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 1391: During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka’aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called Options:
  A) ijāz
  B) ukāz
  C) manāt
  D) ushrah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1392:

  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 1393: In the law of inheritance, the term al-wasiyyah refers to Options:
  A) charity
  B) benefit
  C) bequest
  D) gift
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1394:

  Accountability is an act of worship

  Options:
  A) though it is not mentioned in the Qur'ān
  B) in matters relating to religious rites
  C) because it is specifically mentioned in the Qur'ān
  D) being one of the fundamental principles of Islam
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1395:

  Sūratul-Fātihah is also referred to as

  Options:
  A) Sūratud-du'ā'
  B) Sūratul-Hidāyah
  C) Ummul-kitāb
  D) Kitābul-mathāni
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1396: The man who established the Muslim city of Qairawān was Options:
  A) ‘Uqbah b. Nāfi'
  B) ‘Ubaidah b. Sa'ad
  C) Irshād b. Waqās
  D) Mūsa b. Naufāi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1397:

  Which of the following is the correct order of authenticity of three of the six sound collections of the Hadith

  Options:
  A) Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
  B) Ibn Majah, Muslim and Nasa'i
  C) Muslim, Nasa'I and Ibn Majah
  D) Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Bukhari
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1398: The entrenchment of an Islamic economic system is aimed at Options:
  A) controlling the world funds
  B) restricting the unlawful acquisition of wealth
  C) restricting men to particular occupations
  D) promoting equitable distribution of wealth.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1399:

  Which of the following directly applies to Hadith ad-Da'if?

  Options:
  A) It can be used on certain conditions
  B) Its rejection is due to its weakness all the times
  C) It can be equated with al- Mauduf
  D) It's legal status cannot be ascertained
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1400: The word Hāfizī n in Q.82:10 refers to Options:
  A) man
  B) jinns
  C) Angels
  D) prophets.
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  The correct answer is C .