Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 50

Practice objective / multiple choice question 50 from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 50 NECO • 2020 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

The Umayyad Caliphate held caliphal authority from 661 CE to 750 CE, the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 CE to 1258 CE, and the Ottoman Empire claimed caliphal authority from 1517 CE to 1924 CE. Considering a period of continuous Islamic political authority as any interval during which at least one of these three entities exercised caliphal authority, calculate (a) the total number of years of continuous authority between 661 CE and 1924 CE, and (b) the length of any gap(s) when no such authority existed.

Answer Options

A. (a) 1010 years of continuous authority; (b) 252 years of gap.
B. (a) 1003 years of continuous authority; (b) 260 years of gap.
C. (a) 1005 years of continuous authority; (b) 258 years of gap.
Correct Answer D. (a) 1004 years of continuous authority; (b) 259 years of gap.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
(a) 1004 years of continuous authority; (b) 259 years of gap.

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This is Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 50. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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