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 231: The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 232:

  A female muslim should cover all her body except her palm and ________

  Options:
  A) chest
  B) face
  C) hair
  D) head
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 233: ‘Allāℎ’s existence is often demonstrated in the Glorious Qur’ān by reference to his Options:
  A) creation
  B) prophets
  C) angels
  D) throne.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 234:

  According to the Hadith of the Prophet(S.A.W.), learning is obligatory for both the

  Options:
  A) Muslim and non-Muslim
  B) Male and Female
  C) Old and Young
  D) Arab and non- Arab
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 235:

  A muslim woman who notices blood after the expiration of the maximum days of her blood of birth should___

  Options:
  A) should abstain from prayers for five more days
  B) not take her bath but continue to pray
  C) take her bath and continue in prayers
  D) take bath but not pray
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 236:

  A major activity in Salah performed through various bodily postures is known as

  Options:
  A) Raka'at
  B) Takbiratul Ihram
  C) At- tashahud
  D) Sujud ash-shukr
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 237: The victory of the Roman Empire over the Persian Empire after the Persians had defeated the Romans as stated in the Glorious Qur’an (Q. 30: 2-3) is an evidence of the Options:
  A) beauty of the words of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) historical nature of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) simplicity of the wordings of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 238:

  A muslim man that hits his left leg against a stone on his way to the market and turns back saying he is unlucky, according to Islamic law, he believes in___

  Options:
  A) Magic
  B) Allah
  C) Superstition
  D) Witchcraft499
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 239:

  The supererogatory fasting of Āshura is observed on the

  Options:
  A) 8th of al-muharram
  B) 9th of al-Muharram
  C) 10th of al-Muharram
  D) 11th of al-Muharram
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 240:

  In Q.17:27, the extravagant are likened to associates of

  Options:
  A) pious people
  B) Pharaoh
  C) Satan
  D) soothsayers
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  The correct answer is C .