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 221: Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur’an is important because Options:
  A) it allows for the understanding of history of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) it provides the basis for the deeper understanding of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) it provides the knowledge of correct pronounciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) it increases the ability to recite and communicate in Arabic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 222: ‘Still less can their knowledge comprehend the hereafter …’ Q. 27:66).This verse above of the Qur’ān implies that Options:
  A) man’s knowledge of the Hereafter can only be partial
  B) most men do not believe in the Hereafter
  C) man’s comprehension of the expectations in the Hereafter is a always on the decrease
  D) it is difficult to deceive in the Hereafter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 223:

  The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) ibn Sīna
  B) al-Ghazālī
  C) ar-Rāzī
  D) Ibn Rushd.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 224:

  Magic is originated from _____

  Options:
  A) Nas
  B) Shaytan
  C) Allah
  D) Angel
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 225: The first tawāf which a pilgrim makes when he arrives at Makkah is called tawāf Options:
  A) al− ifādaℎ
  B) al − qudūm
  C) ar − rukn
  D) al − widā
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 226:

  The minimum number of witnesses in an Islamic marriage is

  Options:
  A) four males
  B) three males
  C) two males
  D) one male
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 227: Imam Malik was born in Options:
  A) Syria
  B) Makkah
  C) Madinah
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 228: Mutilation which is stipulated in Q. 5:38 for theft is described as Options:
  A) an exemplary punishment
  B) a retaliatory sanction
  C) a punitive measure
  D) an incontrovertible disgrace.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 229: Marriage is referred to in Q. 4:21 as Options:
  A) mirhāq
  B) nikāh
  C) ijbār
  D) khitbah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 230: During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka’aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called Options:
  A) ijāz
  B) ukāz
  C) manāt
  D) ushrah
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  The correct answer is B .