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 1691:

  The Tahajjud is observed between

  Options:
  A) Shaf and Witr
  B) Isha and Fajr
  C) Magrib and Isha'i
  D) Magrib and Isha'i
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1692: A Muslim who cannot marry for genuine reasons is advised to Options:
  A) be reciting the Glorious Qur’n for spiritual uplift
  B) engage in supererogatory prayers at night
  C) give sadaqah to the poor and needy
  D) fast periodically for self-discipline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1693: Qiy ā s in Islamic law refers to Options:
  A) Measurement
  B) Analogical deduction
  C) Intelligent work
  D) evaluation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1694: The Muslim scholar who championed the rights and education of women in West Africa was Options:
  A) Askia the Great
  B) Mansa Musa
  C) Ibn Battūta
  D) Usman dan-fodio.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1695: The practice of comparing the back of one’s wife to that of one’s mother as a method of divorce was known as Options:
  A) faskh
  B) liān
  C) zihār
  D) ilā
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1696:

  Belief in oneness of Allah is the cornerstone of Islamic _____

  Options:
  A) Monotheism
  B) Brotherhood
  C) Politics
  D) Socialism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1697:

  In Q.17:27, the extravagant are likened to associates of

  Options:
  A) pious people
  B) Pharaoh
  C) Satan
  D) soothsayers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1698: 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 1699: The most important right which both Muslims and non-Muslims have under the Islamic political system is that of Options:
  A) worship
  B) justice
  C) honour
  D) life.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1700: By the first pact of al-‘Aqabah. The delegates promised Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) to become Options:
  A) defenders of Islam
  B) helpers of Muslims
  C) servants of the Prophet
  D) believers in ‘Allāh.
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  The correct answer is D .