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 931: Which of the following is the correct order of authenticity of three of the six sound collections of the Hadith Options:
  A) Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
  B) Ibn Majah, Muslim and Nasa’i
  C) Muslim, Nasa’I and Ibn Majah
  D) Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Bukhari
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 932: Those to benefit from the proceeds of Zakah include Options:
  A) old men and women
  B) officers employed to administer it
  C) under-aged children
  D) self-employed low-income earners
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 933: The forbidden types of food listed in sūrah 2:173 include carrion, blood, swine flesh and that which is Options:
  A) dedicated to other gods
  B) killed through beating
  C) killed by goring
  D) devoured by wild beasts.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 934:

  Imam Malik was born in

  Options:
  A) Syria
  B) Makkah
  C) Madinah
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 935: 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 936:

  Suhf was revealed to

  Options:
  A) Prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) Prophet IIyas(AS)
  C) Prophet Ibrahim(AS)
  D) Prophet Muhammd(SAW)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 937: The Muslim soldier who introduced Islam into Tripoli was Options:
  A) ‘Uqbah b. Nāfī
  B) ‘Uqbah b. Sacad
  C) Sa’ād b. Abi Waqās
  D) ‘Amar b. al ās
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 938:

  An Hadith is referred to as da'if because

  Options:
  A) it has defects in its isnad and matn
  B) it is sometimes supported with evidences
  C) all its transmitters are reliable
  D) it is a fabricated tradition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 939: Taqrīr, as a kind of Sunnah, means the Options:
  A) sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) on religious matters
  B) action or practice of the Prophet (S.A.W)
  C) direct approach of the Prophet (S.A.W) to issues
  D) Prophet’s (S.A.W) silent approval of the actions of others.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 940:

  During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of

  Administration moved from al-Madīnah to

  Options:
  A) Basra
  B) Damasus
  C) Mecca
  D) Kūfah.
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  The correct answer is D .