WorksheetsPublic Services quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is mean by the public sector?
funded by companies or investors
funded by the Government / local authorities
funded by charities
What is meant by the protective services?
Services which defend the country from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
Services that support the emergency services
Services that keep people safe make a difference, and help communities.
Services funded by private companies
What does the term 'statutory' mean?
required by law and are government funded.
not required by law or receiving government funding
not required by law but receive money from charities
What type of service is the Police?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service is the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service do social workers work for?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service is the Fire and Rescue service?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service is MI6?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service do library workers work for?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
What type of service do ambulance workers work for?
Uniformed statutory
Non-uniformed statutory
Uniformed non-statutory
Non-uniformed non-statutory
Which of these statements is NOT true about why public service workers wear a uniform?
It gives workers authority to carry out their role and looks professional.
It is comfortable but not obstructive (gets in the way of carrying out their job!).
It helps identify the worker’s specific role.
It helps them be seen at night.
Which of these is NOT a purpose of the Police?
To protect the public from crime
To prevent crime
To defend the UK from foreign powers
To pursue and bring to justice those who break the law.
Which of these is NOT a purpose of the Fire and Rescue Service?
To rescue and protect people in the event of a road traffic collision, and other emergencies.
To train people to work alongside the Armed Services.
To educate the public on fire safety.
To extinguish fires.
What does democracy translate to/mean?
People power
People own everything
People have no power
People own nothing
Which of these is NOT a purpose of the National Health Service?
To provide a “free at the point of use” health service, including doctors’ surgeries and hospitals.
To diagnose and treat health conditions
To educate people to try to prevent poor health
To implement British and international maritime law
Which one of these is NOT part of the Armed Forces?
RAF
Navy
Army
PCSO
What is the purpose of the Air Ambulance?
To organise the ’home from hospital’ discharge scheme helping patients to leave hospital.
To provide emergency helicopter care to take injured people to hospital quickly.
They provide emergency services to reinstate power supplies after storms etc.
To provide online e-therapy
The ????????? services purpose is to respond quickly and safely to accidents, incidents or emergencies and to try to prevent incidents.
(a)
The purpose of the ?????? services is to defend the UK and its dependencies and support international peacekeeping, provide military aid
(a)
What is communism?
A political system where all parts of the state are state owned. As far as possible, people are paid an equal amount.
A political system where elections are held which are free and fair.
A political system where the Head of State is the President.
A political system where a monarch - typically a King or Queen - is the Head of State.
What is a monarchy?
A political system where all parts of the state are state owned. As far as possible, people are paid an equal amount.
A political system where elections are held which are free and fair.
A political system where the Head of State is the President.
A political system where a monarch - typically a King or Queen - is the Head of State.
