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 41:

  Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

  Options:
  A) it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
  B) most Muslims can read and write Arabic
  C) books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
  D) the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 42:

  Abu Sufyan accepted Islam because he was

  Options:
  A) interested in the leadership of the Muslims
  B) totally disarmed by Muslim soldiers
  C) surprised by the Prophet's magnanimity
  D) disappointed by his Makkah associates
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 43:

  'Still less can their knowledge comprehend the hereafter ...' Q. 27:66). This verse above of the Qur'ān implies that

  Options:
  A) man's knowledge of the Hereafter can only be partial
  B) most men do not believe in the Hereafter
  C) man's comprehension of the expectations in the Hereafter is a always on the decrease
  D) it is difficult to deceive in the Hereafter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44: 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 45: Ayyam at-tashriq are the days of Options:
  A) buying and selling
  B) visits and caring
  C) singing and dancing
  D) eating and drinking.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 46:

  The prophet who assisted Prophet Ibrahīm (A.S.) in the reconstruction of the Ka'abah the

  Options:
  A) Yacqūb (A.S)
  B) Ishaq (A.S)
  C) Ismāil (A.S)
  D) Nūℎ (A.S)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 47:

  The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'an was mooted by

  Options:
  A) Abu-Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) Umar b. Khattab
  C) Zaid b. Thabit
  D) Uthman b. Affan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 48: Muhammad rasūlullah in the kalimatu shshahādah means that Muhammed (S.A.W.) is to Allah a Options:
  A) prophet
  B) messenger
  C) servant
  D) slave
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 49: One of the contributions of Islam to women welfare is the introduction of Options:
  A) inheritance
  B) family planning
  C) marriage
  D) women seclusion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 50: The Tafstr of the Glorious Qur’ān which is modern in its approach to commentary is known as Options:
  A) at-tasstr bir-r 'ay
  B) tafstr al-ma’thūr
  C) tafstr al-madhāhib
  D) at-tafstr al-'asri.
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  The correct answer is A .