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 181:

  The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at

  Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 182: One major aim of marriage in Islam is to Options:
  A) increase the working force of the family
  B) distinguish between the duties of male and female
  C) enhance ethnic loyalty
  D) achieve legitimate procreation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 183:

  In which Surah is making show in worship condemned?

  Options:
  A) Suratul Fil
  B) Kafirun
  C) Lahab
  D) Ma’un
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184:

  

  Sūrah 2:195 above can be interpreted as discouraging

  Options:
  A) stealing
  B) bribery
  C) gambling
  D) smoking
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 185:

  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 186:

  Among the obligatory steps of ablution are intention, washing the face, washing the hands to the elbow and also

  Options:
  A) rinsing the mouth
  B) wiping the two ears
  C) washing the feet
  D) silence during ablution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 187: 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 188: The first man on earth, Adam (A.S), was exalted above other creatures because of his Options:
  A) intelligence
  B) obedience
  C) insight
  D) knowledge.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 189:

  At-tashriq are the days of

  Options:
  A) buying and selling
  B) visits and caring
  C) singing and dancing
  D) eating and drinking.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 190:

  The following are considered good for water ablution except___

  Options:
  A) rain water
  B) river water
  C) well water
  D) pond
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  The correct answer is D .