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 181:

  Halimah, the wet nurse of Muhammad(S.A.W.) hailed from the Banu

  Options:
  A) Khuza'ah
  B) Quraysh
  C) Mustaliq
  D) Sa'ad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 182:

  One of the peculiarities of Sahih Bukhari is that a hadith are sorted according to

  Options:
  A) Topic
  B) Chapters
  C) Records
  D) Biographies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 183:

  ‘.. the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or...’ (Q.2:229)This verse of the Glorious Qur’ān stresses

  The need for a Muslim to be kind to his

  Wife at the time of

  Options:
  A) divorce
  B) disagreement
  C) pregnancy
  D) distress.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 184: Fasting on the day of doubt is Options:
  A) forbidden
  B) allowed
  C) obligatory
  D) supererogatory.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 185: 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 186:

  Who among the following is associated with the standardization of the Qur'an?

  Options:
  A) Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
  B) Hudhayfah b. Yamani
  C) Umar b. al-Khattab
  D) Mu'awiyyah b. Abi Sufyan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 187:

  An adult Muslim travels 300km by road during the month of Ramadān and arrives at his destination on the same day. He spends three days and returns on the fifth

  Day.He is allowed to defer his fasting of the

  Options:
  A) first day
  B) last day
  C) first and last days
  D) first to the last days
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 188:

  The act of taking refuge from the Jinns as mentioned in Q. 72:6 is that

  Options:
  A) They could harm the believers
  B) People benefit from their protection
  C) They would increase such people in fury
  D) people may turn to be their partners
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 189: Which of the following are secondary sources of the Sharī'aℎ? Options:
  A) Qur'ān and Hadīth
  B) Ijmā' and Qiyās
  C) Qur'an and Qiyās
  D) Qiyās and Hadīth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 190:

  The weakest of faith according to Hadith 34 of an-Nawawi is changig an evil with the

  Options:
  A) heart
  B) toungue
  C) leg
  D) hand
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  The correct answer is A .