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 2111: Those to benefit from the proceeds of Zakah include Options:
  A) old men and women
  B) officers employed to administer it
  C) under-aged children
  D) self-employed low-income earners
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2112:

  Hadith 18 of an-Nwawai enjoins believers to

  Options:
  A) Be firm abravend
  B) Be strong-minded and clean
  C) Have piety and work righteously
  D) Acquire knowledge and be polite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2113:

  One of the scholars reported to have been imprisoned by his non compromising stance was

  Options:
  A) Shafi'i
  B) Abu-Hanifah
  C) Hambali
  D) Māliki b. Anas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2114: Q.4:34 enjoins the wife not only to e obedient but also to Options:
  A) maintain her chastity
  B) protect her home
  C) defend her rights
  D) endure all difficulties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2115: Islam encourages every Muslim to seek a lawful livelihood through Options:
  A) equitable distribution of wealth
  B) dignity of labour
  C) family inheritance
  D) shared responsibility
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2116:

  The Caliph who appointed the shura Council to produce a successor after his death was

  Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) 'Umar b. Khattāb
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) 'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2117: The complete Glorious was Qur’ān taken from Lawn al-mahfuz to the lowest of the heavens known as Options:
  A) Bait al- Izzah
  B) Bait al- Maqdis
  C) Bait al-Haram
  D) Bait al-Hikmah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2118: Hadith 3 of an-Nawawi’s collection shows that Islam is built upon Options:
  A) believe in Allah
  B) five pillars
  C) fast of Ramadan
  D) articles of faith
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2119:

  Which of the following terms portrays the Qur'ān as a healing for man's spiritual and moral waywardness?

  Options:
  A) ash - Shifā'
  B) al - Maw'izah
  C) ar - Rahmah3
  D) al - Burhān
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2120: A text of Hadith is rejected if it is Options:
  A) reported by an Arab
  B) against natural phenomenon
  C) reported twice by the same reporter
  D) not reported in Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .