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 131:

  Fortune telling is un-islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  C) only in matters relating to religious practices
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132:

  Islam as a monotheistic religion expects that every faithful follower should

  Options:
  A) not tell lies
  B) serve Allah without associates
  C) praise the Prophets as enjoined by Allah
  D) performSalat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 133: Raiding as a characteristic of the Jahilyyah Arabs led to Options:
  A) Holding annual political meetings
  B) Staging of annual trade fair
  C) Burying their female children alive
  D) Fighting inter- tribal wars
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 134:

  Hadith number sixteen of An-Nawwals collections enjoins Muslims not to _____

  Options:
  A) Get angry
  B) Drink alcohol
  C) Commit adultery
  D) Back
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135:

  The importance of knowledge of isnād and matn lies in the fact that

  Options:
  A) both were taught by the Prophet (S.A.W)
  B) they make it possible to understand Hadīth
  C) the two make it easy to memorize Hadītℎ
  D) the two make it easy to identify fault in Hadīth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136:

  The following are considered good for water ablution except___

  Options:
  A) rain water
  B) river water
  C) well water
  D) pond
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 137:

  Every human being, according to Sūrah al- Asr is in a state of loss, except the

  Options:
  A) Quraish tribe
  B) the oppressed people
  C) faithful and righteous
  D) earlier generations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 138: What differentiates Hadith Qudsi from Hadith Nabawi is the Options:
  A) place and manner of application
  B) condition under which the two are narrated
  C) wording and teaching intended
  D) chain and reliability of the narrator
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 139:

  Belief in oneness of Allah is the cornerstone of Islamic _____

  Options:
  A) Brotherhood
  B) Politics
  C) Monotheism
  D) Socialism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 140: Who among the four rightly guided caliphs introduced the systems of Bayr at māl? Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as Siddīq
  B) ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb
  C) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  D) ‘Ali b. ’ Abī Tālib.
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  The correct answer is B .