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 201:

  An Hadith is referred to as da'if because

  Options:
  A) it has defects in its isnad and matn
  B) it is a fabricated tradition
  C) all its transmitters are reliable
  D) it is sometimes supported with evidence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 202:

  One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is

  Options:
  A) Abu Daud
  B) Bukhari
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 203: Of all the special prayer salat āl−Janaℎ is unique because it lacks Options:
  A) takbīr
  B) taslīm
  C) rukū
  D) wudū
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 204:

  Muhammed Bello justified Jihād against the Islamic state of Borno because of the people's tendency towards

  Options:
  A) Formalism
  B) Syncretism
  C) Asceticism
  D) Extremism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 205:

  The capital of an ancient Ghana empire was

  Options:
  A) Awkar
  B) Awdaghast
  C) Jenne
  D) Sijilmasa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 206: The Caliph who appointed the shūrā Council to produce a successor after his death was Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) ‘Umar b. Khattāb
  C) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  D) ‘Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 207: In pre-Islamic period, the social practice of tribalism was known as Options:
  A) al-‘asabiyyah
  B) al-muru’ah
  C) al-ghazwah
  D) ad-diyāfah.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 208:

  Compilation of Hadith started at the time of

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi bu Umar
  B) Umar bu Abdul-Aziz
  C) Umar bu khattah
  D) Umar bu Said
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 209:

  The presentation of Sermon is an obligation on the Imam when leading

  Options:
  A) All the prayers
  B) Funeral prayers
  C) Friday prayers
  D) Every prayer on friday
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 210:

  Talaq al bai'in technically conveys the idea of

  Options:
  A) Divorce of a new bride
  B) Court annulment of marriage
  C) An irrevocable divorce
  D) Divorce in a state of impurity
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  The correct answer is C .