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 1471:

  Permanent exemption from Ramadan fast may be occasioned by

  Options:
  A) pregnancy
  B) breastfeeding
  C) old age
  D) menstruation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1472: The most important ways of preserving the Glorious Qur’ān by Sahǻbah include Options:
  A) establishing schools in major cities and teaching the Glorious Qur’ān
  B) teaching the application of sunnah practically
  C) explaining the conduct of the prophet according to the Glorious Qur’ān
  D) guiding the new converts in Islam ways of life
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1473: According to Hadīth 31 of an-Nawawi, man will be loved by ‘Allāℎ if he is Options:
  A) indifferent to the world
  B) steadfast in prayers
  C) obedient to the prophets
  D) kind to his neighbours
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1474:

  The official compilation of Hadith was facilitated by

  Options:
  A) Caliph Umar b. al-khattab
  B) Caliph Uthman b. Affan
  C) Caliph Mu'awiyah b. Abi Sufyan
  D) Caliph Umar b. Abdul-Aziz
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1475:

  Abu Dawud was born in the province of

  Options:
  A) Balkh
  B) Basra
  C) Bukhara
  D) Sidjistan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1476:

  The place where the prophet started receiving the revelations of the Quran is referred to as

  Options:
  A) Jabal Nur
  B) Makkah
  C) Cave Hirah
  D) Cave thawr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1477:

  In the Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the mother of the deceased who has no children is

  Options:
  A) 1/3
  B) 1/639
  C) 1/2
  D) 1/4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1478: The type of Tafstr which uses the Qur’ān to explain the Qur’ān began during the time of the Options:
  A) Prophet (S.A.W)
  B) Sahābah
  C) Tābi' ūn
  D) Tābi' u-Tābi'ūn.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1479: 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 1480: The prophet who assisted Prophet Ibrahīm (A.S.) in the reconstruction of the Ka'abah the Options:
  A) Ishaq (A.S)
  B) Nūℎ (A.S)
  C) Yacqūb (A.S)
  D) Ismāil (A.S).
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  The correct answer is D .