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 1971: 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 1972:

  The Prophet was survived by only one child. This was___

  Options:
  A) Zainab
  B) Fatimoh
  C) Ruqayah
  D) Ibrahim
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1973:

  The type of Tafstr which uses the Qur'ān to explain the Qur'ān began during the time of the

  Options:
  A) Tābi' ūn
  B) Sahābah
  C) Prophet (S.A.W)
  D) Tābi' u-Tābi'ūn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1974: The divine attribute of omnipotence is implied in Options:
  A) as-Samī
  B) al-Basīr
  C) al-Qadīr
  D) al-‘Alīm.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1975: The art of witchcraft is disapproved of in Sūra Options:
  A) ash-shams
  B) al-falaq
  C) al-Ikhlās
  D) an-Nās.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1976:

  'Allah begets not nor is He begotten.' The quotation above condemns

  Options:
  A) hero praising
  B) the doctrine of trinity
  C) worshiping of ancestors
  D) idol worshiping
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1977:

  'It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do not' (Q. 61:3). The main teaching of the verse above is honesty in

  Options:
  A) Words and deeds
  B) Words
  C) Deeds and worship
  D) deeds
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1978: ′Lā yukallifu Hāhu naf san illā wus'ahā' This quotation is part of Options:
  A) Sūrat al - Alaq
  B) Sūrat al - A 'lā
  C) Ayāt al - kur'ay
  D) Ayāt Amanar - Rasūl
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1979:

  The Khalifah who ordered the compilation of the Quran in a book form was ___

  Options:
  A) Abu Bakr b. Abu Quhafah
  B) Umar b. al Kattab
  C) Uthman b. Affan
  D) Ali b. Talid.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1980:

  Truth has come and falsehood has vanished was uttered by the Prophet(SAW) when

  Options:
  A) Umar embraced Islam
  B) Islam spread beyond Arabia
  C) he got to the city of Yathrib
  D) he entered the sacred Ka'bah
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  The correct answer is D .