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 761:

  Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because

  Options:
  A) it gives one an insight of what tomorrow holds
  B) it creates animosity amongst the people
  C) it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  D) its proceed is unlawful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 762:

  The verse which describes the essence of Allah is

  Options:
  A) Ayatul Kursiyy
  B) Allamal insana malam ya'lam
  C) Amanar-Rasul
  D) Lakum dinukum waliyad-Din
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 763:

  The gradual spiritual and moral development of Muslims was the wisdom behind the

  Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) standardization of the Glorious Qur'an
  C) preservation of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) piecemeal revelation of the Glorious Qur'an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 764: The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  D) his resolve to migrate to Madinah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 765:

  Uthman b. Affan was born to the family of Banu

  Options:
  A) Umayyah
  B) Quraysh
  C) Sa'd
  D) Qaynuqah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 766:

  The following are voluntary fasting except

  Options:
  A) Ashura
  B) Qada'
  C) Tasu'a
  D) Sittah Shawwal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 767: If a husband divorces his wife before the consumption of the marriage, it is considered Options:
  A) revocable
  B) irrevocable
  C) redeemable
  D) abominable.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 768: One of the conditions of Sunni talāq is that it must be pronounced Options:
  A) three times consecutively
  B) by the mother-in-law
  C) when the wife is free from menstruation
  D) with the free consent of the wife.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 769:

  Hadith means _______ of the prophet (SAW)

  Options:
  A) actions and silent approvals
  B) only the actions
  C) sayings, actions and silent approvals
  D) sayings and actions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 770: The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the Options:
  A) ijtihad of Muslim Scholars
  B) qiyas of Muslim jurists
  C) tadabbur in the Glorious Qur’an
  D) tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .