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 21:

  The Caliph who appointed the shura 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 22:

  The following are good manners except

  Options:
  A) keeping away from what does not concern one
  B) eating food on the streets
  C) love of peace
  D) maintaining a good relationship with others
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23: In the course of hijjat’l - widā, Muslims were taught to Options:
  A) shun alcohol and games of chance
  B) pay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
  C) treat women and domestic servants kindly
  D) ensure promptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24:

  How many times does a Muslim pay zakat in a year?

  Options:
  A) Once
  B) Twice
  C) Thrice
  D) Four times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 25: The core of Muhammad’s (SAW) da’awah in Makkah was on Options:
  A) the unity of Allah
  B) business transaction
  C) divine punishment of wrong-doers
  D) sincere brotherhood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26:

  In the science of Hadith, the next Sahih to authenticity is

  Options:
  A) Qudsi
  B) Da'if
  C) Hasan
  D) Muttasil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27: 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 the ablution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 28:

  While polygamy is permitted in Sūraℎ 4:3, Sūraℎ 4:129

  Options:
  A) limits the practice to Imams
  B) modifies it
  C) highlights problems inherent in it
  D) promises reward for its practice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29:

  According to Hadith No. 7 of Al- Nawawi's collections, religion is sincerity to the following except

  Options:
  A) Allah
  B) Angels
  C) Leaders of the muslim
  D) His messengers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30:

  ‘Peace descending on the righteous throughout the night'The verse above is one of the major

  Themes in Sūrah

  Options:
  A) al-Qadr
  B) al-Alaq
  C) al-Kawthar
  D) al-Falaq.
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  The correct answer is A .