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 1231:

  The caliph who introduced stipend for teachers was

  Options:
  A) Abu Bakr
  B) 'Umar
  C) 'Uthman
  D) 'Ali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1232: In sūrah 17:23 ‘Allāh decrees that Options:
  A) none should be worshipped but Him
  B) believers should not say what they will not do
  C) prayers should be observed at their appointed times
  D) no distinction should be made between the properties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1233: The eagerness and zeal of Muslim warriors to fight in the cause of Allah is one of the major theme of Sūrah Options:
  A) al-Qāri’ah
  B) al-Adiyah
  C) al-Asr
  D) al-Humazah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1234: In the Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the mother of the deceased who has no children is Options:
  A) 1/2
  B) 1/3
  C) 1/4
  D) 1/6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1235:

  The revelation of the Quran took a period of ____years.

  Options:
  A) 43
  B) 32
  C) 21
  D) 23
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1236:

  The Battle of Siffin was fought under the

  Caliphate of

  Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr
  B) ‘Umar
  C) ‘Uthmān
  D) ‘Ali.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237:

  The number one pillar of Islam is ______

  Options:
  A) Iman
  B) Ihsan
  C) Iman
  D) Sa’afih
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1238:

  A decision taken in the interest of the public becomes

  Options:
  A) Urf
  B) Ijtihad
  C) Istislah
  D) Jihad
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1239: A father or guardian can give out his daughter or ward in marriage under the principle of Ijbār provided that the Options:
  A) girl has attained the age of maturity
  B) mother is properly informed
  C) girl is a minor
  D) groom does not have any physical disability.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1240:

  At-tashriq are the days of

  Options:
  A) buying and selling
  B) visits and caring
  C) singing and dancing
  D) eating and drinking.
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  The correct answer is D .