CSS Islamic Studies chapter 2: The Quran MCQs with answers

By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026

50 exam-style questions on The Quran, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten The Quran questions with answers

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1. Into how many equal parts (juz or para) is the Quran traditionally divided for recitation?

  1. A
    30
  2. B
    28
  3. C
    40
  4. D
    24
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Answer: A. The division into thirty juz lets a reader complete the Quran in a month, which is why it is popular in Ramadan.

2. The main theme of Surah Al-Ikhlas is

  1. A
    the Day of Judgement
  2. B
    the laws of inheritance
  3. C
    the oneness of Allah
  4. D
    the story of Maryam (AS)
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Answer: C. Surah Al-Ikhlas declares that Allah is One, self-sufficient, and neither begets nor is begotten. It is a short statement of pure tawhid.

3. The refrain 'Which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?' repeats throughout which surah?

  1. A
    Al-Waqi'ah
  2. B
    Al-Mulk
  3. C
    Ya-Sin
  4. D
    Ar-Rahman
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Answer: D. Surah Ar-Rahman recites many of Allah's blessings and repeats this refrain again and again. The other surahs do not use it.

4. Hazrat Uthman (RA) had standard copies of the Quran prepared and sent to the major cities mainly to

  1. A
    prevent disputes over recitation as Islam spread into new lands
  2. B
    replace the written pages with a single oral tradition
  3. C
    teach non-Arabs the language
  4. D
    mark the end of the conquests
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Answer: A. As Muslims of different regions began to differ in recitation, Hazrat Uthman (RA) had copies written in a single standard and sent them to the main centres.

5. To say that the Quran has been transmitted by tawatur means that it was

  1. A
    reported by one reliable Companion and then written down
  2. B
    preserved in writing alone, with no oral memorisation
  3. C
    explained in one commentary accepted by all schools
  4. D
    reported in every age by so many that error is impossible
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Answer: D. Tawatur is transmission by a multitude at every stage. The Quran reached each generation by memory and writing from large numbers of people, which is the basis of certainty about its text.

6. The manuscript collected under Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) was later kept by which wife of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), and borrowed by Hazrat Uthman (RA)?

  1. A
    Hazrat Aisha (RA)
  2. B
    Hazrat Umm Salamah (RA)
  3. C
    Hazrat Zaynab bint Jahsh (RA)
  4. D
    Hazrat Hafsa (RA)
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Answer: D. The pages passed from Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) to Hazrat Umar (RA) and then to his daughter Hazrat Hafsa (RA), from whom Hazrat Uthman (RA) borrowed them to prepare the copies.

7. Surah Luqman is named after a wise man who is shown

  1. A
    building an ark
  2. B
    ruling a kingdom
  3. C
    leading an army
  4. D
    advising his son
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Answer: D. The Quran presents Luqman giving his son wise advice, beginning with not associating anything with Allah. Building an ark is the story of Hazrat Nuh (AS).

8. Which two prophets raised the foundations of the Ka'bah, according to the Quran?

  1. A
    Hazrat Nuh (AS) and Hazrat Hud (AS)
  2. B
    Hazrat Musa (AS) and Hazrat Harun (AS)
  3. C
    Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS)
  4. D
    Hazrat Dawud (AS) and Hazrat Sulaiman (AS)
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Answer: C. The Quran tells that Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS) raised the foundations of the House, praying for Allah's acceptance.

9. In the sciences of the Quran, naskh refers in general terms to

  1. A
    the replacement of an earlier ruling by a later one
  2. B
    the occasion on which a particular verse was revealed
  3. C
    the correct pronunciation of the Arabic letters
  4. D
    the commentary written on a difficult passage
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Answer: A. Naskh (abrogation) is the lifting of an earlier ruling by a later divine ruling. Its extent is discussed among scholars, so only the general meaning is asked here.

10. Hazrat Umar (RA) urged the first caliph to collect the Quran in one place mainly because

  1. A
    the Quraysh had burned the pages kept in Makkah
  2. B
    many memorisers of the Quran were martyred at Yamamah
  3. C
    people of the new provinces were disputing over dialects
  4. D
    Arabic was being replaced by other languages in Iraq
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Answer: B. After heavy losses among the huffaz at the battle of Yamamah, Hazrat Umar (RA) feared that parts of the Quran would be lost. The dispute over readings arose later, in the time of Hazrat Uthman (RA).

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How many The Quran MCQs are there?

50, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Revelation and compilation, Structure and sciences of the Quran, Selected surahs and themes. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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