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:

  The most important use of Tafsir of the Glorious Qur'an is in the

  Options:
  A) proper understanding of the message
  B) acknowledgement of the spiritual value
  C) application of the legal provisions
  D) interpretation of the moral principle
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 32: One of the factors which helped the spread of Islam in West Africa was Options:
  A) the building of a mosque in Timbuktu
  B) the establishment of many schools
  C) effective trade relationship
  D) the existence of clans and kingdoms.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 33:

  What differentiates Hadith Qudsi from Hadith Nabawi is the

  Options:
  A) place and manner of application
  B) condition under which the two are narrated
  C) wording and teaching intended
  D) chain and reliability of the narrator
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 34:

  

  This Hadīth above teaches us to avoid

  Options:
  A) injustice
  B) indecency
  C) innovation
  D) rebellion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 35: Excluded from inheritance is a Options:
  A) Brother from the estate of his deceased brother
  B) Man after the death of his wife
  C) Person who kills his father for his estate
  D) Woman because of her gender
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 36:

  Muslims should pay more attention to Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi because it

  Options:
  A) discourages innovation in Religion
  B) encourages sincerity in all matters
  C) frowns upon excessive questioning.
  D) warns against backbiting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 37:

  Where the husband and wife mutually agree to termite their marriage contract without anything against each other, such a dissolution is termed

  Options:
  A) mubāra'ah
  B) ilā'
  C) Khul
  D) Faskh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 38: The waiting period for a divorced woman is termed Options:
  A) 'īd
  B) waqt
  C) Sā 'ah
  D) 'iddah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 39: In Islam, intoxicants are Options:
  A) forbidden even in small quantity
  B) allowed only in small quantity
  C) tolerated only during celebrations
  D) left to personal decision.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 40:

  The period of custody of a baby girl after her mother has been divorced lasts until she is

  Options:
  A) Married
  B) 10years old
  C) 5years old.
  D) Mature
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  The correct answer is A .