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 261:

  One of the major consequences of ribā is that, it makes people

  Options:
  A) Wealthy
  B) Lazy
  C) Smart
  D) Parasitic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 262:

  One of the peculiarities of Sahih Bukhari is that hadiths are sorted according to

  Options:
  A) Topic
  B) Chapters
  C) Records
  D) Biographies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 263: Which of the following led away a section of the Muslims army when preparations were on for the battle of Uhud? Options:
  A) Abū Lahb
  B) Abū Jahl
  C) 'Abdullah b. Ubayy
  D) 'Abdullah b. Awwām
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 264: 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 265:

  Ihyā' 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) Ibn Rushd
  B) ar-Rāzī
  C) al-Ghazālī
  D) ibn Sīna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 266: Those who are not Pilgrims are advised to fast on the day of Options:
  A) eid al-fitri
  B) ashurah
  C) eid al-adha
  D) Arafat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 267: The Zakāh which is given at the end of fasting is Options:
  A) voluntary
  B) an emphatic sunnah
  C) compulsory
  D) a commendable act.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 268:

  

  The statement in Hadīth 25 above gave rise to the explanation as to the different ways by which

  Options:
  A) Prayers can be offered
  B) alms can be given
  C) fasting can be observed
  D) pilgrimage can be performed.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 269:

  The Arabs worshiped idols during the Jahiliyya period because

  Options:
  A) They were ignorant of God's existence
  B) there were Prophets among them
  C) they believed that the idols will intercede
  D) there were revealed Books.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 270: 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-Maghrib? Options:
  A) Four
  B) Three
  C) Two
  D) One
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  The correct answer is C .