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 311: 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 312:

  Who among the following is associated with the standardization of the Qur'an?

  Options:
  A) Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
  B) Hudhayfah b. Yamani
  C) Umar b. al-Khattab
  D) Mu'awiyyah b. Abi Sufyan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 313: Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because Options:
  A) it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
  B) most Muslims can read and write Arabic
  C) books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
  D) the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 314:

  The first major written work of a hadith was

  Options:
  A) Sahih Muslim
  B) Sunan Ibn Majah
  C) Muwata Malik
  D) Musnad Ahmad
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 315: A Hadith in which the chain of narration and text are sound is known as Options:
  A) Mash’hur
  B) Maqtu’
  C) Mursa
  D) Sahih
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 316: The first male adult to embrace Islam after the commencement of Islamic da’wah in Makkah was Options:
  A) ‘Umar
  B) Abū Bakr
  C) ‘Uthmān
  D) ‘Alī
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 317: Q.33:35 emphasizes the Options:
  A) equality of men and women“Verily the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women…”
  B) superiority of men over women
  C) superiority of men over animals
  D) equality of mankind before ‘Allāh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 318: The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 319: One major peculiarity between the Makkan and Madinan Suwar of the Glorious Qur’an is that Options:
  A) Makkan Suwar are historical while Madinan Suwar are theoretical
  B) Makkan Suwar are meant for daily rituals while Madinan Suwar are for commercial transactions
  C) Makkan Suwar are purely to people of Makkan while the Madinan Suwar addresses the people of Madina
  D) Makkan Suwar are short and poetic while the Madinan Suwar are longer and generic.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 320: Which of the following is the correct order of authenticity of three of the six sound collections of the Hadith Options:
  A) Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
  B) Ibn Majah, Muslim and Nasa’i
  C) Muslim, Nasa’I and Ibn Majah
  D) Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Bukhari
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  The correct answer is A .