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 121:

  Which of the following prophets is not among the Ulul-Azm?

  Options:
  A) Dawud (AS)
  B) Isa (AS)
  C) Muhammad (SAW)
  D) Musa (AS)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 122:

  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 123:

  Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur'an is important because

  Options:
  A) it allows for the understanding of history of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) it provides the basis for the deeper understanding of the Glorious Qur'an
  C) it provides the knowledge of correct pronunciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) it increases the ability to recite and communicate in Arabic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 124:

  Zakatul-fitr is not permissible on

  Options:
  A) Maize
  B) kolanut
  C) Rice
  D) Millet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 125:

  The prophet whose wife was impious and consequently suffered the same calamity with the unbelievers was

  Options:
  A) Mūsa
  B) Lūt
  C) Yūsuf
  D) Shu'aib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 126: ‘Allāh swears by the Fig and the Olive in Sūrah Options:
  A) al-Zilzāl
  B) at-Trn
  C) al-Qadr
  D) al-'A’laq. Qur`an chapter 95 vs 1. Allah says: “By the fig and olive”.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 127: The Muslim scholar who championed the rights and education of women in West Africa was Options:
  A) Askia the Great
  B) Mansa Musa
  C) Ibn Battūta
  D) Usman dan-fodio.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 128:

  “Allāh doth command you

  To render back your Trusts

  To those to whom they are due;

  And when ye judge

  Between man and man

  That ye judge with justice…’ (Q.4:58).

  Inherent in the Qur’ānic verse above are the virtues of amānah and

  Options:
  A) diyāfah
  B) karāmah
  C) khusū
  D) adālah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 129: The term Khitbah in marriage contract means Options:
  A) betrothal
  B) witness
  C) gift presentation
  D) formal approach.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 130: Having met all the conditions for the payment of Zakāh,Mallam Ibrāhim has five hundred Naira. How much should he pay as Zakāh from this amount? Options:
  A) N50.10k
  B) N16.50k
  C) N15.50k
  D) N12.50k
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  The correct answer is D .