Life in the UK Mock Exam 24

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 24

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1. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

   • Belfast
   • Armagh
   • Lisburn
   • Derry
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   A. Belfast

2. Which ship, arriving in 1948, is particularly associated with the start of Caribbean migration to Britain?

   • Empire Windrush
   • The Mayflower
   • HMS Victory
   • The Titanic
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   A. Empire Windrush

3. Which cabinet minister is responsible for the economy?

   • The Lord Chancellor
   • The Foreign Secretary
   • The Home Secretary
   • The Chancellor of the Exchequer
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   D. The Chancellor of the Exchequer

4. The repeal of which laws, in 1846, allowed cheaper grain to be imported?

   • The Reform Acts
   • The Navigation Acts
   • The Poor Laws
   • The Corn Laws
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   D. The Corn Laws

5. True or false: in Scotland, a jury can return a third verdict of 'not proven', as well as 'guilty' or 'not guilty'.

   • True
   • False
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   A. True

6. Britain formally recognised American independence in:

   • 1801
   • 1776
   • 1783
   • 1815
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   C. 1783

7. Who designed the new St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?

   • Sir Edwin Lutyens
   • Inigo Jones
   • Sir Christopher Wren
   • Robert Adam
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   C. Sir Christopher Wren

8. Eid al-Fitr celebrates the end of:

   • Ramadan
   • Hanukkah
   • Advent
   • Lent
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   A. Ramadan

9. Father's Day in the UK is:

   • 14 February
   • 1 April
   • The third Sunday in June
   • The first Sunday in June
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   C. The third Sunday in June

10. The Ashes is a famous Test cricket series played between England and:

    • South Africa
    • India
    • Australia
    • West Indies
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    C. Australia

11. In surveys, the most common ethnic description chosen by people in the UK is:

    • Mixed
    • Black
    • White
    • Asian
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    C. White

12. Which of these is part of the “British Isles” but not the “United Kingdom”?

    • Wales
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Republic of Ireland
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    D. Republic of Ireland

13. The first man to be known as ‘Prime Minister’ was:

    • Robert Walpole
    • George I
    • William Pitt
    • Robert Peel
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    A. Robert Walpole

14. It is a criminal offence to sell tobacco products to anyone under:

    • 16
    • 21
    • 25
    • 18
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    D. 18

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

    • 1957
    • 1945
    • 1973
    • 1949
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    D. 1949

16. Roughly what percentage of the UK's population lives in England?

    • 62%
    • 71%
    • 84%
    • 95%
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    C. 84%

17. Which of these is listed among the shared values and responsibilities for everyone in the UK?

    • To join a trade union
    • To attend a place of worship
    • To respect and preserve the environment
    • To vote in every local election without exception
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    C. To respect and preserve the environment

18. Ireland was partitioned into two countries in:

    • 1949
    • 1916
    • 1918
    • 1921–22
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    D. 1921–22

19. Where must you book the Life in the UK test?

    • At a solicitor's office
    • Online only, at gov.uk
    • By post
    • At your local library
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    B. Online only, at gov.uk

20. In which languages, other than English, can the test be taken by special arrangement?

    • Irish Gaelic only
    • French or Polish
    • Urdu or Punjabi
    • Welsh or Scottish Gaelic
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    D. Welsh or Scottish Gaelic

21. In the 2011 Census, what percentage of people in the UK identified as Christian?

    • 25%
    • 59%
    • 40%
    • 75%
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    B. 59%

22. True or false: British society has no place for extremism or intolerance.

    • False
    • True
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    B. True

23. Who is the current head of state of the UK?

    • King Charles III
    • The Lord Chancellor
    • The Prime Minister
    • The Speaker
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    A. King Charles III

24. True or false: the Republic of Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False