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 1271: A marriage is not valid in Islam without Options:
  A) At least two witnesses
  B) Slaughtering an animal
  C) Marriage garment
  D) Deciding the place of residence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1272: Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a jugde'
  C) 'I cannot read' "Ma ana biqari" " I cannot read"
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1273: One of the moral lessons in Q.17:23 apart from obedience to parents is Options:
  A) résilience
  B) repentance
  C) persévérance
  D) honesty.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1274:

  The fifty Muslim archers at the battle of Uhud were instructed to

  Options:
  A) pay homage to the Prophet(S.A.W.)
  B) strike first in order to gain war booty
  C) attack the enemies when facing them
  D) stay there and should not leave their post
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1275:

  Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

  Options:
  A) Timbuktu
  B) Borno
  C) Mali
  D) Sokoto
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1276: Of all the special prayer salat āl−Janaℎ is unique because it lacks Options:
  A) takbīr
  B) taslīm
  C) rukū
  D) wudū
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1277: Ar-Rahmān as one of the attributes of Allāh implies that He is Options:
  A) kind to His servants
  B) more powerful than His servants
  C) an overseer of His servant
  D) closer to His servants
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1278:

  An Hadith is referred to as da'if because

  Options:
  A) it has defects in its isnad and matn
  B) it is sometimes supported with evidences
  C) all its transmitters are reliable
  D) it is a fabricated tradition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1279: In pre-Islamic period, the social practice of tribalism was known as Options:
  A) al-‘asabiyyah
  B) al-muru’ah
  C) al-ghazwah
  D) ad-diyāfah.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1280:

  A major teaching of the belief in the hereafter is that

  Options:
  A) associating partners with Allah is unpardonable
  B) Muslims will enjoy the intercession of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
  C) possession of worldly things should be the ultimate goal in life
  D) Angel Azrail is responsible for taking of souls
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  The correct answer is A .