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 431: According to Qur’ān 6:160, while bad deeds would be rewarded in the same measure, good deeds would be rewarded Options:
  A) half measure
  B) ten-fold
  C) twenty-fold
  D) uncountable fold
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 432:

  The first surah in the arrangement of al-Quran is Suratul.

  Options:
  A) Alaq
  B) Fatihah
  C) Ikhlas
  D) Muminun
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 433:

  The number of takbirat performed in a rak'ah as a unit of salāh is

  Options:
  A) 9
  B) 8
  C) 7
  D) 6
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 434: Asmā' ar - rijāl is a term used by scholars of Options:
  A) jurisprudence
  B) hadīth
  C) usūl
  D) history
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 435: Apart from being a renowned philosopher, Ibn Rushd was also Options:
  A) a jurist
  B) an astronomer
  C) a scientist
  D) a mathematician
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 436: The core of Muhammad’s (SAW) da’awah in Makkah was on Options:
  A) the unity of Allah
  B) business transaction
  C) divine punishment of wrong-doers
  D) sincere brotherhood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 437:

  The first revelation to the Prophet (SAW) is Qur'an chapter

  Options:
  A) 1:1-7
  B) 5:90-91
  C) 96:1-5
  D) 112:1-4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 438: When you read loudly while praying Zuhr in one of the rak’at, you are expected to Options:
  A) repeat your prayer
  B) make a qablī sujūd
  C) make a ba dī sujūd
  D) recite the qunūt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 439: The companion who introduced Islam to North Africa through Egypt was Options:
  A) Amr b. As
  B) Abu Musa
  C) Ibn Ishaq
  D) Ibn Suleiman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 440: The scholar who adopted Tafsīr bil Ma’athūr in his commentary was Options:
  A) Abu Abdullahi Shaddād B. Aws
  B) As-Sassās Abū Bakr Ahmed b. Ali
  C) At-Tabari Abū Jāfar Muhammed b. Jarir
  D) Al-Qutubi Muhammad Abū Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is C .