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 801:

  The importance of the Hadith lies in the fact that it _____

  Options:
  A) Supplements the Qu'ran and serves as a second source of Islamic law
  B) Was recorded and collected in some attentic
  C) Was officially collected by Muslim Caliphs
  D) Provides reliable information on thr biography of the Prophet (SAW)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 802: One of the major consequences of ribā is that, it makes people Options:
  A) wealthy
  B) lazy
  C) smart
  D) parasitic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 803:

  Who among the following is associated with the standardization of the Qur'an?

  Options:
  A) Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
  B) Hudhayfah b. Yamani
  C) Umar b. al-Khattab
  D) Mu'awiyyah b. Abi Sufyan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 804:

  The categories of women prohibited in marriage due to blood relations are

  Options:
  A) 14
  B) 11
  C) 10
  D) 73
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 805: A text of Hadith is rejected if it is Options:
  A) reported by an Arab
  B) against natural phenomenon
  C) reported twice by the same reporter
  D) not reported in Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 806:

  The Caliph who appointed the shura Council to produce a successor after his death was

  Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) 'Umar b. Khattāb
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) 'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 807: In order to make Tawāf, you are required to keep the ka’abah to your Options:
  A) left and go round it in an anticlockwise direction
  B) right and go round it in a clockwise direction
  C) left and go round it in a clockwise direction
  D) right and move round it in an anticlockwise direction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 808:

  One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is

  Options:
  A) Abu Daud
  B) Bukhari
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 809: The Caliph who appointed the shūrā Council to produce a successor after his death was Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) ‘Umar b. Khattāb
  C) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  D) ‘Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 810:

  Excellent or sound traditions are grouped under

  Options:
  A) musannaf
  B) hasan
  C) sahih
  D) da'if
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  The correct answer is C .