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 401:

  Which of the following was not a Jahilliyyah idol?

  Options:
  A) al-Jibl
  B) al-Manat
  C) al-Uzzah
  D) al-Lat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 402: In Q.5:7, Allah says, ‘if ye are ill or on a journey … and ye find no water, then perform …’ Options:
  A) wudū
  B) al-ghusl
  C) at-tayammum
  D) qasr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 403: A marriage is not valid in Islam without Options:
  A) At least two witnesses
  B) Slaughtering an animal
  C) Marriage garment
  D) Deciding the place of residence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 404: The collections regarded as the most authentic in Hadītℎ literature are those of Options:
  A) Bukhārī and Muslim
  B) Bukhārī and Abū Dāwūd
  C) Ibn Mājah and at-Tirmidhī
  D) Imām Mālik and Ibn Hanbal.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 405:

  Suratul Mā'ūn discusses the privilege to be enjoyed by the

  Options:
  A) givers
  B) travelers
  C) the wealthy
  D) the needy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406: The Muslim scholar who championed the rights and education of women in West Africa was Options:
  A) Askia the Great
  B) Mansa Musa
  C) Ibn Battūta
  D) Usman dan-fodio.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 407:

  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 408: Q.2:219 prohibits wine and gambling for the Muslims because Options:
  A) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
  B) the sins in them are greater than the profits
  C) one becomes impoverished overnight
  D) they lead one to ignore one’s religion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 409: Al-bayyinah appears in the Holy Qur’ān chapter 98 Options:
  A) once
  B) twice
  C) thrice
  D) four times
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 410:

  Suhf was revealed to

  Options:
  A) Prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) Prophet IIyas(AS)
  C) Prophet Ibrahim(AS)
  D) Prophet Muhammd(SAW)
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  The correct answer is C .