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 271: During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka’aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called Options:
  A) ijāz
  B) ukāz
  C) manāt
  D) ushrah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 272:

  Khadijah married Muhammad(S.A.W.) at the age of

  Options:
  A) 40
  B) 30
  C) 20
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 273: Ayyam 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 274: ‘Verily spendthrifts are brothers Of the Evil ones; … (Q. 17:27)In the verse above,’ Allāh compares a wasteful person to the evil ones because the former Options:
  A) lacks management skill
  B) regrets after wasting his money
  C) causes harm to the public
  D) is ungrateful to the provider
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 275:

  Muslims should pay more attention to Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi because it

  Options:
  A) discourages innovation in Religion
  B) encourages sincerity in all matters
  C) frowns upon excessive questioning.
  D) warns against backbiting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 276:

  Which of the following is not among the articles of faith? Belief in the

  Options:
  A) angels
  B) prophets
  C) scriptures
  D) miracles
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277: Which of the following is the correct order of authenticity of three of the six sound collections of the Hadith Options:
  A) Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
  B) Ibn Majah, Muslim and Nasa’i
  C) Muslim, Nasa’I and Ibn Majah
  D) Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Bukhari
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278:

  The doctrine of trinity is regarded in Islam as a form of

  Options:
  A) shirk
  B) kufr
  C) Nifāq
  D) zulm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 279:

  The author of the Muwatta was the Imām of

  Options:
  A) Dārul-Hijrah
  B) Dārus-Salām
  C) Damascus
  D) Makkah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 280:

  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 .