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 841:

  Ad-Dhikr is to the Qur'an as Ummul-Kitab is to

  Options:
  A) Kafirun
  B) Fatihah
  C) Falaq
  D) Iklas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 842: The expression “Man kāna yu ‘minu billāhi wal yawmil ‘ākhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut” means a believer should Options:
  A) desire for his neighbour what he wishes for himself
  B) never be angry
  C) make good utterances or keep silent
  D) honour his parents.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 843:

  Fortune telling is un-Islamic

  Options:
  A) only when it is done by non-Muslims
  B) only in matters relating to religious practices
  C) when Islamic scriptures are not used for it
  D) at all times and in all matters
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 844: Excluded from inheritance is a Options:
  A) Brother from the estate of his deceased brother
  B) Man after the death of his wife
  C) Person who kills his father for his estate
  D) Woman because of her gender
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 845: What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar? Options:
  A) They are short and poetic
  B) They are long and rhythmic
  C) They are easy and rhythmic
  D) They are stylistic and summative
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 846: The message in Hadith 34 of an- Nawawi is about Options:
  A) Performing the society for the better
  B) Preventing evil in the society by any means possible
  C) Commanding good among people
  D) Abstaining from evil deeds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 847:

  Which of the following actions may be regarded as Mubah?

  Options:
  A) Acquisition of Knowledge
  B) smoking
  C) Salat ash-Shaf
  D) shaking hands while greeting
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 848: Which of the following directly applies to Hadith ad-Da’if? Options:
  A) It can be used on certain conditions
  B) Its rejection is due to its weakness all the times
  C) It can be equated with al- Mauduf
  D) It’s legal status cannot be ascertained
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 849: ‘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 850: Which of the following does NOT belong to the group? Options:
  A) Muslim b. al-Hajjāj
  B) Abdullah b. ‘Umar
  C) ‘Abdullah b. Mas ‘ūd
  D) ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb
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  The correct answer is A .