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 471:

  The first surah in the arrangement of al-Quran is Suratul.

  Options:
  A) Alaq
  B) Fatihah
  C) Ikhlas
  D) Muminun
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 472:

  A Juz' of the Quran is subdivided into the following except

  Options:
  A) Hizb
  B) Manzil
  C) Rub'
  D) Nisf
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 473: According to Hadīth 36 in an-Nawawi’s collection, ‘Allāh is ready to aid any servant so long as the servant is ready to aid his Options:
  A) neighbours
  B) friends
  C) brothers
  D) parents
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 474:

  Makkah is referred to in the Quran chapter 95 verse 3 as the city of

  Options:
  A) prayer
  B) islam
  C) allah
  D) security
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 475: Who among the six compilers of Hadith became blind before his death? Options:
  A) Nasa’i
  B) Abu Da’ud
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Tirmidhi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 476:

  The outcome of the Prophet's visit to Cave Hira was

  Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Quran
  C) award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  D) his resolve to migrate to Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 477:

  The Makkahs were opposed to Muhammad (SAW) because he preached primarily against _____

  Options:
  A) Music and dancing
  B) Drinking and smoking
  C) Murder and suicide
  D) Idolatry and exploitation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 478: Forbidding Munkar in Islam means discouraging others from Options:
  A) abominable acts
  B) injustice
  C) waywardness
  D) double standard
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 479: According to Qur’ān 4:48, to set up partners with Allah is a great offense which Allah will not forgive Options:
  A) except the Prophet (S.A.W) intercedes
  B) until He has forgiven all other sins
  C) except the offender repents
  D) even if He forgives all other sins.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 480: The authenticity of a hadīth may be faulted if Options:
  A) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur''ān
  B) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur''ān
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Qur''ānic injuction
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  The correct answer is D .