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 191: The popular house of wisdom in Baghdad was built during the time of Options:
  A) Umar b. Abdulaz īz
  B) Harūn ar-Rashīd
  C) al-Ma'mūm
  D) al-mu'tasim.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 192: The minimum number of witnesses in an Islamic marriage is Options:
  A) four males
  B) three males
  C) two male
  D) one male.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 193: Hadith 4 of An-Nawawi’s collection is about the complete Options:
  A) nature of man’s creation
  B) movement of the sun in its orbit
  C) nature of the creation of the earth
  D) movement of the seas and oceans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 194: Al-Kawthar in the Glorious Qur’an is otherwise called a Options:
  A) river in paradise
  B) garden in paradise
  C) light in paradise
  D) fruit in paradise
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 195:

  "Lam yalid wa lam yulad"(Q 112:3) is preceded by

  Options:
  A) Wa lam yakul-Lahu Kufuwan ahad
  B) Lakum dinukum waliyadi
  C) Qul Huwal Lahu Ahad
  D) Allahu Samad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 196: 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 197:

  Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because

  Options:
  A) it gives one an insight of what tomorrow holds
  B) it creates animosity amongst people
  C) it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  D) it's proceed is unlawful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 198: The ill-treatment of a wife in Islam is called Options:
  A) hadd
  B) ‘idrār
  C) shiqāq
  D) firnah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 199:

  Fortune telling is un-islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  C) only in matters relating to religious practices
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 200: Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da’wah in al-Madina was more Options:
  A) persecution oriented
  B) of an internal affair of believers
  C) far-reaching
  D) intensive but less successful
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  The correct answer is C .