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 271:

  Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because

  Options:
  A) it gives one an insight of what tomorrow holds
  B) it creates animosity amongst people
  C) it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  D) it's proceed is unlawful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 272:

  'Peace descending on the righteous throughout the night' The verse above is one of the major themes in Sūrah

  Options:
  A) al-Qadr
  B) al-Alaq
  C) al-Kawthar
  D) al-Falaq
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 273: The teaching in the 10th Hadith of an- Nawawi is that Options:
  A) Allah accepts prayers from Muslims only
  B) only credible people shall be elected leaders
  C) abstinance from forbidden things is prelude to accepting prayers
  D) abstinance from misconduct by ladies makes them more attractive to men
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 274: Sūratul-Fātihah is also referred to as Options:
  A) Sūratul-Hidāyah
  B) Kitābul-mathāni
  C) Ummul-kitāb It is He who has sent down to you (Muhammad) S.A.W. The book (This Qur`an) in it are verse that are clear. They are the Mother of the Books …”.
  D) Sūratud-du'ā’.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 275:

  A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective

  Of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a

  Time of distress is

  Options:
  A) at-Takāthur
  B) ad-Duhā
  C) al-Kāfirūn
  D) al-mā ūn.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 276: Islam decreed against begging through encouraging Options:
  A) collective bargaining
  B) labour association
  C) trade bargaining
  D) dignity of labour.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277:

  The importance of the Hadith lies in the fact that it _____

  Options:
  A) Supplements the Qu'ran and serves as a second source of Islamic law
  B) Was recorded and collected in some attentic
  C) Was officially collected by Muslim Caliphs
  D) Provides reliable information on thr biography of the Prophet (SAW)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278:

  Truth has come and falsehood has vanished was uttered by the Prophet(SAW) when

  Options:
  A) Umar embraced Islam
  B) Islam spread beyond Arabia
  C) he got to the city of Yathrib
  D) he entered the sacred Ka'bah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 279:

  The correct meaning of Tafsir is the

  Options:
  A) detailed explanation and commentary of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) scientific application of the contents of the Glorious Qur'an to human life
  C) true reflections on the contents of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) practical application of the contents of the Glorious Qur'an
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 280:

  At the end of his prayer, how may sitting for at-tashahud are expected of someone who misses two rak'ats in a congregational salā al- magrhib?

  Options:
  A) four
  B) three
  C) two
  D) one
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  The correct answer is B .