Test 23 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 23 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 23 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.
Life in the UK Test 23

When did the post-war economic boom come to an end?
Correct Answer: In the late 1970s
The post-war economic boom came to an end in the late 1970s.
The boom had brought rising living standards and near-full employment throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but was undermined by the 1973 oil crisis, surging inflation, and widespread industrial strikes.
This culminated in the Winter of Discontent (1978–79), which paved the way for Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1979.