All 120 questions from the Basic Education Certificate Examination (Junior WAEC) (BECE) Christian Religious Studies (CRS) 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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Some of the attributes of God include omnipotence, omnipresence, immortality and
God is spirit, so He is invisible; the other options are not His attributes.
There are ______ accounts of creation in the Bible.
Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis 2:4-25 give two accounts.
The world was created by God out of ______
God created the world from nothing (creation ex nihilo).
"It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." God said this during the
God said this just before creating Eve.
Which of the rivers from the garden of Eden flows around the whole land of Havilah where there is gold?
Genesis 2:11 says Pishon flows around Havilah, where there is gold.
The four rivers that flowed from the garden of Eden were
Genesis 2:10-14 names Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates. Options A and E list the same four rivers.
Man was created in the image of God and His
Genesis 1:26 says "in our image, after our likeness".
As a Christian, we can overcome temptation when we have
The fear of God keeps a believer from yielding to temptation.
God made a new beginning with the family of ______ after the flood that destroyed the whole world.
Only Noah's family survived the flood.
Sin as a moral offence brings about break in
Sin separates man from God.
Man shares in God's creative activities by being able to
Man shares in creation by having children.
During creation, God called the firmament,
Genesis 1:8: God called the firmament Heaven.
God created mankind to know, serve, love and ______ Him.
Man was made to worship God.
According to Bible records, the most important among God's creation is
Man was created in God's image and given authority over all other creation.
The first sin of mankind is recorded in the book of
Genesis 3 records Adam and Eve's sin.
Man's wickedness and sin made God to destroy the world with
God destroyed the world by the flood in Noah's time.
Esau's blessing was taken by his brother
Jacob took Esau's blessing from Isaac (Genesis 27).
Reconciliation among two opposing parties brings back harmony, love, development and
Reconciliation restores peace and compatibility.
A nuclear family consists of father, mother and
A nuclear family is father, mother and children.
We can relate with other people in our society by
Christians relate with everyone through love.
The smallest unit of human relationship and most important social unit in the society is the
The family is the basic unit of society.
The following are the major aims for marriage except that it
Marriage aims at peace, not conflict.
Jacob reconciled with his brother, Esau by
Genesis 33:3 says Jacob bowed seven times before Esau.
Who among the following instituted the first marriage in the Bible?
God made Eve for Adam and joined them.
Obedience to God, our parents and elders in the society can lead to
Exodus 20:12 promises long life to those who honour their parents.
The name of the city which God told Abraham to relocate to is called
God told Abraham to go to the land of Canaan.
Isaac was circumcised by Abraham on the eighth day in order to fulfil
Circumcision was the sign of God's covenant with Abraham.
The name of Abraham's father was
Genesis 11:26 gives Terah as Abraham's father.
Jacob stayed in Paddan-aram for ______ years before he came to reconcile with Esau his elder brother.
Jacob served Laban for twenty years.
Jacob fled to his uncle at ______ to save his life.
Jacob fled to his uncle Laban at Haran.
The two Hebrew midwives appointed by Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew male children were
Exodus 1:15 names Shiphrah and Puah.
Jacob's greed led to the breakdown of ______ family.
Jacob's greed for the blessing broke up Isaac's family.
Esau's blessing was given to Jacob because he
Rebekah (written Rachael in the paper) led Jacob to deceive Isaac.
God's covenant with Abraham states that through him all the ______ will be blessed.
Genesis 12:3: all families of the earth; this paper's wording points to nations.
The quest for satisfaction can lead to the following except
Contentment is the opposite of a restless quest for more.
The study of the Bible teaches Christians that God's relationship with man is based on His love, kindness, mercy and
God's dealings with man rest on love, kindness, mercy and forgiveness.
Joseph was ______ years old when he became a prime minister in Egypt.
Genesis 41:46 says Joseph was thirty years old.
One of Pharaoh's dreams which Joseph interpreted meant
The seven lean cows and thin ears meant seven years of famine.
Who succeeded Eli as a priest in Israel?
Samuel, raised by Eli, took over as priest.
The main duty and responsibility of a father in the family is to
A father provides food, clothing and shelter for all.
The king that listened to the wrong advice of the young ones rather than that of the elders was
Rehoboam rejected the elders' advice (1 Kings 12).
Israel was divided into two kingdoms during the reign of King
The kingdom split after Solomon, when Rehoboam became king.
The ten commandments is also referred to as the
Decalogue means "ten words".
The following are lessons that Christians could learn from Deborah's heroic act except that
Deborah's story shows women should not be discriminated against.
Abraham's obedience to the call of God, earned him the blessing of being the father of
Genesis 17:5: father of many nations.
Where did Joseph settle his family when he became a Prime Minister in Egypt?
Joseph settled his family in the land of Goshen.
What is the name of king Ahab's wife?
Ahab married Jezebel.
Before king Josiah's reforms, the book of the law was discovered by
Hilkiah the high priest found the book of the law (2 Kings 22).
The prophet that used a parable to illustrate the sin of David against Uriah was
Nathan told David the parable of the poor man's lamb.
Deborah, a prophetess in Israel was the wife of
Judges 4:4 says Deborah was the wife of Lappidoth.
Gideon was the son of
Gideon was the son of Joash the Abiezrite.
The following are ways in which Christians can overcome the spread of HIV except
Having many sex partners spreads HIV.
Which of the following is a major religion in Nigeria?
Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion are Nigeria's major religions.
The first African Church leader to be persecuted by European missionaries was
Garrick Sokari Braide was arrested and persecuted by the colonial and mission authorities.
At the end of the slave trade, freed slaves from Africa were settled in
Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded as a home for freed slaves.
The first European missionaries that visited Nigeria in the nineteenth century were sent by the ______ Church.
The Methodist Mission under Thomas Birch Freeman arrived in Badagry in 1842.
The following are the expectations of a Christian living among non Christians except
A Christian should be tolerant, not intolerant.
One of the most important things a Christian must do when he/she offends a neighbour in the community is to
The first step toward reconciliation is to admit wrong doing.
Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic and ______ are some of the religious movements in Nigeria.
Methodist is a Christian denomination like the others.
Which of the following is among the three main religions in Nigeria?
The three main religions are Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion.
The birth of John the baptist was announced to Zechariah by angel
Luke 1:19: the angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah.
The angel that instructed Joseph not to put Mary away when he discovered that she was pregnant appeared to him in the
Matthew 1:20: the angel appeared to Joseph in a dream.
The wise men came to Jerusalem during the birth of Jesus Christ because
Matthew 2:2: they asked where the child born king of the Jews was.
Mary the mother of Jesus Christ lived with her parents in Nazareth, a small village in
Nazareth is in Galilee.
What did the angel that visited Zachariah do to him for doubting the possibility of having a son at old age? He caused him to be
Luke 1:20: Zechariah could not speak until John was born.
To which land did the angel of the Lord instruct Joseph to take Jesus Christ and His mother in a bid to escape from Herod?
Matthew 2:13: flee to Egypt.
According to the Gospel of St Luke, an angel first announced the birth of Jesus Christ to
Luke 2:8-11: the angel announced His birth to the shepherds.
What was the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary? She was her
Elizabeth was Mary's relative; of the options, aunt is closest.
Jesus Christ joined His parents to perform the feast of ______ in Jerusalem at the age of twelve.
Luke 2:41-42: His parents went to Jerusalem yearly for the Passover feast.
John the baptist was older than Jesus Christ by ______ months.
Luke 1:36: Elizabeth was in her sixth month when Mary conceived.
What was the sin of King Herod that John the Baptist condemned which made him desire to kill him?
John condemned Herod for marrying Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
How many days and nights did Jesus Christ fast in the wilderness before He was tempted by the devil?
Matthew 4:2: He fasted forty days and forty nights.
According to the Gospel of Mathew, the centurion's servant healed by Jesus Christ was inflicted with
Matthew 8:6: the servant was paralysed.
The bird that showed the impartation of the Holy Spirit on Jesus Christ after the baptism by John is called
The Spirit descended like a dove.
As a result of Peter's speech on the Pentecost day, ______ converts were added to the Church.
Acts 2:41: about three thousand souls were added.
God gave His only son Jesus Christ to die for us on the cross to show
John 3:16: God so loved the world.
During the trial of Jesus Christ, the Jews preferred Pilate's release of
The crowd chose Barabbas instead of Jesus.
The great commission by Jesus Christ to His disciples was aimed at achieving one of the following
Matthew 28:19: go and make disciples of all nations, which is evangelism.
The following events of the Passion Week are marked by Christians except the
The ascension took place forty days after the resurrection, outside Passion Week.
The reaction of the wise men following Herod's interest in the baby Jesus Christ and warning in a dream was that they
Matthew 2:12: they went home by another way.
Jesus Christ talked about our attitude to earthly possession in the parable of the
Luke 12:16-21: the rich fool who stored up goods for himself.
The woman with the issue of blood was healed when she
Mark 5:27-29: she touched His garment and was healed.
To become "Born Again" Jesus Christ instructs that all shall
John 3:5: one must be born of water and the Spirit.
The two items used by Jesus Christ for the last supper which serves as symbols for the Eucharist are
The bread and wine represent His body and blood.
The divinity of Jesus Christ manifests through His victory over
Jesus proved His divinity by rising from the dead, conquering death.
In the parable of sower, the seed and the sower represents
The seed is the word of God and the sower is God (or Christ).
Another name for disciple is
A disciple is a follower of a teacher.
Jesus Christ called the disciples for the following reasons except to
He called them to be fishers of men, not to teach fishing.
According to the gospel of John, the lame man at the pool of Bethsaida has been there for ______ years before Jesus Christ met him.
John 5:5: the man had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall
Matthew 5:8.
Jesus Christ said "I have not come to destroy the law and the prophets but to ______ them".
Matthew 5:17.
The upper room where the apostles stayed was the place where
The last supper took place in the upper room.
Jesus Christ took the disciples to the garden of Gethsemane to
He went to Gethsemane to pray before His arrest.
Jesus Christ was betrayed by
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
The Council that tried Jesus Christ which was presided over by Caiaphas the high priest, was also called the
The Sanhedrin was the Jewish supreme council.
The arrest of Jesus Christ took place at
Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.
Jesus Christ was crucified at the ______ hour of the day.
Mark 15:25: it was the third hour when they crucified Him.
The following are the people that mocked Jesus Christ except
Joseph of Arimathea was a follower who buried Jesus.
The following were the words of Jesus Christ on the cross except
The words "If you are the king of the Jews save yourself" were said by the mockers.
At what time of the day did Jesus Christ cry with a loud voice and gave up His spirit?
Matthew 27:46-50: about the ninth hour.
What was the name of the man who helped Jesus Christ to carry His cross?
Simon of Cyrene carried the cross.
Jesus Christ was buried by
Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus in his own tomb.
At the time of the election of Matthias, how many were the apostles of Jesus Christ?
After Judas died, eleven apostles remained (Acts 1:26).
The Holy Spirit plays the following roles in the Church today except for
The Holy Spirit builds up the Church; He does not lead to the killing of disciples.
Which of the following were the disciples accused of, on the day of Pentecost?
Acts 2:13: some mocked and said they were full of new wine.
The apostles that influenced the growth of Christianity in Antioch were
Barnabas and Paul taught in Antioch for a whole year (Acts 11:26).
In Acts of Apostles, it is recorded that the disciples were first called Christians at
Acts 11:26.
The Angel of God appeared in a vision to Cornelius at about ______ o'clock.
Acts 10:3: about the ninth hour, which is 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Persecution that arose against the early Christians brought Christianity to
Acts 8:1-5: the scattered believers took the gospel to Samaria.
What led to the selection of seven Deacons in the early Church?
Acts 6: the Greek widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
Which of the following is not the likely interpretation of Peter's visions of a large sheet of animals, reptiles and birds?
The vision taught that Gentiles were accepted, not rejected.
In Acts of the Apostles, Peter healed the paralytic and raised the dead in Lydda and Joppa, named
Acts 9: Aeneas at Lydda and Tabitha (Dorcas) at Joppa.
Peter's first missionary adventure took him to
Acts 8:14: Peter and John went to Samaria.
Who wrote Acts of the Apostles in the Bible?
Luke wrote both the Gospel of Luke and Acts.
The first Church Council at Jerusalem was headed by
James presided over the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15).
Which of the following did Paul and Barnabas do to show the people of Lystra that they were not gods? They
Acts 14:14: they tore their clothes and ran among the people.
Agabus demonstrated with Paul's belt and warned about his ______ in Jerusalem.
Acts 21:11: Agabus bound himself with Paul's belt to show Paul would be arrested.
The Jews accused Paul of defiling the temple because they had seen him in the city with the Ephesian named
Acts 21:29: Trophimus the Ephesian.
After his arrest, Paul spoke to the Sanhedrin as a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia and in ______ language.
Acts 21:39-40: Paul spoke in the Hebrew tongue.
Which prophet predicted in Antioch of severe famine?
Acts 11:28: Agabus foretold a great famine.
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