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 2011:

  Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not hand-over the Glorious Qur'an to his companions in an arranged form and in a single written volume because

  Options:
  A) he did not want only the Quraish to inherit the book
  B) the revelation did not come in one piece but at intervals
  C) many tribes would want to take over its distribution
  D) there was no need for it.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2012: Hadith is important to Muslims because it is Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet’s message is known
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2013: Q.17:26-27 warns Muslims not to squander their wealth as squanderers are brothers of the Options:
  A) evil ones
  B) misguided
  C) hypocrites
  D) unbelievers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2014:

  

  The verse above teaches that Muslims should

  Options:
  A) Travel round the world and see wonders
  B) Explore the earth and be learned
  C) Go into the earth and see Allah’s creatures
  D) Disperse into the land and earn a living
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2015: In Q.5:7, Allah says, ‘if ye are ill or on a journey … and ye find no water, then perform …’ Options:
  A) wudū
  B) al-ghusl
  C) at-tayammum
  D) qasr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2016:

  The following are the lessons of Hadith No. 2 of al - Nawawi's collections except

  Options:
  A) al-Ihsan
  B) al-Imam
  C) al-Islam
  D) al-Sa'ah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2017:

  The Hadith collection of Bukhari and Muslim are similar in the following ways except that they

  Options:
  A) both cover the whole range of fiqh
  B) are the best for the tafsir of the Qur'an
  C) are referred to as Sahihayn
  D) have chapters on rewards and punishments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2018:

  The first Mu'adh-Dhin in Islam is

  Options:
  A) Amr
  B) Bilal
  C) Hamzah
  D) Maysarah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2019:

  Subh prayer contains _____ obligatory ra'kahs

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 2
  C) 4
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2020:

  The seal of all the prophets was prophet___

  Options:
  A) Ayyub (a.s.w.)
  B) Muhammed (S.A.W.)
  C) Yahya (a.s.w.)
  D) Ibrahim
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  The correct answer is B .