JAMB 2020

2020 JAMB Islamic Religious Studies Past Questions

Browse the 2020 JAMB Islamic Religious Studies past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. IRS covers the Qur'an, Hadith, Seerah and Fiqh. Memorising the prescribed surahs and the contexts of revelation pays off, and past-question practice surfaces the standard examiner framings. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.

Sample JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions

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  1. Q12024MEDIUMEnglish

    Select the option that fills the gap labelled 6

    1. A.deviations✓ Correct
    2. B.aberrations
    3. C.criticisms
    4. D.deviants
  2. Q22023MEDIUMHistory

    What contributed significantly to the rise of early states in Nigeria?

    1. A.A. Industrial revolution✓ Correct
    2. B.B. Arab trade routes
    3. C.C. European colonization
    4. D.D. Agricultural advancements
  3. Q32015MEDIUMBiology

    One of the following causes Ebola fever

    1. A.Bacteria
    2. B.Fungi✓ Correct
    3. C.Protozoa
    4. D.Viruses
  4. Q42022MEDIUMEnglish

    From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word. Bankole is upset as his wife does not understand his predicament .

    1. A.sadness
    2. B.dilemma
    3. C.deadlock✓ Correct
    4. D.happiness
  5. Q52024MEDIUMEconomics

    A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called

    1. A.duopoly
    2. B.Omonopoly✓ Correct
    3. C.perfect competition
    4. D.oligopoly
  6. Q62017MEDIUMBiology

    The flame cells are used for excretion in

    1. A.Fluke
    2. B.Nematode
    3. C.Bacteria
    4. D.Volvox✓ Correct
  7. Q72012MEDIUMPhysics

    A newly charged 12V accumulator can easily start a car whereas eight new dry cells in series with a effective e.m.f. of 12V cannot start the same car because

    1. A.The current capacity is high
    2. B.The current capacity is low✓ Correct
    3. C.it cannot be re-charged
    4. D.it cannot easily be connected to a car
  8. Q82018MEDIUMPhysics

    The critical angle for light traveling from a transparent medium to air s measured as 34º. The refractive index of the medium is

    1. A.0.56
    2. B.1.50
    3. C.1.79
    4. D.2.02✓ Correct
  9. Q92012MEDIUMBiology

    Use the diagram above to answer this question. The part labelled IV is the

    1. A.mitochondrion✓ Correct
    2. B.cell wall
    3. C.endoplasmic reticulum
    4. D.nucleus
  10. Q102024MEDIUMGeography

    On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

    1. A.shorter day and longer night✓ Correct
    2. B.longer day and night
    3. C.longer day and shorter night
    4. D.twilight

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