Australian citizenship test 4

1. What do you have to do if you want to own a gun?

you can own a gun without a permit, but you can’t carry it around

Obtain a firearm licence

Buy a gun

It is impossible to own a gun in Australia, as it is against the law

2. Australian national colours are green and red.

FALSE

TRUE

3. All the government ministers together make up the Cabinet.

FALSE

TRUE

4. In 1901, Australia’s population was counted at about 200 000 people.

FALSE

TRUE

5. Immigration and citizenship is the responsibility of the

State or Territory Government

Local Government

Australian Government

Governor-General

6. In total, there are 76 Members of the House of Representatives.

FALSE

TRUE

7. Who is the head of state in a constitutional monarchy?

king or queen

president

prime minister

parliament

8. The capital of South Australia is

Brisbane

Darwin

Hobart

Adelaide

9. Police must obey Australian laws just as anyone else.

TRUE

FALSE

10. Chief Minister is the leader of the Senate.

TRUE

FALSE

11. Violence within marriage is known as domestic violence of family violence.

TRUE

FALSE

12. What is referred to as the “rule of law”?

The fact that the law cannot be changed in any circumstances

The fact that the parliament, who votes the laws, has the strongest power in Australia

The fact that all Australians are equal under the law and no person or group is above the law.

The fact that laws can only be broken in very specific cases by certain political leaders only

13. The COAG has been set up to

to review and interpret laws

collect taxes from citizens and businesses

encourage cooperation between the levels of government

organize federal elections

14. Secular government means

that there is no official religion

that all government members are agnostic

that all government members are atheist

that the government doesn’t believe in God

15. Centrelink is part of the government.

TRUE

FALSE

16. Australia’s national language is English.

FALSE

TRUE

17. Australia’s Head of State is the Queen of Australia, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I.

TRUE

FALSE

18. Mainland territories elect 12 members for the Senate each.

TRUE

FALSE

19. Emu is a native Australian fish.

TRUE

FALSE

20. The Queen appoints as her representative in Australia

the Parliament

the Chief Minister

The Prime Minister

the Governor-General