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 411:

  The second hadith in an-Nawawi's collection teaches that it is righteousness to worship Allah as if

  Options:
  A) one would die the following day
  B) He would punish one on the spot
  C) one was seeing Him physically
  D) one would live forever
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 412: In Sharīah, makrūh is an action which is Options:
  A) encouraged and rewarded
  B) allowed but not rewarded
  C) disallowed and punished
  D) discourage but not punished.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 413:

  Belief in the Prophets of Allah implies that one should

  Options:
  A) withdraw from society and live a solitary life
  B) emulate their examples in serving humanity
  C) visit their tombs on annual pilgrimage
  D) follow some of them in the service of Allah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 414:

  How many times does the word A'bud and its derivatives occur in Suratul-Kafirun

  Options:
  A) eight
  B) six
  C) seven
  D) nine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 415:

  The caliph who introduced stipend for teachers was

  Options:
  A) Abu Bakr
  B) 'Umar
  C) 'Uthman
  D) 'Ali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 416:

  The pre-Islamic period is known as

  Options:
  A) Jahillyyah
  B) Sunnat
  C) Mujahidud
  D) Al-Bait
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 417: Qadr to the majority of scholars in Islam means Options:
  A) faith
  B) situation
  C) circumstance
  D) destiny
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 418:

  The 8th of DHUl-Hijjah is Yawmut-Tarwiyyah because

  Options:
  A) it marks the beginning of Hajj rites
  B) pilgrims visit the Jamarat and make a sacrifice
  C) the first Tawaf is performed at the Ka'bah
  D) pilgrims spend the night in supplication at Muzdalifah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 419:

  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 relation477
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 420:

  Sadaq is the exclusive property of the

  Options:
  A) husband
  B) wife
  C) bride's family
  D) husband and wife
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  The correct answer is B .