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 161:

  Who among the following played a major role in the transmission of Hadiths?

  Options:
  A) Fatimah
  B) A'ishah
  C) Khadijah
  D) Hafsah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 162: Hadith is important to Muslims because it is Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet’s message is known
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 163: Allah commands Muslims to observe and fulfill agreements with the non-Muslims, if the later do not Options:
  A) infringe on the right of women
  B) observe the five daily prayers
  C) change the language employed
  D) violate the terms of the agreement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 164:

  The Makkan forces were not successful at the battle of Khandaq because they

  Options:
  A) ran out of supplies
  B) were not familiar with the strategy of the Muslims
  C) were not properly coordinated
  D) were afraid of another defeat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 165:

  Apart from the cleanliness of the body and clothes, the devotee who intends to pray must also ensure the cleanliness of the

  Options:
  A) soul
  B) place
  C) qiblah
  D) water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 166:

  ‘.. the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or...’ (Q.2:229)This verse of the Glorious Qur’ān stresses

  The need for a Muslim to be kind to his

  Wife at the time of

  Options:
  A) divorce
  B) disagreement
  C) pregnancy
  D) distress.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 167:

  Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

  Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a judge'
  C) 'I cannot read'
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 168:

  'Peace descending on the righteous throughout the night' The verse above is one of the major themes in Sūrah

  Options:
  A) al-Qadr
  B) al-Alaq
  C) al-Kawthar
  D) al-Falaq
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 169:

  One of the peculiarities of Sahih Bukhari is that a hadith are sorted according to

  Options:
  A) Topic
  B) Chapters
  C) Records
  D) Biographies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 170:

  The weakest of faith according to Hadith 34 of an-Nawawi is changig an evil with the

  Options:
  A) heart
  B) toungue
  C) leg
  D) hand
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  The correct answer is A .