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 1041: Iddah, the waiting period after a divorce, is Options:
  A) forty days
  B) three months
  C) five months
  D) three years
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1042:

  The fifty Muslim archers at the battle of Uhud were instructed to

  Options:
  A) pay homage to the Prophet(S.A.W.)
  B) strike first in order to gain war booty
  C) attack the enemies when facing them
  D) stay there and should not leave their post
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1043:

  Khulafahar Rashidun means ___

  Options:
  A) a muslim community
  B) a muslim Ummah
  C) the faithful
  D) the rightly guided Khalifat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1044:

  Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim means the

  Options:
  A) Beneficient, Merciful
  B) Living, Everlasting
  C) Omnipotent
  D) the Wise, All-knowing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1045:

  Makkan Surah with the main objective of reassuring the Prophet(SAW) at a time of distress is

  Options:
  A) at-Takathur
  B) ad-Duha
  C) al-Kafirun
  D) al-ma-un
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1046:

  The correct meaning of tafsir is the

  Options:
  A) detailed explanation and commentary of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) scientific application of the contents of the Glorious Qur'an to human life
  C) true reflections on the contents of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) practical application of the contents of the Glorious Qur'an
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1047: In Sharīah, makrūh is an action which is Options:
  A) encouraged and rewarded
  B) allowed but not rewarded
  C) disallowed and punished
  D) discourage but not punished.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1048: Angel Jibril asked the Prophet (SAW) to read during the event of the first revelation Options:
  A) four times
  B) three times
  C) twice
  D) once
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1049:

  The term, Shari'ah refers to

  Options:
  A) A path
  B) Wisdom
  C) Passion
  D) An idea
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1050: During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka’aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called Options:
  A) ijāz
  B) ukāz
  C) manāt
  D) ushrah
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  The correct answer is B .