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 51: The basic theme of sūrah al-Zil Zāl is the description of Options:
  A) fearful events of the Day of Judgment
  B) how people will be rewarded with paradise
  C) events before the actual doomsday
  D) punishment of the unbelievers in hell.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 52: The man who analyzed the first encounter the Prophet (S.A.W) with Angel Jibril was Options:
  A) Hatīb b. Abī Balta’a
  B) Waraqah b. Nawfal
  C) Arqam b. Arqam
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 53: The term, Shari’ah refers to Options:
  A) a path
  B) wisdom
  C) passion
  D) an idea.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 54: The battle of Khandaq was known as such because the Options:
  A) encounter took place near Khandaq
  B) Muslims dug a trench as a war strategy
  C) hypocrites protected Khandaq from enemies
  D) Quraysh fell into a trench.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 55: Prophet ‘īsā spoke in the cradle and Options:
  A) cleared the conscience of the people
  B) exonerated his mother
  C) performed other miracles
  D) silenced the people.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 56: Ra'y as a mode of Ijtihād technically means Options:
  A) considered opinion
  B) debated opinion
  C) respected opinion
  D) free opinion.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 57:

  Out of 300,000 traditions collected by Imam Muslim, he selected

  Options:
  A) 6,200
  B) 7,200
  C) 8,200
  D) 9,200
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 58:

  The word Hāfizī n in Q.82:10 refers to

  Options:
  A) man
  B) Angels
  C) Jinns
  D) prophets
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 59:

  Which one of the following actions may be regarded as Mubāℎ?

  Options:
  A) Acquisition of knowledge
  B) smoking
  C) Salāt ash-shaf
  D) Shaking hands while greeting37
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 60:

  The outcome of the Prophet's visit to Cave Hira was

  Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Quran
  C) award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  D) his resolve to migrate to Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .