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:

  According to Hadith 41 of an- Nawawi, the faith of a believer is incomplete until he

  Options:
  A) Loves for his brother what he love himself
  B) Hate all kinds of evil
  C) Likes good things for his family
  D) Follows what has been revealed unto the prophet(SAW)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: The second hadīth in an-Nawawi’s collection teaches that it is righteousness to worship Allah as if Options:
  A) one would die the following day
  B) He would punish one on the spot
  C) one was seeing Him physically
  D) one would live forever.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: The best Ibadah according to the Prophet (SAW) after the major pillars is to Options:
  A) pray nawāfils
  B) marry a pious woman
  C) make a fellow Muslim happy
  D) devote one’s time on dhikr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  The ninth year of hijrah is known as the

  Year of

  Options:
  A) Deputation
  B) Elephant
  C) Peace
  D) Aqabah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  

  The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is Allah not’

  Options:
  A) a good judge?
  B) our judge?
  C) the best of judges?
  D) the Head of all Judges?
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following prophets is not among the Ulul-Azm?

  Options:
  A) Dawud (AS)
  B) Isa (AS)
  C) Muhammad (SAW)
  D) Musa (AS)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The Qur'an was initially preserved on the following except

  Options:
  A) paper
  B) rock
  C) leather
  D) memory
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  The following are lessons of Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi except

  Options:
  A) banning of all illegal acts
  B) rejection of fabrications
  C) abolition of usury
  D) condemnation of devilish innovations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: Which of the following statements completes the Hadīth which says ‘He is not a faithful Muslim who eats to his fill while …’ Options:
  A) he is on a journey in the month of Ramadan
  B) his neighbor is hungry beside him
  C) his family is sleeping hungry
  D) his colleagues are waiting for him.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: Zakat is an economic system that de-emphasize Options:
  A) accumulation of wealth
  B) poverty
  C) helping others
  D) employment.
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  The correct answer is B .