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 1981: ‘God was well pleased with the believers when they pledges all allegiance unto thee beneath the tree’.The verse above was revealed in connection with the Options:
  A) battle of Badr
  B) battle of Tabūk
  C) Treaty of Hudaybiyah
  D) pledge of ‘Aqabah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1982: The first person who recognized signs of Prophethood on Muhammad (SAW) was a Options:
  A) Christian Monk
  B) Jewish Rabbi
  C) Buddhist Monk
  D) Soothsayer.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1983: The most important right which both Muslims and non-Muslims have under the Islamic political system is that of Options:
  A) worship
  B) justice
  C) honour
  D) life.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1984: The last sentence in the Talbiyah is Options:
  A) Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
  B) Lā sharika laka
  C) Innal Hamda wa n - Ni 'mata laka wal - mulk
  D) Labbayka lā sharika laka labbayka
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1985: The contents of sūraℎ al-fatihah can be summed up to mean that Options:
  A) mercy is always from ‘Allāh
  B) man must always fear ‘Allāh and obey Him
  C) man must worship ‘Allāh and seek His help
  D) it is the first sūrah that was revealed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1986:

  It is shirk in Islam to

  Options:
  A) Dance
  B) Sing religious song
  C) Undergo plastic surgery
  D) Masquerade
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1987:

  Belief in the Prophets of Allah implies that one should

  Options:
  A) follow some of them in the service of Allah
  B) visit their tombs on annual pilgrimage
  C) withdraw from society and live a solitary life.
  D) emulate their examples in serving humanity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1988:

  Which one of the following actions may be regarded as Mubāℎ?

  Options:
  A) Acquisition of knowledge
  B) smoking
  C) Salāt ash-shaf
  D) Shaking hands while greeting37
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1989:

  The 8th of DHUl-Hijjah is Yawmut-Tarwiyyah because

  Options:
  A) it marks the beginning of Hajj rites
  B) pilgrims visit the Jamarat and make a sacrifice
  C) the first Tawaf is performed at the Ka'bah
  D) pilgrims spend the night in supplication at Muzdalifah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1990: A father or guardian can give out his daughter or ward in marriage under the principle of Ijbār provided that the Options:
  A) girl has attained the age of maturity
  B) mother is properly informed
  C) girl is a minor
  D) groom does not have any physical disability.
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  The correct answer is C .