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 821:

  Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

  Options:
  A) Sokoto
  B) Borno
  C) Timbuktu
  D) Mali
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 822:

  ‘… here are my daughters: they are purer

  For you’… (Q.11:78)The statement above was made by Prophet Lūt to discourage

  Options:
  A) homosexuality
  B) adultery
  C) fornication
  D) celibacy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 823: The word Hāfizī n in Q.82:10 refers to Options:
  A) man
  B) jinns
  C) Angels
  D) prophets.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 824:

  The verse that can be recited for protection against evil machinations is

  Options:
  A) Q. 2:286
  B) Q. 2:285
  C) Q. 2:256
  D) Q. 2:255
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 825: The main function of Angel Azrāil is Options:
  A) carrying messages to the Prophets
  B) causing rain to fall
  C) keeping the gate of Hell
  D) taking the lives of people
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 826: The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of Options:
  A) ‘Umar b. Khattāb
  B) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  C) ‘Alī b. Abī Tālib
  D) Muhammad b. ‘Abdullāh
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 827:

  The admonition of the last part of Hadith 18 of an-Nawawi is

  Options:
  A) good conduct
  B) control of one's temper
  C) respect for one's neighbours
  D) love for one another
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 828:

  The teachings of Uthman b. Fodio are remembered today as it relates to

  Options:
  A) idol worshiping
  B) marrying more than four wives
  C) all form of syncretism
  D) taxing of farm produce
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 829: Q.2:219 prohibits wine and gambling for the Muslims because Options:
  A) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
  B) the sins in them are greater than the profits
  C) one becomes impoverished overnight
  D) they lead one to ignore one’s religion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 830:

  The number of Muslims who participated in the battle of Badr are _____ hundred.

  Options:
  A) three
  B) four
  C) six
  D) seven
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  The correct answer is A .