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 111: The popular house of wisdom in Baghdad was built during the time of Options:
  A) Umar b. Abdulaz īz
  B) Harūn ar-Rashīd
  C) al-Ma'mūm
  D) al-mu'tasim.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 112:

  The treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was expected

  To last

  Options:
  A) ten years
  B) three years
  C) ten months
  D) six months
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 113: Sūrah 79:24 reveals that Pharaoh’s action is incompatible with the Islamic principle of Tawhīd because he Options:
  A) encouraged the art of magic
  B) indulged in immoral acts
  C) worshiped beings other than ‘Allāh
  D) equated himself with ‘Allāh.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 114:

  The man who analyzed the first encounter the Prophet (S.A.W) with Angel Jibril was

  Options:
  A) Hatīb b. Abī Balta'a
  B) Arqam b. Arqam
  C) Waraqah b. Nawfal
  D) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115:

  To ensure the authenticity of the compiled text of the Holy Qur'ān, extracts written on various materials were cross-checked with texts

  Options:
  A) Written by Zayd bin Thābit
  B) recalled from memory by early memorizers
  C) delivered by angel Jirīl to the Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) written by the Prophet (S.A.W) himself
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 116:

  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 117:

  Fal'ya budu Rabba hadhal Bayt means ________

  Options:
  A) guide us to the right path
  B) let them worship the Lord of this house
  C) pray to the Lord and make sacrifices
  D) teaches man what he does not know
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  The major teaching of Surah an-Nasr(Q. 110) is that

  Options:
  A) Islam has a bright future
  B) death is inevitable
  C) man must strive to succeed in life
  D) after difficulty comes ease
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 119: 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 120:

  In sūrah al-Qāri'ah, mankind is compared to

  Options:
  A) humiliated beasts
  B) laden camels
  C) scattered moths
  D) pampered creatures
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  The correct answer is C .