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 2121:

  Divine inspiration was employed in the

  Options:
  A) arrangement of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  C) standardization of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) memorization of the Glorious Qur'an
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2122:

  Which of the following is not a directive to women in Q. 24:31?

  Options:
  A) Lowering of gaze
  B) protection of dignity
  C) covering of the bosom
  D) staying indoors for worship
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2123:

  In Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Arabs killed their daughters because they

  Options:
  A) were the weaker sex
  B) were afraid of incest
  C) feared the females would outnumber males
  D) did not participate in wars
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2124: In Islam, the articles of Imān are Options:
  A) six
  B) five
  C) four
  D) three.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2125:

  The term al-Mutawātir refers to Hadīth narrated by

  Options:
  A) large number of narrators
  B) the six sound collectors
  C) Bukhari and Muslim
  D) the Prophet's closest companions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2126:

  At the end of his prayer, how may sitting for at-tashahud are expected of someone who misses two rak'ats in a congregational salā al- magrhib?

  Options:
  A) four
  B) three
  C) two
  D) one
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2127: It is shirk in Islam to Options:
  A) dance
  B) sing religious song
  C) undergo plastic surgery
  D) masquerade.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2128:

  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 2129: An aspect of the Nigerian culture which may be regarded as shirk is Options:
  A) excessive spending at burial ceremonies
  B) worship of ancestors
  C) signing and dancing in public
  D) ceremonies involving social interaction between boys and girls
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2130: Which of the following directly applies to Hadith ad-Da’if? Options:
  A) It can be used on certain conditions
  B) Its rejection is due to its weakness all the times
  C) It can be equated with al- Mauduf
  D) It’s legal status cannot be ascertained
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  The correct answer is A .