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:

  Fortune telling is un-islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  C) only in matters relating to religious practices
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  One of these is a lesson learnt from the Suratul Kafirun

  Options:
  A) Monotheism
  B) disobedience to Allah
  C) there should be no compulsion in religion
  D) say, O unbelievers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  The number of Muslims in the battle of Badr was 313 while that of Makkan force was_

  Options:
  A) 1,000
  B) 2,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 300
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: The ruler who instituted Friday prayers in Mali was Options:
  A) Mansa Musa
  B) Mansa Suleiman
  C) Mansa Ule
  D) Mansa Abubakar
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  The core of Muhammad's (SAW) da'awah in Makkah was on

  Options:
  A) the unity of Allah
  B) business transaction
  C) divine punishment of wrong-doers
  D) sincere brotherhood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  The doctrine of trinity is regarded in Islam as a form of

  Options:
  A) shirk
  B) kufr
  C) Nifāq
  D) zulm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The Caliph who appointed the shura Council to produce a successor after his death was

  Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) 'Umar b. Khattāb
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) 'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  The fifty Muslim archers at the battle of Uhud were instructed to

  Options:
  A) pay homage to the Prophet(S.A.W.)
  B) strike first in order to gain war booty
  C) attack the enemies when facing them
  D) stay there and should not leave their post
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  Every human being, according to Sūrah al- Asr is in a state of loss, except the

  Options:
  A) Quraish tribe
  B) the oppressed people
  C) faithful and righteous
  D) earlier generations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: ‘People come in search of knowledge, but knowledge does not seek people.’The statement above was made to Caliph Harūn ar-Rashīd by Options:
  A) Imām ‘Abū Hanifah
  B) Imām Mālik
  C) Imām Shāfi'
  D) Imām Hambali
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  The correct answer is B .