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The festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. What is this called?

Difficulty: Medium

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This Medium Pillars and Practices of Islam MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “The festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. What is this called?”

The accepted answer is B. Eid-ul-Fitr. “The festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. What is this called” is answered by Eid-ul-Fitr (option B). Option A (“Isha”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Eid-ul-Fitr. Option C (“Salah”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Eid-ul-Fitr. Remaining alternatives (Fajr) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Eid-ul-Fitr is identified. Pillars and Practices of Islam questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Pillars and Practices of Islam recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Correct answer

B. Eid-ul-Fitr

Explanation

“The festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. What is this called” is answered by Eid-ul-Fitr (option B). Option A (“Isha”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Eid-ul-Fitr. Option C (“Salah”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Eid-ul-Fitr. Remaining alternatives (Fajr) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Eid-ul-Fitr is identified. Pillars and Practices of Islam questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Pillars and Practices of Islam recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Source: Islamic Studies Official Reference Guide

Tags: FPSC, PPSC, NTS, Pillars and Practices of Islam, Islamic Studies

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