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 191:

  Talaq al-Bida'ah takes effect when divorce is pronounced

  Options:
  A) when the wife is still in her marital home
  B) when the wife is purified of her menses
  C) verbally or in writing
  D) three times simultaneously
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 192:

  Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da'wah in al-Madina was more

  Options:
  A) persecution oriented
  B) of an internal affair of believers
  C) far-reaching
  D) intensive but less successful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 193:

  The best Ibadah according to the Prophet (SAW) after the major pillars is to

  Options:
  A) pray nawāfils
  B) marry a pious woman
  C) make a fellow Muslim happy
  D) devote one's time on dhikr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 194: One major peculiarity between the Makkan and Madinan Suwar of the Glorious Qur’an is that Options:
  A) Makkan Suwar are historical while Madinan Suwar are theoretical
  B) Makkan Suwar are meant for daily rituals while Madinan Suwar are for commercial transactions
  C) Makkan Suwar are purely to people of Makkan while the Madinan Suwar addresses the people of Madina
  D) Makkan Suwar are short and poetic while the Madinan Suwar are longer and generic.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 195:

  

  The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is Allah not’

  Options:
  A) a good judge?
  B) our judge?
  C) the best of judges?
  D) the Head of all Judges?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 196: Imam Malik was born in Options:
  A) Syria
  B) Makkah
  C) Madinah
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 197:

  

  Sūrah 2:195 above can be interpreted as discouraging

  Options:
  A) stealing
  B) bribery
  C) gambling
  D) smoking
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 198: The type of Zakah due at the end of Ramadan fast is known as Options:
  A) Zakah al-mal
  B) Zakah al-fitr
  C) Zakah al-anam
  D) Zakah al-harth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 199: 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 200: Taqrīr, as a kind of Sunnah, means the Options:
  A) sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) on religious matters
  B) action or practice of the Prophet (S.A.W)
  C) direct approach of the Prophet (S.A.W) to issues
  D) Prophet’s (S.A.W) silent approval of the actions of others.
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  The correct answer is C .