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 291: 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 .
• Question 292: One major peculiarity between the Makkan and Madinan Suwar of the Glorious Qur’an is that Options:
  A) Makkan Suwar are historical while Madinan Suwar are theoretical
  B) Makkan Suwar are meant for daily rituals while Madinan Suwar are for commercial transactions
  C) Makkan Suwar are purely to people of Makkan while the Madinan Suwar addresses the people of Madina
  D) Makkan Suwar are short and poetic while the Madinan Suwar are longer and generic.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 293: A Muslim who cannot marry for genuine reasons is advised to Options:
  A) be reciting the Glorious Qur’n for spiritual uplift
  B) engage in supererogatory prayers at night
  C) give sadaqah to the poor and needy
  D) fast periodically for self-discipline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 294: Allah’s pleasure in this world and the hereafter can be obtained through Options:
  A) physical exercises
  B) writing Qur’an on a slate
  C) Shari’a
  D) oratory
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 295: To maintain the quality of Taqwā one has to be Options:
  A) wealthy
  B) disciplined
  C) poor
  D) a leader
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 296: The last sentence in the Talbiyah is Options:
  A) Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
  B) Lā sharika laka
  C) Innal Hamda wa n - Ni 'mata laka wal - mulk
  D) Labbayka lā sharika laka labbayka
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 297:

  A major teaching of the belief in the hereafter is that

  Options:
  A) Muslims will enjoy the intercession of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)
  B) possession of worldly things should be the ultimate goal in life
  C) Angel Azrail is responsible for taking of souls
  D) associating partners with Allah is unpardonable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 298: Every human being, according to Sūrah al- Asr is in a state of loss, except the Options:
  A) Quraish tribe
  B) the oppressed people
  C) faithful and righteous
  D) earlier generations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 299: 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 300: A special prayer that has no iqāmāh, rukū or sujūd is known as Salah Options:
  A) al-Khawf
  B) al-istisqd
  C) al-jandzah
  D) al-khusūf.
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  The correct answer is C .