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 1131:

  Out of 300,000 traditions collected by Imam Muslim, he selected

  Options:
  A) 6,200
  B) 7,200
  C) 8,200
  D) 9,200
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1132:

  Tawaful Wadai means___

  Options:
  A) visiting the prophet’s grave
  B) farewell circumambulation
  C) Tawaf al-Ifadan
  D) visitation to the orphans in Makkah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1133: The first Umayyad caliph was Options:
  A) ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar
  B) ‘Umar b. Abdul Azīz
  C) Walid b. Yazīd
  D) Mu’awiya b. Abi Sufyān.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1134:

  One of the strong proofs of the authenticity of the Qur'an is that

  Options:
  A) the like of it has not been produced by an individual or a group of people
  B) the arabic language in which it was written is still spoken.
  C) it was compliled soon after its revelation
  D) it has been translated into many languages
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1135:

  "Whoever does any work which is not in the teaching of Islam will be rejected" is found in Hadith _____ of al-Nawawi's collections.

  Options:
  A) six
  B) seven
  C) eight
  D) ten
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1136:

  One important lesson taught in Suratul Kawthar is that Muslims should

  Options:
  A) always fulfil their promises
  B) protect themselves when the need arises
  C) accept whatever calamity that befall them
  D) worship Allah and sacrifice
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1137:

  While polygamy is permitted in Sūraℎ 4:3, Sūraℎ 4:129

  Options:
  A) limits the practice to Imams
  B) modifies it
  C) highlights problems inherent in it
  D) promises reward for its practice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1138:

  'O Allah! Lord of power (and rule), Thou giveth power to whom thou pleaseth, and thou strippest off power from whom thou pleaseth ...' Q.3:26 The 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 1139: From which chapter of the Qur’ān is the verse which declares ‘Certainly, we created man in the best make’? Options:
  A) 87
  B) 95
  C) 97
  D) 99
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1140: The Prophet (S.A.W) granted general amnesty to all enemies of Islam after the Options:
  A) Battle of Yamāmah
  B) Conquest of Makkah
  C) Campaign of Tabūk
  D) Battle of Hunāin.
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  The correct answer is B .