Practice test 43

Question 1Not answered

What is National Insurance used to pay for?

1. Roads and other transport only
2. Schools and universities only
3. State benefits and services such as the state pension and the NHS
4. Local council services and libraries

Question 2Not answered

Who invented the hovercraft?

1. Sir Frank Whittle
2. Sir Christopher Cockrell
3. Robert Watson-Watt
4. Sir Bernard Lovell

Question 3Not answered

What does the monarch do when a new parliamentary session opens?

1. Votes on the first bill of the session
2. Chooses a new Speaker for the Commons
3. Meets the cabinet in private session
4. Makes a speech about the government's plans

Question 4Not answered

Who does the law of the UK protect against unfair discrimination at work?

1. Only UK-born workers
2. Only people in trade unions
3. Everyone
4. Only those in public jobs

Question 5Not answered

Who was the first Danish king to rule England?

1. William the Conqueror
2. Cnut (Canute)
3. Kenneth MacAlpin
4. Edward the Confessor

Question 6Not answered

What is the Church of England called in Scotland and the United States?

1. The Presbyterian Church
2. The Catholic Church
3. The Methodist Church
4. The Episcopal Church

Question 7Not answered

Which radio telescope did Sir Bernard Lovell build?

1. Kew Gardens
2. Greenwich
3. Jodrell Bank
4. Cambridge

Question 8Not answered

Which country was often called the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire?

1. Australia
2. India
3. Canada
4. South Africa

Question 9Not answered

Which city did Sir Edwin Lutyens design to be the seat of government in India?

1. Mumbai
2. Calcutta
3. New Delhi
4. Karachi

Question 10Not answered

When is St David's Day celebrated?

1. 30 November
2. 1 March
3. 17 March
4. 23 April

Question 11Not answered

In which month were Police and Crime Commissioners first elected?

1. May 2010
2. September 1997
3. November 2012
4. January 2020

Question 12Not answered

Which of these must a person do after moving home to keep voting rights?

1. Apply for a new passport
2. Join a political party
3. Update their details on the electoral register
4. Report to the police

Question 13Not answered

How long did the Boer War last?

1. Six months
2. One year
3. Ten years
4. Over three years

Question 14Not answered

What are 'life peers' in the House of Lords?

1. Peers who must serve for exactly 10 years
2. Peers appointed by the monarch on advice of the Prime Minister for their lifetime only
3. Peers who are elected every five years by the public
4. Hereditary peers who have chosen to stay for life

Question 15Not answered

A jury in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is made up of how many people?

1. 20
2. 12
3. 15
4. 10

Question 16Not answered

How long is a driving licence valid for once a driver reaches the age of 70?

1. Two years
2. Five years
3. Three years
4. One year

Question 17Not answered

In the English Civil War, what were the supporters of the King and Parliament called?

1. Jacobites and Williamites
2. Whigs and Tories
3. Cavaliers and Roundheads
4. Lancastrians and Yorkists

Question 18Not answered

Who designed landscapes so that they appeared natural, and was known as 'Capability'?

1. Lancelot Brown
2. Gertrude Jekyll
3. Inigo Jones
4. Robert Adam

Question 19Not answered

At what age can you ride a moped in the UK?

1. 14
2. 17
3. 16
4. 18

Question 20Not answered

What is the minimum age to go into a betting shop or gambling club?

1. 16
2. 21
3. 14
4. 18

Question 21Not answered

Which two Viking place names in England are given in the handbook?

1. Canterbury and Dover
2. Winchester and Bath
3. Grimsby and Scunthorpe
4. Lincoln and York

Question 22Not answered

What do many children do on Halloween, 31 October?

1. Light a bonfire at school
2. Dress up and go trick or treating
3. Lay wreaths at war memorials
4. Send cards to relatives

Question 23Not answered

What are Secretaries of State responsible for?

1. Subjects such as education and health
2. Only relations with foreign countries
3. Only the management of the economy
4. Only crime, policing and immigration

Question 24Not answered

What are the three main jobs of the police?

1. Collect taxes, run prisons and hold trials
2. Protect life and property, keep the peace, and prevent and detect crime
3. Write new laws, arrest judges and run courts
4. Guard the borders, run schools and check MOTs