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 61: Wahy in relation to the Glorious Qur’ān means Options:
  A) explanation
  B) communication
  C) revelation
  D) information.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 62: What percentage of the estate of a late childless wife can the Muslim husband inherit? Options:
  A) 1/2
  B) 1/3
  C) 1/4
  D) 1/6
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 63:

  

  ‘wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad’

  This verse of the Qur’ān (112:4) says that Allah

  Options:
  A) is childless
  B) is unique
  C) has no parents
  D) has no favourites.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 64:

  The word Hāfizī n in Q.82:10 refers to

  Options:
  A) man
  B) Angels
  C) Jinns
  D) prophets
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 65: Labour crises could be resolved if employers of labour adhere to the Prophet’s advice which says Options:
  A) pay the labourer before his sweat dry
  B) it is better to cut firewood and sell than to beg
  C) Muslims should abstain from idleness
  D) the honour of a Muslim should not be violated.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 66:

  In the Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the mother of the deceased who has no children is

  Options:
  A) 1/3
  B) 1/639
  C) 1/2
  D) 1/4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 67: The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 68:

  Ihyā' 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) Ibn Rushd
  B) ar-Rāzī
  C) al-Ghazālī
  D) ibn Sīna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 69: The second treaty of al-‘Aqabah was a turning point because Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) Options:
  A) met his relations from Yathrib
  B) established his national army
  C) became the king of al-Madīnaℎ
  D) agreed the emigrate to Yathrib
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 70:

  What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar?

  Options:
  A) They are short and poetic.
  B) They are long and rhythmic
  C) They are easy and rhythmic
  D) They are stylistic and summative
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  The correct answer is A .