Question

‘The United Kingdom’ consists of England and ___________.
A. Northern Ireland, Paima and Iceland
B. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
C. Scotland, Wales and Faroe Island
D. Scotland, Sardinia and Wales.

Answer 1

Hint:
- The UK is made up of the historic countries of the world because of which it came to be known as the ‘Home of both modern parliamentary democracy and the Industrial Revolution.
- The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
- The UK is a unitary parliament and constitutional monarchy.

Complete step by step solution:
Option A ‘Northern Ireland’ is situated in the northeast island of Ireland which is a part of the United Kingdom. It was established in the year 1921 when Ireland was separated between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Regarding ‘Paima’, there is no such country as of now and ‘Iceland’ is situated near the North Atlantic Ocean in the most populated country Europe. Therefore, it does not come under the United Kingdom and thus an incorrect option.

Option B ‘Northern Ireland’ is located in the UK as explained. On the other hand, ‘Scotland’ is a country surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean which is a part of the United Kingdom. ‘Wales’ is bordered by England to the east, the Irish sea to the west and the Bristol Channel to the south which is situated in the United Kingdom. Therefore, all three are parts of the UK and is the correct answer.

Option C ‘Scotland and Wales’ are parts of the UK. Regarding, ‘Faroe Island’ is situated in the Kingdom Of Denmark. Thus, it belongs to another country and is an incorrect answer.

Option D ‘Scotland and Wales are parts of the UK but ‘Sardinia’ is located in the west of the Italian Peninsula belonging to the country Italy which is not in the UK and so, it is also incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
- An important key point is that the United Kingdom and Great Britain are not the same. Infact, Great Britain is an island which is situated off the northwest coast of Europe which is not included in the UK.
- The Prime Minister of the UK is Boris Johnson and the Monarch is Queen Elizabeth.
- In this country the upper house is referred to as the House of Lords while the lower house is known as House of Commons.