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 441: The legal statue of Jihad in Islam is Options:
  A) fard ‘ain
  B) mustahabb
  C) mubāh
  D) fardkifāyah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 442:

  The main means of transport used by the Arabs in the desert was

  Options:
  A) Cattle
  B) Horse
  C) Camel
  D) Donkey
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 443:

  The battle that served as a pointer to the compilation of the Glorious Qur'an was fought at

  Options:
  A) Khandaq
  B) Uhud
  C) Tabūk
  D) Yamāmah.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 444: The categories of women prohibited in marriage due to blood relations are Options:
  A) 14
  B) 11
  C) 10
  D) 7
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 445:

  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 446:

  Reference is made to the migration of 622 C.E. in an-Nawawi's Hadith

  Options:
  A) 9
  B) 1
  C) 7
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 447:

  Accountability is an act of worship

  Options:
  A) though it is not mentioned in the Qur'an
  B) because it is specifically mentioned in the Qur'an
  C) being one of the fundamental principles of Islam
  D) in matters relating to religious rites
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 448: The first Umayyad caliph was Options:
  A) ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar
  B) ‘Umar b. Abdul Azīz
  C) Walid b. Yazīd
  D) Mu’awiya b. Abi Sufyān.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 449:

  During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka'aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called

  Options:
  A) ijāz
  B) Ukāz
  C) Manāt
  D) ushrah474
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 450:

  Lending out money with interest in Islam is

  Options:
  A) Sadaqah
  B) Ribā
  C) Kharaj
  D) Jizyah
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  The correct answer is B .