Question Paper

1) What percentage of council tax goes towards funding for local authorities?
A ) 10%     
B ) 20%                                             Correct answer    
C ) 30%     
D ) 40%    
  

2) The King installed himself as head of which church in 1534?
A ) Church of Scotland    
B ) Church of Wales    
C ) Church of England                      Correct answer   
D ) Vatican    

3) There is a well-established link between the use of hard drugs and crime
A ) True                                          Correct answer    
B ) False    

4) Give two reasons why migrants come to the UK?
A ) In the old days to invade and seize land               Correct answer    
B ) In search of security, jobs and better life              Correct answer    
C ) Because they were forced to     
D ) Because they were lost    

5) Christmas cards sent by non-Christians often simply say
A ) Merry Christmas    
B ) Seasons Greetings                                              Correct answer   

   
6) The third largest party in the House of Commons is
A ) The Labour Party     
B ) The Liberal-Democrats                                       Correct answer   
C ) The Conservative Party   
D ) The Monster Raving Looney Party    

7) Who is the patron saint of England?
A ) St David     
B ) St Patrick     
C ) St George                                                           Correct answer   
D ) St Andrews    

8) What percentages of children live in single parent families ?
A ) 10%     
B ) 25%                                                                   Correct answer   
C ) 30%    
D ) 40%    
  

9) Which of the following statements is not true about British politics?
A ) Public opinion polls are very important to the leadership of political parties     
B ) Political party membership in Britain has been declining over the last few years     
C ) The Main political parties have membership branches in every constituency     
D ) There are lot of independent MPs in Parliament                        Correct answer   

10) Who is the patron saint of Northern Ireland?
A ) St David   
B ) St Patrick                                                                           Correct answer   
C ) St George    
D ) St Andrews    

11) Where do local authority services get their funding from?(give 2 answers)
A ) Central Government                                                          Correct answer   
B ) Council Tax                                                                      Correct answer   
C ) Regional Tax   
D ) The Queen    

12) What is the current voting age?
A ) 16     
B ) 17     
C ) 18                                                                                       Correct answer  
D ) 21    

13) When is the national day for Scotland?
A ) 1st March    
B ) 17th March  
C ) 23rd April  
D ) 30th November                                                                  Correct answer   
  
14) The UK population has grown by 17% since 1951
A ) True                                                                                     Correct answer    
B ) False    

15) How is the Prime Minister appointed?
A ) By the Queen    
B ) By the parliament   
C ) By being the leader of the Party that form the Government                                                    Correct answer   
D ) By winning the Prime Ministerial election held at the same time as the Parliamentary election    
  
16) Name the country in the UK where St George's is celebrated on the 23rd of April?
A ) England                                                         Correct answer    
B ) Scotland     
C ) Wales     
D ) Northern Ireland    

17) Scottish Parliament and Welsh assembly were both set up with different systems of proportional representation to ensure
A ) Single party always wins an election     
B ) They were not dominated by a single party                                   Correct answer   

18) The Leader of the Opposition has offices in Parliament.
A ) True                                                                                 Correct answer   
B ) False    

19) What kind of work did migrant Irish labourers do in the UK during the Irish famine?
A ) Work in textile mills     
B ) Construct canals and railways                                                 Correct answer   
C ) Drive buses     
D ) Join the army    

   
20) How many children (under 18) are estimated to be working in the United Kingdom at any one time ?
A ) 1 million  
B ) 2 million                                                                           Correct answer  
C ) 3 million   
D ) 4 million      

21) How many members are there in the Council of Europe?
A ) 20     
B ) 40     
C ) 60     
D ) 50                                                                          Correct answer   

22) Christmas day celebrates
A ) The birth of Jesus Christ                                          Correct answer   
B ) The death of Jesus Christ    
C ) Beginning of a new year   
D ) End of a year    
   
23) When is Christmas celebrated?
A ) 24th of December     
B ) 25th of December                                                  Correct answer  
C ) 26th of December   
D ) 28th of December    

24) What must a candidate have in order to become a local councillor?
A ) Deposit of ¡ê5000     
B ) Must be a member of a political party    
C ) candidate must have a local connection with the area, through work, by being on the electoral register, or through renting or owning land or property                                                                     Correct answer   
D ) Must be a businessman