Life in the UK Mock Exam 18

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 18

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1. What must you bring to the test centre on the day?

   • The same original ID you used to book
   • Two witnesses
   • A solicitor's letter
   • A photocopy of your ID
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   A. The same original ID you used to book

2. In which year was Charles II invited back from exile, restoring the monarchy?

   • 1666
   • 1660
   • 1658
   • 1688
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   B. 1660

3. What is the capital city of Scotland?

   • Edinburgh
   • Aberdeen
   • Dundee
   • Glasgow
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   A. Edinburgh

4. The 1960s in Britain are often remembered as:

   • The Age of Empire
   • The Roaring Twenties
   • The Swinging Sixties
   • The Golden Age
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   C. The Swinging Sixties

5. NATO, of which the UK is a founding member, was formed in:

   • 1957
   • 1973
   • 1949
   • 1945
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   C. 1949

6. The day before Lent starts, when people traditionally eat pancakes, is called:

   • Shrove Tuesday
   • Palm Sunday
   • Ash Wednesday
   • Good Friday
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   A. Shrove Tuesday

7. Which economist, prominent in the 1930s, developed influential new economic theories?

   • David Ricardo
   • Adam Smith
   • John Maynard Keynes
   • David Hume
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   C. John Maynard Keynes

8. Which impressive Iron Age hill fort survives in Dorset?

   • Maiden Castle
   • Sutton Hoo
   • Vindolanda
   • Housesteads
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   A. Maiden Castle

9. The system by which most employees' income tax is automatically deducted by their employer is called:

   • National Insurance
   • PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
   • VAT
   • Self-assessment
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   B. PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

10. Roughly how many approved test centres are there across the UK?

    • About 100
    • About 300
    • About 30
    • About 10
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    C. About 30

11. The Northern Ireland Assembly building is commonly known by which name?

    • Westminster
    • The Senedd
    • Stormont
    • Holyrood
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    C. Stormont

12. Where does the UK Parliament sit?

    • Edinburgh
    • Cardiff
    • Westminster
    • Belfast
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    C. Westminster

13. In Scotland, New Year's Eve (31 December) is called:

    • Michaelmas
    • Wassail
    • Burns Night
    • Hogmanay
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    D. Hogmanay

14. William defeated James II at which 1690 battle in Ireland?

    • Battle of the Boyne
    • Battle of Killiecrankie
    • Battle of Bannockburn
    • Battle of Culloden
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    A. Battle of the Boyne

15. According to the handbook's population table, by 2017 the UK population was just over:

    • 40 million
    • 66 million
    • 50 million
    • 60 million
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    B. 66 million

16. True or false: you can take the Life in the UK test at any private study centre of your choosing.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

17. Handel, a German-born composer who became a British citizen, wrote which oratorio often performed at Easter?

    • Façade
    • Messiah
    • Peter Grimes
    • The Planets
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    B. Messiah

18. The second-largest party in the House of Commons is known as:

    • The minority
    • The coalition
    • The opposition
    • The independents
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    C. The opposition

19. How many member states does the Commonwealth currently have?

    • 56
    • 15
    • 47
    • 27
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    A. 56

20. What is the capital city of Wales?

    • Newport
    • Bangor
    • Swansea
    • Cardiff
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    D. Cardiff

21. True or false: shops and businesses across the UK are legally required to accept Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

22. Roughly what percentage of the UK's population lives in Scotland?

    • Less than 3%
    • Just over 8%
    • Around 25%
    • Around 5%
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    B. Just over 8%

23. Which chamber of Parliament is regarded as more important because its members are democratically elected?

    • House of Lords
    • The Cabinet
    • The Privy Council
    • House of Commons
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    D. House of Commons

24. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain suffered around how many casualties?

    • 60,000
    • 600,000
    • 16,000
    • 6,000
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    A. 60,000