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 341:

  At the end of his prayer, how may sitting for at-tashahud are expected of someone who misses two rak'ats in a congregational salā al- magrhib?

  Options:
  A) four
  B) three
  C) two
  D) one
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 342:

  Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim means the

  Options:
  A) Beneficient, Merciful
  B) Living, Everlasting
  C) Omnipotent
  D) the Wise, All-knowing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 343:

  The first person who recognized signs of Prophethood on Muhammad (SAW) was a

  Options:
  A) Christian Monk
  B) Jewish Rabbi
  C) Buddhist Monk
  D) Soothsayer.466
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 344: In Sūrat al - Mā'ūn(Q.107), we learn that a good believer should not Options:
  A) repulse the orphan
  B) harm a fellow Muslim
  C) tell lies
  D) assist in wrongdoing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 345:

  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 346:

  Subhana Rabbiyal A'la wa bihamdihi is recited in ________

  Options:
  A) wude
  B) Qira'ah
  C) Ruku
  D) sujud
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 347:

  The Glorious Qur'ǻn takes precedence over the Hadith in that

  Options:
  A) it can be used for prayers
  B) the former is recited in prayers
  C) the latter can be invoked against evil
  D) the latter can be invoked against evil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 348:

  The expression "Man kana yu minu billahi wal yawmil akhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut" means a believer should

  Options:
  A) desire for his neighbour what he wishes for himself
  B) never be angry
  C) make good utterances or keep silent
  D) honour his parents
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 349:

  The authenticity of a hadith may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur'an
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur'an
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Quranic injunction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 350: Which of the following are secondary sources of the Sharī'aℎ? Options:
  A) Qur'ān and Hadīth
  B) Ijmā' and Qiyās
  C) Qur'an and Qiyās
  D) Qiyās and Hadīth
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  The correct answer is B .