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 531: Where the father is the only heir who survives his son, he will inherit Options:
  A) one sixth of his property
  B) one third of his property
  C) half of his property
  D) the whole of his property
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 532:

  The Hadith collection of Bukhari and Muslim are similar in the following ways except that they

  Options:
  A) both cover the whole range of fiqh
  B) are the best for the tafsir of the Qur'an
  C) are referred to as Sahihayn
  D) have chapters on rewards and punishments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 533: One of the revealed books ‘Allāh promised to protect against distortion is Options:
  A) as-Suhf
  B) az-Zabūr
  C) al-Injīl
  D) al-Furqān
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 534: Islam regards the whole body of a woman as ‘awrah except her face and Options:
  A) legs
  B) hands
  C) ankles
  D) neck
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 535: 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 536: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 537:

  Belief in oneness of Allah is the cornerstone of Islamic _____

  Options:
  A) Brotherhood
  B) Politics
  C) Monotheism
  D) Socialism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 538:

  Talaq al bai'in technically conveys the idea of

  Options:
  A) Divorce of a new bride
  B) Court annulment of marriage
  C) An irrevocable divorce
  D) Divorce in a state of impurity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 539:

  Suratul Fatihah(Q.1:5) admonishes

  Options:
  A) remember the Day of Judgement
  B) appreciate the mercy and grace of Allah
  C) give thanks and praises to Allah
  D) Worship none except Almighty Allah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 540:

  'Surely, we created man of the best stature, then, we reduced him to the lowest of the low save those who believe and good works' This quotation is from Surat

  Options:
  A) al Asr
  B) al-Alaq
  C) al-Tīn
  D) al-Bayyinah
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  The correct answer is C .