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Test 14 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Test 14 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Test 14 is a free 24-question practice test 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.

Question 1: Which of the following are British overseas territories?Question 2: According to 2011 Census, what percentage of the population identified themselves as Sikh?Question 3: Who appoints the members of the Cabinet?Question 4: When is Boxing Day?Question 5: Which court usually deals with serious criminal cases in Scotland?Question 6: When did Alexander Fleming win the Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of the penicillin?Question 7: The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change, when there was growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music:Question 8: When did Britain and France develop the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner known as ‘The Concorde’?Question 9: Which court normally deals with cases of children aged 10 to 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?Question 10: Which was the first major railway built in Britain?Question 11: How many senior MPs are appointed by the Prime Minister?Question 12: Who won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon in 1972?Question 13: When were the United Nations set up?Question 14: How long do Muslims fast for during Ramadan?Question 15: In the 15th century, Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Lancaster, became:Question 16: How old do you need to be to be able to go into betting shops or gambling clubs?Question 17: Which flag has a diagonal white cross on a blue ground?Question 18: Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?Question 19: Which of the following statements is true?Question 20: Where can you find copies of the ‘Hansard’?Question 21: Which of the following is NOT a British invention?Question 22: What is Sir Jackie Stewart famous for?Question 23: Who was known as the Iron Duke?Question 24: When did Argentina invade the Falklands Islands?

Life in the UK Test 14

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Life in the UK Test question illustration

How many senior MPs are appointed by the Prime Minister?

Correct Answer: About 20

The Prime Minister appoints about 20 senior MPs to form the Cabinet.

Each Cabinet minister is usually responsible for a specific government department, such as the Home Office, Treasury, or Ministry of Defence.