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What does 'the Civil List' mean and refer to in the UK?

Correct answer: C. Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family

  • A. Money paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of civil rights groups
  • B. Money paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the unemployed
  • C. Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family
  • D. Money paid by the taxpayer to servicement recently discharged from the armed forces

Explanation

The Civil List historically funded the official expenses of the British monarch and royal household from public revenue. It had nothing to do with civil-rights groups, unemployment benefits, or discharged servicemen.

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