JAMB IRK Past Questions and Answers

 

Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) questions:

 

Question: What is the holy book of Islam?

 

A. Bible

B. Torah

C. Quran

D. Vedas

Answer: C. Quran

 

Question: In Islam, who is considered the final prophet?

 

A. Moses

B. Jesus

C. Muhammad

D. Abraham

Answer: C. Muhammad

 

Question: What is the term for the pilgrimage to Mecca that is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims?

 

A. Hijra

B. Ramadan

C. Hajj

D. Zakat

Answer: C. Hajj

 

Question: In Islam, what is the concept of Tawhid?

 

A. Charity

B. Oneness of God

C. Fasting during Ramadan

D. Pilgrimage to Mecca

Answer: B. Oneness of God

 

Question: What is the term for the Islamic declaration of faith, stating that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger?

 

A. Zakat

B. Shahada

C. Salat

D. Sawm

Answer: B. Shahada

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the practice of giving to charity, typically 2.5% of one’s wealth annually?

 

A. Zakat

B. Shahada

C. Salat

D. Hajj

Answer: A. Zakat

 

Question: What is the name of the month-long fasting period observed by Muslims, commemorating the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad?

 

A. Hajj

B. Sawm

C. Iftar

D. Eid al-Fitr

Answer: B. Sawm

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the ritual prayer performed five times a day facing the Kaaba in Mecca?

 

A. Zakat

B. Shahada

C. Salat

D. Hajj

Answer: C. Salat

 

Question: Which Islamic month is associated with the Hajj pilgrimage and is considered the holiest month in the Islamic calendar?

 

A. Ramadan

B. Shawwal

C. Dhul-Hijjah

D. Muharram

Answer: C. Dhul-Hijjah

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset?

 

A. Suhoor

B. Iftar

C. Fajr

D. Asr

Answer: B. Iftar

 

Question: What is the term for the migration of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

 

A. Ramadan

B. Hijra

C. Tawaf

D. Qibla

Answer: B. Hijra

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the practice of reciting or chanting the Quranic verses with specific rules of pronunciation and intonation?

 

A. Sawm

B. Qiyam

C. Tajweed

D. Dhikr

Answer: C. Tajweed

 

Question: What is the term for the ritual act of walking around the Kaaba seven times counterclockwise, performed by Muslims during Hajj and Umrah?

 

A. Rukoo

B. Tawaf

C. Qiyam

D. Takbir

Answer: B. Tawaf

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the pilgrimage to Mecca that can be undertaken at any time of the year, unlike the Hajj?

 

A. Sawm

B. Hajj

C. Tawaf

D. Umrah

Answer: D. Umrah

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the position of bowing in prayer, symbolizing submission to Allah?

 

A. Rukoo

B. Sujood

C. Qiyam

D. Takbir

Answer: A. Rukoo

 

Question: What is the term for the supplication or invocation, often a form of worship, in Islam?

 

A. Dhikr

B. Tawhid

C. Fatwa

D. Iqama

Answer: A. Dhikr

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims who are physically and financially able?

 

A. Umrah

B. Sawm

C. Hajj

D. Zakat

Answer: C. Hajj

 

Question: What is the term for the Islamic call to worship, often recited by a muezzin from a mosque’s minaret?

 

A. Adhan

B. Takbir

C. Iqama

D. Khutbah

Answer: A. Adhan

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the small charitable gift, often given voluntarily, beyond the obligatory Zakat?

 

A. Sadaqah

B. Zakat ul-Fitr

C. Khums

D. Qard al-Hasan

Answer: A. Sadaqah

 

Question: In Islamic law, what is the term for the juristic ruling or legal opinion issued by a qualified Islamic scholar?

 

A. Qiyas

B. Ijma

C. Fatwa

D. Istislah

Answer: C. Fatwa

 

Question: What is the term for the Islamic tradition of recalling the words and actions of Prophet Muhammad?

 

A. Qiyam

B. Hadith

C. Fatwa

D. Khutbah

Answer: B. Hadith

 

Question: In Islam, what is the term for the direction Muslims face during their daily prayers?

 

A. Qibla

B. Iqama

C. Tawaf

D. Adhan

Answer: A. Qibla.