All 100 questions from the Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) Christian Religious Studies (CRS) 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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In the first account of creation, what did God create on the fourth day?
On the fourth day God made the sun, moon and stars (Genesis 1:14-19).
According to Genesis 2:7, which of the underlisted parts of Adam's body did God breathe into?
God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils.
Adam called his wife Eve because ____
Eve means 'mother of all living' (Genesis 3:20).
One of these is not a river flowing in the Garden of Eden.
Patmos is an island; the Eden rivers were Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates.
The experience of women having pain during childbirth was as a result of the sin of ____.
Pain in childbirth was part of the punishment for the disobedience of Adam and Eve.
As soon as Adam and Eve ate the fruit God forbade them not to eat, ____
Genesis 3:7 says their eyes were opened and they knew they were naked.
One out of the following is the reason God made an help meet for Adam in the garden of Eden.
God said it was not good for man to be alone, so he made a companion.
The punishment for Adam and Eve as a result of their disobedience was pronounced by ____
God himself pronounced the punishment.
There are different names people give God in their dialect. For the Hausa, God is called ____
Ubangiji is the Hausa name for God.
Of all names of God, the name "YAHWEH" is commonly used by the ____.
Yahweh is the Hebrew (Jewish) name of God.
The word 'divorce' is an indication that ____
Divorce is the legal end of a marriage, so the couple no longer live together.
Unstable marriage could be caused by one of the following EXCEPT ____
Proper communication helps a marriage; the others harm it.
Marriage can be majorly categorized into how many types?
Customary (traditional), court (civil) and church marriage.
Identify from the underlisted, one of the gods worshipped in Nigeria before the advent of Christianity is ____
Ogun, the god of iron, was widely worshipped in traditional Nigerian religion.
The people king Saul was instructed to utterly destroy were the ____
1 Samuel 15: Saul was told to destroy the Amalekites.
God rejected Saul from being king in Israel. On what ground did God rejected him?
Saul disobeyed God's command about the Amalekites.
One of the underlisted sold his birth right to his brother.
Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a meal.
Joseph's refusal to allow his master's wife to sleep with him shows that ____
Joseph said it would be a sin against God.
Joseph's brothers came to Egypt in a bid to ____
They came to buy grain during the famine.
There was a suggestion that Joseph should not be killed. Which of Joseph's brothers made this suggestion?
Reuben suggested throwing him into a pit instead of killing him.
The parents of Moses were ____
Exodus 6:20: Amram and Jochebed.
The call of Moses to deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt took place on mount ____
God called Moses at the burning bush on Mount Horeb.
King Pharaoh eventually released the Israelites after which of the underlisted plagues?
The death of the firstborn made Pharaoh let them go.
"........... as I was with Moses, so I will be with you". This statement was made by God at the call of which of the following men?
God said this to Joshua (Joshua 1:5).
Abraham had Isaac his son at the age of ____
Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born.
At age 75, God told Abram to leave Haran and he did. The step Abram took here is called ____
Leaving at God's command is obedience.
The first place a child finds himself in the society is ____
A child is born into a family.
Defiant behavior in the school should be reported to the ____
Discipline is handled by the school authority.
One of the following options below cannot be identified with Deborah?
Deborah was a judge, prophetess and wife of Lappidoth; the tent peg was Jael's.
Choose from the underlisted, the King who oppressed the children of Israel in the days of Deborah is ____
King Jabin of Canaan oppressed Israel (Sisera was his commander).
The putting on of sackcloth and abstinence from food by the people of Nineveh after Jonah's message indicates ____.
Fasting and sackcloth showed repentance.
Nathan the prophet used one of the following to bring King David to repentance.
Nathan told David the story of the poor man's lamb.
Identify the man whom David arranged his death, after sleeping with his wife.
David had Uriah the Hittite killed.
All the underlisted eminent Nigerians fought for freedom EXCEPT ____
The others were leading nationalists in the independence struggle.
"you brood of vipers! who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" Who made this statement?
John the Baptist said this to the Pharisees and Sadducees.
From the underplisted, which is the eight (8) commandment.
The eighth commandment is 'You shall not steal'.
Choose from the following beatitudes the reward of those that are pure in heart.
Matthew 5:8.
The first four (4) commandments emphasize our relationship with ____
They deal with duties to God.
The sermon on the mount is commonly known as the ____
Its opening teaching is the Beatitudes.
The presentation of gifts to baby Jesus teaches us as Christians to be ____
The wise men gave gifts, so we should be generous.
The annunciation of the birth of Christ was made by which of the underlisted angels?
Gabriel announced Jesus' birth to Mary.
The gifts presented to Jesus by the wise men were ____
Matthew 2:11.
At the time Jesus was presented in the temple, the name of the man waiting for the consolation of Israel was ____
Luke 2:25: Simeon.
Prophetess Anna that was at the temple during the presentation of Jesus was the daughter of ____
Luke 2:36: Anna, daughter of Phanuel.
Jesus was baptized in which of these rivers?
Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan.
Jesus allowed John the Baptist to baptize him despite the fact that he was greater than John, this implies that we should emulate Jesus by being ____
Submitting to John shows humility.
The statement "this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased" was made during the ____
The voice from heaven came at his baptism.
The first thing that happened immediately Jesus was baptized was ____
Matthew 3:16: the heavens were opened, then the Spirit descended.
The following are the temptations faced by Jesus EXCEPT ____
The three temptations were bread, pinnacle and worship of the devil.
Jesus overcame all the three (3) temptations because ____
He answered each temptation with 'It is written'.
Jesus Christ also experienced temptation, what does this implies to you? That ____
If Jesus was tempted, then everyone can be.
Choose the first four (4) disciples of Jesus from the following options.
Peter, Andrew, James and John were the first called.
For you to be a disciple of Jesus, you must do one of the following EXCEPT ____
Jesus said disciples must deny themselves, not love their own life.
The man who climbed the sycamore tree in order to see Jesus can be identified as ____
Luke 19: Zacchaeus.
According to Matthew 5:13, Jesus referred to Christians as the ____ of the earth.
'You are the salt of the earth.'
In the parable of the prodigal son, what made the father to receive his lost son back to himself?
The father's love and compassion made him welcome his son.
The main lesson that could be learnt from the parable of the talent is ____
The servants who used their talents were rewarded.
The man that went on a journey gave the second servant how many talents?
Five, two and one talents were given.
The unforgiving servant was thrown into prison. This implies that if we do not forgive others, we should ____
Matthew 18:35: God will not forgive us.
The response of Jesus to the would be disciple who wanted to go and bury his father is ____
Matthew 8:22.
From the parable of the good Samaritan, Christians are discouraged from ____
The priest and Levite looked away; we should not.
The main lesson to be learnt from the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is ____
The rich man ignored Lazarus at his gate.
"Give us oil, for our lamps are going out", This statement was made by ____
The foolish virgins had no oil.
Based on Jesus' teachings, which law did he consider supreme to others?
Love God and love your neighbour are the greatest commandments.
"My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers". One of such category of people Jesus was talking to here are the ____
Jesus drove out the money changers in the temple.
Jesus raised the only son of a widow from death in which of the underlisted cities?
Luke 7: the widow's son at Nain.
The prophecy of Peter denying Jesus was fulfilled at ____
Peter denied Jesus during his trial at the high priest's house.
The cup which Jesus asked God to take away from him while he was praying in the garden of Gethsemane signifies his ____
The cup stands for the suffering and death ahead.
Which of these parables can be compared to the existence of both righteous and wicked people in the church today?
Good and bad grow together until the harvest.
The word 'Golgotha' means the place of ____
Golgotha means 'place of a skull'.
After the cleaning of the temple, the category of people that came to Jesus for healing were the ____ and ____.
Matthew 21:14: the blind and the lame.
One of the following disciples of Jesus Christ followed him at a distance when he was arrested.
Peter followed from a distance.
How many times did Peter deny Jesus?
Peter denied Jesus three times.
"Eli, Eli, la' ma sabach tha'ni?" was one of the words spoken by Jesus on the cross. What does the word mean?
It means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'
At Jesus' crucifixion, darkness was all over the land from the ____ to ____ hour.
Darkness lasted from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.
The man who asked for the body of Jesus for burial was ____
Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body.
The man chosen to replace Judas Iscariot was ____
Acts 1:26.
Our duty as Christians to tell others about Jesus as he has commanded, can be described as the ____
Matthew 28:19-20 is the Great Commission.
The Holy Spirit that fell on the Apostles on the day of Pentecost was followed by ____
Acts 2:4.
The significance of the resurrection of Jesus was to ____
The resurrection shows his victory over death.
Which of the underlisted prophets did Peter quote when he talked about the Spirit falling upon all men, on the day of Pentecost?
Peter quoted Joel 2:28.
The statement made by Peter to the crowd on the day of Pentecost was ____
Acts 2:38.
All the following EXCEPT one were deacons.
The seven deacons did not include Barnabas.
Identify from the options below the couple that agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord.
Acts 5: Ananias and Sapphira lied about their gift.
The witnesses at the stoning of Stephen laid down their clothes at a young man's feet whose name was ____
Acts 7:58: Saul.
____ is given to Christians to help them in life and ministry.
The Holy Spirit is the helper given to believers.
____ is the process of suffering for the sake of one's belief in Jesus Christ.
Suffering for faith is persecution.
The lame man who begged Peter and John for alms at the beautiful gate had been lame since when?
Acts 3:2: lame from his mother's womb.
The disciple that was brought back to life by Peter at Joppa was ____
Tabitha (Dorcas) was raised by Peter.
Cornelius who was a centurion was in ____ when he sent for Peter.
Cornelius lived at Caesarea.
Paul was a preacher and a ____
Paul made tents (Acts 18:3).
The magician Paul and Barnabas came across at Paphos was called Bar-Jesus. By what other name was he called?
Acts 13:8: Elymas the sorcerer.
At Lystra, Paul and Barnabas were named after their gods because of the miracles they wrought. Barnabas they called Zeus while Paul was called ____
Acts 14:12: Paul was called Hermes.
At Corinth, some men came up with the teaching that salvation can only come by ____ according to the custom of Moses.
Some insisted on circumcision (Acts 15:1).
The teachers and prophets in a bid to send Paul and Barnabas off for the service God has called them into, did what to them.
Acts 13:3: they fasted, prayed and laid hands on them.
Choose from the options below why Christians must learn to live in peace with people of other religions.
Peaceful living reflects the life of Christ in us.
One of the following men spoke boldly in his own defence and his religion before Felix.
Acts 24: Paul before Felix.
The Bible contains 66 books. How many books are in the New Testament?
The New Testament has 27 books (the Old has 39).
Paul healed the man who was crippled from his mother's womb at ____
Acts 14:8: at Lystra.
The word 'gospel' could also mean ____
Gospel means good news.
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