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 171:

  Uthman b. Affan was born to the family of Banu

  Options:
  A) Umayyah
  B) Quraysh
  C) Qaynuqah
  D) Sa'd
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 172:

  The success of the business venture which

  Muhammed (S.A.W) carried out for

  Khadījah was due mainly to

  Options:
  A) Khadījah’s love for him
  B) the fact that he was a prophet
  C) his dedication and honesty
  D) the skill and hardwork of his assistants.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 173:

  Those who are not Pilgrims are advised to fast on the day of

  Options:
  A) eid al-fitri
  B) ashura
  C) eid al-adha
  D) Arafat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 174:

  Muhammad bu Ismail Abu Abdullah was born _______ years after Hijrah.

  Options:
  A) 256
  B) 202
  C) 209
  D) 194
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 175:

  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 176: The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant Options:
  A) trade by barter
  B) exchange of female slaves
  C) exchange of sisters in wedlock
  D) gambling.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 177:

  To ensure the authenticity of the compiled text of the Holy Qur'ān, extracts written on various materials were cross-checked with texts

  Options:
  A) Written by Zayd bin Thābit
  B) recalled from memory by early memorizers
  C) delivered by angel Jirīl to the Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) written by the Prophet (S.A.W) himself
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 178:

  The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is

  Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 179:

  In which Surah of the Quran does this verse occur Fasalli il-rabbika wani har

  Options:
  A) Fathiah
  B) Lahb
  C) Kawthar
  D) Nas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 180: With the institution of zakāh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become Options:
  A) equal
  B) proportional
  C) lump-sided
  D) legally binding
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  The correct answer is D .