Jamb Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 2011

The ruler who instituted Friday prayers in Mali was

A. Mansa Musa
B. Mansa Suleiman
C. Mansa Ule
D. Mansa Abubakar

Question 52:

• JAMB 2011

During the Jihiliyya era, the was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called

A. Ijāz
B. Ukāz
C. Manāt
D. Ushrah

Question 53:

• JAMB 2011

In Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Arabs killed their daughters because they

A. Were the weaker sex
B. Were afraid of incest
C. Feared the females would outnumber males
D. Did not participate in wars

Question 54:

• JAMB 2011

The first person who recognized signs of Prophethood on Muhammad (SAW) was a

A. Christian Monk
B. Jewish Rabbi
C. Buddhist Monk
D. Soothsayer.

Question 55:

• JAMB 2011

Members of the family that embraced Islam the first day did so, on the basis of his

A. Truthfulness and uprightness
B. Wealth and influence
C. Love for them
D. Family relation