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:

  Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because

  Options:
  A) it gives one an insight of what tomorrow holds
  B) it creates animosity amongst people
  C) it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  D) it's proceed is unlawful
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12:

  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 13:

  One of the strong proofs of the authenticity of the Qur'an is that

  Options:
  A) the like of it has not been produced by an individual or a group of people
  B) the arabic language in which it was written is still spoken.
  C) it was compliled soon after its revelation
  D) it has been translated into many languages
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 14:

  The purification performed in the absence of water

  Options:
  A) Janabah
  B) Tayammum
  C) Janazah
  D) Taslim
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15: According to Hadīth 31 of an-Nawawi, man will be loved by ‘Allāℎ if he is Options:
  A) indifferent to the world
  B) steadfast in prayers
  C) obedient to the prophets
  D) kind to his neighbours
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16: ‘If ye do it not, take notice of war from ‘Allah and His Apostle: But if ye turn back,ye shall have your capital sums …’ (Q.2:279)The quotation above warns against Options:
  A) cheating
  B) fraud
  C) usury
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 17:

  The Battle of Siffin was fought under the

  Caliphate of

  Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr
  B) ‘Umar
  C) ‘Uthmān
  D) ‘Ali.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18:

  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 19: The victory of the Roman Empire over the Persian Empire after the Persians had defeated the Romans as stated in the Glorious Qur’an (Q. 30: 2-3) is an evidence of the Options:
  A) beauty of the words of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) historical nature of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) simplicity of the wordings of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 20: The most hateful of the permissible things in the sight of Allāℎ is Options:
  A) mahr
  B) iddah
  C) fasād
  D) talāq
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  The correct answer is D .