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 881: The authenticity of a hadīth may be faulted if Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur''ān
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur''ān
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Qur''ānic injuction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 882: ‘God was well pleased with the believers when they pledges all allegiance unto thee beneath the tree’.The verse above was revealed in connection with the Options:
  A) battle of Badr
  B) battle of Tabūk
  C) Treaty of Hudaybiyah
  D) pledge of ‘Aqabah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 883:

  One of the following is not an act of Taharah.

  Options:
  A) Gusi
  B) Istinshaq
  C) Instinja
  D) Tayamimum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 884: 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 885: Zihar occurs when a husband compares his Options:
  A) Wife with himself
  B) Wife with his daughter
  C) Daughter with her friend
  D) Wife with the back of his mother
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 886: The most important use of Tafstr of Glorious Qur’ān is in the Options:
  A) proper understanding of the message
  B) acknowledgement of the spiritual value
  C) application of the legal provisions
  D) interpretation of the moral principle
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 887: The legal statue of Jihad in Islam is Options:
  A) fard ‘ain
  B) mustahabb
  C) mubāh
  D) fardkifāyah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 888:

  Fortune telling is un-Islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) only in matters relating to religious practices
  C) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 889:

  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 .
• Question 890:

  The number one pillar of Islam is ______

  Options:
  A) Iman
  B) Ihsan
  C) Imanan
  D) Sa'afih
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  The correct answer is A .