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 301:

  During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of

  Administration moved from al-Madīnah to

  Options:
  A) Basra
  B) Damasus
  C) Mecca
  D) Kūfah.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 302: Ayyam at-tashriq are the days of Options:
  A) buying and selling
  B) visits and caring
  C) singing and dancing
  D) eating and drinking.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 303:

  The authenticity of a hadīth may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur''ān
  B) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur''ān
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Qur''ānic injuction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 304: In Sharīah, makrūh is an action which is Options:
  A) encouraged and rewarded
  B) allowed but not rewarded
  C) disallowed and punished
  D) discourage but not punished.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 305:

  Magic is originated from _____

  Options:
  A) Nas
  B) Shaytan
  C) Allah
  D) Angel
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 306:

  Belief in oneness of Allah is the cornerstone of Islamic _____

  Options:
  A) Monotheism
  B) Brotherhood
  C) Politics
  D) Socialism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 307: The authenticity of a hadīth may be faulted if Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur''ān
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur''ān
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Qur''ānic injuction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 308: The practice of comparing the back of one’s wife to that of one’s mother as a method of divorce was known as Options:
  A) faskh
  B) liān
  C) zihār
  D) ilā
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 309: Which of the following battles resulted in more people being converted to Islam? Options:
  A) Uhud
  B) Badr
  C) Hunayn
  D) Khandaq
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 310: Musnad is a collection of ahādīth arranged Options:
  A) according to the names of their authorities
  B) into chapters dealing with specific topics
  C) according to word-endings
  D) in alphabetical order.
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  The correct answer is A .