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 41:

  The divine attribute of omnipotence is implied in

  Options:
  A) as-Sami
  B) al-Bashir
  C) al-Qadir
  D) al-Alim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 42:

  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 43: Iddah, the waiting period after a divorce, is Options:
  A) forty days
  B) three months
  C) five months
  D) three years
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44: Which of the following Prophets was an ancestor of both Arabs and Jews? Options:
  A) īsā
  B) Dāwd
  C) Ayyūb
  D) Ibrāhīm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 45: 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 46: ‘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) cheating
  B) fraud
  C) usury
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 47: ‘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 48: Labour crises could be resolved if employers of labour adhere to the Prophet’s advice which says Options:
  A) pay the labourer before his sweat dry
  B) it is better to cut firewood and sell than to beg
  C) Muslims should abstain from idleness
  D) the honour of a Muslim should not be violated.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 49:

  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 50:

  The major teaching of Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi centres on

  Options:
  A) intention
  B) worship
  C) faith
  D) innovation
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  The correct answer is A .