UTME CRK 1998 Past Questions and Answers
Christian Religious Knowledge 1998 Past Questions | Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
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1. The Ark of the Covenant brought before Israel and King Solomon contained
Options
A) the rod of Moses
B) the image of a serpent
C) the law of Moses
D) two tablets of stone
The correct answer is D.
2. According to Matthew, the first two disciples to be called by Jesus were
Options
A) Peter and Andrew
B) Peter and John
C) James and John
D) James and Andrew
The correct answer is A.
3. Jesus had compassion for the five thousand people fed by Him because they were
Options
A) hungry but had no time to eat
B) like sheep without a shepherd
C) strangers from the country and villages far away
D) poor and had no money to buy food
The correct answer is B.
4. ”Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court?” James asked this question in his teachings on
Options
A) humility
B) impartiality
C) loyalty
D) citizenship
The correct answer is B.
5. The wisdom of God is necessary for salvation, hence James teaches that Christians should
Options
A) ask for it when they can
B) endure all trials to get
C) ask in faith to get it
D) claim it as a right
The correct answer is C.
6. The importance of love in the teachings of Peter is that it
Options
A) covers a multitude of sins
B) brings together all believers in the community
C) takes on to eternal life
D) extends to Christians only
The correct answer is A.
7. According to Peter, when the chief shepherd is manifested, Christians will
Options
A) cast all their anxieties on Him
B) obtain eternal life
C) be saved from their sins
D) obtain the unfading crown of glory
The correct answer is D.
8. Spiritual gifts, according to Paul, should be used for the
Options
A) upliftment of individuals in the church
B) edification ofthe church
C) eradication of enmity among Christians
D) upliftment of the community
The correct answer is B.
9. Paul considered the Philippians’ gifts to him as
Options
A) a duty they owed him
B) indispensable to his life
C) an exhibition of Christian maturity and generosity
D) a fragrant offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God
The correct answer is D.
10. ‘For rulers are not terrors to good conduct, but to bed’. Christians, therefore, must do what is good and they would
Options
A) receive their approval
B) get a reward
C) become servants of God
D) be left alone to preach the gospel
The correct answer is A.
11. ”Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness….” The statement above was made to teach
Options
A) Christian charity
B) justice
C) dignity of labour
D) humility
The correct answer is C.
12. The second coming of Jesus Christ according to Paul, will be preceded by the coming of
Options
A) Elijah the prophet
B) John the Baptist
C) the man of lawlessness
D) the man of righteousness
The correct answer is C.
13. The consequence of setting one’s mind on the things of the flesh is
Options
A) poverty
B) infertility
C) death
D) suffering
The correct answer is C.
14. Paul admonished the Romans to live a new life in Christ by yielding themselves to God as men who
Options
A) have been brought death to life
B) will receive judgement in the last days
C) will meet Christ in God’s kingdom
D) have suffered for the sake of the gospel
The correct answer is A.
15. ”But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian…” Custodian here means the
Options
A) church
B) law
C) priest
D) convenant
The correct answer is B.
16. Paul, writing to the Philippians, said that God highly exalted Christ and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name because He was
Options
A) both God and man
B) the Son of God
C) obedient and humble
D) the saviour of mankind
The correct answer is C.
17. According to Paul, Christians should forgive one another so that
Options
A) Satan may not gain advantage over them
B) their prayers may be heard
C) God may forgive them
D) they may not perish in sin
The correct answer is A.
18. At Pentecost, Peter explained that God has promised to pour out His Spirit on all
Options
A) Gentiles
B) the God fearing
C) the believers
D) flesh
The correct answer is D.
19. The resolution of the Jerusalem council was that the Gentiles should abstain from food offered to idols,
Options
A) unchastity, lying and what is strangled
B) blood, what is strangled and stong drinks
C) what is strangled, blood and unchastity
D) lying, unchastity and strong drinks
The correct answer is C.
20. ”Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders…………. to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The men chosen were
Options
A) Judas and Barsabbas
B) John and James
C) Peter and Mark
D) Judas and Silas
The correct answer is D.
REF Acts 15:22
21. Peter and John were arrested and imprisoned because they
Options
A) healed a man lame from birth
B) condemned the Pharisees and the Sadducees
C) cursed the high priest
D) were preaching the gospel of Jesus
The correct answer is D.
22. According to Paul, what bear witness to the righteousness of God are
Options
A) faith and the law
B) grace and saving gift
C) faith and the prophets
D) the law and the prophets
The correct answer is A.
23. According to Matthew, when Christ was arrested He was led to
Options
A) Caiaphas
B) Annas
C) Pontius Pilate
D) Herod the Great
The correct answer is A.
24. The conviction of Jesus by the high priest and the elders was on the ground that He
Options
A) uttered blasphemy
B) healed on the Sabbath day
C) said He would destory the temple
D) refused to obey Roman laws
The correct answer is C.
25. In the account of John about the resurrection, Mary was first asked why she was weeping by
Options
A) Jesus
B) Two angels
C) the guard
D) Salome
The correct answer is B.
26. ”Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou has chosen to take the place… from which Judas turned aside….” Who were the two men referred to in the statement above ?
Options
A) Justus and Matthias
B) Joseph and Barsabbas
C) Justus and Barsabbas
D) Joseph and Justus
The correct answer is A.
27. The criteria for the choice of the seven deacons were
Options
A) wisdom and understanding
B) good repute and being full of the spirit
C) good repute and knowledge
D) wisdom and knowledge
The correct answer is B.
28. Jesus’ teaching on swearing is that Christians should
Options
A) not swear falsely
B) swear when necessary
C) not swear at all
D) swear by the head
The correct answer is C.
29. What blessing has Jesus promised the pure at heart?
Options
A) they shall obtain mercy
B) they shall see God
C) the earth shall be theirs only
D) they shall be comforted
The correct answer is B.
30. ”The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few;…. Jesus made the statement above during the
Options
A) commissioning of the seventy others
B) mission of the twelve
C) sermon on the mount
D) triumphal entry
The correct answer is A.
31. ”….Hosanna to the Son of David!….”
The statement above indicates Jesus’
Options
A) power
B) priesthood
C) kingship
D) exaltation
The correct answer is A.
32. With regard to the triumphal entry, which of the following descriptions is peculiar to Luke?
Options
A) People who followed cried hosanna
B) The disciples were sent to bring the animal
C) People spread their garments on the road
D) The disciples set Jesus on the animal
The correct answer is D.
33. What was Jesus’ response when the message of Lazarus’ illness reached Him?
Options
A) He asked Mary and Martha to take care of him
B) He said that the Son of God may be glorified by it
C) He hurried to Bethany to see him
D) He instructed that he should be brought to Him
The correct answer is B.
34. At the country of the Gerasenes, Jesus
Options
A) raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead
B) healed the centurion’s servant
C) raised the widow’s son from the dead
D) healed the man who had demons
The correct answer is D.
35. The golden calf which Aaron made for Israel was an evidence of
Options
A) lack of faith in God
B) loss of confidence in Moses
C) a plot to replace Moses
D) an attempt to revolt against God
The correct answer is A.
36. ”Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?
This question was asked by the Israelites when
Options
A) they were hungry in the wilderness
B) there was no water for them to drink
C) the spies brought evil reports about Canaan
D) the Egyptians marched after them
The correct answer is D.
37. According to Matthew, the first two disciples to be called by Jesus were
Options
A) Peter and Andrew
B) Peter and John
C) James and John
D) James and Andrew
The correct answer is A.
38. The parable of the wheat and the tares illustrates that
Options
A) the kingdom of God is already established on earth
B) both good and evil live in the world
C) it is impossible to overcome enemies
D) the wheat cannot grow where there are weeds
The correct answer is B.
39. Hosea accused Israel of harlotry because
Options
A) her daughters were cult prostitutes
B) her men moved with harlots
C) the people worshipped other gods
D) the women ran after other husbands
The correct answer is C.
40. Who among the following was consecrated and appointed a prophet before he was born?
Options
A) Joel
B) Nehemiah
C) Jeremiah
D) Josiah
The correct answer is C.
41. ”Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you”. The statement above was made during the call of
Options
A) Isaiah
B) Hosea
C) Samuel
D) Ezekiel
The correct answer is D.
42. Satan promised to give Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if He would
Options
A) turn stones to loaves ofbread
B) throw Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple
C) bow down and worship him
D) perform a miracle
The correct answer is C.
43. The would-be disciple who wanted to go and bury his father before following Jesus was told that he
Options
A) was not fit for the kingdom of God
B) should go and proclaim the kingdom of God
C) should go and build a house first
D) was filled with worldly desires
The correct answer is A.
44. God promised to send bread from heaven to the people of Israel, so as to see if they would
Options
A) walk in His law
B) remain stubborn
C) return to Egypt
D) feel satisfied
The correct answer is A.
45. ”Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel, at which these were the words of God to
Options
A) Eli the priest
B) Samuel the prophet
C) Hophni and Phinehas
D) Joel and Abijah
The correct answer is B.
46. Why did David spare the life of king Saul at Ziph?
Options
A) Saul was anointed by God
B) Saul was a fellow Israelite
C) He did not want to shed blood
D) He was Saul’s son in-law
The correct answer is A.
47. Nathan told David that although God has put away his sin, he would still be
Options
A) made to weep and fast
B) bereaved of the child
C) visited with plague
D) required to make atonement
The correct answer is B.
48. God made two great lights to
Options
A) shine upon the earth
B) rule the day and the night
C) demarcate between the day and the night
D) give light to the world
The correct answer is B.
49. God commanded the earth to bring forth living creatures according to their kinds on the
Options
A) 3rd day
B) 4th day
C) 5th day
D) 6th day
The correct answer is D.
50. When God heard the groaning of the people of Israel in Egypt, He
Options
A) got angry with the Pharaoh
B) sent a warning to the Pharaoh
C) remembered His covenant with Abraham
D) plagued the Egyptians with drought
The correct answer is C.
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