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 761:

  Among the obligatory steps of ablution are intention, washing the face, washing the hands to the elbow and also

  Options:
  A) rinsing the mouth
  B) wiping the two ears
  C) washing the feet
  D) silence during ablution
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 762: Suratul Mā’ūn discusses the privilege to be enjoyed by the Options:
  A) givers
  B) travelers
  C) the wealthy
  D) the needy.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 763: Excluded from inheritance is a Options:
  A) Brother from the estate of his deceased brother
  B) Man after the death of his wife
  C) Person who kills his father for his estate
  D) Woman because of her gender
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 764: 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 765: The Khulafā al-Rāshidūn reigned between Options:
  A) A.D. 632 and 661
  B) A.D. 622 and 632
  C) A.D. 610 and 661
  D) A.D. 632 and 750.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 766: 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 767:

  Quran 24:32 is an injunction which

  Options:
  A) allows a Muslim to divorce only when necessary
  B) commands Muslims to marry more than one wife
  C) discourages a Muslim from polygamy
  D) enjoins Muslims to marry righteous partners
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 768:

  Talaq al-Bida'ah takes effect when divorce is pronounced

  Options:
  A) when the wife is still in her marital home
  B) when the wife is purified of her menses
  C) verbally or in writing
  D) three times simultaneously
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 769:

  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 770:

  The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at

  Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .