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 1101:

  According to Islamic teachings, angels are

  Options:
  A) of divine nature
  B) a class of jinns
  C) like human beings
  D) loyal servants of Allah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1102:

  Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da'wah in al-Madina was more

  Options:
  A) persecution oriented
  B) of an internal affair of believers
  C) far-reaching
  D) intensive but less successful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1103: In Q.5:7, Allah says, ‘if ye are ill or on a journey … and ye find no water, then perform …’ Options:
  A) wudū
  B) al-ghusl
  C) at-tayammum
  D) qasr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1104:

  Mutilation which is stipulated in Q. 5:38 for theft is described as

  Options:
  A) a retaliatory sanction
  B) a punitive measure
  C) an exemplary punishment
  D) an incontrovertible disgrace
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1105:

  The core of Muhammad's (SAW) da'awah in Makkah was on

  Options:
  A) the unity of Allah
  B) business transaction
  C) divine punishment of wrong-doers
  D) sincere brotherhood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1106:

  The importance of the Hadith lies in the fact that it _____

  Options:
  A) Supplements the Qu'ran and serves as a second source of Islamic law
  B) Was recorded and collected in some attentic
  C) Was officially collected by Muslim Caliphs
  D) Provides reliable information on thr biography of the Prophet (SAW)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1107:

  The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by

  Options:
  A) Zaid b. Thābit
  B) 'Umar b.Khattāb
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) 'Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1108:

  Hadith 4 of An-Nawawi's collection is about the complete

  Options:
  A) nature of man's creation
  B) movement of the sun in its orbit
  C) nature of the creation of the earth
  D) movement of the seas and oceans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1109:

  The Quyaysh boycotted Banū Hāshim

  Because they

  Options:
  A) had all accepted Islam
  B) refused to accept Islam
  C) planned to migrate to Yathrib with the Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) protected the Prophet (S.A.W) and refused to surrender him.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1110:

  ‘.. the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or...’ (Q.2:229)This verse of the Glorious Qur’ān stresses

  The need for a Muslim to be kind to his

  Wife at the time of

  Options:
  A) divorce
  B) disagreement
  C) pregnancy
  D) distress.
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  The correct answer is A .