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 571:

  To ensure the authenticity of the compiled text of the Holy Qur'ān, extracts written on various materials were cross-checked with texts

  Options:
  A) Written by Zayd bin Thābit
  B) recalled from memory by early memorizers
  C) delivered by angel Jirīl to the Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) written by the Prophet (S.A.W) himself
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 572: The Prophet (S.A.W) died in the year Options:
  A) 632 C.E
  B) 610 C.E
  C) 519 C.E
  D) 517 C.E
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 573:

  The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant

  Options:
  A) trade by barter
  B) exchange of female slaves
  C) exchange of sisters in wedlock
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 574:

  The place where the prophet started receiving the revelations of the Quran is referred to as

  Options:
  A) Jabal Nur
  B) Makkah
  C) Cave Hirah
  D) Cave thawr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 575:

  The narrator of Hadith No. 1 of al-Nawawi's collections is

  Options:
  A) A'ishah bint Abu Bakr
  B) Abdullah bu Umar
  C) Abdulrahman bu Awf
  D) Uman bu Abdul Aziz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 576:

  A person who joins the Imam before rising from the ruku'. He

  Options:
  A) has gotten that raka'ah
  B) has missed the raka'ah
  C) must not join the Imam at all
  D) should perform Sujudul Badi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 577:

  The best Ibadah according to the Prophet (SAW) after the major pillars is to

  Options:
  A) pray nawāfils
  B) marry a pious woman
  C) make a fellow Muslim happy
  D) devote one's time on dhikr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 578:

  The right of a husband over his wife excludes

  Options:
  A) Controlling the wife's activities
  B) Taking additional wives
  C) Deciding the place of residence
  D) Total controlling the wife's property
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 579: With the institution of zakāh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become Options:
  A) equal
  B) proportional
  C) lump-sided
  D) legally binding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 580: Men and women are considered equal in Q.16:97 in relation to Options:
  A) responsibilities
  B) piety
  C) intelligence
  D) discipline.
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  The correct answer is B .