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 631:

  Who among the six compilers of Hadith became blind before his death?

  Options:
  A) Nasa'I
  B) Abu Da'ud
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Tirmidhi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 632: The famous Islamic scholar who was called the father of the science of history was Options:
  A) Ibn Battūta
  B) Ibn Khaldūn
  C) Ibn Rushd
  D) Ibn Taym īyah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 633:

  Suratul Asr consists of ______ verses.

  Options:
  A) eight
  B) seven
  C) six
  D) three
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 634:

  Kalimatus-shahadah is the key to enter

  Options:
  A) Islam
  B) Ka'bah
  C) Madinah
  D) Makkah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 635: Sūrah 79:24 reveals that Pharaoh’s action is incompatible with the Islamic principle of Tawhīd because he Options:
  A) encouraged the art of magic
  B) indulged in immoral acts
  C) worshiped beings other than ‘Allāh
  D) equated himself with ‘Allāh.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 636:

  The forbidden types of food listed in sūrah 2:173 include carrion, blood, swine flesh and that which is

  Options:
  A) killed through beating
  B) killed by goring
  C) devoured by wild beasts
  D) dedicated to other gods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 637: The popular house of wisdom in Baghdad was built during the time of Options:
  A) Umar b. Abdulaz īz
  B) Harūn ar-Rashīd
  C) al-Ma'mūm
  D) al-mu'tasim.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 638:

  Makkan Surah with the main objective of reassuring the Prophet(SAW) at a time of distress is

  Options:
  A) at-Takathur
  B) ad-Duha
  C) al-Kafirun
  D) al-ma-un
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 639: A Muslim who joins the Imām while he is rising from the last rukū’ of the last rak’ah has to Options:
  A) repeat the rak’ah as if he did not join in it
  B) complete the remaining except the last rak’ah
  C) continue the prayer and thereafter observe all the rak’āt
  D) end up the prayer with the Imām.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 640: The most important use of Tafstr of Glorious Qur’ān is in the Options:
  A) proper understanding of the message
  B) acknowledgement of the spiritual value
  C) application of the legal provisions
  D) interpretation of the moral principle
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  The correct answer is C .