn al-Haytham

Answer
B) Al-Idrisi

Which Islamic scholar improved Ptolemy’s geocentric model of the universe?
A) Ibn Khaldun
B) Al-Tusi
C) Al-Khwarizmi
D) Al-Farabi

Answer
B) Al-Tusi

The first hospital in the Islamic world was established in which city?
A) Baghdad
B) Damascus
C) Cairo
D) Cordoba

Answer
A) Baghdad

Which scholar made major contributions to hydrodynamics and fluid mechanics?
A) Ibn al-Haytham
B) Al-Farabi
C) Al-Tusi
D) Ibn Khaldun

Answer
A) Ibn al-Haytham

Which Muslim mathematician introduced the decimal point notation?
A) Al-Razi
B) Al-Biruni
C) Al-Khwarizmi
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
C) Al-Khwarizmi

Which field was greatly influenced by Islamic scholars through translations of Greek and Indian works?
A) Astronomy
B) Physics
C) Medicine
D) All of the above

Answer
D) All of the above

Who is credited with introducing the concept of refraction in optics?
A) Al-Farabi
B) Ibn al-Haytham
C) Al-Biruni
D) Ibn Khaldun

Answer
B) Ibn al-Haytham

Which Islamic scientist contributed significantly to pharmacology and wrote Kitab al-Saydala?
A) Al-Zahrawi
B) Al-Biruni
C) Al-Khwarizmi
D) Ibn Sina

Answer
B) Al-Biruni

Who was one of the first Muslim scholars to propose that the Earth rotates on its axis?
A) Al-Razi
B) Al-Tusi
C) Ibn Sina
D) Al-Zahrawi

Answer
B) Al-Tusi

Which scholar is famous for his work in sociology and historiography?
A) Ibn Khaldun
B) Al-Razi
C) Al-Farabi
D) Ibn al-Haytham

Answer
A) Ibn Khaldun

Which Muslim scientist worked on the classification of minerals and gemstones?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Al-Tusi
C) Al-Biruni
D) Al-Khwarizmi

Answer
C) Al-Biruni

Who was the first Muslim scholar to propose that light travels in straight lines?
A) Al-Zahrawi
B) Al-Kindi
C) Ibn al-Haytham
D) Al-Biruni

Answer
C) Ibn al-Haytham

Which Islamic scientist is known for his work in spherical trigonometry?
A) Al-Farabi
B) Al-Tusi
C) Ibn al-Haytham
D) Al-Razi

Answer
B) Al-Tusi

Who was the first to describe smallpox and measles accurately?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Al-Razi
C) Al-Tusi
D) Ibn al-Haytham

Answer
B) Al-Razi

Which Islamic scientist developed a theory on the tides being influenced by the moon?
A) Al-Zarqali
B) Ibn al-Haytham
C) Al-Biruni
D) Al-Tusi

Answer
C) Al-Biruni

Which scholar is considered one of the first to discuss environmental science in Islamic civilization?
A) Al-Farabi
B) Ibn Khaldun
C) Al-Biruni
D) Al-Kindi

Answer
C) Al-Biruni

Who was a leading scholar in the field of music and acoustics?
A) Ibn Khaldun
B) Al-Farabi
C) Al-Khwarizmi
D) Ibn Sina

Answer
B) Al-Farabi

Which Islamic scientist improved the astrolabe for navigation?
A) Al-Zarqali
B) Ibn Sina
C) Ibn Khaldun
D) Al-Razi

Answer
A) Al-Zarqali

Who wrote the Book of Animals, an early encyclopedia on zoology?
A) Al-Kindi
B) Ibn Khaldun
C) Al-Jahiz
D) Al-Farabi

Answer
C) Al-Jahiz

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