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 1921: Sawn is the abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual urge Options:
  A) from dawn to dusk without intention of worship
  B) from morning to evening in times of distress
  C) with or without the intention of worship
  D) from dawn to dusk with the intention of worship
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1922: Hadīth 34 of an-Nawawi teaches that a good Muslim should Options:
  A) keep away from wrongdoing
  B) repent of wrongdoing
  C) speak against wrongdoing
  D) always pray against any wrongdoing.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1923: ‘Of the excellence of the Islam of a man is his leaving alone what does not concern him’The above statement is a Options:
  A) Qur’ānic verse
  B) prophetic tradition
  C) saying of the companions
  D) remark of the ‘Ulamā
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1924: A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they Options:
  A) are long
  B) address the people of the Book
  C) contain a lot of oaths
  D) make references to battles.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1925: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1926:

  

  Identify the sūrah to which the following āyah belongs

  Options:
  A) at-Tin
  B) al-Fajr
  C) ad-Duhā
  D) al-'Alaq
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1927:

  The following are classifications of Hadith except

  Options:
  A) daif
  B) mawdu
  C) sahih
  D) hasam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1928:

  Muhammad bu Ismail Abu Abdullah was born _______ years after Hijrah.

  Options:
  A) 256
  B) 202
  C) 209
  D) 194
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1929: 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 1930:

  "Umul-Mu'minin" as mentioned in Hadith No. 5 of al-Nawawi's collection refers to

  Options:
  A) A'ishah
  B) Hafsah
  C) Mariyah
  D) Ummu Salmah
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  The correct answer is A .