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: In Islamic law on divorce, the custody of a child aged two years or less is normally conceded to the Options:
  A) father
  B) mother
  C) aunt
  D) grandmother
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 62:

  The punishment for stealing is cutting of

  Options:
  A) arm
  B) ear
  C) finger
  D) hand
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 63:

  The last child of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) is

  Options:
  A) Zaynab
  B) Ruqayyah
  C) Ibrahim
  D) Tahir
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 64:

  The practice of comparing the back of one's wife to that of one's mother as a method of divorce was known as

  Options:
  A) faskh
  B) lian
  C) zihar
  D) ila
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65: The money given out a woman at the time of contracting her marriage is known as Options:
  A) al-Mahar
  B) al-Zakāh
  C) al-Jizyyah
  D) al-Ujrah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 66: Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur’an is important because Options:
  A) it allows for the understanding of history of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) it provides the basis for the deeper understanding of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) it provides the knowledge of correct pronounciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) it increases the ability to recite and communicate in Arabic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67:

  The fifty Muslim archers at the battle of Uhud were instructed to

  Options:
  A) pay homage to the Prophet(S.A.W.)
  B) strike first in order to gain war booty
  C) attack the enemies when facing them
  D) stay there and should not leave their post
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 68:

  The Prophet lost his wife Khadijah in the year

  Options:
  A) 619 C.E.
  B) 616 C.E.
  C) 610 C.E.
  D) 617 C.E.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 69:

  A major teaching of the belief in the hereafter is that

  Options:
  A) Muslims will enjoy the intercession of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)
  B) possession of worldly things should be the ultimate goal in life
  C) Angel Azrail is responsible for taking of souls
  D) associating partners with Allah is unpardonable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 70:

  In the hadīth that ends with '...piety is based right here ...', the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the

  Options:
  A) City of Makkah
  B) Hand
  C) Heart
  D) City of al-Madīnah
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  The correct answer is C .