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 31:

  How many times does a Muslim pay zakat in a year?

  Options:
  A) Once
  B) Twice
  C) Thrice
  D) Four times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 32:

  It is shirk in Islam to

  Options:
  A) Dance
  B) Sing religious song
  C) Undergo plastic surgery
  D) Masquerade
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 33:

  The person who accompanied the prophet (SAW) during Hijrah to Madinah was

  Options:
  A) Abu Bakr
  B) Abu Sufyau
  C) Aliyu bu Abi Talib
  D) Umar bu khattab
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 34:

  Fortune telling is un-Islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) only in matters relating to religious practices
  C) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 35:

  

  The expression above appears in Sūrat al - Kāfirūn

  Options:
  A) once
  B) twice
  C) three times
  D) four times
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 36:

  A female muslim should cover all her body except her palm and ________

  Options:
  A) chest
  B) face
  C) hair
  D) head
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 37:

  The collection of Imam Muslim differs from that of Imam Bukhari in terms of

  Options:
  A) Interpretation
  B) Authenticity
  C) Repetition
  D) Clasification
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 38: Which of the following directly applies to Hadith ad-Da’if? Options:
  A) It can be used on certain conditions
  B) Its rejection is due to its weakness all the times
  C) It can be equated with al- Mauduf
  D) It’s legal status cannot be ascertained
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 39: The collections regarded as the most authentic in Hadītℎ literature are those of Options:
  A) Bukhārī and Muslim
  B) Bukhārī and Abū Dāwūd
  C) Ibn Mājah and at-Tirmidhī
  D) Imām Mālik and Ibn Hanbal.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 40: In Sūrat al-falaq, the Qur’ān refers to an element of witchcraft and the Options:
  A) evils of back-biting
  B) mischief of created beings
  C) evils of jinns and men
  D) mischief of the envious one.
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  The correct answer is D .