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 501: The number of lashes prescribed for the consumption of alcohol is Options:
  A) forty
  B) sixty
  C) eighty
  D) hundred
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 502:

  By the year 1110 C.E., Andalusia had fallen under the control of

  Options:
  A) Mujahidun
  B) Ansar
  C) Muhajirun
  D) Al Murabitun
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 503:

  The revelation of the Quran took a period of ____years.

  Options:
  A) 43
  B) 32
  C) 21
  D) 23
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 504: Al-cawrah for a man is from the Options:
  A) navel to the feet
  B) navel to the knee
  C) head to the toe
  D) head to the waist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 505:

  ‘O Allah! Lord of power (and rule), Thou giveth power to whom thou pleaseth, and thou strippest off power from whom thou pleaseth …’ Q.3:26The verse above describes Allah’s political

  Power as most

  Options:
  A) complex
  B) liberal
  C) severe
  D) sovereign
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 506: āyatul-Kursiyy not only teaches the oneness of ‘Allah but also emphasizes His Options:
  A) Eternity Qur`an Chapter 2 vs 255.
  B) Predominance
  C) Omnipresence
  D) Wisdom.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 507: In the hadīth that ends with ‘…piety is based right here …’, the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the Options:
  A) hand
  B) heart
  C) city of Makkah
  D) city of al-Madīnah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 508: In the early part of Islam in West Africa, the ribāt was primarily a centre for Options:
  A) religious propagation
  B) Sūfi indoctrination
  C) social reform
  D) fraternal movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 509:

  The revelation of the glorious Qur'an started with a

  Options:
  A) parable
  B) command
  C) Legislation
  D) Declaration.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 510: The final and total prohibition of intoxicants is contained in Sūrah Options:
  A) al-Baqarah
  B) al-‘Imrān
  C) an-Nisā
  D) al-Māidah
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  The correct answer is D .