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 161:

  Which of the following terms portrays the Qur'ān as a healing for man's spiritual and moral waywardness?

  Options:
  A) ash - Shifā'
  B) al - Maw'izah
  C) ar - Rahmah3
  D) al - Burhān
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 162:

  A major teaching of the belief in the hereafter is that

  Options:
  A) associating partners with Allah is unpardonable
  B) Muslims will enjoy the intercession of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
  C) possession of worldly things should be the ultimate goal in life
  D) Angel Azrail is responsible for taking of souls
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 163: Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because Options:
  A) it gives one an insight of what tomorrow holds
  B) it creates animosity amongst people
  C) it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  D) it’s proceed is unlawful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 164:

  Which of the following prayers is not observed between Isha and Fajr?

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shaf'i
  C) witr
  D) istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 165: Imām Ash-shāfi'l studied under two of his predecessors. These are Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah and Malik
  B) Mālik and Abū Hanīfah
  C) Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
  D) 'Umar and Abū Bakr
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 166:

  The number of Muslims in the battle of Badr was 313 while that of Makkan force was_

  Options:
  A) 1,000
  B) 2,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 300
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 167: With the institution of zakāh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become Options:
  A) equal
  B) proportional
  C) lump-sided
  D) legally binding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 168: The Makkan forces were not successful at the battle of Khandaq because they Options:
  A) were afraid of another defeat
  B) ran out of supplies
  C) were not properly coordinated
  D) were not familiar with the strategy of the Muslims
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 169:

  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 170: Mutilation which is stipulated in Q. 5:38 for theft is described as Options:
  A) an exemplary punishment
  B) a retaliatory sanction
  C) a punitive measure
  D) an incontrovertible disgrace.
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  The correct answer is A .