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 1811: One major aim of marriage in Islam is to Options:
  A) increase the working force of the family
  B) distinguish between the duties of male and female
  C) enhance ethnic loyalty
  D) achieve legitimate procreation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1812: 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 1813:

  Khalaqal insana min alaq(Q. 96:2) is followed by

  Options:
  A) iqra warabbukal Akram
  B) Kalla innal insana layatgha
  C) Alladhi allama bilqalam
  D) Inna ila rabbika-Ruj'a
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1814: Which of the following battles resulted in more people being converted to Islam? Options:
  A) Uhud
  B) Badr
  C) Hunayn
  D) Khandaq
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1815:

  One of the issues discussed in Hadith 18 of an-Nawawi is about

  Options:
  A) the fear of Allah
  B) avoidance of innovations
  C) the importance of intention
  D) avoidance of vain talks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1816: The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the Options:
  A) ijtihad of Muslim Scholars
  B) qiyas of Muslim jurists
  C) tadabbur in the Glorious Qur’an
  D) tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1817:

  Who among the four rightly guided caliphs introduced the systems of Bayr at māl?

  Options:
  A) 'Umar b. al-Khattāb
  B) 'Ali b. ' Abī Tālib.
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) Abū Bakr as Siddīq
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1818: The Prophet (S.A.W) enjoins that if anyone sees an abomination, the least thing to do is to Options:
  A) change it with his hands
  B) condemn it in public
  C) hate it in his heart
  D) turn his eyes away
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1819: In sūrah 17:23 ‘Allāh decrees that Options:
  A) none should be worshipped but Him
  B) believers should not say what they will not do
  C) prayers should be observed at their appointed times
  D) no distinction should be made between the properties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1820: ‘If ye do it not, take notice of war from ‘Allah and His Apostle: But if ye turn back,ye shall have your capital sums …’ (Q.2:279)The quotation above warns against Options:
  A) cheating
  B) fraud
  C) usury
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .