BECE Christian Religious Studies 2013 Paper 1 Past Questions

Question 1

“You may freely eat of every fruit in the garden except the tree of ________

A.knowledge of evil”
B.knowledge of good and evil”
C.knowledge of truth and life”
D.life and death”
E.wisdom and evil”

Objective

Question 2

Ada and Eve were not courageous to stand before God because they were ____________

A.afraid of God
B.angry with God
C.guilty of breaking the commandment
D.hungry
E.naked

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Question 3

The sin of ____________ displaced Adam and Eve from eth garden of Eden

A.anger
B.disobedience
C.envy
D.hatred
E.malice

Objective

Question 4

Obedience simply means _____________

A.doing what you are told to do
B.doing what you want to do
C.not complaining when working
D.readiness to do anything
E.saying yes to elder

Objective

Question 5

At creation God commanded Adam and Eve to “Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth and ___________ it”

A.arrange
B.bless
C.create
D.occupy
E.subdue

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Question 6

In the second commandment God enjoins us not to worship any other god beside Him because He is a

A.consuming fire
B.fearful God
C.jealous God
D.loving God
E.merciful God

Objective

Question 7

The Bible is made up of the old and new testament and the old testament consists of __________ books

A.27
B.28
C.30
D.34
E.39

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Question 8

The first five books of the Bible are called?

A.Decalogue
B.Pentateuch
C.Pentation
D.Prophecies
E.Revelatiobn

Objective

Question 9

After the tower of Babel incident human beings began to _____________

A.eat together
B.fight themselves
C.hate one another
D.love God more
E.speak different languages

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Question 10

During the time of Noah God destroyed the wicked generation by

A.famine
B.fire
C.flood
D.plague
E.thunder

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Question 11

Abraham and Sarah laughed at the promise God to give them a child because _______________

A.God never keeps promises
B.God will not keep the promise
C.it was not possible
D.there were no hope again
E.they had Ishmael already

Objective

Question 12

When God called Abraham, He promised to bless him and make his name ___________

A.famous
B.feared
C.great
D.high
E.known

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Question 13

The first time God revealed himself to Abraham was in __________

A.Canaan
B.Egypt
C.Haran
D.Mesopotamia
E.Schechem

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Question 14

Through one of the following actions parents share in God’s creation work

A.bringing children into the world
B.giving their children out in marriage
C.having pain during child birth
D.marrying, and giving in marriage
E.working hard to feed the family

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Question 15

Moses heard God speaking to him while he was ____________

A.eating
B.praying
C.reading the bible
D.resting
E.taking care of sheep

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Question 16

The last plague that compelled Pharaoh to release the Israelites was

A.boils
B.darkness
C.death of animals
D.death of first born
E.frog

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Question 17

Hannah was persecuted by her mates because she was

A.barren
B.favoured
C.sicky
D.troublesome
E.wealthy

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Question 18

The first son of Hannah was

A.Ephraim
B.John
C.Joseph
D.Joshua
E.Samuel

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Question 19

Before the reign of kings of Israel God used ________ to lead them

A.Judges
B.mediums
C.princess
D.prophets
E.seers

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Question 20

Jael who killed Sisera was the wife of ____________

A.Barak
B.Gedeon
C.Heber
D.Jabin
E.Lapidoth

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Question 21

The wisdom we need to accomplish difficult task in life can be asked from ___________

A.brethren
B.friends
C.God
D.parents
E.pastors

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Question 22

Showing kindness to the needy around us means we are being __________

A.generous
B.gracious
C.impressive
D.industrious
E.suspicious

Objective

Question 23

The best way to handle a task that looks difficult is to _____________

A.abandon the task
B.accept it and seek God’s help
C.complain that it is very difficult
D.delegate to another person
E.reject it

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Question 24

The cities and Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed with

A.armies
B.draught
C.famine
D.fire
E.flood

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Question 25

Jehovah Jireh means God_____________

A.is great
B.is mercy
C.of vengeance
D.our defence
E.our provider

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Question 26

God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and asked him to

A.be the king of Israel
B.follow Him as his God
C.go and rescue his people
D.return to his people in Israel
E.stop the worship of his father’s idol

Objective

Question 27

Joseph refused to sleep with Portiphar’s wife because ____________

A.he feared God
B.he was sick
C.her husband would know it
D.she was not very beautiful
E.the house was not secured

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Question 28

As a parent, what would you do to your child who is not exhibiting Christ-likeness?

A.beat him often
B.disown him
C.abandon him
D.pray for him
E.starve him

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Question 29

God used __________ to rebuild the broken walls of Jerusalem

A.Haggai
B.Hanani
C.Jonah
D.Nehemiah
E.Obadiah

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Question 30

The Parents of Esau and Jacob were _____________

A.Abraham and Sarah
B.Isaac and Hannah
C.Isaac and Rebecca
D.Joseph and Elizabeth
E.Zachariah and Sarah

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Question 31

Jacob made Esau to sell him his birth right to him with a

A.bag of gold
B.herd of cattle
C.plate of pottage
D.plot of land
E.pot of food

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Question 32

Pharaoh invited Joseph to interpret his dream while he was still in _________ house

A.his family
B.his own
C.portiphar’s
D.the governor’s
E.the prison

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Question 33

Pharaoh has ________ dreams that troubled him greatly

A.five
B.four
C.six
D.three
E.two

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Question 34

According to Joseph’s interpretation Pharaoh’s dream meant impending _____________

A.celebration
B.famine
C.farming
D.flood
E.war

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Question 35

On arrival in Egypt Joseph’s family settled in the land of __________

A.Beersheba
B.Bethel
C.Goshen
D.Horeb
E.Timnath

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Question 36

For our parents to be prompt in paying our school fees and meeting all our needs as students, we must __________ them

A.ask God to help
B.be angry with
C.criticize
D.cry to
E.disobey

Objective

Question 37

All these are causes of tribalism in our society except

A.cheating
B.disappointment
C.embezzlement
D.marginalization
E.unity

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Question 38

All the following are environments for giving a child religious guidance except _____________

A.church
B.home
C.hospital
D.school
E.youth fellowship

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Question 39

What advice will you give to your sister who is a Harlot? Tell her that

A.God is angry with her and hate her
B.Jesus loves her, and will accept her, if she gives her life to him
C.people will look down on her
D.she should protect herself against HIV/AIDS
E.she will end up in hell is she does not stop

Objective

Question 40

Those who talk and do things that favour people of their tribe are showing __________

A.Love
B.nationalism
C.partiality
D.tribalism
E.unity

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Question 41

The Lord blessed the latter days of Job and gave him twice what he has before because of his ____________

A.faith
B.fame
C.patience
D.righteousness
E.wisdom

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Question 42

As a leader of your group how can you easily know the problem of your member? By

A.inviting them to your home
B.giving them gifts
C.inviting them to your office
D.praying for them
E.preaching to them

Objective

Question 43

All the following churches are among the protestants except

A.Anglican
B.Baptist
C.Catholic
D.Methodist
E.Presbyterian

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Question 44

Mary Slessor will be remembered in history as the person who stopped _____________

A.Christianity in her family
B.slave trading
C.the circumcision of females
D.the killings of the missionaries
E.the killing of twins

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Question 45

The early churches in Nigeria started as __________

A.charity groups
B.evangelism teams
C.philanthropic groups
D.prayer bands
E.singing groups

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Question 46

The early missionaries that brought Christianity to Africa also introduced ____________

A.banks
B.cars
C.education
D.farming
E.fishing

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Question 47

The society excepts all the following from a Christian leader except to ____________

A.deny justice to some people
B.discharge good justice to all
C.favour some people
D.satisfy his own people
E.take care of the rich

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Question 48

TAfter the great flood, Noah sacrificed to God and promised never to _____________

A.be angry with man
B.create another generation
C.destroy man with flood
D.forgive the sins of men
E.trust man again

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Question 49

The Efiks call God _____________

A.Abasi
B.Chineke
C.Nyomo
D.oLUWA
E.Soko

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Question 50

The study of the Holy Bible teaches us to do all the following except ___________

A.be disobedient to our parents and elders
B.despise the poor and needy
C.forgive those that offend us
D.love our neighbours
E.love our pastors and elders

Objective