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 1: ‘Allāh swears by the Fig and the Olive in Sūrah Options:
  A) al-Zilzāl
  B) at-Trn
  C) al-Qadr
  D) al-'A’laq. Qur`an chapter 95 vs 1. Allah says: “By the fig and olive”.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar?

  Options:
  A) They are short and poetic
  B) They are long and rhythmic
  C) They are easy and rhythmic
  D) They are stylistic and summative
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Which of the following prayers is not observed between Isha and Fajr?

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shafi
  C) Witr
  D) Istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: ‘It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do not’ (Q. 61:3). The main teaching of the verse above is honesty in Options:
  A) deeds
  B) words
  C) words and deeds
  D) deeds and worship
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: Fount (of abundance) was given to the Prophet (S.A.W) and made known to him in sūrah Options:
  A) al-Mā’ ūn
  B) al-Takāthur
  C) an-Nasr
  D) al-Kawthar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  The categories of women prohibited in marriage due to blood relations are

  Options:
  A) 14
  B) 11
  C) 10
  D) 73
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: 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 8:

  The entrenchment of an Islamic economic system is aimed at

  Options:
  A) controlling the world funds .
  B) restricting the unlawful acquisition of wealth
  C) restricting men to particular occupations
  D) promoting equitable distribution of wealth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  The right of a husband over his wife excludes

  Options:
  A) Controlling the wife's activities
  B) Taking additional wives
  C) Deciding the place of residence
  D) Total controlling the wife's property
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The youngest person to accept Islam was

  Options:
  A) Aliyu
  B) Anas
  C) Ibu Umar
  D) Zayd
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  The correct answer is A .