WAEC Christian Religious Studies Past Questions

Real WAEC Christian Religious Studies past questions, each with the correct answer and a worked solution. NECO candidates sit the same paper, so these apply there too. Below are 8 to work through free — no account needed.

Sample drawn from papers of 2011, 2010, 2006.

8 WAEC Christian Religious Studies questions with answers

Question 1

WAEC 2006

In Jesus’ teaching on the mount, the only justifiable reason for divorce is

  1. a.indolence
  2. b.insubordination
  3. c.infidelity
  4. d.infertility

Question 2

WAEC 2010

Deborah was a judge when Israel was under the yoke of

  1. a.Moab
  2. b.Midian
  3. c.Canaan
  4. d.Philistine

Question 3

WAEC 2011

Joel and Abijah were the sons of

  1. a.Eli
  2. b.Saul
  3. c.Samuel
  4. d.David

Question 4

WAEC 2011

“...Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams”. This statement was Samuel’s reaction to

  1. a.David’s defence of his sin
  2. b.Saul’s defence of disobedience.
  3. c.King Agag’s defence of his victory
  4. d.Eli’s defence of the sins of his sons.

Question 5

WAEC 2011

On Mount Gilboa, king Saul decided to commit suicide in order to avoid

  1. a.ridicule from the Philistines.
  2. b.witnessing the death of his sons
  3. c.being killed by his armour-bearer.

Question 6

WAEC 2011

David bitterly mourned when Abner was slain by

  1. a.Ishbosheth
  2. b.. Absalom
  3. c.Asahel
  4. d.Joab.

Question 7

WAEC 2011

One of the main features of Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the Temple was the

  1. a.celebration of God who is faithful to his covenant
  2. b.recognition that God loves sacrifices.
  3. c.assertion that God dwells in man-made houses.
  4. d.proclamation that no prayers be henceforth made outside the temple.

Question 8

WAEC 2011

In spite of Solomon’s apostasy, his empire remained intact until his death because

  1. a.God deferred, for David’s sake, the punishment due to him
  2. b.he won decisive victories over his enemies.
  3. c.he always took wise decisions
  4. d.he made surrounding nations fight among themselves.

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