JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions: Marriage, divorce and inheritance

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1. Question 21· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The 'iddah of a widow is

   • Athree months
   • Bfour months and ten days
   • Cone year
   • Dforty days

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2. Question 22· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   The marriage gift paid by the husband to the wife is

   • Aiddah
   • Bmahr
   • Cwalimah
   • Dkhul'

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3. Question 23· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The maximum number of wives a Muslim man may have at the same time is

   • Athree
   • Btwo
   • Cfour
   • Dseven

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4. Question 24· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   In inheritance, a son's share is

   • Anothing
   • Bequal to a daughter's
   • Chalf a daughter's
   • Dtwice that of a daughter

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5. Question 25· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Mahr in Islamic marriage is

   • Aa wedding feast
   • Ba gift to the bride's father
   • Cthe gift given by the husband to the wife
   • Da divorce payment

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6. Question 26· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   In Islam, children have the right to

   • Achoose their parents
   • Ba good name, upbringing and education
   • Cinherit nothing
   • Dwork from birth

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7. Question 27· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   Under the Islamic law of inheritance, a son receives

   • Atwice the share of a daughter
   • Bthe same share as a daughter
   • Chalf the share of a daughter
   • Dnothing if there is a daughter

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8. Question 28· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Under Islamic inheritance, a wife whose husband leaves children receives

   • Aone-third
   • Bone-quarter
   • Cone-half
   • Done-eighth

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9. Question 29· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   A divorce obtained by a wife in return for giving back her mahr is

   • Akhul'
   • Btalaq
   • Czihar
   • Dli'an

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10. Question 30· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    For a Muslim marriage to be valid, the essentials include

    • Aa written certificate from a court only
    • Bonly a feast
    • Conly the bride's consent
    • Dthe consent of the parties, a guardian (wali), witnesses and mahr

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11. Question 31· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Islam allows a man to marry

    • Aonly two wives
    • Bup to four wives, if he can treat them justly
    • Cup to seven wives
    • Dany number of wives

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12. Question 32· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The Islamic ruling on adoption is that an adopted child

    • Atakes the adoptive father's name and inheritance automatically
    • Bkeeps the name of his biological father
    • Ccannot be cared for
    • Dmust be sent away

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13. Question 33· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    Li'an is a procedure used when

    • Aa couple adopts a child
    • Ba wife seeks khul'
    • Ca husband dies
    • Da husband accuses his wife of adultery without witnesses

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14. Question 34· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    The naming ceremony of a child in Islam, accompanied by a sacrifice, is

    • Aaqiqah
    • Bwalimah
    • Ciddah
    • Djanazah

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15. Question 35· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    The wedding feast in Islam is called

    • Aiddah
    • Bwalimah
    • Caqiqah
    • Dnikah

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16. Question 36· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The walimah is

    • Athe waiting period
    • Bthe dowry
    • Cthe divorce
    • Dthe wedding feast

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17. Question 37· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    In Islamic inheritance, the share of a husband whose wife leaves no children is

    • Aone-half
    • Bone-quarter
    • Cone-eighth
    • Done-third

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18. Question 38· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    In Islamic law, a Muslim man may marry up to

    • Aone wife only, always
    • Bany number of wives
    • Ctwo wives only
    • Dfour wives, on condition of justice among them

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19. Question 39· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Divorce initiated by the wife in return for compensation is

    • Atalaq
    • Bkhul'
    • Cli'an
    • Dzihar

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20. Question 40· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Divorce initiated by the wife with compensation to the husband is

    • Azihar
    • Btalaq
    • Ckhul'
    • Dila'

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