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: The Prophet (SAW) said, ‘Of all things lawful, divorce is the most hateful to Allah’ because it exposes the parties to Options:
  A) reconciliation
  B) provocation
  C) hardship
  D) arbitration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 22:

  Among the Sunnah steps of ablution are wiping two ears, inhaling and exhaling from the nose and also

  Options:
  A) wiping the head again from back of the skull
  B) supplication at every stage of ablution
  C) brushing the teeth
  D) saying the du'a aloud.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 23:

  The pre-Islamic practice of shigar which was abolished by Islam meant

  Options:
  A) trade by barter
  B) exchange of female slaves
  C) exchange of sisters in wedlock
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24: In the Islamic belief system, the opposite of Tawhīd is Options:
  A) Qadar
  B) Qadā
  C) Shirk
  D) Shukr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25: What is ijmā in Islamic law? Options:
  A) Consensus of opinion
  B) Analogical deduction
  C) Differences of opinion
  D) Minority opinion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26:

  How many times does the word al-Qadr occur in the Qur'an chapter 97?

  Options:
  A) 4
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27: The real name of Imam al-Bukhari is Options:
  A) Musa b. Muhammad
  B) Muhammad b. Ahmad
  C) Isma’il b. Yaqub
  D) Muhammad b. Isma’il
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: The ′Iddaℎ period of a pregnant woman terminates at the Options:
  A) time of delivery
  B) end of the third month of delivery
  C) end of the mourning period
  D) end of the third menstruation.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 29: Suhf was revealed to Options:
  A) prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) prophet Ilyas (AS)
  C) prophet Ibrahim (AS)
  D) prophet Muhammd (SAW
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30:

  One of the following is not part of the names of the Qu'ran.

  Options:
  A) Al-Bayyinah
  B) An-Nur
  C) Al-Huda
  D) Ar-Rahman
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  The correct answer is D .