Islamic-Religious-Knowledge Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Islamic Religious Studies, otherwise known as Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK), is the subject concerned with the study of the Islamic religion.

• Question 1031: The number of lashes prescribed for the consumption of alcohol is Options:
  A) forty
  B) sixty
  C) eighty
  D) hundred
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1032:

  A father or guardian can give out his daughter or ward in marriage under the principle of Ijbar provided that the

  Options:
  A) girl has attained the age of maturity
  B) mother is properly informed
  C) girl is a minor
  D) groom does not have any physical disability
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1033: A mature Muslim who wakes up only to discover that it was the first day of Ramādān is expected to Options:
  A) observe imsāk and make up
  B) start his fasting the next day
  C) compensate the day with kaffārah
  D) observe imsāk without making up.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1034: In Islam, the articles of Imān are Options:
  A) six
  B) five
  C) four
  D) three.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1035:

  Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not hand-over the Glorious Qur'an to his companions in an arranged form and in a single written volume because

  Options:
  A) he did not want only the Quraish to inherit the book
  B) the revelation did not come in one piece but at intervals
  C) many tribes would want to take over its distribution
  D) there was no need for it.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1036: Qur’ān 2:193 enjoins believers to fight unbelievers in the course of Allah if it takes that to Options:
  A) be recognized by the unbelievers
  B) get rid of the unbelievers
  C) defend themselves against transgression
  D) strengthen the Muslim treasury.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1037:

  In the early part of Islam in West Africa, the ribat was primarily a centre for

  Options:
  A) religious propagation
  B) Sufi indoctrination
  C) social reform
  D) fraternal movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1038:

  The authenticity of a hadith may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur'an
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur'an
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Quranic injunction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1039:

  'Still less can their knowledge comprehend the hereafter ...' Q. 27:66).This verse above of the Qur'ān implies that

  Options:
  A) man's comprehension of the expectations in the Hereafter is a always on the decrease
  B) most men do not believe in the Hereafter
  C) man's knowledge of the Hereafter can only be partial
  D) it is difficult to deceive in the Hereafter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1040:

  The act of taking refuge from the Jinns as mentioned in Q. 72:6 is that

  Options:
  A) They could harm the believers
  B) People benefit from their protection
  C) They would increase such people in fury
  D) people may turn to be their partners
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  The correct answer is C .