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: Fasting has been prohibited on doubtful day which is Options:
  A) 28th of Sha’aban
  B) 1st of Ramadan
  C) 30th of Ramada
  D) 30th of Sha’aban
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  One of the following is not required in Umrah?

  Options:
  A) Arafat
  B) Miqat
  C) Sa'y
  D) Talbiyyah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  “Allāh doth command you

  To render back your Trusts

  To those to whom they are due;

  And when ye judge

  Between man and man

  That ye judge with justice…’ (Q.4:58).

  Inherent in the Qur’ānic verse above are the virtues of amānah and

  Options:
  A) diyāfah
  B) karāmah
  C) khusū
  D) adālah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  It is shirk in Islam to

  Options:
  A) Dance
  B) Sing religious song
  C) Undergo plastic surgery
  D) Masquerade
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  What is the position of fulfilment of promises in Islam?

  Options:
  A) Compulsory
  B) Desirable
  C) Prohibited
  D) Recommended
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The verse that can be recited for

  Protection against evil machinations is

  Options:
  A) Q. 2:286
  B) Q. 2:285
  C) Q. 2:256
  D) Q. 2:255
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8:

  Al-Mutamatti means one___

  Options:
  A) who performed 'Umarah and waited for Hajj and performed Hajj
  B) who visited most important places in Makka and Madinah
  C) who enjoyed life in Makka and Madina
  D) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: One of the spiritual objectives of as-salāℎ is that it Options:
  A) develops self-restraint
  B) encourages punctuality
  C) fosters equality
  D) promotes cleanliness.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: ‘Indeed the people before you were destroyed by asking a lot of unnecessary questions …’The quotation above is in Hadith 9 of An-Nawawi which refers to the Options:
  A) People of the Book
  B) Quraysh
  C) People of Madinah
  D) Arabs.
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  The correct answer is A .