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German citizenship test Lower Saxony — the 10 state questions explained

If you sit the test in Lower Saxony, three of your 33 questions come from exactly these ten. The other 30 are federal. Questions from other states will not appear in your test.

Lower Saxony is the second-largest state by area and reaches from the Harz in the south to the Wadden Sea and the East Frisian Islands. It borders the Netherlands and encircles the two Bremen municipalities without containing them. Low German and Saterland Frisian are protected here as regional languages, and the white Saxon Steed is its heraldic sign.

Capital
Hanover
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What to know about this state

The state surrounds the two Bremen municipalities on all sides without their belonging to it. Alongside German, Low German is protected here as a regional language and Saterland Frisian in the north-west; under the languages charter they may be used in dealings with the authorities. Naturalisations are the responsibility of the rural districts, the independent cities and the Hanover Region.

Questions on Lower Saxony

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  1. Question 1 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Lower Saxony?

    1. A — Correct: Ammerland is a rural district in the north-west of Lower Saxony.
    2. B — The Rhein-Sieg district lies in North Rhine-Westphalia, not in Lower Saxony.
    3. C — North Frisia lies in Schleswig-Holstein, not in Lower Saxony.
    4. D — The Vogtland district lies in Saxony, not in Lower Saxony.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  2. Question 2 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Lower Saxony have?

    1. A — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not Lower Saxony's.
    2. B — Correct: Lower Saxony's state flag shows the federal colours black, red and gold with the white Sachsenross (Saxon horse) in the upper stripe.
    3. C — Black and yellow is not Lower Saxony's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.
    4. D — Blue, white and red is not Lower Saxony's state flag.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  3. Question 3 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Lower Saxony?

    1. A — Correct: the Lower Saxony State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.
    2. B — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    3. C — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
    4. D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.

    Source: www.lpb-niedersachsen.de

  4. Question 4 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Lower Saxony is called …

    1. A — Correct: Hanover is the state capital of Lower Saxony and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
    2. B — Braunschweig is a significant city, but not the state capital.
    3. C — Wolfsburg is known as the home of Volkswagen, but not the state capital.
    4. D — Osnabrück is a historic city, but not the state capital.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  5. Question 5 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 8Image question

    Which federal state is Lower Saxony?

    A map of Germany with the borders of all federal states. Four states are highlighted in one and the same shade and outlined in dark; each carries a number from 1 to 4 on a dark disc, placed beside the state on a short leader line where the state is very small. The remaining states are left unshaded.
    Kartengeometrie: Natural Earth (ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces), Public Domain. Karte für diese App gezeichnet.
    1. A — On this map the number 1 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    2. B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    3. C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    4. D — Correct: on this map the number 4 sits on Lower Saxony. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  6. Question 6 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 9

    What is the head of government of Lower Saxony called?

    1. A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
    2. B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries, not in German federal states.
    3. C — "Mayor" is the title for local heads, not for the state as a whole.
    4. D — Correct: as in most area states, the head of government in Lower Saxony is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  7. Question 7 of 7Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Lower Saxony not have?

    1. A — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Lower Saxony's.
    2. B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Lower Saxony — has its own foreign ministry.
    3. C — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Lower Saxony's.
    4. D — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Lower Saxony's.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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