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 1911:

  One of the contribution of Islam to women welfare is the introduction of

  Options:
  A) inheritance
  B) family planning
  C) marriage
  D) women seclusion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1912:

  One of the following is not part of the names of the Qu'ran.

  Options:
  A) Al-Bayyinah
  B) An-Nur
  C) Al-Huda
  D) Ar-Rahman
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1913: The second hadīth 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 .
• Question 1914:

  "Lam yalid wa lam yulad"(Q 112:3) is preceded by

  Options:
  A) Wa lam yakul-Lahu Kufuwan ahad
  B) Lakum dinukum waliyadi
  C) Qul Huwal Lahu Ahad
  D) Allahu Samad
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1915: Imām Ash-shāfi'l studied under two of his predecessors. These are Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah and Malik
  B) Mālik and Abū Hanīfah
  C) Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
  D) 'Umar and Abū Bakr
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1916:

  Which of the following prayers is not observed between Isha and Fajr?

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shafi
  C) Witr
  D) Istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1917: A text of Hadith is rejected if it is Options:
  A) reported by an Arab
  B) against natural phenomenon
  C) reported twice by the same reporter
  D) not reported in Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1918: The Tafstr of the Glorious Qur’ān which is modern in its approach to commentary is known as Options:
  A) at-tasstr bir-r 'ay
  B) tafstr al-ma’thūr
  C) tafstr al-madhāhib
  D) at-tafstr al-'asri.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1919:

  āyatul-Kursiyy not only teaches the oneness of 'Allah but also emphasizes His

  Options:
  A) Eternity Qur`an
  B) Wisdom
  C) Omnipresence
  D) Predominance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1920: 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 .