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 2101: One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is Options:
  A) Abu Daud
  B) Bukhari
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2102:

  One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) the employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
  B) construction of palaces based on Arab technology
  C) establishment of universities to train scientists
  D) recruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2103:

  The Prophet’s uncle who lost his life in the

  Battle of Badr was

  Options:
  A) Hamzah
  B) Abbās
  C) Abū Tālib
  D) Abū Jahl
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2104: Angel Jibril asked the Prophet (SAW) to read during the event of the first revelation Options:
  A) four times
  B) three times
  C) twice
  D) once
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2105:

  Who among the following is not a narrator of Hadith?

  Options:
  A) Abu Hurayrah
  B) Aisha bint Abi-Bakr
  C) Abu Sa'ad b. Malik
  D) Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2106: What differentiates Hadith Qudsi from Hadith Nabawi is the Options:
  A) place and manner of application
  B) condition under which the two are narrated
  C) wording and teaching intended
  D) chain and reliability of the narrator
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2107:

  The prophet who assisted Prophet Ibrahīm (A.S.) in the reconstruction of the Ka'abah the

  Options:
  A) Yacqūb (A.S)
  B) Ishaq (A.S)
  C) Ismāil (A.S)
  D) Nūℎ (A.S)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2108:

  One of the moral lessons in Q.17:23 apart from obedience to parents is

  Options:
  A) Resilience
  B) Repentance
  C) Perseverance
  D) Honesty
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2109: ‘People come in search of knowledge, but knowledge does not seek people.’The statement above was made to Caliph Harūn ar-Rashīd by Options:
  A) Imām ‘Abū Hanifah
  B) Imām Mālik
  C) Imām Shāfi'
  D) Imām Hambali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2110:

  Abu Sufyan accepted Islam because he was

  Options:
  A) interested in the leadership of the Muslims
  B) totally disarmed by Muslim soldiers
  C) surprised by the Prophet's magnanimity
  D) disappointed by his Makkah associates
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  The correct answer is B .