Test 24 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 24 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 24 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 24
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of British life?
Correct Answer: Autocracy
The fundamental principles of British life include democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Autocracy — a system of government where a single person holds absolute power — is explicitly NOT one of these principles.
The UK is built on shared democratic and civic values.