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 1941:
  

  Imam Mālik Ibn Anās was born in

  Options:
  A) Basra
  B) al-Madīnah
  C) Makkah
  D) Kūfah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1942:

  Which of the following is an exclusive obligation of the husband?

  Options:
  A) Provision of Shelter
  B) Domestic support
  C) Provision of job
  D) Counselling
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1943: The man who established the Muslim city of Qairawān was Options:
  A) ‘Uqbah b. Nāfi'
  B) ‘Ubaidah b. Sa'ad
  C) Irshād b. Waqās
  D) Mūsa b. Naufāi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1944: Sūratul-Kawthar was revealed because of the Makkans’ Options:
  A) insinuation
  B) resistance
  C) intolerance
  D) persecution.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1945:

  Suratul Mā'ūn discusses the privilege to be enjoyed by the

  Options:
  A) givers
  B) travelers
  C) the wealthy
  D) the needy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1946:

  Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

  Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a jugde'
  C) 'I cannot read'
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1947: The companion who introduced Islam to North Africa through Egypt was Options:
  A) Amr b. As
  B) Abu Musa
  C) Ibn Ishaq
  D) Ibn Suleiman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1948: One major peculiarity between the Makkan and Madinan Suwar of the Glorious Qur’an is that Options:
  A) Makkan Suwar are historical while Madinan Suwar are theoretical
  B) Makkan Suwar are meant for daily rituals while Madinan Suwar are for commercial transactions
  C) Makkan Suwar are purely to people of Makkan while the Madinan Suwar addresses the people of Madina
  D) Makkan Suwar are short and poetic while the Madinan Suwar are longer and generic.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1949:

  The religion of the Arabs before the advent of Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Idol worshipping
  B) Christianity
  C) Judaism
  D) Judaism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1950: In the Islamic political system, Mas’ūliyyah means Options:
  A) justice
  B) democracy
  C) consultation
  D) accountability.
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  The correct answer is D .