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 601:

  The first Qur’ānic verse revealed,

  Instructed the Prophet (S.A.W) to

  Options:
  A) engage in preaching and warning
  B) seek knowledge through reading
  C) keep vigil the night long
  D) read the minds of people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 602: A Muslim who cannot marry for genuine reasons is advised to Options:
  A) be reciting the Glorious Qur’n for spiritual uplift
  B) engage in supererogatory prayers at night
  C) give sadaqah to the poor and needy
  D) fast periodically for self-discipline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 603:

  The memorization, recording and compilation of the Qur'ān ensured its

  Options:
  A) divine nature
  B) divine authority
  C) Authenticity
  D) eternity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 604:

  Where the husband and wife mutually agree to termite their marriage contract without anything against each other, such a dissolution is termed

  Options:
  A) mubāra'ah
  B) ilā'
  C) Khul
  D) Faskh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 605: The creation of man in orderly proportion is described in sūrah Options:
  A) al-ghāshiyah
  B) at-tīn
  C) al-fajr
  D) al-balad.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 606:

  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 607:

  Suratul Asr consists of ______ verses.

  Options:
  A) eight
  B) seven
  C) six
  D) three
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 608: Mutilation which is stipulated in Q. 5:38 for theft is described as Options:
  A) an exemplary punishment
  B) a retaliatory sanction
  C) a punitive measure
  D) an incontrovertible disgrace.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 609:

  'Still less can their knowledge comprehend the hereafter ...' Q. 27:66). This verse above of the Qur'ān implies that

  Options:
  A) man's knowledge of the Hereafter can only be partial
  B) most men do not believe in the Hereafter
  C) man's comprehension of the expectations in the Hereafter is a always on the decrease
  D) it is difficult to deceive in the Hereafter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 610:

  Absolute obedience to the Prophet's teaching is stated in an-Nawawi's Hadith

  Options:
  A) 16
  B) 18
  C) 34
  D) 41
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  The correct answer is D .