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 21: In pre-Islamic period, the social practice of tribalism was known as Options:
  A) al-‘asabiyyah
  B) al-muru’ah
  C) al-ghazwah
  D) ad-diyāfah.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 22:

  Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

  Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a judge'
  C) 'I cannot read'
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 23: ‘Verily spendthrifts are brothers Of the Evil ones; … (Q. 17:27)In the verse above,’ Allāh compares a wasteful person to the evil ones because the former Options:
  A) lacks management skill
  B) regrets after wasting his money
  C) causes harm to the public
  D) is ungrateful to the provider
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 24: The Glorious Qur’ǻn takes precedence over the Hadith in that Options:
  A) it can be used for prayers
  B) the former is recited in prayers
  C) the latter can be invoked against evil
  D) only the former is used in judicial matters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25: The right of a husband over his wife excludes Options:
  A) Controlling the wife’s activities
  B) Taking additional wives
  C) Deciding the place of residence
  D) Total controlling the wife’s property
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 26: Members of the Prophet’s family that embraced Islam the first day did so, on the basis of his Options:
  A) truthfulness and uprightness
  B) wealth and influence
  C) love for them
  D) family relation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27:

  The first woman to accept Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Aisha
  B) Aminah
  C) Khadijah
  D) Ruqayah
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 28:

  The first person to accept Islam amongst the slaves was ______

  Options:
  A) Ammar bn Yasir
  B) Anas bu Malik
  C) Bilal bn Rabah
  D) Khalid bu Walid
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29:

  Suhf was revealed to

  Options:
  A) Prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) Prophet IIyas(AS)
  C) Prophet Ibrahim(AS)
  D) Prophet Muhammd(SAW)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30:

  The man who established the Muslim city of Qairawān was

  Options:
  A) Mūsa b. Naufāi
  B) 'Ubaidah b. Sa'ad
  C) 'Uqbah b. Nāfi'
  D) Irshād b. Waqās
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  The correct answer is C .