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 1661:

  The pre-Islamic period is known as

  Options:
  A) Jahillyyah
  B) Sunnat
  C) Mujahidud
  D) Al-Bait
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1662: The Qur’an is different from other revealed Books because Options:
  A) it is a prayer book only
  B) barren women can be helped through it
  C) both spiritual, moral and social values are found in it
  D) one can use it for protection only.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1663: The text of talbiyah in hājj emphasizes the pilgrim’s Options:
  A) readiness to observe the rites of ℎājj to the end
  B) realization of the uniqueness of the rites of ℎājj
  C) recognition of Allah’s absolute authority
  D) aspiration for a reward
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1664: Which of the following Prophets was an ancestor of both Arabs and Jews? Options:
  A) īsā
  B) Dāwd
  C) Ayyūb
  D) Ibrāhīm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1665:

  Mas'uliyyah as a principle of the the Islamic political system is a measure to check

  Options:
  A) Indiscipline
  B) Rigging
  C) Nepotism
  D) Misappropriation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1666: ‘Of the excellence of the Islam of a man is his leaving alone what does not concern him’The above statement is a Options:
  A) Qur’ānic verse
  B) prophetic tradition
  C) saying of the companions
  D) remark of the ‘Ulamā
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1667:

  In which Surah of the Qu'ran does this verse occur "Fasalli il-rabbika wani har"

  Options:
  A) lahb
  B) fathiah
  C) Kawthar
  D) Nas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1668:

  Talaq al-Bida'ah takes effect when divorce is pronounced

  Options:
  A) when the wife is still in her marital home
  B) when the wife is purified of her menses
  C) verbally or in writing
  D) three times simultaneously
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1669:

  The revelation of the Qu'ran took a period of ____years.

  Options:
  A) 43
  B) 32
  C) 21
  D) 23
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1670:

  The second hadith in an-Nawawi's collection teaches that it is righteousness to worship Allah as if

  Options:
  A) one would die the following day
  B) He would punish one on the spot
  C) one was seeing Him physically
  D) one would live forever
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  The correct answer is C .