Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 45

Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 45 NECO • 2020 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

The first four Rightly Guided Caliphs ruled for the following periods (inclusive of the start and end years): Abu Bakr (632-634), Umar (634-644), Uthman (644-656), and Ali (656-661). (i) Compute the length of each caliph's reign in years. (ii) Find the average length of reign among the four caliphs. (iii) If a fifth caliph began his rule immediately after Ali's death in \(661\) CE and ruled for a period equal to the sum of the lengths of Abu Bakr's and Uthman's reigns, in which year would his reign end?

Answer Options

A. Abu Bakr: 2 years; Umar: 10 years; Uthman: 11 years; Ali: 5 years; average: 7 years; hypothetical caliph ends in 674 CE
Correct Answer B. Abu Bakr: 2 years; Umar: 10 years; Uthman: 12 years; Ali: 5 years; average: 7.25 years; hypothetical caliph ends in 675 CE
C. Abu Bakr: 3 years; Umar: 9 years; Uthman: 13 years; Ali: 6 years; average: 7.75 years; hypothetical caliph ends in 676 CE
D. Abu Bakr: 2 years; Umar: 11 years; Uthman: 12 years; Ali: 5 years; average: 7.5 years; hypothetical caliph ends in 674 CE
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Abu Bakr: 2 years; Umar: 10 years; Uthman: 12 years; Ali: 5 years; average: 7.25 years; hypothetical caliph ends in 675 CE

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This is Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

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