NECO Islamic Religious Studies Past Questions & CBT Practice
Islamic Religious Studies for NECO is one of the highest-stakes papers in the Nigerian exam calendar. IRS covers the Qur'an, Hadith, Seerah and Fiqh. Memorising the prescribed surahs and the contexts of revelation pays off, and past-question practice surfaces the standard examiner framings. On this page you can preview real NECO Islamic Religious Studies past questions, see the topic breakdown, and jump straight into a full CBT practice session.
Sample NECO Islamic Religious Studies questions
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- Q12006MEDIUMBiology
In a test for reducing sugar, the food substance is usually warmed with
- A.Benedict’s solution
- B.Millon’s reagent✓ Correct
- C.Sodium hydroxide
- D.Sudan III
- E.1% copper II sulphate solution
- Q22006MEDIUMBiology
The movement of food in soluble form within the vascular bundles to all parts of the plant is known as
- A.Diffusion
- B.Evaporation
- C.Transportation
- D.Translocation✓ Correct
- E.Transpiration
- Q32003MEDIUMEconomics
Which of the following is NOT a sources of national income statistics?
- A.A. Foreign trade figure
- B.B. pay-rolls of various establishment
- C.C. income tax return
- D.D. Economic surveys✓ Correct
- E.E. level of infrastructural development
- Q42007MEDIUMBiology
When both alleles in a heterozygous individual are fully expressed in the phenotype of the F, generation this phenomenon is described as
- A.co-dominance
- B.dominance
- C.incomplete dominance✓ Correct
- D.mutation
- E.recession
- Q52008MEDIUMPhysics
A sound wave from a ship is received 8.4s later. What is the depth of the sea? [Speed of sound in water 1500$ms^{-1}$]
- A.0.179km✓ Correct
- B.0.357km
- C.3.150km
- D.6.300km
- E.12.600km
- Q62001MEDIUMPhysics
An object is placed 15cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20cm. The image formed is
- A.real, inverted and diminished
- B.real, inverted and magnified✓ Correct
- C.virtual, erect and diminished
- D.virtual, erect and magnified
- E.virtual, inverted and magnified
- Q72002MEDIUMEconomics
The act of cultivating land and rearing of animal for man’s use is
- A.A. agriculture
- B.B. mono culture✓ Correct
- C.C. forestry
- D.D. aqua-science
- E.E. horticulture
- Q82007MEDIUMMathematics
T varies directly as D and inversely as A. Given that T = 6, D = 3, and A = 2, find A when T = 3 and D = 6.
- A.4
- B.6
- C.8
- D.12✓ Correct
- E.24
- Q92008MEDIUMEnglish
Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that rhymes with the word given sought
- A.cloth✓ Correct
- B.court
- C.cut
- D.hut
- E.pot
- Q102002MEDIUMChemistry
The alloy used for welding and plumbing contains
- A.aluminum and copper.✓ Correct
- B.copper and tin
- C.iron and aluminum.
- D.lead and antimony.
- E.lead and tin.
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