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 241:

  How many times does the word al-Qadr occur in the Qur'an chapter 97?

  Options:
  A) 4
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 242: Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur’an is important because Options:
  A) it allows for the understanding of history of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) it provides the basis for the deeper understanding of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) it provides the knowledge of correct pronounciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) it increases the ability to recite and communicate in Arabic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243:

  In Hadith 6 of an-Nawawi's collection, the Prophet(SAW) said the lawful and unlawful are all clear, but between them are

  Options:
  A) things prohibited
  B) things permitted
  C) ambiguous matters
  D) lump of flesh.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 244:

  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 245:

  Which of the following is not among the articles of Faith? Belief in the

  Options:
  A) angels
  B) miracles
  C) prophets
  D) scriptures
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246:

  A decision taken in the interest of the public becomes

  Options:
  A) Urf
  B) Ijtihad
  C) Istislah
  D) Jihad
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 247:

  Mutilation which is stipulated in Q. 5:38 for theft is described as

  Options:
  A) a retaliatory sanction
  B) a punitive measure
  C) an exemplary punishment
  D) an incontrovertible disgrace
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 248:

  The capital of an ancient Ghana empire was

  Options:
  A) Awkar
  B) Awdaghast
  C) Jenne
  D) Sijilmasa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 249:

  Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

  Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a jugde'
  C) 'I cannot read'
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 250:

  One of the conditions that make prayer obligatory on believers is

  Options:
  A) social status
  B) reciting the Qur'an with proper Tajweed
  C) following pious Imam
  D) attainment of maturity
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  The correct answer is D .