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 121:

  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 122:

  The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant

  Options:
  A) trade by barter
  B) exchange of female slaves
  C) exchange of sisters in wedlock
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 123:

  A rak'ah in salat starts with

  Options:
  A) Takbiratul Ihram
  B) Qiyam bi Itidal
  C) Sujud
  D) Ruku
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 124: 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 125:

  In Q.17:27, the extravagant are likened to associates of

  Options:
  A) pious people
  B) Pharaoh
  C) Satan
  D) soothsayers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126: Q. 3:103 enjoins Muslims to Options:
  A) Unite and not be divided
  B) Live in the same place
  C) Speak with one voice politically
  D) Unite for economic progress
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 127: ‘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 .
• Question 128: The Muslim ruler of Mali who embarked on a celebrated pilgrimage of Makkah in the 11th Century C.E was Options:
  A) Muhammad Bello
  B) Muhammad Askia
  C) Sheikh b. Fodiye
  D) Mansa Musa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 129:

  The author of the Muwatta was the Imām of

  Options:
  A) Dārul-Hijrah
  B) Dārus-Salām
  C) Damascus
  D) Makkah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 130: Which of the following sets, according to ā'yatul Kursiyy; is ‘Allāh not susceptible to? Options:
  A) Thirst or hunger
  B) Slumber or sleep
  C) Fear or terror
  D) Sickness or pain.
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  The correct answer is B .