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: The copy of the Glorious Qur’an in use was standardized during the period of Caliph Options:
  A) Abu Bakr as Siddiq
  B) Umar b. Khattab
  C) Uthman b. Affan
  D) Ali b. Abu Talib.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  The Hadith collection of Bukhari and Muslim are similar in the following ways except that they

  Options:
  A) both cover the whole range of fiqh
  B) are the best for the tafsir of the Qur'an
  C) are referred to as Sahihayn
  D) have chapters on rewards and punishments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Suratud-Duha (Q.93) in the Quran has a total of 11 verses. Therefore, without the last verse, the remaining verses are 10.

  Options:
  A) 10
  B) 9
  C) 11
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: ′Lā yukallifu Hāhu naf san illā wus'ahā' This quotation is part of Options:
  A) Sūrat al - Alaq
  B) Sūrat al - A 'lā
  C) Ayāt al - kur'ay
  D) Ayāt Amanar - Rasūl
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: One of the sahābah considered most knowledgeable in Tafsīr was Options:
  A) Ali b. ‘Ab ī Tālib
  B) Ubay b. Kacab
  C) Abdullah b. cAbbās
  D) Sacad b. ‘Ab ī Waqās
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  ‘Verily when He intends a thing His command is ‘Be’ and it ‘is’(Q.36:82)From this Qur’anic passage derives the

  Muslim belief in

  Options:
  A) predestination
  B) fatalism
  C) providence
  D) premonition.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  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 8:

  The most important ways of preserving the Glorious Qur'ān by Sahǻbah include

  Options:
  A) establishing schools in major cities and teaching the Glorious Qur'ān
  B) teaching the application of sunnah practically
  C) explaining the conduct of the prophet according to the Glorious Qur'ān
  D) guiding the new converts in Islam ways of life
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: A major activity in Salah performed through various bodily postures is known as Options:
  A) Raka’at
  B) Takbiratul Ihram
  C) At- tashahud
  D) Sujud ash-shukr
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  The last verse of Suratul Ma'un is

  Options:
  A) Alladhinahum yura'un
  B) Alladhinahun an-salatihim sahun
  C) Ara'aytalladhi yukadhibu biddih
  D) Wayaman unal ma'un
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  The correct answer is D .