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Test 20 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Test 20 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Test 20 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: What is the money raised from the Income Tax used for (choose THREE options)?Question 2: Who defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415?Question 3: Can citizens of Liechtenstein drive in the UK for as long as their driving licence is valid?Question 4: Whose details are NOT listed in the Phone Book nor in the Yellow Pages?Question 5: How are the official reports where the Parliament’s proceedings are published called?Question 6: For how long was Britain a republic under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell?Question 7: Who makes sure that the opposition has a guaranteed amount of time to debate issues which it chooses during political debates?Question 8: How many members does the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) have?Question 9: During which movement the Parliament passed laws giving women the right to equal pay and made it illegal for employees to discriminate against women because of their gender:Question 10: What name is given to the members of the House of Lords?Question 11: Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) are members of:Question 12: Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?Question 13: When were the Forced Marriage Protection Orders introduced for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which aimed at protecting a person from being forced into a marriage, or to protect a person in a forced marriage?Question 14: Was Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, a cousin of Anne Boleyn?Question 15: Which of the following castles is located in Scotland?Question 16: What is the minimum age required for a citizen to stand for public office?Question 17: What name is given to the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012?Question 18: Which is the most famous tennis tournament hosted in Britain and which takes place each year at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club?Question 19: Which British Prime Minister nationalized major industries including coal and steel?Question 20: Which of the following words comes from the Norman French?Question 21: Who deals with cases involving personal injury, family matters, breaches of contract and divorce in Scotland?Question 22: What was the symbol of York during the Wars of the Roses?Question 23: According to the 2011 Census, what percentage of the population identified themselves as Jewish?Question 24: Where can you find a statue of Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni and one of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans?

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What name is given to the members of the House of Lords?

Correct Answer: Peers

Members of the House of Lords are called peers.

There are several types of peers:

Life peers — appointed by the Prime Minister, cannot pass their title to children
Hereditary peers — inherited titles (92 remain after the House of Lords Act 1999 reduced their number)
Lords Spiritual — senior Church of England bishops

Peers include Lords, Baronesses, Barons, Viscounts, Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes.