The Migration Quiz

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the facts and issues relating to migration, with answers based on the latest official sources of social and economic data. When you have finished click on the button marked "Finished - Get My Score" to see how you've done. For more information, contact the RSA Migration Commission.

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1. What is free movement between places?

a human right
a privilege
an entitlement for European citizens only
granted to asylum seekers and refugees

2. At least how many Britons live abroad?

1.5 million
7 million
500,000
3.5 million

3. In what decade did immigration exceed emigration?

1930s
1980s
1960s
There has always been more immigration than emigration

4. Which European country has the highest share of foreign residents?

France
Britain
Germany
Netherlands

5. From where did the largest number of people granted British citizenship in 2003 come?

Bangladesh
Nigeria
Ireland
Pakistan

6. What is the largest foreign national group resident in the UK?

Indian
American
Pakistani
Irish

7. The most work permits are awarded to foreign workers in which sector?

the arts
computer and technology services
health services
hospitality

8. In 2003, what proportion of non-British entrants to the UK were asylum seekers?

15 percent
45 percent
8 percent
27 percent

9. How many people were granted settlement in the UK in 2003?

600,000
150,000
275,000
490,000