GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The religion that is most characteristic of North Africa and Southwest Asia today is Islam. Islam teaches in the existence of one God and emphasizes the belief in Muhammad as the last prophet. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims. Islam builds upon much of Jewish and Christian theology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism is the largest religion in Asia with about 1.3 billion followers, mainly in South and Southeast Asia. Hinduism, like all Dharmic religions, originates in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Africa was the first continent into which Islam spread from Southwest Asia, during the early 7th century CE. Almost one-third of the world’s Muslim population resides in Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only about a fifth of the world’s Muslims live in the Middle East and North Africa, but it is the only region where a majority of the population is Muslim. While the Muslim share of the region’s population increases slightly in the coming decades, the Christian and Jewish shares are expected to decline modestly.