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 11:

  The first woman to accept Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Aisha
  B) Aminah
  C) Khadijah
  D) Ruqayah
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12:

  Zihar occurs when a husband compares his

  Options:
  A) Wife with himself
  B) Wife with his daughter
  C) Daughter with her friend
  D) Wife with the back of his mother.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13: A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they Options:
  A) are long
  B) address the people of the Book
  C) contain a lot of oaths
  D) make references to battles.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14: The major difference among the Sunni schools of law borders on Options:
  A) jurisprudential interpretation
  B) judicial rulings
  C) legal application
  D) customary usage.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15: The basic theme of sūrah al-Zil Zāl is the description of Options:
  A) fearful events of the Day of Judgment
  B) how people will be rewarded with paradise
  C) events before the actual doomsday
  D) punishment of the unbelievers in hell.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16: The institution of learning referred to as ‘ummu-d-duniyah is Options:
  A) al-Azhar university
  B) Sankore University
  C) University of Madinah
  D) University of Khartoum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18: In the hadīth that ends with ‘…piety is based right here …’, the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the Options:
  A) hand
  B) heart
  C) city of Makkah
  D) city of al-Madīnah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19:

  One of the importance of the first revelation was the

  Options:
  A) description of the Arabian peninsula to the Prophet (SAW)
  B) dissemination of knowledge
  C) explanation of knowledge
  D) description of the steps of acquiring knowledge.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 20: āyatul-Kursiyy not only teaches the oneness of ‘Allah but also emphasizes His Options:
  A) Eternity Qur`an Chapter 2 vs 255.
  B) Predominance
  C) Omnipresence
  D) Wisdom.
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  The correct answer is A .