Practice neco christian_religious_studies 2020 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

In the Genesis creation account, the firmament was created one day before the land and vegetation, and the lights (sun, moon, stars) were created two days after the firmament. On which day of creation were the lights made? Express your answer as the ordinal day (e.g., \(4^{\\text{th}}\)).

A. Day 5

B. Day 3

C. Day 2

Correct D. Day 4

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2 View Details

A Christian fellowship records that each member contributes each week an amount equal to \(\frac{1}{10}\) of his monthly salary. The total weekly offering is \(\text{₦}60{,}000\). After the fellowship gains 15 new members, the total weekly offering rises to \(\text{₦}78{,}000\). Assuming all members receive the same monthly salary, determine the original number of members in the fellowship.

A. 60

B. 45

Correct C. 50

D. 55

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3 View Details

The Council of Jerusalem is traditionally dated to AD\,49, while the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple occurred in AD\,70. A historian claims that the interval between the council and the temple's destruction is exactly three‑quarters of the interval between the birth of Christ (traditionally placed at 4\,BC) and the council. Is the historian's claim correct? Show your calculations.

A. No; the interval is 26 years, which is about 50 % of the 52‑year interval, not 75 %.

B. No; the interval is 21 years, which is about 30 % of the 52‑year interval, not 75 %.

Correct C. No; the interval is 21 years, which is about 40 % of the 52‑year interval, not 75 %.

D. Yes; the interval is 21 years, which is about 40 % of the 52‑year interval, matching the claim.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4 View Details

According to Exodus, 600,000 men left Egypt, each heading a family consisting of one man, one woman, and an average of three children. Estimate the total number of people who left Egypt. Then, if 20 % of this total perished in the wilderness before reaching Canaan, how many survived to enter Canaan?

Correct A. 2400000

B. 3000000

C. 2000000

D. 2600000

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 View Details

During Paul's second missionary journey he visited three cities in the order Philippi → Thessalonica → Corinth. He spent 2 weeks in Philippi, 3 weeks in Thessalonica and 4 weeks in Corinth. The road distances are: Philippi to Thessalonica = 300 km, Thessalonica to Corinth = 500 km. Paul walked an average of 50 km per day and rested for one day after leaving each city before proceeding to the next. Calculate (a) the total number of days spent on travel and rest, and (b) the percentage of the whole journey time that was spent in ministry (the weeks in the cities), rounded to the nearest whole percent.

A. 75

B. 77

Correct C. 78

D. 79

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6 View Details

Paul began his first missionary journey in AD 46 which lasted 2 years. His second journey started immediately after and lasted 3 years, ending in AD 51. Two years later he commenced his third journey, which lasted 4 years. If Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans in the fifth year of his third journey, in which AD year was the letter written?

Correct A. 58

B. 59

C. 57

D. 60

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7 View Details

According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus healed 12 lepers. After the healing, only \(\frac{3}{4}\) of them survived to the time of the feeding of the 5,000. Each surviving leper then brought 3 additional people to hear the miracle. Including the original 5,000 people, how many individuals heard the feeding miracle?

Correct A. 5027

B. 5031

C. 5019

D. 5024

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8 View Details

Jesus began his public ministry at age 30 (year AD 30) and was crucified at age 33 (year AD 33). The Jewish calendar repeats the same weekday for Passover every 19 years (the Metonic cycle). If the crucifixion occurred on a Thursday, in which AD year would Passover next fall on a Thursday after the crucifixion?

A. 51

B. 71

Correct C. 52

D. 53

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9 View Details

During a miracle, a crowd of 2,000 people was present. \(\frac{5}{100}\) of the crowd were blind. Of the blind, \(\frac{3}{10}\) were also deaf. Jesus healed \(\frac{4}{5}\) of all blind people, but among the deaf‑blind only \(\frac{3}{5}\) were healed. How many people remained blind after the miracle?

A. 24

B. 28

C. 30

Correct D. 26

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10 View Details

After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples a total of 12 times over the 40 days before Ascension. In the first week he appeared twice as many times as in the second week, and in the third week he appeared three times as many times as in the second week. How many appearances occurred in the third week?

A. 7

Correct B. 6

C. 9

D. 5

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11 View Details

In the Genesis account, one distinct act of creation is recorded each day for six days, with the seventh day being rest. If a student lists the acts of creation for the first three days as: (1) light, (2) sky and waters, (3) land, seas and vegetation, how many distinct acts of creation remain to be listed for the remaining days?

A. 4

B. 2

Correct C. 3

D. 5

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12 View Details

According to the Gospel narratives, Jesus was baptized at the age of \(30\) and his public ministry included three Passover festivals before his crucifixion. In which year of his life did the crucifixion occur?

A. 32

Correct B. 33

C. 34

D. 35

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13 View Details

The Gospel of John records 7 signs performed by Jesus, while the Gospel of Matthew records 12 miracles. If the total number of distinct miracles mentioned across both Gospels is 15 (some appear in both), how many miracles are recorded only in the Gospel of John?

Correct A. 3

B. 2

C. 5

D. 7

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14 View Details

In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 70 disciples in pairs to different towns. Each town's population is a multiple of 5, with the smallest town having 5 people and the largest having 5 times that number. Assuming the towns' populations form an arithmetic series (5, 10, 15, …, 350), what is the average population per town visited?

A. 175

B. 190

Correct C. 177.5

D. 180

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15 View Details

During the Exodus, the ten plagues lasted for successive numbers of days: the first plague 1 day, the second 2 days, …, the tenth 10 days. After the fifth plague ended, the Israelites were instructed to observe Passover 3 days later. On which day of the month did the tenth plague finish?

A. 53

Correct B. 58

C. 61

D. 55

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16 View Details

A Christian employee receives a basic monthly salary. According to his church's ethic, he must give \(10\%\) of his total earnings (salary plus any bonus) as tithe, and the government taxes \(15\%\) of his total earnings. He wishes that after tithe and tax he still retains at least his basic salary. What is the minimum percentage of his basic salary that his bonus must be (rounded to the nearest whole percent)?

A. 30%

B. 38%

C. 42%

Correct D. 34%

Correct Answer: D

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Question 17 View Details

A church runs a community‑service programme with a total of \(120\) volunteer hours per week. The feeding‑the‑homeless project must receive at least twice as many hours as the tutoring‑children project, and for every \(5\) hours allocated to feeding the church must allocate at least \(2\) hours to tutoring. What is the maximum number of hours that can be allocated to feeding while satisfying all constraints?

A. 86

B. 90

C. 84

Correct D. 85

Correct Answer: D

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Question 18 View Details

According to the biblical chronology, Abraham was \(100\) years old when Isaac was born, Isaac was \(60\) when Jacob was born, and Jacob was \(130\) when he entered Egypt. The Israelites lived in Egypt for \(210\) years before the Exodus, and Moses was \(80\) years old at the Exodus and died at \(120\) years old. Using a generation length of \(25\) years, how many full generations passed between Abraham's birth and Moses' death?

A. 24

B. 20

Correct C. 21

D. 22

Correct Answer: C

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Question 19 View Details

Genesis describes that God created the world in six days, each day being a normal 24‑hour day. How many total hours did the creation work take, excluding the day of rest?

A. 168

Correct B. 144

C. 120

D. 1440

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20 View Details

In a community of \(5{,}000\) people a miracle will be performed for one individual chosen at random with probability proportional to his "faith rating". The distribution of ratings is: 200 people have rating 5, 800 have rating 4, 1{,}500 have rating 3, 1{,}500 have rating 2, and 500 have rating 1. What is the probability that the selected individual has a rating of 4? Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

Correct A. 16/61

B. 8/61

C. 4/61

D. 16/122

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21 View Details

An assessment of a believer's spiritual life assigns a maximum of 100 points, split into two components: belief (weight 0.6) and works (weight 0.4). The overall percentage is calculated as \( \text{Overall} = 0.6\,B + 0.4\,W \), where \(B\) and \(W\) are the belief‑ and works‑percentages respectively. To be declared "faithful and active" a person must satisfy two conditions: 1. Overall ≥ 70 %. 2. The works‑percentage must be at least one‑half of the belief‑percentage (\(W \ge \tfrac{1}{2}B\)). If a candidate scores \(B = 80\%\), determine the minimum works‑percentage \(W\) that meets both conditions.

A. 50

Correct B. 55

C. 60

D. 40

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22 View Details

Four successive kings ruled Israel without any interregnum. Their reign lengths were: King A - 40 years, King B - 30 years (succeeded King A immediately), King C - 35 years (succeeded King B immediately), King D - 20 years (succeeded King C immediately). The prophet Isaiah began his ministry in the 5th year of King A's reign and ended it in the 10th year of King B's reign. The prophet Jeremiah began his ministry in the 12th year of King C's reign and continued until the end of King D's reign. Assuming the ministries do not overlap, calculate the total number of years covered by the ministries of Isaiah and Jeremiah combined.

A. 100

B. 95

C. 85

Correct D. 90

Correct Answer: D

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Question 23 View Details

The Gospel narrative records the following sequence: 1. Jesus performed his first miracle at the wedding in Cana. 2. Three days later He set out for Jerusalem; the journey took four days. 3. After arriving, He taught in the temple for ten consecutive days. 4. The plot to arrest Him began on the eleventh day after He started teaching. How many days elapsed from the wedding at Cana to the day of Jesus' arrest?

A. 22

B. 16

Correct C. 18

D. 20

Correct Answer: C

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Question 24 View Details

During the Exodus a census recorded 600 000 men aged twenty years and above, not counting women and children. Historical data suggest that, on average, each man had 1.5 wives and three children. a) Estimate the total population of the Israelites at that time. b) After forty years of wandering, a plague reduced the population by 12 %. What was the final number of people remaining?

Correct A. 2904000

B. 2970000

C. 2112000

D. 3168000

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25 View Details

The prophet Amos warned that a famine would occur in the third year after the fall of Samaria, which took place in 722 BCE. The famine began in the month of Tishri (which corresponds to September-October) and lasted four months. In which Gregorian month and year did the famine end? (Assume the Hebrew month of Tishri starts in September.)

A. December 718 BCE

B. February 718 BCE

Correct C. January 718 BCE

D. January 717 BCE

Correct Answer: C

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