IRS POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS

1. The reason Mecca suwar lay emphasis on oneness of Allah is because
(A) it was the only way to call Mecca to Islam
(B) it is the only article of faith
(C) it is the only article of peace between Prophet Muhammad and the Mecca
(D) the pre-Islamic Mecca were idolatrous
(E) it is the best way to convert the Mecca to Islam
2. Uthman B. Affan reigned between
(A) 634 and 644
(B) 644 and 655
(C) 655 and 657
(D) 657 and 688
(E) 644 and 656
3. The final and total prohibition of intoxicants is contained in Surah
(A) al-Maidah
(B) al-͚IŵƌaŶ
(C) an-Nisa͛
(D) al-Baqarah
(E) al-Iklas
4. Hajjatul Wada of Prophet Muhammad was delivered in
(A) 632
(B) 630
(C) 631
(D) 634
(E) 628
5. Suratul-Kawthar was revealed following the _____ of the Mecca
(A) uproar
(B) persecution
(C) intolerance
(D) resistance
(E) insinuation
6. Zakat is paid on the following except____
(A) slaves
(B) cash
(C) cattle
(D) crops
(E) all of the above


7. The iŶitial suggestioŶ to Đoŵpile the Qu͛ƌaŶ ǁas ƌaised ďLJ
(A) ͚Aďu Bakƌ
(B) Umar B. Khattab
(C) Zaid B. Thabit
(D) Uthman B. Affan
(E) Ali B. Abu Talib
8. One importance of wearing the Ihram during Hajj is_____
(A) it makes all Muslims equal
(B) it distinguishes pilgrims by country of origin
(C) it purifies the Muslims
(D) it directs the mind of all Muslims towards Allah
(E) it identifies pilgrims
9. The reason for the declaration of Jihad against the Islamic state of Borno by Muhammad Bello was
ďeĐause of the people͛s ŵoǀe toǁaƌds
(A) rebellion
(B) extremism
(C) syncretism
(D) intolerance
(E) fundamentalism
10. The ĐoŵŵaŶd giǀeŶ to Pƌophet Muhaŵŵad iŶ the fiƌst ƌeǀelatioŶ of the Qu͛ƌaŶ tells us aďout ____
(A) education
(B) prosperity
(C) worship
(D) prayer
(E) Allah
11. ͞“eek kŶoǁledge, eǀeŶ uŶto ChiŶa͟ ŵeaŶs ____
(A) go to China to seek knowledge
(B) knowledge is found in China
(C) go at any length to seek knowledge
(D) knowledge must be sought in china  
(E) Muslims should school in China
12. The spokesman of the Muslims before Emperor Negus was ___
(A) Jaafar
(B) Al-As
(C) Abu Musa
(D) Masa Musa
(E) Umar
13. The fiƌst plaĐe of Musliŵs͛ ŵigƌatioŶ ǁas ___
(A) Abyssinia
(B) Taif
(C) Medina
(D) Egypt
(E) Yathrib
14. Al-Tawrat was revealed to
(A) Musa
(B) Dawud
(C) Isa
(D) Prophet Muhammad
(E) Idris
15. Literally, Boko Haram means
(A) book is forbidden
(B) education is forbidden
(C) Western education is forbidden
(D) school is forbidden
(E) reading is forbidden
16. Wudu means
(A) ablution
(B) dry ablution
(C) sand ablution
(D) water ablution
(E) wet ablution
17. If Alhaji Musa Ayuba invested N10, 000: 00 in a business and made a profit of N2, 000: 00 at the
end of the year, how much will he pay as Zakat?
(A) N5, 500: 00
(B) N215.00.
(C) N100: 00
(D) N50:00
(E) N1000:00
18. Ibadah refers to
(A) worship of ancestors
(B) worship of angels
(C) worship of the Prophet
(D) worship of Allah
(E) worship of the caliphs
19. Shirk means ____
(A) monotheism
(B) henotheism
(C) polytheism
(D) iconoclasm
(E) syncretism
20. Which one of the following is not associated with shirk _____
(A) idol worship
(B) trinity
(C) atheism
(D) monotheism
(E) henotheism
21. If a Muslim prays five times daily on a regular basis, how many times will he have prayed a regular
365-day year?
(A) 1825
(B) 1835
(C) 1285
(D) 1845
(E) 1855


22. Lakum dinukum wa Liya dinin means
(A) religion is good
(B) my religion is better than yours
(C) your religion is false
(D) to you is my religion and to me yours
(E) to you is your religion and to me is my religion
23. According to Islamic traditions, inability to marriage may rise as a consequence of  
(A) impotence
(B) defects in sex organs
(C) permanent illness
(D) all of the above
(E) none of the above
24. Walam yakun lahu Kufuwan Ahadun is_____
(A) the first ayat of the 100th surah
(B) the second ayat of the 112th surah
(C) sixth ayat of the 111th surah
(D) seventh ayat of the 114th surah
(E) fourth ayat of the 112th surah
25.  The main message of ayay Amanar-Rasul is
(A) the significance of knowledge
(B) the pillars of Islam
(C) Prayer
(D) the articles of faith
(E) payment of Zakat
26. Talaq al-ďa͛iŶ ƌefeƌs to ______ diǀoƌĐe
(A) irrevocable
(B) revocable
(C) impermissible
(D) reconcilable
(E) detestable
27. The word Hafizi in Q. 82: 10 means
(A) man
(B) jinns
(C) prophets
(D) angels
(E) spirits
28. When Prophet Muhammad got to Yathrib, he had to first and foremost settle the feud between
(A) banu Nadir and Mecca
(B) Aws and Khazraj
(C) Aws and Nadir
(D) Khazraj and Nadir
(E) Mecca and Medina
29. The prophet admonishes that if an abomination is found, a true Muslim should at least
(A) change it with his hands immediately
(B) hate if from his heart
(C) declare Jihad
(D) condemn it publicly
(E) turn away his heart from it
30. The reason Q. 2: 219 forbids wine ad gambling is because
(A) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
(B) they result in intolerance and public disorder
(C) they make a Muslim to abandon religion
(D) they lead one to greater sin than gain
(E) they lead to poverty ultimately


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