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 691: Who among the four rightly guided caliphs introduced the systems of Bayr at māl? Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as Siddīq
  B) ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb
  C) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  D) ‘Ali b. ’ Abī Tālib.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 692: A woman who loses her husband while undergoing an ‘iddah of revocable divorce changes to ‘iddah Options:
  A) al-wafāt
  B) at-talāq
  C) al-mafqūd
  D) al-mustahādah.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 693: The Makkan forces were not successful at the battle of Khandaq because they Options:
  A) were afraid of another defeat
  B) ran out of supplies
  C) were not properly coordinated
  D) were not familiar with the strategy of the Muslims
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 694:

  The pilgrims go to Arafat on the day of Dhul-Hijjah.

  Options:
  A) seventh
  B) eight
  C) ninth
  D) tenth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 695: In congregational Salah, a person who comes late is expected to Options:
  A) pronounce the taslim to indicate his arrival
  B) say subhanallah so that the Imam can note his presence
  C) recite the iqama before joining the congregation
  D) make takbiratul ihram and join the Imam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 696:

  Among the Sunnah steps of ablution are wiping two ears, inhaling and exhaling from the nose and also

  Options:
  A) wiping the head again from back of the skull
  B) supplication at every stage of ablution
  C) brushing the teeth
  D) saying the du'a aloud.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 697: 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 698:

  One of the conditions that make prayer obligatory on believers is

  Options:
  A) social status
  B) reciting the Qur'an with proper Tajweed
  C) following pious Imam
  D) attainment of maturity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 699:

  Maliki yawmid-Din is translated as

  Options:
  A) guide us through the right path
  B) praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
  C) the Beneficient, the Merciful
  D) the King of the Day of Judgement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 700: Suhf was revealed to Options:
  A) prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) prophet Ilyas (AS)
  C) prophet Ibrahim (AS)
  D) prophet Muhammd (SAW
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  The correct answer is C .