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 31: ‘āishah’s role in the transmission of Hadīth is next in significance to that of Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah
  B) Imām Bukhāri
  C) Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī
  D) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 32:

  'If ye do it not, take notice of war from 'Allah and His Apostle: But if ye turn back,ye shall have your capital sums ...' (Q.2:279) The quotation above warns against

  Options:
  A) Usury
  B) gambling
  C) Fraud
  D) cheating
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 33:

  A muslim is only permitted to marry his

  Options:
  A) foster mother
  B) Late wife's sister
  C) late father's wife
  D) foster sister
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 34: In which verse of the Qur’ān are women directed to dress modestly? Options:
  A) 5 : 3
  B) 24 : 31
  C) 55.10
  D) 112 : 4.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 35: Sawn is the abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual urge Options:
  A) from dawn to dusk without intention of worship
  B) from morning to evening in times of distress
  C) with or without the intention of worship
  D) from dawn to dusk with the intention of worship
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 36:

  

  The expression above appears in Sūrat al - Kāfirūn

  Options:
  A) once
  B) twice
  C) three times
  D) four times
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 37: The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 38:

  The first man on earth, Adam (A.S), was exalted above other creatures because of his

  Options:
  A) Insight
  B) knowledge
  C) Intelligence
  D) Obedience
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 39:

  Subh prayer contains _____ obligatory ra'kahs

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 2
  C) 4
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 40:

  Belief in the Prophets of Allah implies that one should

  Options:
  A) follow some of them in the service of Allah
  B) visit their tombs on annual pilgrimage
  C) withdraw from society and live a solitary life.
  D) emulate their examples in serving humanity
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  The correct answer is D .