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 331:

  Muhammad bu Ismail Abu Abdullah was born _______ years after Hijrah.

  Options:
  A) 256
  B) 202
  C) 209
  D) 194
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 332:

  The narrator of Hadith No. 1 of al-Nawawi's collections is

  Options:
  A) A'ishah bint Abu Bakr
  B) Abdullah bu Umar
  C) Abdulrahman bu Awf
  D) Uman bu Abdul Aziz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 333:

  The first man on earth, Adam (A.S), was exalted above other creatures because of his

  Options:
  A) Insight
  B) knowledge
  C) Intelligence
  D) Obedience
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 334:

  The religion of the Arabs before the advent of Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Christianity
  B) Judaism
  C) Idol worshipping
  D) Hinduism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 335:

  One of the scholars reported to have been imprisoned by his non compromising stance was

  Options:
  A) Shafi'i
  B) Abu-Hanifah.
  C) Hambali
  D) Māliki b. Anas.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 336:

  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 write and read 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 337: Those exempted from paying jizyāh are Options:
  A) Christians
  B) Jews
  C) women
  D) men
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 338:

  The man who established the Muslim city of Qairawān was

  Options:
  A) Mūsa b. Naufāi
  B) 'Ubaidah b. Sa'ad
  C) 'Uqbah b. Nāfi'
  D) Irshād b. Waqās
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 339: Prophet ‘īsā spoke in the cradle and Options:
  A) cleared the conscience of the people
  B) exonerated his mother
  C) performed other miracles
  D) silenced the people.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 340: The teachings of Uthman b. Fodio are remembered today as it relates to Options:
  A) idol worshiping
  B) marrying more than four wives
  C) all form of syncreticism
  D) taxing of farm produce
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  The correct answer is C .