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 241:

  The collection of Imam Muslim differs from that of Imam Bukhari in terms of

  Options:
  A) Interpretation
  B) Authenticity
  C) Repetition
  D) Clasification
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 242:

  Which of the angels is in charge of paradise? _____

  Options:
  A) Mikail
  B) Israil
  C) Ridwan
  D) Israfil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243: The first male adult to embrace Islam after the commencement of Islamic da’wah in Makkah was Options:
  A) ‘Umar
  B) Abū Bakr
  C) ‘Uthmān
  D) ‘Alī
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 244:

  The type of Zakah due at the end of Ramadan fast is known as

  Options:
  A) Zakah al-mal
  B) Zakah al-harth
  C) Zakah al-fitr
  D) Zakah al-anam
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245:

  According to Qur'ān 4:48, to set up partners with Allah is a great offense which Allah will not forgive

  Options:
  A) Except the prophet (S.A.W) intercedes
  B) until He has forgiven all other sins
  C) except the offender repents
  D) even if He forgives all other sins.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 246:

  

  The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is Allah not’

  Options:
  A) a good judge?
  B) our judge?
  C) the best of judges?
  D) the Head of all Judges?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 247:

  In congregational Salah, a person who comes late is expected to

  Options:
  A) pronounce the taslim to indicate his arrival
  B) say subhanallah so that the Imam can note his presence
  C) recite the iqama before joining the congregation D. make takbiratul ihram and join the Imam
  D) make takbiratul ihram and join the Imam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 248:

  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 249: Islam regards the whole body of a woman as ‘awrah except her face and Options:
  A) legs
  B) hands
  C) ankles
  D) neck
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 250: The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the Options:
  A) ijtihad of Muslim Scholars
  B) qiyas of Muslim jurists
  C) tadabbur in the Glorious Qur’an
  D) tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .