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1. Which one is true about discovery of Insulin?


Select One:
 Insulin was discovered by two Canadian Scientists
 Insulin was discovered by a US Scientist with a Canadian by his side
 Insulin discovery was done by an immigrant who just arrived in Canada
 Insulin was discovered by a non-Canadian Student

2. What are the three parts of Parliament?


Select One:
 The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
 The Governor General, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
 The Queen, the House of Commons and the Senate.
 The Queen, Governor General and Prime Minister.

3. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?


Select One:
 Canada exports very little goods to USA
 They are largest trading partners
 The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world
 They share longest undefended border

4. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?


Select One:
 All regions
 The Prairies and the North
 The North and Great Lakes regions
 The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.

5. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?


Select One:
 Education, health care, natural resources and policing.
 National defence, foreign policy, highways and aboriginal affairs.
 Education, foreign policy, natural resources and policing.
 National defence, health care, citizenship and firefighting.

6. What does voting by secret ballot mean?


Select One:
 Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
 No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
 No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
 The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.

7. What is the capital city of Ontario?


Select One:
 Hamilton
 Toronto
 Ottawa
 Windsor

8. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?


Select One:
 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 Newfoundland and British Columbia.
 British Columbia and Yukon.
 Prince Edward Island and Ontario.

9. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?


Select One:
 Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
 The Duke of Wellington
 Major-General Robert Ross
 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

10. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?


Select One:
 Within 4 years of the most recent election.
 When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
 The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
 Within 5 years of the last election

11. Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?


Select One:
 Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
 Manitoba and Quebec.
 Manitoba and Newfoundland
 Quebec and Saskatchewan.

12. In what year did Canada become a country?


Select One:
 1867
 1876
 1866
 1800

13. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?


Select One:
 Highway
 Roads
 Waterways
 Railway

14. Who are the Québécois?


Select One:
 Descendants of French colonists
 French-speaking Catholics
 People of Quebec
 Aboriginals who settled in Quebec

15. What year Indigenous people got rights to vote in Canada on Federal Level?


Select One:
 1960
 1916
 1918
 1922

16. Where are the Parliament Buildings located?


Select One:
 Ottawa
 Toronto
 Montreal
 Quebec City

17. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?


Select One:
 A word that came from Aboriginal language
 It was part of aboriginal culture
 It came from French Common Law
 It came from English common law

18. What year women got the right to vote in Federal election?


Select One:
 1919
 1917
 1918
 1916

19. The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area is located between the province of Ontario and the United States of America and is called:


Select One:
 Lake Superior
 Lake Erie
 Lake Ontario
 Great Slave Lake

20. Which of following sports are official in Canada?


Select One:
 Basketball and curling
 Hockey and basketball
 Soccer and curling
 Hockey and Lacrosse

 Citizenship Test Tips

What was the last update to Discover Canada and Citizenship Test Regulations ..... On September 30, 2010, regulatory amendments came which resulted in an update to "Discover Canada" and the way the "Canadian Citizeship Test" is conducted.

With these new regulations,
- The mandatory question requirement is removed, which means you don't automatically fail by giving wrong answer for certain type of question (that was the case previously);
- You are only required to give 15 correct answers out of 20;

For the contents of the tests, applicants are now supposed to have an adequate knowledge about
- National symbols of Canada
- Canadian Cultural and Social History;
- Canadian Goverment Hierarchy and Monarchy;
- Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges of Citizenship;

Check out Format of Canadian Citizenship Test to get more details.

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