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What each Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B paper assesses

Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0) is one of Pearson's two GCSE Religious Studies specifications, first taught from September 2016. It is built from three areas of study, one exam paper each: Religion and Ethics, Religion, Peace and Conflict, and Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice. A student takes two of the three, and studies each through one of seven religions: Catholic Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism or Sikhism. The two areas must use different religions, and Christianity and Catholic Christianity may not be combined. Every area has four sections for its religion. Beliefs and Living the Religious Life appear in all three areas with the same content, and the other two are the area's own: marriage and the family and matters of life and death; crime and punishment and peace and conflict; or philosophy of religion and equality. So each student sits eight sections in all, four for each religion. This bank carries all fifty-six, seven religions by eight sections, so whichever combination you were taught is here.

Every topic, and where it is examined

Topic	Examined on	Questions
Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	99
Catholic Christianity: Living the Catholic Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	105
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	99
Catholic Christianity: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	95
Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	95
Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	97
Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	99
Catholic Christianity: Equality	Paper 3	94
Christianity: Christian Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	92
Christianity: Living the Christian Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	90
Christianity: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	86
Christianity: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	85
Christianity: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	85
Christianity: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	88
Christianity: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	85
Christianity: Equality	Paper 3	84
Islam: Muslim Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	97
Islam: Living the Muslim Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	102
Islam: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	96
Islam: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	95
Islam: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	91
Islam: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	89
Islam: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	93
Islam: Equality	Paper 3	88
Buddhism: Buddhist Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	103
Buddhism: Living the Buddhist Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	98
Buddhism: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	92
Buddhism: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	94
Buddhism: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	92
Buddhism: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	90
Buddhism: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	96
Buddhism: Equality	Paper 3	89
Hinduism: Hindu Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	103
Hinduism: Living the Hindu Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	103
Hinduism: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	98
Hinduism: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	93
Hinduism: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	89
Hinduism: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	89
Hinduism: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	96
Hinduism: Equality	Paper 3	87
Judaism: Jewish Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	99
Judaism: Living the Jewish Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	105
Judaism: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	99
Judaism: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	97
Judaism: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	98
Judaism: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	96
Judaism: Religious Experience	Paper 3	97
Judaism: Equality	Paper 3	97
Sikhism: Sikh Beliefs	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	96
Sikhism: Living the Sikh Life	Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3	104
Sikhism: Marriage and the Family	Paper 1	95
Sikhism: Matters of Life and Death	Paper 1	95
Sikhism: Crime and Punishment	Paper 2	91
Sikhism: Peace and Conflict	Paper 2	93
Sikhism: Philosophy of Religion	Paper 3	81
Sikhism: Equality	Paper 3	82

Assessment details from the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Religious Studies B, 1RB0, Issue 2, January 2024, first teaching September 2016. Pearson Edexcel specification.

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