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 1331: ‘…He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them …’(Q.30:21)The verse above discusses the Options:
  A) Need for peace
  B) reasons for marriage
  C) need for tranquility
  D) nature of creation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1332:

  A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they

  Options:
  A) are long
  B) address the people of the Book
  C) contain a lot of oaths
  D) make references to battles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1333:

  The Glorious Qur'ǻn takes precedence over the Hadith in that

  Options:
  A) it can be used for prayers
  B) the former is recited in prayers
  C) the latter can be invoked against evil
  D) the latter can be invoked against evil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1334: The ill-treatment of a wife in Islam is called Options:
  A) hadd
  B) ‘idrār
  C) shiqāq
  D) firnah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1335: The basic theme of sūrah al-Zil Zāl is the description of Options:
  A) fearful events of the Day of Judgment
  B) how people will be rewarded with paradise
  C) events before the actual doomsday
  D) punishment of the unbelievers in hell.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1336:

  Women are admonished to dress modestly by the Qur'an so that

  Options:
  A) they will be respected outside
  B) they can display their adornment
  C) responsible partners will come their way
  D) people will admire them
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1337:

  The importance of knowledge of isnād and matn lies in the fact that

  Options:
  A) both were taught by the Prophet (S.A.W)
  B) they make it possible to understand Hadīth
  C) the two make it easy to memorize Hadītℎ
  D) the two make it easy to identify fault in Hadīth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1338: Q.33:35 emphasizes the Options:
  A) equality of men and women“Verily the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women…”
  B) superiority of men over women
  C) superiority of men over animals
  D) equality of mankind before ‘Allāh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1339:

  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 1340:

  The authenticity of a hadith may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur'an
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur'an
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Quranic injunction
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  The correct answer is D .