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 221: Qur’ān 2:193 enjoins believers to fight unbelievers in the course of Allah if it takes that to Options:
  A) be recognized by the unbelievers
  B) get rid of the unbelievers
  C) defend themselves against transgression
  D) strengthen the Muslim treasury.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 222:

  Tayammum is performed by a Muslim when

  Options:
  A) time of prayer has elapsed
  B) he wants to join a congregational prayer
  C) access to water is very difficult
  D) he is in a hurry to perform prayer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 223:

  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 .
• Question 224: In the hadīth that ends with ‘…piety is based right here …’, the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the Options:
  A) hand
  B) heart
  C) city of Makkah
  D) city of al-Madīnah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 225: The waiting period for a divorced woman is termed Options:
  A) 'īd
  B) waqt
  C) Sā 'ah
  D) 'iddah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 226:

  The number one pillar of Islam is ______

  Options:
  A) Iman
  B) Ihsan
  C) Imanan
  D) Sa'afih
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 227:

  To ensure the authenticity of the compiled text of the Holy Qur'ān, extracts written on various materials were cross-checked with texts

  Options:
  A) Written by Zayd bin Thābit
  B) recalled from memory by early memorizers
  C) delivered by angel Jirīl to the Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) written by the Prophet (S.A.W) himself
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 228:

  By the year 1110 C.E., Andalusia had fallen under the control of

  Options:
  A) Mujahidun
  B) Ansar
  C) Muhajirun
  D) Al Murabitun
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 229: One of the importance of the first revelation was the Options:
  A) description of the Arabian peninsula to the Prophet (SAW)
  B) dissemination of knowledge
  C) explanation of knowledge
  D) description of the steps of acquiring knowledge.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 230: Which of the following Prophets,according to the Qur’an, lived for not less than nine hundred and fifty years? Options:
  A) ādam
  B) Nūℎ
  C) Ibrāhīm
  D) Mūsā
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  The correct answer is B .