✝️ 1990

JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1990 past questions

51 questions from the 1990 JAMB UTME Christian Religious Knowledge paper. Free, with answers where available.

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Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q1 ✓ Answer: D
“Be fruitful and multiply ...” This statement occurs first in Genesis following the creation of
A
day and night
B
the earth and the seas
C
living creatures and birds
D
Adam and Eve
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q1 ✓ Answer: C
“I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” The question that immediately followed this statement was
A
“What is this that you have done?” B “Who told you that you that you are naked?”
C
“Where are you?”
D
“Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q2 ✓ Answer: D
“… Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image…” The above passage explains the
A
origin of blood revenge
B
prohibition of suicide
C
importance of blood
D
disapproval of violence
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q2 ✓ Answer: B
One of the rules given to Noah after the flood was that he should
A
cultivate the land
B
not to eat the flesh with its blood
C
the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas were here ordained priests
D
Paul and Barnabas were here confirmed Christians and the first Apostles.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q3 ✓ Answer: C
The four promises of God to Abram were land,
A
Greatness, riches and blessings
B
Fame, circumcision and many descendants
C
Many descendant, greatness and medium of blessings
D
Greatness, salvation and blessings.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q3 ✓ Answer: D
“. . . Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you . . .” This statement was made by
A
God
B
Abraham
C
Jacob
D
Isaac
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q4 ✓ Answer: B
“God has made laughter for me; every-one who hears will laugh over me.” This statement was made at the birth of
A
Ishmael
B
Isaac
C
Esau
D
Samuel
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q5 ✓ Answer: A
The main point emphasized in the story of Joseph’s treatment of his brothers in Egypt was that
A
God’s design for anybody cannot be stopped
B
it is good to forgive one’s enemies
C
one should test any old enemy before trusting him
D
wrongful action weakens the valiant.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q5 ✓ Answer: A
Pharaoh oppressed the Israelites because
A
he feared that they might join his enemies to fight him
B
they continued to give birth to male children CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE 1991 [PAGE 25]
C
the midwives did not kill the children at birth
D
he did not know Jacob and Joseph.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q6 ✓ Answer: A
“Put off your shoes from feet; for the place where you stand is holy.”Where was this statement made?
A
Mount Horeb
B
Mount Sinai
C
Jericho
D
Gilgal
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q7 ✓ Answer: D
When the Israelites were caught between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea, God instructed Moses to
A
command the sea to be divided
B
throw his rod into the sea
C
strike the sea twice
D
stretch out his hand over the sea
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q8 ✓ Answer: A
“Who is the Lord that I should heed his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
A
He increased their burden
B
He killed their male children
C
He hesitatingly released them
D
He appealed to them to stay in Egypt.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q10 ✓ Answer: B
Before God met with Israel at Mount Sinai, Moses charged his people not to
A
go near the mountain
B
go near a woman
C
tremble at the sight of smoke
D
tremble at the sound of thunder.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q11 ✓ Answer: C
“It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.”
A
consecration of the Israelites at Mount Sinai
B
crossing of the Red Sea
C
fall of Jericho
D
worship of a god.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q12 ✓ Answer: D
In order to stay alive, anyone who was bitten by the fiery serpent had to
A
touch the bronze serpent
B
make a bronze serpent
C
kill a serpent
D
look at the bronze serpent
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q13 ✓ Answer: B
“… As I was with Moses, so I will be with you I will not fail you or forsake you…” In the above passage, God addresses
A
the spies
B
Joshua
C
Aaron
D
Gideon.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q14 ✓ Answer: C
The cities of the Amorites were completely devastated by Israel through the combined forces of
A
plague, hailstone and sword
B
plague, panic and hailstone
C
panic hailstone and sword
D
panic, plague and sword.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q15 ✓ Answer: D
In which of the Philistine citied did Samson carry away on his shoulder, the doors, posts and bar of the city gate?
A
Ashdod
B
Askelon
C
Gath
D
Gaza. The king that reigned in Samaria during the prophecies of Amos and Hosea was
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q17 ✓ Answer: C
The kink who disguised himself when he traveled to Romoth-gilead was
A
Ahijah
B
Jehu
C
Abah
D
David.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q18 ✓ Answer: C
Which of the following kings built the city of Samaria?
A
Jeroboam II
B
Ahab
C
Omri
D
Rehoboam
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q19 ✓ Answer: C
The theme of Amos’s prophecies centres on the
A
holiness of God
B
jealousy of God
C
righteousness of God
D
punishment of evil [PAGE 23]
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q20 ✓ Answer: A
The event which ultimately led to the destruction of the Northern Kingdom was the invasion of
A
Syria by Assyria and Judah
B
Jerusalem by Syria and Israel
C
Damascus by Judah and Syria
D
Assyria by Israel and Judah
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q21 ✓ Answer: A
What was king Hezehiah’s reaction to the letter of threat from the Assyrian king?
A
He spread it before God in the temple and prayed
B
He sent for his fellow kings to come and assist him
C
He summoned his soldiers to fight the Assyrians
D
He sent to the prophets for advice
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q22 ✓ Answer: C
Manasseh did what was evil in the sight of the Lord because he
A
married foreign women
B
persecuted the prophets of Yahweh
C
encourage idol worship
D
waged wars against the people of God.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q23 ✓ Answer: D
Who was the last king of Judah that suffered at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon?
A
Jehoiakim
B
Manasseh
C
Jehoiachin
D
Zedekiah
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q24 ✓ Answer: C
The image of jealousy which Ezekiel saw was the
A
fornication among the Israelites
B
worship of Baal in the land of Israel
C
abomination in the temple
D
destruction of the temple.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q25 ✓ Answer: B
What reason did the people around Jerusalem give for wanting to assist the returned exiles in rebuilding the temple?
A
They shared the same geographical location with the jews
B
They themselves were Jews by descent
C
They were commanded to do so by king Cyrus of Persia.
D
They also worshipped the same God as the
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q26 ✓ Answer: B
Jeremiah’s vision of the rod of almond was meant to symbolize that God
A
would protect Jeremiah at all times
B
would confirm His word through Jeremiah
C
would send evil from the North upon the people
D
had appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before his birth
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q27 ✓ Answer: D
“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, …”
A
few Israelites would be save
B
no Israelite would be saved
C
all Israelites would be saved
D
many Israelites would be saved
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q28 ✓ Answer: C
‘… Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?
A
The Publicans
B
The Sadducees
C
Joseph and Mary
D
The Lawyers and Pharisees.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q29 ✓ Answer: D
“… Rob no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”
A
scribes
B
multitudes
C
soldiers
D
tax collectors.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q30 ✓ Answer: A
“… The heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came..”
A
being baptized
B
praying to God
C
at the Transfiguration
D
in the temple
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q31 ✓ Answer: B
James and John caused the other disciple of Jesus to be angry because they
A
did not go with the others on the missionary journey
B
asked for a special favour to sit with Jesus in glory
C
were Lazy
D
deflected to join the disciples of John the Baptist
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q32 ✓ Answer: C
What is the significance of Jesus allowing His disciples to take certain things and not others on their missionary journey to the evangelist?
A
Adequate material and spiritual preparation should be made for the work
B
He should depend on his audience for every need
C
He should have absolute confidence in the sufficiency of God
D
He should not leave a place where he is not received without placing a curse on the people
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q33 ✓ Answer: C
…” Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure…
A
return of Jesus ot Capernaum
B
return of Jesus to Nazareth
C
ascension of Jesus into Heaven
D
crucifixion of Jesus in Jerusalem
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q34 ✓ Answer: C
Jesus pronounced ‘woe’ on the rich during the sermon on the plain because they
A
loved money more than God
B
were oppressive
C
had receive their reward on earth
D
were proud.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q35 ✓ Answer: A
In the parable of the sower, the seeds that fell on the rock represent people who
A
believed for a short while and later fell away
B
resisted the good news
C
believed and were later enticed by riches
D
were drawn away by ambitions.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q36 ✓ Answer: A
“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
A
keep the commandments and surrender his wealth
B
keep the commandments and pay tithe
C
repent and believe the gospel
D
do to others as he wished other to do to him
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q37 ✓ Answer: A
“Go your way; your faith has made you well”. This statement was addressed to
A
Bartimaeus
B
the Centurion
C
the Paralytic [PAGE 24]
D
the woman with the Issue of blood
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q38 ✓ Answer: C
The disciples could not cast out the dumb spirit because
A
it was stubborn
B
they were not familiar with that particular spirit
C
they had not been fasting
D
it could only be driven out by prayer
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q39 ✓ Answer: D
Which of the following did NOT believe in the resurrection of the dead?
A
The Essenes
B
The Herodians
C
The Pharisees
D
The Sadducees.
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q40 ✓ Answer: C
The Holy week starts with the
A
Transfiguration
B
Cleaning of the temple
C
Triumphal entry
D
Baptism of Jesus
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q41 ✓ Answer: B
Where did Jesus go after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem?
A
Bethphage
B
Bethany
C
Jerusalem
D
Nazareth
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q42 ✓ Answer: A
Pilate delivered Jesus to be crucified because he
A
wished to satisfy the crowd
B
feared Caesar
C
found Him guilty
D
was afraid of the chief priests
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q43 ✓ Answer: D
The two disciples on the way to Emmaus recognized Jesus
A
while He was teaching
B
before they go to the village
C
when they got to Jerusalem
D
at the breaking of bread while at table
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q45 ✓ Answer: B
The reason for the first Apostolic Council in Jerusalem was that
A
Paul’s Apostleship was in dispute
B
circumcision was enjoined on the Gentile convertsas necessary for salvation
C
the Gentiles were discriminated against at the fellowship meals
D
the widows of Hellenistic Jews were discriminated against in the daily ministration,
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q46 ✓ Answer: A
Before the Areopagus, Paul declared that the Unknown God was
A
indeed the creator of all
B
truly a fake deity
C
spiritually
D
a manifestation of the human mind
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q47 ✓ Answer: B
Owing to the uproar in Jerusalem, the tribune ordered Paul to be examined by scourging, but changed his mind when he discovered that Paul was
A
an Innocent man
B
a Roman Citizen
C
a Pharisee
D
a Jew
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q48 ✓ Answer: B
When Paul and his companions were ship-wrecked, the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners but the centurion prevented them because
A
they were Roman Citizens
B
they would have to account for them
C
te wanted to save Paul’s life
D
it was not lawful to kill
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q49 ✓ Answer: A
“… You shall indeed hear but never understand and you shall indeed see but never perceive.” To which prophet did Paul attribute this saying?
A
Isaiah
B
Jeremiah
C
Joel
D
Ezekiel
Christian Religious Knowledge JAMB 1990 Q50 ✓ Answer: D
On arrival in Rome, Paul first addressed
A
Caesar’s household
B
the Gentiles
C
the Roman Council
D
the Jewish Council