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 151: The Arabs worshiped idols during the Jahiliyya period because Options:
  A) They were ignorant of God’s existence
  B) there were Prophets among them
  C) they believed that the idols will intercede
  D) there were revealed Books.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 152: If instead of four raka′āt a devotee observes five raka'āt in salat az-Zuhr he should perform Options:
  A) Ba'diyyaℎ
  B) Qabliyyaℎ
  C) Ibādiyyaℎ
  D) Sanūsiyyaℎ
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 153:

  The seal of all the prophets was prophet___

  Options:
  A) Ayyub (a.s.w.)
  B) Muhammed (S.A.W.)
  C) Yahya (a.s.w.)
  D) Ibrahim
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 154: Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because Options:
  A) it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
  B) most Muslims can read and write Arabic
  C) books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
  D) the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 155:

  How many times does the word A'bud and its derivatives occur in Suratul-Kafirun

  Options:
  A) six
  B) seven
  C) eight
  D) nine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 156:

  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 157: ‘Say: I am but a man like yourselves, (but) The inspiration has come to me …’ (Q.18:110) In relation to Kalimat sh-shahādah, the verse quoted above Options:
  A) traces the origin of the expression
  B) is a summary of the content
  C) emphasizes a part of the content
  D) proves that any other prophet could take the place of Muhammed (S.A.W)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 158: In which year of the Hijrah was fasting introduced in Islam? Options:
  A) Second
  B) Third
  C) Fourth
  D) Fifth
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159:

  The first Mu'adh-Dhin in Islam is

  Options:
  A) Amr
  B) Bilal
  C) Hamzah
  D) Maysarah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 160:

  Any Hadith whose message is directly from Allah is

  Options:
  A) Sahih
  B) Hasan
  C) Qudsi
  D) Gharib
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  The correct answer is C .