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Intro to UK Economics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name given to the member of cabinet in the British Government responsible for running the Treasury?

a)

Treasurer

b)

Head of UK Treasury

c)

Chancellor of the Exchequer

d)

Home Secretary

2.

Who is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

What is the current rate of UK Inflation (CPI July 2018)?

a)

2.5%

b)

2.0%

c)

1.5%

d)

3.0%

4.

What is the current rate of UK unemployment (Claimant Count Apr-July 2018)?

a)

11%

b)

2%

c)

4%

d)

6%

5.

What is the current rate of economic growth in the UK (GDP April - June 2018)?

a)

0.1%

b)

0.4%

c)

2.0%

d)

3.4%

6.

Which country has the highest standard of living (HDI)?

a)

Norway

b)

Singapore

c)

Switzerland

d)

USA

7.

Which country has the highest level of overall economic output (Total GDP)?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

USA

d)

Germany

8.

Which country has the highest level of economic output, per person living in that country (GDP per capita)?

a)

USA

b)

Switzerland

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

Luxembourg

9.

What is the highest rate of Income Tax in the UK?

a)

25%

b)

35%

c)

45%

d)

50%

10.

What is the current National Minimum Wage for UK workers aged 25 and over? (UK National Living Wage)

a)

£8.04 an hr

b)

£9.56 an hr

c)

£6.73 an hr

d)

£7.83 an hour

11.

What is the current level of UK unemployment benefit (Job Seekers Allowance JSA)?

a)

£65.10

b)

£73.10

c)

£95.10

d)

£103.10

12.

What post does this individual hold?

a)

US Secretary for UK Relations

b)

CEO of Fox News

c)

Governor of the Bank of England

13.

What is the current Bank of England interest rate?

a)

0.5%

b)

0.75%

c)

1.5%

d)

2.25%

14.

If you invested £1,000 in gold in 2002, how much would it be worth today?

a)

£925

b)

£1550

c)

£2,250

d)

£3,750

15.

In terms of what it could buy, what would be the equivalent value today, of £1 in 1970?

a)

£5

b)

£10

c)

£15

d)

£20