Mosques, Landmarks and Islamic Architecture
A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret, built during the Abbasid era. What is this called?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Mosques, Landmarks and Islamic Architecture MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret, built during the Abbasid era. What is this called?”
The accepted answer is C. Great Mosque of Samarra. A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret built during the Abbasid era What is this called is answered by Great Mosque of Samarra option C Option A Shah Mosque of Isfahan does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Great Mosque of Samarra Option B Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Great Mosque of Samarra Remaining alternatives Great Mosque of Kairouan fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Great Mosque of Samarra is identified Mosques Landmarks and Islamic Architecture questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Mosques Landmarks and.
- A. Shah Mosque of Isfahan
Why not A: “Shah Mosque of Isfahan” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Great Mosque of Samarra. A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret built during the Abbasid era What is this called is answered by Great Mosque of Samarra option C Option A Shah Mo
- B. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Why not B: “Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Great Mosque of Samarra. A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret built during the Abbasid era What is this called is answered by Great Mosque of Samarra option C Option A Shah Mo
- C. Great Mosque of Samarra ✓
- D. Great Mosque of Kairouan
Why not D: “Great Mosque of Kairouan” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Great Mosque of Samarra. A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret built during the Abbasid era What is this called is answered by Great Mosque of Samarra option C Option A Shah Mo
Correct answer
C. Great Mosque of Samarra
Explanation
A historic mosque in Iraq known for its distinctive spiral minaret built during the Abbasid era What is this called is answered by Great Mosque of Samarra option C Option A Shah Mosque of Isfahan does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Great Mosque of Samarra Option B Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Great Mosque of Samarra Remaining alternatives Great Mosque of Kairouan fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Great Mosque of Samarra is identified Mosques Landmarks and Islamic Architecture questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Mosques Landmarks and.
Source: Islamic Studies Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, NTS, Islamic Studies, Mosques, Landmarks and Islamic Architecture
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