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:

  The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of

  The

  Options:
  A) Khawārij
  B) Ahl al-Sunnah
  C) Munāfiqūn
  D) Umayyads
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 122:

  The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) ibn Sīna
  B) al-Ghazālī
  C) ar-Rāzī
  D) Ibn Rushd.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 123:

  The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at

  Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 124:

  How many Caliphs did the Glorious Qur'an pass through before its standardization?

  Options:
  A) six
  B) four
  C) three
  D) two
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 125: The period of custody of a baby girl after her mother has been divorced lasts until she is Options:
  A) married
  B) mature
  C) 10years old
  D) 5years old.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 126:
  

  The translation of the verse above is

  Options:
  A) 'truly, man is to his lord ungrateful
  B) 'verily, to thy Lord is the return of all
  C) 'And verily the hereafter will be better for thee than present
  D) 'truly, he succeeds that purifies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 127:

  In Islamic law on divorce, the custody of a child aged two years or less is normally conceded to the

  Options:
  A) father
  B) mother
  C) aunt
  D) grandmother
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 128:

  An Hadith is referred to as da'if because

  Options:
  A) it is sometimes supported with evidence
  B) all its transmitters are reliable
  C) it has defects in its isnad and matn
  D) it is a fabricated tradition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 129:

  Which of the following is an exclusive obligation of the husband?

  Options:
  A) Provision of Shelter
  B) Domestic support
  C) Provision of job
  D) Counselling
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 130: The act of taking refuge from the Jinns as mentioned in Q. 72:6 is that Options:
  A) They could harm the believers
  B) People benefit from their protection
  C) They would increase such people in fury
  D) people may turn to be their partners
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  The correct answer is C .