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 201: The Sūraℎ which declares that there is no compromise in religion is Options:
  A) al-Kāfirūn
  B) al-Kawthar
  C) al-Ikhlās
  D) al-Fīl
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 202:

  A major teaching of the belief in the hereafter is that

  Options:
  A) Muslims will enjoy the intercession of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)
  B) possession of worldly things should be the ultimate goal in life
  C) Angel Azrail is responsible for taking of souls
  D) associating partners with Allah is unpardonable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 203:

  Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

  Options:
  A) it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
  B) most Muslims can read and write Arabic
  C) books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
  D) the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204:

  The Qur'an was initially preserved on the following except

  Options:
  A) paper
  B) rock
  C) leather
  D) memory
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 205:

  The practice of comparing the back of one's wife to that of one's mother as a method of divorce was known as

  Options:
  A) faskh
  B) lian
  C) zihar
  D) ila
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206:

  The best Ibadah according to the Prophet (SAW) after the major pillars is to

  Options:
  A) pray nawāfils
  B) marry a pious woman
  C) make a fellow Muslim happy
  D) devote one's time on dhikr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207:

  Allah's pleasure in this world and the hereafter can be obtained through

  Options:
  A) Physical exercises
  B) Writing Qur'an on a slate
  C) Shari'a
  D) Oratory
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 208:

  The science of Asma al-rijal is introduced in order to

  Options:
  A) Authenticate the chains of Hadith narrators
  B) Confirms the names of Hadith books
  C) Ascertain the number of a hadith
  D) Explain the contents of the sunnah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 209:

  Truth has come and falsehood has vanished was uttered by the Prophet(SAW) when

  Options:
  A) he entered the sacred Ka'bah
  B) Umar embraced Islam
  C) he got to the city of Yathrib
  D) Islam spread beyond Arabia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210:

  Matn is the ________ of the Hadith.

  Options:
  A) compilers
  B) explanation
  C) reporters
  D) teaching
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  The correct answer is C .