FIA ASI Paper 14-12-2021

Islamic teachings, based on Quranic verse 9:60 and scholarly consensus, identify eight distinct categories (Heads/Masarif) of Zakat recipients. These categories are: the poor (fuqara), the needy (masakin), those employed to collect Zakat (amilin), those whose hearts are to be reconciled (mu'allafatu qulubuhum), freeing captives/slaves (fi al-riqab), those in debt (al-gharimin), in the cause of Allah (fi sabilillah), and the wayfarer (ibn al-sabil). This is the widely accepted and authoritative classification in Islamic jurisprudence, making the correct answer 8 (option B).

The Gobi Desert is located in northern China and southern Mongolia, making option D the correct answer. The other options list regions where the Gobi Desert is not found.

Option A is the grammatically correct sentence. It uses the proper passive construction 'should be sent.' Option B is incorrect because 'send' should be in past participle form 'sent.' Option C is incomplete and ungrammatical. Option D is incorrect because option A is correct.

The word 'solace' means comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness, making 'Comfort' the correct synonym.

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product, which is the total monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates, making option C the correct answer.

Surah Al Naml (Chapter 27) contains the phrase 'Bismillah' twice: once at the beginning of the surah and once within verse 30, where it appears in the letter from Prophet Solomon to the Queen of Sheba.

"The Clash of Civilizations" is a well-known political science book written by Samuel P. Huntington, which discusses post-Cold War global conflicts based on cultural and civilizational differences.

Ctrl + Y is the standard keyboard shortcut for the 'Redo' action, which reverses the last undo operation. This is distinct from Ctrl + Z, which is used for 'Undo'.

In computer science, 'PB' commonly stands for 'Petabyte,' which is a unit of digital information storage equal to 1,024 terabytes. The other options are incorrect in this context.