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 21: In the Islamic political system, Mas’ūliyyah means Options:
  A) justice
  B) democracy
  C) consultation
  D) accountability.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 22:

  Prophet Muhammad(SAW) lost his mother at the age of _____

  Options:
  A) 2
  B) 4
  C) 5
  D) 6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23: Performing Tayammum is justified when one Options:
  A) does not like to touch water
  B) is on a journey
  C) is sick
  D) is in a hurry.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24:

  What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar?

  Options:
  A) They are short and poetic
  B) They are long and rhythmic
  C) They are easy and rhythmic
  D) They are stylistic and summative
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 25: Excluded from inheritance is a Options:
  A) Brother from the estate of his deceased brother
  B) Man after the death of his wife
  C) Person who kills his father for his estate
  D) Woman because of her gender
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 26: Fasting on the day of doubt is Options:
  A) forbidden
  B) allowed
  C) obligatory
  D) supererogatory.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27:

  Islam as a monotheistic religion expects that every faithful follower should

  Options:
  A) not tell lies
  B) serve Allah without associates
  C) praise the Prophets as enjoined by Allah
  D) performSalat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 28: The number of lashes prescribed for the consumption of alcohol is Options:
  A) forty
  B) sixty
  C) eighty
  D) hundred
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29:

  The following are classifications of Hadith except

  Options:
  A) da'if
  B) mawdu
  C) hasan
  D) sahih
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 30: The scholar who adopted Tafsīr bil Ma’athūr in his commentary was Options:
  A) Abu Abdullahi Shaddād B. Aws
  B) As-Sassās Abū Bakr Ahmed b. Ali
  C) At-Tabari Abū Jāfar Muhammed b. Jarir
  D) Al-Qutubi Muhammad Abū Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is C .