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:

  ‘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 2:

  According to Q.4:34, the main right of the

  Husband over his wife is to

  Options:
  A) Prepare food for him
  B) Have conjugal relation with her
  C) Accept his leadership and obey him
  D) Appreciate him for his favours
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  One of the most outstanding developments after the Hijrah was the

  Options:
  A) increase in cooperation with the Jews
  B) emergence of a new religion
  C) emergence of the Muslim
  D) increase in hostilities against the Muslims
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  The Prophet was survived by only one child. This was___

  Options:
  A) Zainab
  B) Fatimoh
  C) Ruqayah
  D) Ibrahim
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: In Q.17:27, the extravagant are likened to associates of Options:
  A) pious people
  B) pharaoh
  C) satan
  D) soothsayers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  Q.2:219 prohibits wine and gambling for the Muslims because

  Options:
  A) they lead one to ignore one's religion
  B) the sins in them are greater than the profits
  C) one becomes impoverished overnight
  D) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Muhammed Bello justified Jihād against the Islamic state of Borno because of the people’s tendency towards Options:
  A) syncretism
  B) extremism
  C) asceticism
  D) formalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The Prophet (SAW) said, ‘Of all things lawful, divorce is the most hateful to Allah’ because it exposes the parties to Options:
  A) reconciliation
  B) provocation
  C) hardship
  D) arbitration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Mas'uliyyah as a principle of the the Islamic political system is a measure to check

  Options:
  A) Indiscipline
  B) Rigging
  C) Nepotism
  D) Misappropriation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: The Truce of al-Hudaybiyyah included terms such as Options:
  A) payment of reparations to the Makkans by the Ummah
  B) prevention of Muslims from entering Makkah until ten years later
  C) the observance by both parties of a ten year period of peace
  D) the encouragement of the Makkans to join the Muslims in al-Madānah
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  The correct answer is C .