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:

  The authenticity of a hadith may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur'an
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur'an
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Quranic injunction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  Magic is originated from _____

  Options:
  A) Nas
  B) Shaytan
  C) Allah
  D) Angel
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  The Day of Judgement is described in

  S

  Options:
  A) arranged in three rows
  B) made to drink from hot vessels
  C) like moths scattered about
  D) made to wear iron rods around their necks.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: Ihyā’ ‘Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by Options:
  A) ibn Sīna
  B) al-Ghazālī
  C) ar-Rāzī
  D) Ibn Rushd.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: Good behavior and modesty in dress in Islam is an essential parts of Options:
  A) Amal
  B) duty
  C) Iman
  D) beauty
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  Hadith ____ of al-Nawawi's collections warns against pokenosing.

  Options:
  A) one
  B) four
  C) six
  D) eight
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  The first King of the Mali empire to accept Islam was

  Options:
  A) Mansa Musa
  B) Barmandana
  C) Sundiata
  D) Mansa Sulayman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: One of the conditions for performing the Hajj is the Options:
  A) ability to read the Qur’an and write the Qur’ānic verses
  B) religiousness of the person
  C) ability to finance the journey
  D) ability to travel by air.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: The Prophet (S.A.W) ordered some of the Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia Options:
  A) in order to be far away from Makkah
  B) because he wanted them to preach Islam to the Negus
  C) in order to go beyond the reach of their persecutors
  D) because Bil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is

  Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .