Exam 15 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Exam 15 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Exam 15 is a free 24-question timed mock examination for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Exam 15
Who led a team of scientists to ‘split the atom’ for the first time?
Correct Answer: Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford led a team of scientists who split the atom for the first time.
Born in New Zealand, Rutherford worked in Britain and made groundbreaking discoveries in nuclear physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. His work at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, laid the foundations of nuclear science.