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 1181:

  The battle of Badr was fought in the 2nd year after Hijrah in

  Options:
  A) 622 A. H
  B) 624 A. H
  C) 625 A. H
  D) 632 A. H
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1182: While polygamy is permitted in Sūraℎ 4:3, Sūraℎ 4:129 Options:
  A) limits the practice to Imams
  B) modifies it
  C) highlights problems inherent in it
  D) promises reward for its practice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1183:

  A muslim man that hits his left leg against a stone on his way to the market and turns back saying he is unlucky, according to Islamic law, he believes in___

  Options:
  A) Magic
  B) Allah
  C) Superstition
  D) Witchcraft499
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1184: 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 1185: Zakatul-fitr is not permissible on Options:
  A) rice
  B) maize
  C) millet
  D) kolanut
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1186:

  How many Caliphs did the Glorious Qur’an

  Pas through before its standardization?

  Options:
  A) Six
  B) Four
  C) Three “Abubakar, Umar then Uthman”
  D) Two.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1187: 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 1188:

  The first major written work of a hadith was

  Options:
  A) Sahih Muslim
  B) Sunan Ibn Majah
  C) Muwata Malik
  D) Musnad Ahmad
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1189:

  The shortest surah in the Quran is

  Options:
  A) Suratun nas
  B) Suratul Kawthar
  C) Ikhlas
  D) Suratul Falaq
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1190:

  A rak'ah in salat starts with

  Options:
  A) Takbiratul Ihram
  B) Qiyam bi Itidal
  C) Sujud
  D) Ruku
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  The correct answer is A .