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:

  Chapter 112 of the Quran talks about belief in

  Options:
  A) Unity of Allah
  B) Life after death
  C) Prophets
  D) Messengers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 12: With the institution of zakāh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become Options:
  A) equal
  B) proportional
  C) lump-sided
  D) legally binding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13: The jurist who made Tasawwuf compatible with the Shari'ah was Options:
  A) ibn Sina
  B) ibn Khaldūn
  C) Ar-Rāzi
  D) al-Ghazālī
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 14:

  The following are good manners except

  Options:
  A) keeping away from what does not concern one
  B) eating food on the streets
  C) love of peace
  D) maintaining a good relationship with others
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15:

  'And consult them in the affairs ...'(Qur'ān 3:159). This expression emphasizes the importance of the principle of

  Options:
  A) shūrā
  B) mu'āmalah
  C) Tatfīf
  D) bay'ah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16:

  In congregational Salah, a person who comes late is expected to

  Options:
  A) pronounce the taslim to indicate his arrival
  B) say subhanallah so that the Imam can note his presence
  C) recite the iqama before joining the congregation D. make takbiratul ihram and join the Imam
  D) make takbiratul ihram and join the Imam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 17:

  The shortest surah in the Quran is

  Options:
  A) Suratun nas
  B) Suratul Kawthar
  C) Ikhlas
  D) Suratul Falaq
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18: Kalimatu sℎ −shahādah is the first pillar of Islam, the second being Options:
  A) pilgrimage to Makkah
  B) payment of Zakāℎ
  C) fasting in the month of Ramadan
  D) observance of the five daily prayers.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 19:

  The narrator of Hadith No. 1 of al-Nawawi's collections is

  Options:
  A) A'ishah bint Abu Bakr
  B) Abdullah bu Umar
  C) Abdulrahman bu Awf
  D) Uman bu Abdul Aziz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 20:

  Hadith means _______ of the prophet (SAW)

  Options:
  A) actions and silent approvals
  B) only the actions
  C) sayings, actions and silent approvals
  D) sayings and actions
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  The correct answer is C .