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 771: The forbidden types of food listed in sūrah 2:173 include carrion, blood, swine flesh and that which is Options:
  A) dedicated to other gods
  B) killed through beating
  C) killed by goring
  D) devoured by wild beasts.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 772:

  The art of witchcraft is disapproved of in Sūra

  Options:
  A) al-Ikhlās
  B) al-falaq
  C) an-Nās
  D) ash-shams
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 773:

  The author of the Muwatta was the Imām of

  Options:
  A) Dārul-Hijrah
  B) Dārus-Salām
  C) Damascus
  D) Makkah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 774:

  One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) the employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
  B) construction of palaces based on Arab technology
  C) establishment of universities to train scientists
  D) recruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 775: One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is Options:
  A) Abu Daud
  B) Bukhari
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 776: The forms of revelations are explained in Options:
  A) Q. 40:51
  B) Q. 41:50
  C) Q. 42:51
  D) Q. 43:50
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 777:

  The text of talbiyah in hājj emphasizes the pilgrim's

  Options:
  A) readiness to observe the rites of ℎājj to the end
  B) realization of the uniqueness of the rites of ℎājj
  C) recognition of Allah's absolute authority
  D) aspiration for a reward
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 778:

  Alam yaj'al khaydahum fi tadil is translated as

  Options:
  A) And He sent against them flight of birds
  B) Did He not make their treacherous plans go astray
  C) Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the companions of elephants
  D) Pray to the Lord and make sacrifices
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 779: The divine attribute of omnipotence is implied in Options:
  A) as-Samī
  B) al-Basīr
  C) al-Qadīr
  D) al-‘Alīm.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 780: In the early part of Islam in West Africa, the ribāt was primarily a centre for Options:
  A) religious propagation
  B) Sūfi indoctrination
  C) social reform
  D) fraternal movement
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  The correct answer is A .