MCQs on Contributions of Muslim Scholars in Science and Medicine 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who is known as the father of algebra among Muslim scholars? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Biruni (C) Al-Khwarizmi (D) Al-Farabi 2. : Which Muslim scholar wrote the famous medical book “Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb”? (A) Al-Razi (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Ibn al-Nafis (D) Ibn Sina 3. : Who is recognized for discovering the pulmonary circulation of blood? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Zahrawi (D) Ibn al-Nafis 4. : Al-Razi is known in the West as: (A) Avicenna (B) Averroes (C) Rhazes (D) Alhazen 5. : Which scholar made significant contributions to optics and vision? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn al-Haytham (C) Al-Kindi (D) Ibn Sina 6. : Who was the first to describe smallpox and measles scientifically? (A) Al-Razi (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Ibn Sina (D) Al-Biruni 7. : Al-Zahrawi is most famous for his work in which field? (A) Chemistry (B) Astronomy (C) Surgery (D) Mathematics 8. : What was the title of Al-Zahrawi’s surgical encyclopedia? (A) Al-Tasrif (B) Al-Qanun (C) Kitab al-Hawi (D) Al-Majmu 9. : Which Muslim scholar accurately determined the Earth’s circumference? (A) Al-Khwarizmi (B) Al-Biruni (C) Ibn Sina (D) Al-Farabi 10. : Which Muslim scholar was a pioneer in pharmacology and compiled books on medicine? (A) Ibn Zuhr (B) Al-Kindi (C) Ibn Sina (D) Al-Razi 11. : Who among the following was an expert in both medicine and astronomy? (A) Al-Zahrawi (B) Ibn al-Haytham (C) Al-Biruni (D) Ibn Rushd 12. : Ibn al-Haytham’s major work on optics is titled: (A) Book of Optics (B) Book of Vision (C) Al-Qanun (D) Al-Mansura 13. : Which Muslim scholar criticized the Greek physician Galen’s theories on the heart? (A) Al-Kindi (B) Ibn al-Nafis (C) Al-Farabi (D) Ibn Sina 14. : Who introduced the use of alcohol in medicine as an antiseptic? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Khwarizmi (D) Al-Farabi 15. : Who wrote “De Gradibus” on medicine and drugs? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Al-Kindi (D) Ibn al-Nafis 16. : Which Muslim scholar is known for writing more than 200 books on various subjects, including medicine? (A) Ibn al-Haytham (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Zahrawi (D) Al-Farabi 17. : Ibn Rushd is best known in the West as: (A) Avicenna (B) Averroes (C) Rhazes (D) Alhazen 18. : Al-Farabi was a philosopher and scientist who also contributed to: (A) Music (B) Astronomy (C) Surgery (D) Pharmacology 19. : Who classified diseases and emphasized the importance of patient history? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Ibn Rushd (D) Al-Biruni 20. : Al-Khwarizmi’s works were translated into which language, influencing Europe? (A) Greek (B) Latin (C) Persian (D) Hebrew 21. : Who developed precise methods for measuring the weight of minerals and compounds? (A) Ibn Rushd (B) Al-Biruni (C) Al-Kindi (D) Ibn Sina 22. : Which Muslim scholar was the first to describe the tracheotomy? (A) Ibn al-Nafis (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Al-Razi (D) Ibn Rushd 23. : Who established one of the earliest hospitals in Baghdad? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Khwarizmi (D) Al-Biruni 24. : Who accurately measured the density of various metals and liquids? (A) Al-Farabi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Biruni (D) Al-Razi 25. : Who compiled medical case studies and clinical observations in great detail? (A) Ibn al-Haytham (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Al-Razi (D) Al-Zahrawi 26. : Ibn Sina’s “Canon of Medicine” remained a standard medical text in Europe for how long? (A) 100 years (B) 200 years (C) 300 years (D) 600 years 27. : Who among the following Muslim scholars was also a chemist? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Razi (C) Al-Farabi (D) Ibn al-Haytham 28. : Which Muslim scientist created the first camera obscura model? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Al-Biruni (D) Ibn al-Haytham 29. : Who is known as the “father of early modern surgery”? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Al-Zahrawi (D) Ibn Sina 30. : Which Muslim scholar suggested that light travels in straight lines? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Farabi (C) Ibn al-Haytham (D) Al-Kindi 31. : Who developed the idea of scientific experimentation and induction? (A) Al-Khwarizmi (B) Al-Razi (C) Ibn al-Haytham (D) Al-Farabi 32. : Al-Kindi was a pioneer in which field along with medicine? (A) Astronomy (B) Translation and philosophy (C) Surgery (D) Geography 33. : Ibn Zuhr made early contributions to which field of medicine? (A) Ophthalmology (B) Surgery (C) Internal medicine (D) Pediatrics 34. : Ibn Sina believed that diseases were caused by: (A) Demons (B) Natural and environmental factors (C) Supernatural forces (D) Astrology 35. : Who introduced the use of catgut for internal stitching? (A) Al-Razi (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Ibn Rushd (D) Ibn al-Haytham 36. : The concept of quarantine in medicine was influenced by which Muslim scholar? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Biruni (C) Ibn al-Nafis (D) Al-Razi 37. : Al-Biruni accurately calculated the: (A) Volume of water on Earth (B) Earth’s circumference and radius (C) Weight of gold (D) Depth of oceans 38. : Which scholar translated many Greek scientific texts into Arabic? (A) Al-Kindi (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Al-Biruni (D) Ibn Sina 39. : Al-Razi emphasized the importance of: (A) Religious treatment (B) Clinical diagnosis and observation (C) Astrology (D) Magic 40. : Who classified minerals into groups based on their physical properties? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Razi (C) Al-Biruni (D) Ibn al-Haytham 41. : Al-Zahrawi invented several: (A) Vaccines (B) Surgical instruments (C) Herbal remedies (D) Chemical formulas 42. : Who is considered the first to describe the structure of the human heart accurately? (A) Al-Zahrawi (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Ibn al-Nafis (D) Ibn Sina 43. : Ibn Sina combined Greek, Indian, and Islamic medical knowledge in which book? (A) Al-Hawi (B) Al-Tasrif (C) The Canon of Medicine (D) Book of Healing 44. : Who developed an early understanding of the contagious nature of diseases? (A) Al-Razi (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Ibn Sina (D) Al-Kindi 45. : Who described more than 200 surgical tools in detail? (A) Ibn Sina (B) Al-Zahrawi (C) Ibn al-Haytham (D) Al-Razi 46. : Who wrote the book “Kitab al-Hawi” (Comprehensive Book)? (A) Ibn al-Nafis (B) Ibn Rushd (C) Al-Razi (D) Al-Biruni 47. : Ibn Rushd was not only a physician but also a: (A) Soldier (B) Mathematician (C) Philosopher and judge (D) Astronomer 48. : Al-Kindi contributed to the development of: (A) Hospitals (B) Surgical methods (C) Pharmacology and drug testing (D) Nursing 49. : Who was the teacher of Ibn Rushd? (A) Al-Farabi (B) Al-Ghazali (C) Ibn Zuhr (D) Al-Zahrawi 50. : Muslim scholars preserved and enhanced the medical knowledge of: (A) Romans (B) Greeks (C) Indians (D) All of the above