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 1521: Apart from the cleanliness of the body and clothes, the devotee who intends to pray must also ensure the cleanliness of the Options:
  A) soul
  B) place
  C) qiblah
  D) water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1522:

  Four revealed books mentioned in the Quran are

  Options:
  A) Injil, Tawrah, Zaburah, Kitab
  B) Injil, Furqan, Zaburah, Qu’ran
  C) Tawrah, Furqan, Zaburah Injil
  D) Injil, Tawrah, Zaburah, Qu’ran
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1523:

  When Muhammad(S.A.W) sought for protection in Ta'if in 620 C.E. he was

  Options:
  A) stoned by the people of Ta'if
  B) received joyously by the people
  C) granted a onditional permit
  D) allowed to stay for a few days
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1524: Which of the following Prophets,according to the Qur’an, lived for not less than nine hundred and fifty years? Options:
  A) ādam
  B) Nūℎ
  C) Ibrāhīm
  D) Mūsā
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1525:

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

  Options:
  A) 9,200
  B) 7,200
  C) 8,200
  D) 6,200
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1526:

  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 1527:

  Abu Dawud was born in the province of

  Options:
  A) Balkh
  B) Basra
  C) Bukhara
  D) Sidjistan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1528: The initial spread of Islam in West Africa can be described as generally Options:
  A) rapid and systematic
  B) rapid and thorough
  C) slow but peaceful
  D) peaceful and systematic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1529:

  The first King of the Mali empire to accept Islam was

  Options:
  A) Mansa Musa
  B) Barmandana
  C) Sundiata
  D) Mansa Sulayman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1530: ‘People come in search of knowledge, but knowledge does not seek people.’The statement above was made to Caliph Harūn ar-Rashīd by Options:
  A) Imām ‘Abū Hanifah
  B) Imām Mālik
  C) Imām Shāfi'
  D) Imām Hambali
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  The correct answer is B .