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 1:

  Qu'ran is an evidence for or against you is part of Hadith _____ of al-Nawawi's collections.

  Options:
  A) 21
  B) 22
  C) 23
  D) 24
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  In Sūrat al - Mā'ūn(Q.107), we learn that a good believer should not

  Options:
  A) assist in wrongdoing
  B) tell lies
  C) repulse the orphan
  D) harm a fellow Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: As ‘Allāh’s creative work is discussed in Q.27:59-64, the passage intermittently cautions man against Options:
  A) distrust
  B) disobedience
  C) extravagance
  D) exploitation.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  The outcome of the Prophet's visit to Cave Hira was

  Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Quran
  C) award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  D) his resolve to migrate to Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: At the end of his prayer, how may sitting for at-tashahud are expected of someone who misses two rak’ats in a congregational salā al-Maghrib? Options:
  A) Four
  B) Three
  C) Two
  D) One
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Qadr to the majority of scholars in Islam means Options:
  A) faith
  B) situation
  C) circumstance
  D) destiny
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  

  The main message of the verse above is that the

  Options:
  A) Muslim ‘Ummah should ensure that the Glorious Qur’ān is not corrupted
  B) protection of the Glorious Qur’ān is a divine responsibility
  C) protection of the Glorious Qur’ān is a joint responsibility
  D) Prophet (S.A.W) has taken adequate measures to protect the Glorious Qur’ān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: Ahmad bab, one of the early West African ‘Ulamā’, was based in Options:
  A) Sokoto
  B) Borno
  C) Timbuktu
  D) Mali
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: In the Islamic political system, Mas’ūliyyah means Options:
  A) justice
  B) democracy
  C) consultation
  D) accountability.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  Ad-Dhikr is to the Qur'an as Ummul-Kitab is to

  Options:
  A) Kafirun
  B) Fatihah
  C) Falaq
  D) Iklas
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  The correct answer is B .