WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3122

15,606.

A fair coin is tossed three times. Find the probability of getting two heads and one tail.

A.

\(\frac{1}{2}\)

B.

\(\frac{3}{8}\)

C.

\(\frac{1}{4}\)

D.

\(\frac{1}{8}\)

Correct answer is B

Pr(head) = \(\frac{1}{2}\), Pr(tail) = \(\frac{1}{2}\):Pr(2 heads)

= \(\frac{1}{2}\) x \(\frac{1}{2}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)

Pr(2 heads and tail) 3 times

= (\(\frac{1}{4}\) x \(\frac{1}{2}\)) x 3

= \(\frac{3}{8}\)

15,607.

Qur'an 24:32 is an injunction which

A.

enjoins Muslims to marry righteous partners

B.

allows Muslims to divorce only when necessary

C.

discourages a Muslim from polygamy

D.

commands Muslims to marry more than one wife

Correct answer is A

Qur'an 24:32 is an injunction which enjoins Muslims to marry righteous partners


(24:32) Marry those of you that are single, (whether men or women), and those of your male and female slaves that are righteous. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty. Allah is Immensely Resourceful, All-Knowing.

15,608.

P is a point on the same plane with a fixed point A. If P moves such that it is always equidistant from A, the locus of P is

A.

a straight line joining A and P

B.

the perpendicular bisector of AP

C.

a circle with centre A

D.

the triangle with centre P

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

15,609.

The period between the advent of Islam in Arabia is referred to as Jahiliyyah because Arabia

A.

was surrounded by water in the West and South

B.

had no inspired Prophet and revelation

C.

was divided into three physical zones

D.

had desert border lines

Correct answer is B

Jāhiliyyah, in Islam, the period preceding the revelation of the Qurʾān to the Prophet Muhammad. In Arabic the word means "ignorance," or "barbarism," and indicates a negative Muslim evaluation of pre-Islamic life and culture in Arabia as compared to the teachings and practices of Islam.

15,610.

Muslims should pay attention to Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi because it

A.

discourages innovations in religion

B.

warns against backbiting

C.

frowns upon excessive questioning

D.

encourages sincerity in all matters

Correct answer is A

The major teaching of Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi collection focus on innovation.
Hadith 5 On the authority of the mother of the faithful, 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
He who innovates something in this matter of ours [Islam] that is not of it will have it rejected [by Allah].