Practice neco model questions vol1 christian_religious_studies 2025 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

According to the biblical record, Prophet Jeremiah began his ministry in the 13th year of King Josiah's reign and continued until the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. King Josiah began to reign in 640 BCE. Using this information, how many years did Jeremiah's prophetic ministry last?

A. 45

B. 40

Correct C. 42

D. 38

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2 View Details

Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Both illustrate a key attribute of God's character toward sinners. Which attribute should a modern church emphasize if it wants to highlight the common theme of these two parables?

A. Justice

B. Love

Correct C. Grace

D. Mercy

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3 View Details

Numbers 33 records that the Israelites camped at 42 locations during their 40‑year wilderness journey. If the average distance between successive camps was 12 km, estimate the total distance covered. Then increase this estimate by 15 % to account for detours. What is the adjusted total distance (rounded to the nearest kilometre)?

A. 558

Correct B. 566

C. 590

D. 572

Correct Answer: B

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Question 4 View Details

Historical estimates place Jesus' birth in 4 BCE and the beginning of his public ministry at the Passover of 27 CE. Assuming he began his ministry after his 30th birthday, what was his maximum possible age (in years) when he started his ministry?

Correct A. 30

B. 31

C. 33

D. 28

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 View Details

Three of Jesus' miracles are recorded as follows: (i) feeding a crowd of 5,000 men (not counting women and children); (ii) raising Lazarus from the dead, witnessed by 12 people; (iii) turning water into wine at a wedding attended by 6 guests. Which miracle had the greatest number of eyewitnesses?

A. Raising of Lazarus

B. Turning water into wine

Correct C. Feeding of the 5,000

D. Healing of the blind

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6 View Details

In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14‑30), a master entrusts three servants with \(3\), \(4\) and \(5\) talents respectively. The servants who received \(3\) and \(4\) talents each double their amounts before returning them, while the servant who received \(5\) talents hides his talent and returns it unchanged. What fraction of the total profit earned by the three servants is contributed by the servant who originally received \(4\) talents? Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

A. 5/7

B. 2/3

Correct C. 4/7

D. 3/7

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7 View Details

The book of Acts records the following cumulative numbers of believers: \(3{,}000\) after Pentecost (Acts 2), \(5{,}000\) after the healing of the lame man (Acts 4), and \(12{,}000\) after the appointment of the seven deacons (Acts 6). Assume that each increase in the reported total consists solely of new Gentile converts. Later, the church sends missionaries who bring in an additional \(4{,}000\) believers, half of whom are Jews. What percentage of the total believers, after this missionary effort, are Gentiles? Give your answer to one decimal place.

A. 70.0

B. 66.7

C. 65.6

Correct D. 68.8

Correct Answer: D

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Question 8 View Details

According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus began his public ministry at the age of \(30\) and was crucified at the age of \(33\), giving a ministry length of three years. During this period he performed five major miracles. If each miracle required two weeks of preparation and one week of execution, and the remaining time was spent teaching, how many weeks did Jesus spend teaching? Assume a year has \(52\) weeks.

A. 140

B. 150

Correct C. 141

D. 142

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9 View Details

Consider three ethical situations evaluated using Christian moral weighting: (1) A person lies to protect a friend (lying = \(-3\), protecting friend = \(+2\)); (2) A person kills in self‑defence (taking life = \(-4\), preserving life = \(+5\)); (3) A wealthy person refuses to donate to charity (refusing charity = \(-6\)). For each situation, add the relevant weights to obtain a net moral score, then sum the three net scores. What is the overall net moral score?

A. -5

B. -7

Correct C. -6

D. 0

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10 View Details

In the parable of the sower, four types of soil receive seed. A modern missionary plants \(120\) seeds in a region where the soil distribution is: rock \(20\%\), shallow soil \(30\%\), soil with thorns \(25\%\), and good soil \(25\%\). Only the seeds that fall on good soil can produce a harvest, and in good soil only \(80\%\) of the seeds germinate. How many seeds are expected to produce a harvest?

A. 20

B. 30

Correct C. 24

D. 36

Correct Answer: C

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Question 11 View Details

In the Parable of the Lost Sheep a shepherd leaves \(99\) sheep to find the one that is lost. In the Parable of the Lost Coin a woman searches \(10\) rooms to find the one lost coin among \(100\) coins. If a sheep is worth five times as much as a coin, define the shepherd's relative sacrifice as (number of sheep left behind) × (sheep value) and the woman's relative sacrifice as (rooms searched) × (coin value). Which parable shows the greater relative sacrifice? Express the ratio of the shepherd's sacrifice to the woman's sacrifice as a simplified fraction.

A. 100/2

B. 98/2

C. 99/3

Correct D. 99/2

Correct Answer: D

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Question 12 View Details

Paul's authentic letters are grouped into three periods. Period A (48-52 AD) contains 5 letters, Period B (53-57 AD) contains 4 letters, and Period C (58-62 AD) contains 2 letters. Let the average word‑count per letter in Period A be \(a\). The average in Period B is 250 words more than in Period A, and the average in Period C is 300 words more than in Period B. If the total word‑count of all authentic letters is 16 800 words, determine the percentage (to one decimal place) of the total word‑count contributed by Period C.

A. 20.0

Correct B. 22.5

C. 18.5

D. 25.0

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13 View Details

According to Genesis, Abraham was \(75\) years old when he left Haran and was \(100\) years old when his son Isaac was born. If Abraham died at the age of \(175\) years, how old was Isaac at the time of Abraham's death? Give your answer in years.

A. 100

B. 150

Correct C. 75

D. 125

Correct Answer: C

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Question 14 View Details

Five core Christian ethical principles are denoted P1-P5. The following actions relate to these principles:\n\n- Action A: complies with P1, violates P2;\n- Action B: complies with P2, violates P3;\n- Action C: complies with P3, violates P4;\n- Action D: complies with P4, violates P5;\n- Action E: complies with P5, violates P1.\n\nA set of actions is acceptable only if no principle is both complied with and violated within the selected set. What is the maximum number of actions that can be selected simultaneously while satisfying this condition?

Correct A. 2

B. 4

C. 1

D. 3

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15 View Details

The Exodus account states that \(600\) 000 men (excluding women and children) left Egypt. Assume each family consisted of one man, his wife, and an average of three children. Moreover, \(20\)% of the families had one additional son. Estimate the total number of people who left Egypt.

A. 3060000

Correct B. 3120000

C. 3000000

D. 3240000

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16 View Details

According to Genesis, Abram was \(75\) years old when God called him (Genesis 12:4) and \(100\) years old when Isaac was born (Genesis 21:5). How many years elapsed between these two events?

A. 75

Correct B. 25

C. 125

D. -25

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17 View Details

A believer claims that salvation is by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8‑9) and that good works are unnecessary for assurance. Using James 2:14‑26 and Romans 3:28, decide whether this view is consistent with biblical teaching. Answer with a single word: "consistent" or "inconsistent".

A. consistent

B. subjective

Correct C. inconsistent

D. ambiguous

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18 View Details

In the covenant ceremony recorded in Genesis 15, Abram was instructed to cut three specific animals (excluding the birds). How many total animals did he have to cut?

A. 5

Correct B. 3

C. 2

D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19 View Details

During a persecution, a person hides a neighbor and lies to the soldiers about his whereabouts. Considering the commandment "You shall not bear false witness" (Exodus 20:16) and Jesus' teaching that love for neighbor may justify actions (Mark 12:31), is the lie morally permissible? Answer with "permissible" or "impermissible".

A. impermissible

B. unacceptable

Correct C. permissible

D. disallowed

Correct Answer: C

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Question 20 View Details

Acts records that Paul was converted around AD 34 and tradition places his martyrdom around AD 64. How many years passed between his conversion and his death?

A. 40

B. 34

Correct C. 30

D. 24

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21 View Details

Prophet Elijah began his prophetic ministry \(5\) years before Prophet Elisha. If Prophet Elisha's ministry lasted \(12\) years and Prophet Elijah's ministry ended \(3\) years after Prophet Elisha's ministry ended, how many years did Prophet Elijah's ministry last?

A. 22

B. 25

C. 17

Correct D. 20

Correct Answer: D

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Question 22 View Details

According to the Genesis creation account, God created the world in \(6\) days. If each day is considered to be exactly \(24\) hours, how many total hours did God work before resting on the seventh day?

A. 150

Correct B. 144

C. 120

D. 168

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23 View Details

The Exodus occurred in the \(15\)th year of the Pharaoh's reign. The Pharaoh began to reign in \(1492\) BCE. After leaving Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for \(40\) years before entering Canaan. In which year (BCE) did they enter Canaan?

A. 1442

B. 1440

C. 1434

Correct D. 1438

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24 View Details

A sociological survey of a town of \(500\) people found that \(30\)% of the population have both faith and works, and \(40\)% have works (including those who also have faith). It is also known that among all people who have faith, \(60\)% also have works. How many people have faith but not works?

A. 120

Correct B. 100

C. 150

D. 80

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25 View Details

In the Genesis creation narrative, plants were created on the \(3\)rd day and animals on the \(5\)th day. How many days later did God create animals after plants?

Correct A. 2

B. 4

C. 3

D. 1

Correct Answer: A

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