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:

  Lending out money with interest in Islam is

  Options:
  A) Sadaqah
  B) Ribā
  C) Kharaj
  D) Jizyah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 412:

  In the early part of Islam in West Africa, the ribat was primarily a centre for

  Options:
  A) religious propagation
  B) Sufi indoctrination
  C) social reform
  D) fraternal movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 413: One of the importance of the first revelation was the Options:
  A) description of the Arabian peninsula to the Prophet (SAW)
  B) dissemination of knowledge
  C) explanation of knowledge
  D) description of the steps of acquiring knowledge.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 414: Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur’an is important because Options:
  A) it allows for the understanding of history of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) it provides the basis for the deeper understanding of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) it provides the knowledge of correct pronounciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) it increases the ability to recite and communicate in Arabic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 415:

  

  The verse above (Q.5:1) requires believers to

  Options:
  A) Pray regularly
  B) fulfil all obligations
  C) respect authority
  D) encourage honesty
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 416:

  One of the scholars reported to have been imprisoned by his non compromising stance was

  Options:
  A) Shafi'i
  B) Abu-Hanifah.
  C) Hambali
  D) Māliki b. Anas.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 417:

  The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of

  The

  Options:
  A) Khawārij
  B) Ahl al-Sunnah
  C) Munāfiqūn
  D) Umayyads
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 418:

  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 419:

  The first man on earth, Adam (A.S), was exalted above other creatures because of his

  Options:
  A) Insight
  B) knowledge
  C) Intelligence
  D) Obedience
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 420:

  Which of the following prayers is not observed between Isha and Fajr?

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shafi
  C) Witr
  D) Istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .