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 1011:

  Divine inspiration was employed in the

  Options:
  A) arrangement of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  C) standardization of the Glorious Qur'an
  D) memorization of the Glorious Qur'an
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1012:

  The major themes that can be derived from Surah al-fatihah are

  Options:
  A) knowledge, prayer and sacrifice
  B) praise, prayer and pledge
  C) praise, promise and equity
  D) praise, pledge and prayer
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1013:

  The religion of the Arabs before the advent of Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Idol worshipping
  B) Christianity
  C) Judaism
  D) Judaism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1014:

  The Prophet lost his wife Khadijah in the year

  Options:
  A) 619 C.E.
  B) 616 C.E.
  C) 610 C.E.
  D) 617 C.E.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1015: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1016: Hadith is important to Muslims because it is Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet’s message is known
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1017:

  Which of the following is not among the articles of faith? Belief in the

  Options:
  A) angels
  B) prophets
  C) scriptures
  D) miracles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1018:

  The Khalifah who ordered the compilation of the Quran in a book form was ___

  Options:
  A) Abu Bakr b. Abu Quhafah
  B) Umar b. al Kattab
  C) Uthman b. Affan
  D) Ali b. Talid.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1019:

  The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) ibn Sīna
  B) al-Ghazālī
  C) ar-Rāzī
  D) Ibn Rushd.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1020: 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 .